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What would YOU buy?
Posted By: Nigel
What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:12
So - My ultra-high mileage 20VT is giving me far too much grief (it died twice yesterday and again this morning
) and I'm looking for a replacement Coupe, so that I can swap all my go-faster bits into - engine, suspension, that sort of thing.
To help you out, I'm looking at the low mileage Moonie Plus that appeared a few weeks ago - I'm thinking that a Chrono Grey LE would be very different and I rather like the idea of the dark metallic Red Plus. Edz's LE is also tempting
So, if money wasn't an issue, which Coupe would YOU go for?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:20
Trouble is Nigel - they all sound nice!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:22
Chrono all the way!!
i love the colour!!
or.. go custom colour..
so think mental, like mid night purple or some thing like that!!!!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:23
Having seen a Moonie for the first time (Jurgens?) I'd have to say that. It's metallic but looks more pearlescent in the flesh. The way the light hits it is
I also saw my first pearly white, and I prefer the Moonie.
Posted By: daithi28
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:25
Electric Blue Plus or Vinci Grey LE.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:35
i'd say plus or le too, although a our ages Nigel i'm not convinced an le is the way to go. so in summary, the moonie or a plus!!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:37
That's funny, I'm still considering parting with my
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:41
i'd say plus or le too, although a our ages Nigel i'm not convinced an le is the way to go. so in summary, the moonie or a plus!!
Yep, electric fuel efficient cars are on the horizon, as are hush puppy boots with zips in the middle
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:41
if money was no issue a plus or le with a custom paint job that pearl alfa colour that lad in canada has had his done! would be a 1 off
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:44
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:47
I'd got for low mileage and keep it for a weekend toy - as your daily drive though those low miles won't be there for long.
I think it would need to be a plus or LE, I'm not a fan of the LE interior so I'd go plus, and make it a very late one with airbag seats.
Moon grey will be lush and not need polishing every day (gotta bear in mind how it'll look at the end of the week with your miles.
Chrono is just unusual, not my cup of tea but it'll stand out.
I still have a hankering for a shiny rosso red but you need to keep up with the polishing + waxing to make them look good. A shabby rosso is a mess
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:47
LMFAO!!!!!
10k... would rather walk!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:49
Nothing wrong with a moonie plus:
Needs a certain light to look good though. Oddly enough it looks great in sunny weather and in very drab weather. On a regular day it can look a bit dull and grey
Posted By: samsite999
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:50
I would go for a vinci personally, you could always sell the LE seats and put + in
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:52
LMFAO!!!!!
10k... would rather walk!
lol,it does look like a ferrari!!!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:52
jeeez..........gotta say although it's no to my taste it appears to have been lovingly done
Posted By: Hovedan
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 09:54
I'd err towards an electric blue plus. Sometimes I look at my porto and think it's a little wishy washy. And then the wallet starts twitching, and the sensible part of my brain starts finger wagging!
Posted By: skinflint
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 10:25
I saw a matt black (maybe more satin black) Mercedes on the motorway this morning and was surprised how good it looked.
A Coupe would look way better and very "stealth" in matt black with a body kit and enormous wheels.
Then get the engine modded to get the RUSH jet engine sound (maybe start with something that has been modified already) and job done
Then keep the current Coupe as well for those times when being a little bit discreet is needed.
Posted By: JLow75
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 10:39
Sorry to rain on the party but 'If money was no issue' (within reason) unfortunatly I wouldn't be buying another Coupe
although I love them, I'd go for something a bit newer. I suppose quite a few will share the above view.
It'd be cool to win £10K worth of 'Coupe vouchers'
No actual cash value - they can
only be spent on a Coupe, Coupe parts & labour
Posted By: coupedummy
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 10:55
For you nigel I'd say whichever one is mechanically spot on.highest compression,standardish witha full detailed history. As you like the colour I'd be tempted to try And find one of the very few sprint blue plus's
Posted By: sugerbear
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 11:33
I would go for a plus. In the following order
Yellow > Red (solid) > Moonie > Red (Metallic) > met blue
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 11:35
For you nigel I'd say whichever one is mechanically spot on.
he's transferring his engine etc over rubes - where's my photoshop buddy?
Posted By: Fishy_Dave
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 11:45
Pearly White Plus for me with a Sprint Blue Plus a close second, but guessing you fancy a change of colour.
I wouldn't go for a dark red metallic again, no praticular reason, just don't think it works well with the shape of the Coop IMO.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 11:51
Plus's are so cheap that i would be seriously tempted in your position.
Not to mention there newer and therefor you should be able to prevent any rust forming in the usual suspect places.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 12:12
I would go for a plus probably, in electric blue (if they did those?!)
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 13:27
I've PM'd Edz about his Vinci LE and I'm waiting for a return call about a Moonie Plus
Posted By: gj88
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 13:31
I'd go for the Chrono LE that's for sale here minus the spoiler.
Posted By: Cappo
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 13:57
I would go for a vinci personally, you could always sell the LE seats and put + in
I know there are two schools of thought on this, but personally I wouldn't tit about with an LE - IMO those ones should be left standard(ish) as a representation of a low-volume version. I guess Pluses also, to an extent.
Mechanical mods can always be backed out though.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:01
I would go for a vinci personally, you could always sell the LE seats and put + in
I know there are two schools of thought on this, but personally I wouldn't tit about with an LE - IMO those ones should be left standard(ish) as a representation of a low-volume version. I guess Pluses also, to an extent.
Mechanical mods can always be backed out though.
you obviously haven't seen Patch's 'RipSpeed' Special yet
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:06
I would go for a vinci personally, you could always sell the LE seats and put + in
I know there are two schools of thought on this, but personally I wouldn't tit about with an LE - IMO those ones should be left standard(ish) as a representation of a low-volume version. I guess Pluses also, to an extent.
Mechanical mods can always be backed out though.
you obviously haven't seen Patch's 'RipSpeed' Special yet
Of course not Duncan, no-one has. However, go to a meet and I can see a good 6 or 7 of the car you own, in different colours too - Oh! The excitement, the thrill of it all
Don't wander from the safe path mate
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:11
We all know that whatever I buy, it will look fairly close to standard, but it WILL have all the engine and chassis mods from my current car
I'm fairly surprised that the vultures haven't started circling for some of the juicier bits of my current car - plenty of time yet though...
Posted By: Cappo
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:12
Begs the question Nigel - if yours in getting unreliable, why transplant and potentially carry the issue over? Why not repair what you have?
(I know the answer really, we all need a new toy every so often, and this is a way of justifying it to the domestic accountant!)
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:34
I would go for a vinci personally, you could always sell the LE seats and put + in
I know there are two schools of thought on this, but personally I wouldn't tit about with an LE - IMO those ones should be left standard(ish) as a representation of a low-volume version. I guess Pluses also, to an extent.
Mechanical mods can always be backed out though.
you obviously haven't seen Patch's 'RipSpeed' Special yet
Of course not Duncan, no-one has. However, go to a meet and I can see a good 6 or 7 of the car you own, in different colours too - Oh! The excitement, the thrill of it all
Don't wander from the safe path mate
I take the line of Cappo and several others of keeping the Plus's and LE's as they are, everything else fair game. After all, why create your own car off a limited edition model? .. a standard 20vt or a speed 6 offers a blank canvass.
back to the original thread, I would go for a plus model , Electric Blue or Moon Grey as they are offer a colour that is almost unique. and of course they are the late models
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:39
Cappo - my reliability issues are electrical - any transplant will retain all the electrics of the new car - it will just be engine / suspension / brakes - that sort of thing
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:40
surely getting the electrics sorted would be cheaper than transplanting everything?
or is the bodywork a major factor as well ?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 14:53
lol, Just jesting.
I take the line of Cappo and several others of keeping the Plus's and LE's as they are, everything else fair game. After all, why create your own car off a limited edition model? .. a standard 20vt or a speed 6 offers a blank canvass.
Sorry for jumping your thread Nigel, bit of a sore head after yesterday's game ...
Duncan - Mind your own and I'll take care of mine
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 15:02
nigel you could put your coop back to standard and give it to your young one
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 16:41
it would have to be a vinci or chrono plus Nigel......
it does sound like a lot of work though - I would have thought it would be cheaper to have your sprinty completely re-wired and a new custom loom.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 17:20
I would have thought it would be cheaper to have your sprinty completely re-wired and a new custom loom.
Possibly, but I already know that the body needs a couple of grand's worth of work as well
Its a no-brainer really
Posted By: JKD
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 17:26
EDz Vinci LE.
A nice Plus for Mr Nigel! Beg Ed for his Sprinty Plus, THE best colour and spec coupé
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 18:11
Full engine transplant or just the fancy bits?
Solo still have that red shell up.......
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 19:06
My choice would be Plus, bodywork is more important than the colour itself.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 19:10
Going to see a 2000 'W' dark metallic red Plus on Saturday morning - fsh, new MOT, new turbo (which will obviously be going up for sale) - looks good in the piccies
Fingers crossed - I rather like the dark metallic red - same as my first Coupe which I wrote off
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 20:06
The plus colour is different though, it's light metallic red
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 20:33
Going to see a 2000 'W' dark metallic red Plus on Saturday morning - fsh, new MOT, new turbo (which will obviously be going up for sale) - looks good in the piccies
Fingers crossed - I rather like the dark metallic red - same as my first Coupe which I wrote off
Yes indeed looks very good in pics nice colour
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 21:57
The plus colour is different though, it's light metallic red
Didn't know that - learn something every day
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 22:19
you are taking the piss aint you?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 22:32
personaly id try and leep frog into a coupe thats almost got everything already done then sell off all the bits off your current coupe, the headache of transplanting and the time to do it right is just LONG!
I love crono gray! its a colour that shouts limited at you, iv seen one at rogs with the plate F14 TLE and it looked the class!
Posted By: Hovedan
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 22:43
I love crono gray! its a colour that shouts limited at you, iv seen one at rogs with the plate F14 TLE and it looked the class!
That's Pondmans, and it's a Vinci
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 22:50
is it? ok well it must of been another i remembered the plate from but rog did have a crono up there and it was MINT!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 22:51
if i remember it had a plus grill on it
Posted By: Hovedan
Re: What would YOU buy? - 24/06/2010 23:12
Vinci Et voila, the Vinci lineup from brooklands in may!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 09:42
I know yours is causing some issues Nigel but sometimes it's 'Better the devil you know'. After all these years owning one you must know that what ever new coupe you buy will need money spending on it, tracking strange squeaks and rattles etc. Keep what you have and spend the money on fixng the electrics and perhaps a good respray? You must be looking at about £5k for the new car and engine swap?
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 11:28
You must be looking at about £5k for the new car and engine swap?
That's about right, however, consider this argument:-
Fix current car....
£2,000 for bodywork - this will be a circa 3-year fix only - the rust WILL come back - the only way to properly stop it is a full strip and lots of new panels - £4k+ (already priced up through Carlt)
Other problems are:-
Aircon leak
Sticky pistons in the Brembos
Very tired rear subframe bushes
Dodgy electrics
New car - £4k
Swap bits - about £1k in labour
However, I will then have a huge pile of bits to sell (essentially enough to build the Sprinty back up again, although it would still have iffy electrics and a leaky aircon rad) - I reckon I could get £2k if I rebuilt the old car
So - work out for yourself how much I might get for the following items:-
Engine (only 40,000 miles)
Brand new standard turbo
6 speed gearbox
wheels
brakes
standard suspension
Miltek exhaust
Zender bodykit
Bonnet
Headlamps
My super-supportive Hyundai seat conversion
Dial rings
MP3 head unit
and a million other little odds and sods before the shell goes to the crusher
At least a couple of grand in that lot, I reckon.
If someone wants to buy the Sprinty and save it, they're more than welcome to make me an offer - its got some rust - all cosmetic - but its very solid underneath. Most of the car is still very shiny, following a respray three years ago.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 12:10
If you have the time and inclination to do all that lot then go for it!
I'd just use it as an excuse to get a vincy grey LE with the wife.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 15:17
Wifey (who its fair to say is NOT a petrolhead, but is very good with what's "right" in respect of colours and presentation) took one look at the Vinci LE exterior and said "hmmm - nice and classy". However, when I clicked on the piccy of the interior, her face dropped and she made a comment that somehow involved boudoirs and Bakewell
decision made.....
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 15:23
shame you dont buy that speed 6 sprinty off carlt
Posted By: gj88
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 15:24
So have you picked the lucky car? If so post some pictures!
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 16:49
If so post some pictures!
just a teaser - not happy about the rear spoiler, but its not too difficult to sort out
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 16:54
good choice fella
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 16:55
So its as good as it was in pictures then nigel looks a very nice car
Posted By: Hovedan
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 16:59
Not typically a wine red fan, but that looks very sound
No Nigel! No! You could have had
Another Ferrari! A plus hey? very nice
Posted By: samsite999
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 17:14
Very nice indeed Nigel. I like the rear spoiler *runs*
Posted By: gj88
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 17:34
Great colour Nigel, good choice
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 25/06/2010 21:01
Quite similar to my first Coupe, which had skirts and Plus wheels
One of the very few piccies I have is one of Matt Neal about to thrash it to within an inch of its life at Rockingham
I'll see how I feel about the spoiler - my initial reaction is to have it taken off, but I haven't seen it in the flesh yet, so I'll reserve judgement until I do
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 11:57
Damn
The Plus wasn't good - if anyone need to know more, please PM me - to be fair, the dealer wasn't a Coupe specialist, so he wouldn't have known about the issues, but suffice to say, I would only pay £2k for this car, due to the work required.
Ah well - the search continues....
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 12:42
I wasn't sure about that colour anyway Nigel
Never mind. Don't rush into anything, there's LOADS of coops out there! It's a buyer's market!
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 14:00
Never mind. Don't rush into anything,
Difficult, when I need a car for work - I have a hire car for Monday's 300-mile business trip, but its the train for the rest of the week (unless I can get the Sprinty working again - going to have another look this evening)
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 18:46
Damn
The Plus wasn't good - if anyone need to know more, please PM me - to be fair, the dealer wasn't a Coupe specialist, so he wouldn't have known about the issues, but suffice to say, I would only pay £2k for this car, due to the work required.
Ah well - the search continues....
When i was looking for a shell.... found sprinty 20vt in really good condition on pictures , but when i come to see that , it was absolute shed i would not even take it for free.
P.S Sprinty blue with ZENDER body kit is PERFECT , this is my honest opinion.
It's nice to have something rare or limited , but you can get 20v in perfect condition much cheaper and buy wiring loom from Contrycruzing.
( Just a thought)
Posted By: Jimbo
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 20:57
Your wheels aren't dissimilar to mine Nigel, I think they will suit a Vinci very well indeed
I think Vinci looks very classy on a coupe.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 21:50
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nigel as mentioned above it is definately a plus that would suit best..men of our age should not be seen with interiors resembling a michael jackson jacket (le)in fact sitting on a micheal jackson like seat should be left to the kids ...if you see what i mean
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 22:01
When I bought my Sprinty, it was not my first choice of colour, but it was the right car at the right price - lots of history and great condition
Now I'm looking again, I have to try to take the same view - the condition and history is the first consideration and the colour comes a close second
I've just got of the phone to Ed about his Concours-winning LE - with a bit of luck, I should be going to see it tomorrow, if not on Monday
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 22:11
oops there goes my foot again right in it..
i hope you see it was said (as are a lot of my posts)as a wind up i have twice tried to buy one and would have the right one tomorrow (id just change the seats :D)
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 22:16
I've seen plenty of red leather interiors on BMWs that truly are
The LE is a far nicer and bright red. Would I take it over the Jizzbag Plus Recaros? No.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 22:17
what a nice car though i think most of us would have it if we could afford it..
i know what you mean about the right car at the right time..i am not a fan of scotts green but in order to build a 400+ car with the £3500 i got for my last car ...there was only one way to achieve it and that was to but jamies old coop with its big list of mods and a 340 bhp set up..i got it for a very good price (with broken engine)..so i understand that. if i had a choice i would have bought edz a long time ago
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 23:27
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 26/06/2010 23:29
Get rid of the red and it would be stunning.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 08:14
ktm - yes, I know you were just playing
TBH, my first choice would be a very late, very low mileage Plus, but they have all disappeared (annoying after there have been so many good ones recently)
Its a shame my car hadn't died a couple of weeks ago - I would have had Patch's Plus in a shot
However, I now have the chance of a VERY clean Vinco LE, so I'm going to have a much closer look to see how I feel
TBH, the only thing that's put me off an LE is NOT the seats, but the fact that the dash strip isn't the same as the body colour - however, on a Vinci, it must be very close, so far less noticeable than on a red or black LE
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 09:13
I'm sure you could get hold of a dash strip and get it sprayed any colour you like, would not be too much work to swop it out...
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 10:08
To be honest I quite like the dash trim with mine been red I think it would be a bit too much red in the cabin.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 11:01
Looks like I'm destined NOT to have an LE
Edz has understandably decided he can't bring himself to sell his Vinci
So - that's three LEs that I was interested in - all become unavailable in the last 48 hours
the search continues....
Posted By: gj88
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 11:28
Edz has understandably decided he can't bring himself to sell his Vinci
I'm not having a dig at EDz but why have it for a sale for months on end only to not sell it when someone finally wants it at the overly inflated price he wanted?
Most odd.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 14:12
To be fair to Edz, he was "pricing it NOT to sell" and hadn't had any serious interest to challenge his position
However, when I told him I had a wedge of cash burning a hole in my pocket and that I wanted to come and view the car today, he was forced into making a final decision on whether he wanted to sell or not.
Sadly for me, he's chosen not to sell, but that's his prerogative.
All of this is directing me towards a car that I originally wanted to see, but the owner is on holiday for another two weeks
Unless someone comes up with a stunning Plus in the next fortnight, I'll be reverting to my original plan
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 15:34
Joe has a Vinci, talk to Patch he might give you some tips on how to get him to sell up
On a serious note try and get yours up and running again or buy a runner and wait for a good coupe to come up. Good luck nigel.
Posted By: PeteP
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 15:37
I think it may still be in Belgium Anthony if it is the one I'm thinking of.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 16:02
Did it go bang or did he sell it?
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 16:05
Well - some good has come of it - instead of trundling to London in a 1.1 Punto to view Edz's LE, I've spent the day sorting my car, with some results
I'd already found and replaced a blown coilpack on No1 cylinder, which was causing a misfire under any kind of load
However, within a day, the misfire was back
and so was the dodgy electrical behaviour.
I was convinced the problem felt like an iffy earth, so I've supplemented the earth strap from the engine to the chassis (and then up to the battery) with another heavy-duty cable.
Went out for another drive - misfire still there
I decided to replace all the coilpacks, just to see if this was the problem - as soon as I pulled the No1 coil out, I realised I'd found the issue - the replacement coilpack had also blown. Thankfully, I had a spare NGK BKR8EIX plug - fitted it and all is well again. I still get a very slight misfire at 1.5 bar, but I'm guessing that the other four plugs are probably past their best as well, so I'll replace them ASAP
So - the pressure is off - I have a working car which means I can search for a replacement at my leisure. I'm still looking though, as the Sprinty's rust problem always meant it would meet its maker in the next few months anyway
Posted By: barnacle
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 16:23
Not Sharon's old car? Complete with comedy wiper noises?
Posted By: gj88
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 16:29
To be fair to Edz, he was "pricing it NOT to sell" and hadn't had any serious interest to challenge his position
However, when I told him I had a wedge of cash burning a hole in my pocket and that I wanted to come and view the car today, he was forced into making a final decision on whether he wanted to sell or not.
Sadly for me, he's chosen not to sell, but that's his prerogative.
All of this is directing me towards a car that I originally wanted to see, but the owner is on holiday for another two weeks
Unless someone comes up with a stunning Plus in the next fortnight, I'll be reverting to my original plan
I understand what you're saying and I'm not having a go at EDz in anyway but the car has been advertised for 6 months. Why bother? If I'm not sure I want to sell my car, I dont advertise it.
I hope you get the car you want Nigel
Posted By: Nigel
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 16:50
Not Sharon's old car? Complete with comedy wiper noises?
Yes, although the wiper noise got even worse, so we replaced the mechanism with one from a scrap car
Still going strong - did 200 miles on less than half a tank yesterday, going up to Yorkshire to see the dodgy Plus
The bottom balljoints are clunking and there's a clicking in the rear suspension, but engine-wise its still trundling along quite nicely
Its got another couple of scuffs though....
Posted By: technics
Re: What would YOU buy? - 27/06/2010 21:33
Nigel, just been browsing on Pistonheads, as you do, and seen a nice Black LE, good miles, going for 3,850 in London, got a feeling its Reza q off here who was trying to sell his mint LE, but not sure what happened, got a feeling its him.
Also my cousin is thinking about selling his mint Black LE, just had a full respray, wheels refurbed, I think new tyres all round and very well maintained with a long list of new parts.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 28/06/2010 04:48
2000 black plus on autotrader with 43k on it, kanny expensive but is open to offers
coop
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What would YOU buy? - 01/07/2010 12:04
Hmmmm, what would I buy...
Maybe my old coupe back!
Posted By: technics
Re: What would YOU buy? - 01/07/2010 21:17
Isnt it up for sale at the minute anyway Owl.....