There I was, sitting watching the end of the F1 Forum on Red Button, when I spotted out of the corner of my eye, an Ink Black coupé pulling up outside our house (the few who have visited here will know that you don't just "pull up" outside our house, it's a long story, and driveway! )......

Anyway, I dismissed it as "maybe someone is lost" or "a visitor for the neighbours" as we seldom get visitors (I must work on my hospitality skills! ).

Then the doorbell rang........and it was my brother-in-law!

"Come and have a look at what I just bought" says he, "Looks just like yours!"

Unbelievable!

He's travelled from Scotland to Scarborough having put a cheeky ebay bid on a 20v na and only won it!

Had a look and he's done rather well!

What he paid for it I won't reveal, much, because I've pointed him towards the forum, but suffice to say less than £500!

Had a look around and for that he's managed to get a car with some history, in reasonable condition, still with MOT/Tax on it, nice alloys, leather, sunroof (works), and aircon!

Oh, and the red key!

Tried to cram as much info into him as possible in the time he was here, and bored him to death with photos of the rebuild of Project Jigsaw

One of the things I'd said about was the thermostat and sure enough as he was leaving he fired it up and wondered why the fans were on, and I pointed out his injector light was on, but apart from that (and the missing spare wheel/toolkit) he's done very, very well!

I hate him!



I cannot believe the value, or lack of value, of these cars!

Anyway, if I'm not on the forum much in the next few months it's because I'll be helping him out.....

this is great Stan

Now make sure he joins the forum and pays the £15

wait till he goes out in a 20vt!

Already on it Joe!

Given him a quick tour of the forum, in particular how to search and where to buy parts from

His first question? "What type of oil....?"



I did point him towards the correct oil (I couldn't lock him up for that really! ).


Yeah AG, he's already said that the 20v na has a lot of oomph, so imagine how he'd feel in a 20vt!

Then again he's intending to use this as a daily driver, so I've run through the pre-winter prep that he *must* do if he doesn't want to be stuck outside the car on a freezing cold day, or unable to refuel it, or unable to release the handbrake!

I still feel sick, I think he's got a bargain!

Lucky git!

I think he's one lucky guy to have you take him under your wing, talk about knowing the right person to ask questions and find info

20v n/a Coupe are real bargain cars at the moment, I'll expand more on this tomorrow

Betcha thought it was Tuesday... watch the skies!

Lol, you'll have to be careful about what you say in your postings now stan

stan, where has your project thread gone?!

Nah, if he joins the forum he'll back up everything I say about Mrs Stan

Oh, and I'm sure he'd never reveal "our" special relationship.....not if he values his big ends!





Never had one, when I did the project there wasn't a project section on the forum.

Maybe, during the quiet and cold winter months I might cobble a thread together because looking back at the photographs, of which there are hundreds, it occurred to me that a lot of questions could have been answered in the technical sections if I'd only remembered that I'd taken all those photos.

I cannot believe the value, or lack of value, of these cars!

I cant think of any other car where you get so much for so little