Motors Chat - Round 6

So this is the car I plan on buying which in SuperGurriers words has a "Rustic charm" to it:

This is one of the plans:

Alternatively, 18" M Parallels, M-Sport Front and Rear Bumpers.

Big Nasty

I wouldn't bother me hole dude. It'll cost you more to put right than waiting for a decent facelift M-Sport.

Kaiser D

Plan A imo.

Is it maroon?

Ardennes1944

Black, hes getting it for pocket change nearly.

Big Nasty wrote: »

I wouldn't bother me hole dude. It'll cost you more to put right than waiting for a decent facelift M-Sport.

For 200 ish-quid I disagree, at the very least it'll be a nice project for me to learn about the car until I upgrade to a better example. Only thing wrong with it atm is the ABS light is on which I think is just a sensor, a common problem on them and that the current owner fitted a spurious accelerator cable instead of a genuine one.

Kaiser D wrote: »

Plan A imo.

Is it maroon?

Tis Metallic Black, it'll come up nice I'd say with a few days worth of buffin/polishing.

CianRyan

That car looks rough.

I'd learn to drift in that man but that's about it, looks like its too late for her!

Kaiser D

Bar the faded headlights it looks okay?

Hard to comment on what its like from a photo through a windscreen really.

They can look good with those bss style wheels. Just look out for green leather for an e39 and it'd be deadly :P

Kaiser D wrote: »

Bar the faded headlights it looks okay?

Hard to comment on what its like from a photo through a windscreen really.

They can look good with those bss style wheels. Just look out for green leather for an e39 and it'd be deadly :P

True, maybe the windscreen is making it look dead!
You can't lose at €200 anyway!!

To be honest, if I end up having to pump more into it than I think is worth it, I could probably sell it for a profit anyway.

The main problem is that it sat under trees for a while, leaving sap over pretty much all of it. It was a daily up until last year when the owner couldn't afford to run it anymore.

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

So this is the car I plan on buying which in SuperGurriers words has a "Rustic charm" to it:

Feckin autocorrect. What i meant to say it's a pile of sh*te :pac:

Kaiser D

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

To be honest, if I end up having to pump more into it than I think is worth it, I could probably sell it for a profit anyway.

The main problem is that it sat under trees for a while, leaving sap over pretty much all of it. It was a daily up until last year when the owner couldn't afford to run it anymore.

Its definitely worth a punt.

Like you said, you could learn on it until you pick up a better example. Possibly even keep it for a parts car then?

Bpmull

Is this some new thing ?

Basically I was just out there driving. I'd consider it dark enough to have light on. The auto lights came on when I started the car. Yet in this dusk less than half of the cars had there light on. I know you can still physically see the cars but it's dark enough for lights to make a big difference to via ability.

Kaiser D wrote: »

Its definitely worth a punt.

Like you said, you could learn on it until you pick up a better example. Possibly even keep it for a parts car then?

Pretty much, the brother has a lockup that can hold a few cars so I have storage now anyway.

Chris_Heilong

Bpmull wrote: »

Is this some new thing ?

Basically I was just out there driving. I'd consider it dark enough to have light on. The auto lights came on when I started the car. Yet in this dusk less than half of the cars had there light on. I know you can still physically see the cars but it's dark enough for lights to make a big difference to via ability.

Sometimes people are just lazy gits.

colm_mcm

Wheeler dealers trading up, doing a saab 9-6
Discovery Shed

colm_mcm

Rover 200 turned 30 today

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Wonder whats wrong with this, 1k sterling price drop (Besides fact it's been for sale for almost 2 years)

http://www.usedcarsni.com/2006-MG-ZT-4-6-V8-260-126929146

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ROVER MG ZT 4.6 V8 260
4dr, Manual, Petrol, SALOON Not this vehicle?

Registered
October 2006
Mileage
55,000 mile
CO2
314 g/km

Revenue OMSP ? €2,860
VRT Band ? 36%
VRT Payable €1,029

Ded_Zebra

You've given me an awful form for one of those MGs. I love that engine and until you reminded me about them I didn't think it was available in a car that would work on the roads here. :cool:

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

You've given me an awful form for one of those MGs. I love that engine and until you reminded me about them I didn't think it was available in a car that would work on the roads here. :cool:

2 valves per cylinder SOHC steel engine

256bhp from a 4.6 v8

Sounds so crap but the sound

Never thought id see myself in one of these :pac:

teedeeeye laaad

CianRyan

Would it take a super charger and a set of coil overs?
I'd be more interested then.

I've been playing GT6 all day, all I can think of is track times...

Loving the mirrors TP :pac:

YbFocus wrote: »

Loving the mirrors TP :pac:

Super jel they're not on my 9-5 :P Ah no I'm doing a bit of work on it tomorrow, brake pads and ball joints, reconnecting the arb on the driver side and getting locking nuts for the brake discs, i need the money, and its a change from the 900, which i've nothing else to do till i have a hoist

So CHP needs work done on gt tdi and you end up doing it yet when you need help on 900 all you hear is crickets.

Makes sense

Supergurrier wrote: »

So CHP needs work done on gt tdi and you end up doing it yet when you need help on 900 all you hear is crickets.

Makes sense

That is the golf!!!

And he's had plenty of help with that saab already

Supergurrier wrote: »

So CHP needs work done on gt tdi and you end up doing it yet when you need help on 900 all you hear is crickets.

Makes sense

I've accepted people are naturally afraid of saabs :pac: besides i like doing it on my own, i learn as i go, my friend came down to help with it the other day, and split the exhaust in half in the centre :mad:

So i prefer working alone, when i know what I'm doing that is :P

Supergurrier wrote: »

So CHP needs work done on gt tdi and you end up doing it yet when you need help on 900 all you hear is crickets.

Makes sense

Hey man just clicked into your st ad and half your pics ain't working, hope its only a problem for me. Just a heads up incase that's how everyone is viewing it!

YbFocus wrote: »

Hey man just clicked into your st ad and half your pics ain't working, hope its only a problem for me. Just a heads up incase that's how everyone is viewing it!

All good on this side