The crazy world we live in?

thebreeze

Sold this on Wednesday - £400
Bought this today - £400

Discuss.

thecolourbox

The second one will require probably less running costs than the first

thebreeze

I don't know, the beer consumption can run pretty high at times

thecolourbox

I've never known a piece of wood consume beer

thebreeze

True.  It's the "its just a piece of wood" thing that got me thinking.  I really like it though.

thebreeze

@Wazmeister thanks for the sagacious comment about the car btw

Wazmeister

thebreeze said:

@Wazmeister thanks for the sagacious comment about the car btw

you're welcome mate (after Waz has just looked up ' sagacious ')

fnpt

I don't understand how second hand cars in the UK are so ridiculously cheap. In Portugal that car would cost over €5.000.

fnpt

This is a 1997 model going for €3250:

https://www.standvirtual.com/anuncio/audi-a4-1-9-tdi-ID8NOOuv.html#c759ed8b70

RaymondLin

fnpt said:

I don't understand how second hand cars in the UK are so ridiculously cheap. In Portugal that car would cost over €5.000.

Companies gets fleets of them on lease so after 3 years the lease is up it floods the market.  Add to the reduced popularity of Diesel, it becomes a basic supply and demand equation.  

For example, my car, I paid £10,500 over 3 and a half years ago, because it is a petrol and relately rare, it still commands around £8,000 on the used market private, more from a dealer.  

Sassafras

It suggests you're not very good at selling OR buying.

DiscoStu

At that price, did your Audi also need a pick-up?

thegummy

I was running up and down the main street with tinfoil on my head shouting "bananas!" repeatedly yesterday.

The world really is crazy indeed.

longjaw

What's so special about the Tele body? Can't see why anyone would pay £400 for it from the photo.

NelsonP

lovestrat74

The second one definitely won't pass the MOT

thebreeze

fnpt said:

I don't understand how second hand cars in the UK are so ridiculously cheap. In Portugal that car would cost over €5.000.

I wish I'd known that, I'd have driven down to Portugal no problem - great road trip that would have been.  I could have dragged the Tele body behind the car too to increase it's value. 

thebreeze

longjaw said:

What's so special about the Tele body? Can't see why anyone would pay £400 for it from the photo.

It's a Custom Shop body and been given some serious relic'ing by a luthier, who's also done a really nice body contour on the back.  It's feather light.  I like it but I can understand its not everyone's cup of tea.

maltingsaudio

The Audi would be worth more in bits than the Tele body!

MikeS

I did see that. But with no corresponding serial numbered neck plate to go with the serial numbered C.O.A, it's essentially a home relic'd custom classic body and a random C.O.A. You might be able to source the matching neck plate for another £400.

thegummy

NelsonP said:

lol brilliant, that would be apt for a lot of threads on here

Good old Harry Enfield, he makes such a good point and drags it out for so so long, it's a kind of genius