eBay parts - supply dearth!

[workshopmanualman]

Has anybody noticed that eBay seems to be dying a death in terms of used parts availability for the 300 series? I've run 340 / 360's for 2 years now, and whilst I have never had any trouble finding service items from motor factors, I'm getting a little concerned [as concerned as you can be on a £300 car I guess!] as to obtaining replacements for worn components. It seems to me that we should all become hobby breakers of similar cars to our own.

[filthyjohn]

I agree, it's gone pretty dry. I snaffled up a couple of whole 340s and have too many spares if anything, but I'd still like to grab a rusted out 60 from somewhere and carve it up for future breakages.

[SteveP]

Yep things look to be getting difficult, my parts stash ended up getting totally silly in the end

[workshopmanualman]

....I've a basement of bits; complete set of alloys, some sills, etc.. Guess between us all we could re-create a new car? Must admit I've no need for many of the bits, but it seems daft to let them go by when much of it is pennies, if not free.

The 340 and 360 have been voted the 22nd ugliest cars ever, but today one chap at work spent £400 on new discs for his Mondeo, and another spends over £300 on lease repayments alone each month. My 360 has 120,000 miles up and the engine is probably better now than when it was new. Much of the rest of the car is shite, but that's not the point is it?!?