You seem to be forgetting the Land Rover and the Kia Sedona...

Ahhhh yes, the Gold Sedona

And the hours of head scratching (and a little amusement)......

Injector issue

Didn't you have a Beemer too? Seem to remember something about Swirl Flaps.

The Land Rover ownership I seem to have missed

So what we're saying is if you want to buy a car ask jimc if he'd buy it, if the answer is yes run, run afar far away...

Possibly, but there's only one car I've bought twice. And you have one, too!

Yes, I had a gorgeous 530d, but it wasn't the swirl flaps, it was the exploding turbo in France...

Jim. I just bought a 2001 Audi v6 2.4 A6 Quattro estate for 2 bottles of Pineau

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That is awesome! Wish I had kept that bottle of 1927 moonshine Calvados...

Hasn't Jim also had 2 minis (recent BMW cam chain issue) and an original 1980's mini?

I have. The 1984 version was a hoot. Although the brakes did fail.

The recent Cooper S was remarkably speedy, but the ride was harsher than Harshy McHarshface. The cam chain issue and the attendant warranty debacle soured the experience somewhat.

Just goes to show, even when I do spend more on a reasonably new car (and a bloody warranty), the vehicular seagull gods still direct their stream of bad fortune faeces directly onto my shiny bodywork.

I've lost track of the cars Jim has had over the years......

Pah! I bet there are dozens of people on here who have had more! Possibly not more breakdowns, though even then I wouldn't be sure...

In 25 years of driving, owned 18 day to day cars & 11 Classic Cars. Missus by comparison has had 8 day to day cars over 25 years.

There are a lot of uk cars going cheap with no mot etc,people just seem to get rid once the mot runs out and can't be bothered to register them.

That's very true, Joe. If you hear of any other bargains (especially vans/MPVs), give me a shout. It's very hard to sell RHD vehicles for any decent money to continental Europeans. Harder than vice versa, I'd say.
The only potential issue is getting them home with no MOT. Seem to remember that was a problem with the Merc.

I will have a look about Jim,sometimes they come up with a couple of months mot left on them.
I transport a few,but it's not cost effective for a uk buyer unless it's something special.
Maybe if one is found it could be booked for a mot in Kent then drive from here to the mot.
Easy enough to insure and tax beforehand I think.