Audi 200 5e - Page 3

Micky · 15-06-10, 05:37 PM

shame that

could be a nice car if someone wants to put some decent amout of dosh in .at least there is a bid on it so some one wants it

Coxy · 15-06-10, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Micky

shame that

could be a nice car if someone wants to put some decent amout of dosh in .at least there is a bid on it so some one wants it

Whoever has bid hasn't been to view it, although he said someone else was coming to view later on today.

maxustaxus · 15-06-10, 07:52 PM

Yes, that was me Coxy.

I agree, Wem will stick in my memory. A good location for the next series of the Prisoner.

Anyhoose, I could not add much to your account, which is spot on I think.

The tickover would not hold very well when I was there, and the respray extended untidily to the engine bay, in fact I thought most of the car had been done, and there were small dents in the roof and fairly minor damage to drivers front wing. The power central locking does not work. But the underside looked basically good to me and the tyres are fine.

Essentially, at 2K+, I would like reassurance that it drives down the road, and unfortunately that is not possible given it has no MOT and so a test drive is out of the question. The vendor assured me that it would be okay. I would personally pay a lot for the dash if she was breaking, but she does look too good for that in my not very humble opinion. Always a great car, but bearing some reasonable scars from nearly 30 years of existance. The price is a matter of personal judgment.

The bloke was very nice, and has been very helpful, tough call but I will probably pass this by. But I will always have my movie Mpeg of this tender union between an unstable type 43 200 fan and a 5E trapped in the outer limits of Wem...ahhh.

maxustaxus · 15-06-10, 07:54 PM

Oh, I would just add that the current bidder on the car has 3 bid retractions in the last six months.

Coxy · 15-06-10, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by maxustaxus

Oh, I would just add that the current bidder on the car has 3 bid retractions in the last six months.

He'll have a fourth if he reads this thread!!!

quattro777 · 15-06-10, 08:10 PM

It is a tough call.
I was also tempted but I think head will have to rule heart this time.

Considering whoever does buy it will have to sink 4k into it between a full mechanical overhaul and a respray its too expensive at 2k+

baron2211 · 15-06-10, 09:42 PM

Ok, whose the guilty party? Its got a bid now!!

jack1 · 16-06-10, 06:20 PM

did either of you not make an offer ?i was tempted myself for a bit, is it even worth the 2grand thats been bid ,never seen a 200 5e before this, must be fairly rare

Coxy · 16-06-10, 06:39 PM

Nope, didn't even consider it to be honest.
Problem being is that I'd need to spend £2-£3k to get it looking how I'd want it, and to me, they are only worth £3k-£4k tops on a good day..

maxustaxus · 16-06-10, 06:49 PM

I didn't make an offer myself. As it was currently on ebay I did not feel quite right about doing that, and in anycase I really needed to think about whether this was the car for me at the 2K start price...

15-06-10, 05:37 PM	#21
Micky Mr Fifty Thousand! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 8,738	shame that could be a nice car if someone wants to put some decent amout of dosh in .at least there is a bid on it so some one wants it

15-06-10, 07:52 PM	#23
maxustaxus Grown up member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 198	Yes, that was me Coxy. I agree, Wem will stick in my memory. A good location for the next series of the Prisoner. Anyhoose, I could not add much to your account, which is spot on I think. The tickover would not hold very well when I was there, and the respray extended untidily to the engine bay, in fact I thought most of the car had been done, and there were small dents in the roof and fairly minor damage to drivers front wing. The power central locking does not work. But the underside looked basically good to me and the tyres are fine. Essentially, at 2K+, I would like reassurance that it drives down the road, and unfortunately that is not possible given it has no MOT and so a test drive is out of the question. The vendor assured me that it would be okay. I would personally pay a lot for the dash if she was breaking, but she does look too good for that in my not very humble opinion. Always a great car, but bearing some reasonable scars from nearly 30 years of existance. The price is a matter of personal judgment. The bloke was very nice, and has been very helpful, tough call but I will probably pass this by. But I will always have my movie Mpeg of this tender union between an unstable type 43 200 fan and a 5E trapped in the outer limits of Wem...ahhh.

15-06-10, 07:54 PM	#24
maxustaxus Grown up member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 198	Oh, I would just add that the current bidder on the car has 3 bid retractions in the last six months.

15-06-10, 08:10 PM	#26
quattro777 Super Sleuth! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,402	It is a tough call. I was also tempted but I think head will have to rule heart this time. Considering whoever does buy it will have to sink 4k into it between a full mechanical overhaul and a respray its too expensive at 2k+

15-06-10, 09:42 PM	#27
baron2211 Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Midlands, or North East Posts: 690	Ok, whose the guilty party? Its got a bid now!!

16-06-10, 06:20 PM	#28
jack1 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,319	did either of you not make an offer ?i was tempted myself for a bit, is it even worth the 2grand thats been bid ,never seen a 200 5e before this, must be fairly rare

16-06-10, 06:39 PM	#29
Coxy 4 Ring Mafia Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: on the side of a hill in Shropshire! Posts: 28,215	Nope, didn't even consider it to be honest. Problem being is that I'd need to spend £2-£3k to get it looking how I'd want it, and to me, they are only worth £3k-£4k tops on a good day..

16-06-10, 06:49 PM	#30
maxustaxus Grown up member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 198	I didn't make an offer myself. As it was currently on ebay I did not feel quite right about doing that, and in anycase I really needed to think about whether this was the car for me at the 2K start price...