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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omegatoy on 02 January 2007, 18:53:29

Title: project?>
Post by: Omegatoy on 02 January 2007, 18:53:29
this one is cheap enough for a good project surely????

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-omega-2-5-v6-spares-or-repaires_W0QQitemZ300065089970QQihZ020QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300065089970
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 19:04:31
that guy should win the worlds worst eBay advert....

Wonder why he is selling when its only the handbrake cable and tyres?  :-/

Cheap enough though, i'll keep my eye on it.

Cheers Omegatoy  :y
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2007, 19:15:08
and why its spares and repair only?

and what is reserve?
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Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 19:53:42
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and why its spares and repair only?

and what is reserve?

I am wondering why its had all that work and now he is selling, only handbrake cable and tires?  :-/

If it stays below 150 quid i'll have it  ;D
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Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2007, 19:56:26
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and why its spares and repair only?

and what is reserve?

I am wondering why its had all that work and now he is selling, only handbrake cable and tires?  :-/

If it stays below 150 quid i'll have it  ;D
So I'd better bid £150.01 then... ;)

...nah, all yours, too cold this time of year...
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Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 20:01:50
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and why its spares and repair only?

and what is reserve?

I am wondering why its had all that work and now he is selling, only handbrake cable and tires?  :-/

If it stays below 150 quid i'll have it  ;D
So I'd better bid £150.01 then... ;)

...nah, all yours, too cold this time of year...

Heh cheers, although it has no mot and tax. If plod see me driving it back with those new cameras in their cars linked to the DVLA database i am sunk  :(

I think i can get away with no mot, but has to be taxed iic?
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Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2007, 20:03:28
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but has to be taxed iic?
yup.
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 20:04:56
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but has to be taxed iic?
yup.

humm bugger!
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 January 2007, 20:09:20
100 quid....then you have a banger rally car......which I could prep!
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Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2007, 20:10:00
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100 quid....then you have a banger rally car......which I could prep!
Now theres a thought....
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 20:13:33
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100 quid....then you have a banger rally car......which I could prep!
Now theres a thought....

Infact it could be an OOF banger rally car!  ;D

Not sure how to get it home  :-/ - Trailer is not an option (cost), its such a crap advert can't even tell if its a manual or not!

Are you allowed to tow a car on a motorway?  :-/
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Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2007, 20:15:17
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Are you allowed to tow a car on a motorway?  :-/
Fairly certain you're not...
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 January 2007, 20:23:17
Yes you can......a towed car is classed as a braked trailer and hence requires no insurane (its covered 3rd party by the towing car), no tax and no MOT....if its an auto then its simply a case of removing the rubber donut from the prop at the diff end.
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Post by: TheBoy on 02 January 2007, 20:24:19
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Yes you can......a towed car is classed as a braked trailer and hence requires no insurane (its covered 3rd party by the towing car), no tax and no MOT....if its an auto then its simply a case of removing the rubber donut from the prop at the diff end.
I stand corrected!
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 20:24:28
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Are you allowed to tow a car on a motorway?  :-/
Fairly certain you're not...

Where is hotel21 when you need him.

The problem is you need a valid MOT to get Tax, so how that will be seen in the eyes of the law regarding a car you just bought. And planning to self fix, i assume they still say the same regarding tax.
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: EddieX on 02 January 2007, 21:30:21
Yes thats right, my Chevette got towed up the M11 on a pole by a breakdown van (after dropping an exhaust valve head at 4000 revs! :o)
 I assume the rota mechanic knew the motorway law.
Once you get it home you MUST make a SORN declaration.
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Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 21:35:25
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Yes thats right, my Chevette got towed up the M11 on a pole by a breakdown van (after dropping an exhaust valve head at 4000 revs! :o)
 I assume the rota mechanic knew the motorway law.
Once you get it home you MUST make a SORN declaration.

Cheers.

Alas its at £40 now, suspect it will go for a few hundred. Still cheap though
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Post by: EddieX on 02 January 2007, 21:35:53
Oh! and you are allowed to drive a car with a failed MOT to the place where it is to be mended, then to a pre-booked MOT.
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Post by: tunnie on 02 January 2007, 21:45:22
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Oh! and you are allowed to drive a car with a failed MOT to the place where it is to be mended, then to a pre-booked MOT.

Yep think so!
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Post by: EddieX on 03 January 2007, 00:03:05
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Oh! and you are allowed to drive a car with a failed MOT to the place where it is to be mended, then to a pre-booked MOT.

Yep think so!

Sorry about stating the obvious there but you can be a bit creative with these allowances.
My record for distance between MOT fail and place of repair is 63 miles ;D
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Post by: stevebubs on 03 January 2007, 00:09:46
Times you are allowed to drive without Tax and MOT
   To/From a prebooked MOT (tester's discretion on whether it's safe enough to drive away though)
   To/From a place of repair for MOT failure - must be pre-booked
   To/From a pre-booked SVA test (same rules on discretion, SVA obviously not really applicable to an Omega)
Title: Re: project?>
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2007, 15:31:17
currently at £102 with an hour to go, reserve not met... ...probably got a silly reserve on it...