Is it me, or is this seller a Very Silly Man?

[E55BOF]

I spotted this on eBay.

1992 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Convertible LHD | eBay

Are LHD examples really that sought after, or is the ad mostly BS?

 

[MercedesDriver]

Restoration project! Delusional seller.

 

[BTB 500]

£11k for a non-running wreck?! Money laundering?

 

[RonFleet]

"Total Automotive Solutions Ld t/a Insignis Cars
Insignis provides you only with quality assured vehicles"

Well, that tagline is very reassuring - I'll pop up there and buy a couple of "quality assured vehicles" from them. Mind you...it doesn't say what type of quality they are.

 

[KennyN]

Requires no extensive structural or cosmetic work , apart from :


Oil cooler all fittings pipes

Rad and all pipes

Fan and fitting kit fan housing

Fan belts

Fan tensioner +blots

Pair of distribution caps and Rotar arm's plug lead no 5 cylinder

Starter motor

Cranksenser

Temp switch in let manifold

Breather pipes rocker cover

Air filters

Oil and filter

Head lamps

Indicator

Horn

Front bumper

Front grill

Washer botal and pumps

A bit of a bargain then.

Kenny

 

[ChrisHampshire]

maybe drop the "5"off the end of the price and it might be more like it?

 

[clk208]

Requires no extensive structural or cosmetic work , apart from :


Oil cooler all fittings pipes

Rad and all pipes

Fan and fitting kit fan housing

Fan belts

Fan tensioner +blots

Pair of distribution caps and Rotar arm's plug lead no 5 cylinder

Starter motor

Cranksenser

Temp switch in let manifold

Breather pipes rocker cover

Air filters

Oil and filter

Head lamps

Indicator

Horn

Front bumper

Front grill

Washer botal and pumps

A bit of a bargain then.

Kenny

Wonder what the cost of all those bits would be.

 

[KennyN]

Wonder what the cost of all those bits would be.

No idea but an purchaser may have trouble finding a water botal , in let manifold temp switch , blots for the water pump .

Kenny

 

[zipdip]

He has another Merc a 420 that is a dustbin for lots of wonga,still it gives people a laugh.

 

[Gazwould]

 

[BTB 500]

Mileage: 49586

Yeah, right.

 

[Flyinspanner]

Maybe £1500

Ugly wheels.

 

[BTB 500]

Requires no extensive structural or cosmetic work , apart from :


Oil cooler all fittings pipes

Rad and all pipes

Fan and fitting kit fan housing

Fan belts

Fan tensioner +blots

Pair of distribution caps and Rotar arm's plug lead no 5 cylinder

Starter motor

Cranksenser

Temp switch in let manifold

Breather pipes rocker cover

Air filters

Oil and filter

Head lamps

Indicator

Horn

Front bumper

Front grill

Washer botal and pumps

A bit of a bargain then.

Kenny

Yup they just took all those of for a bit of a clean then forgot where they put them. Or somebody totalled the front end of the car. Hmm ... I wonder which it could be?

 

[Fununcle]

What a f@#king shed

 

[moonloops]

Buy it for £10k, spend £10k doing it up and sell it for £12k.

This time next year Rodney.... We'll all be millionaires

 

[Swotty]

Just to give you an idea of the prices being asked over here on the continent:

mercedes sl sl 500 france d'occasion - Recherche de voiture d'occasion - Le Parking

Usually much higher than UK prices, and with much higher mileages. Take 50% of the kilometers and add 25% for an easy conversion to miles.

I agree that one is pretty cr*p.

 

[renault12ts]

So...how do we export cars to France...just askin'?

 

[markjay]

So...how do we export cars to France...just askin'?

...and in the next 44 days.

 

[Swotty]

They need to be lhd .... obviously rhd are not sought-after!

The French Govt. has issued guidance on ex-pats' rights in the event of no-deal and we leave on the 29th March. Looks like we get a year to sort things out, so you may still have time!

Importing cars from the UK is now computerised, rather than queuing in busy public offices. Sadly, they must have engaged CAPITA (apologies to anyone on here from there!) as it's practically impossible to use.

I imported a Wolseley 6/110 18 months ago (UK car, but from Holland) and it's being renovated. In true French fashion, it's now approaching a year and I'm concerned I may encounter problems if I try to register it after March ... can't do so until it's roadworthy and has passed a CT (French MOT) ... so am hoping the year's grace will apply. Meh!

 

[markjay]

I have taken an LHD car from the UK to Italy.

It's perfectly doable, but the paperwork costs in Italy to have the car registered there were quite high, so not something you'd normally want to do unless it was a special car etc.