This one is only about an hour and a half drive, so I will try to find an evening when I'm free. The combination of being on-call and also some last minute driving lessons for my girlfriend before her test means time is quite precious at the moment! I'm hopeful that Wednesday could be the day though.
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This one is only about an hour and a half drive, so I will try to find an evening when I'm free. The combination of being on-call and also some last minute driving lessons for my girlfriend before her test means time is quite precious at the moment! I'm hopeful that Wednesday could be the day though.
I have Wednesday off to view some, so going to try to see the white one from Hemel Hempstead, and possibly another a member has pm'd me about.
I've been watching this Gold from Essex. 4 hours to go and only up to £560. It has it's problems, but that is cheap. I'm assuming the owner got confused about the year!
I've been watching this Gold from Essex. 4 hours to go and only up to £560. It has it's problems, but that is cheap. I'm assuming the owner got confused about the year!
Suffolk944
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That white one looks potentially promising - seems like it has received some care and attention recently. That gold one...hmmm sometimes a car is never cheap enough to warrant touching it with a bargepole !
ukmastiff
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THe gold onre from Essex has just sold for 700. If one of you snaffled it cheap ( parts money) good luck to you it could be fine ! . However getting info was like pulling teeth and with the mot about to expire I asked the sensible question of can i have the MOT number to check the advisories etc. I was blanked . I would seriously have bid on it due to the odd colour but always avoid if i cant see the advisories etc.
The White square dash is my hot tip, and i did speak with the seller. So much so that I kept quiet as thought of nipping the short way over and buying it. On reflection , I thought hold on Mas you dont like square dash and you hate White what the **** are you doing lol.
I probably would have given him 700 for the Bronze one just to take it apart TBH.
The White square dash is my hot tip, and i did speak with the seller. So much so that I kept quiet as thought of nipping the short way over and buying it. On reflection , I thought hold on Mas you dont like square dash and you hate White what the **** are you doing lol.
I probably would have given him 700 for the Bronze one just to take it apart TBH.
I just went and looked at a local guards red 944, just a look around it without the owner present. The front tyres are shot, and it has the aftermarket sills which seem to be hiding rust. Also a lot of stone chips and areas that need attention. £1900! I'm not taking that any further.
I'm going to bid on this one. I hope to view it tomorrow but, as usual, I have so much on that a 4+ hour round trip is difficult. I think you are right though, it should go for more than £2k, and having spoken to the seller, he wants more than that so expect a high reserve!
So now looking at the following:-
Silver from Middlesex for £1750 seems reasonable, belts aren't too old but could do with replacing, but the bodywork has been messed about with.
Red from Hertfordshire for £2000 doesn't have much information, but has had the belts done.
Red from Herts for £2250 again has little information. The owner advised that the belts were last done in October 2007 at 100659 miles.
Red from Guilford is being sold by a dealer and the car has no history or information at all, so I'm ignoring that one.
Grey from Kings Lynn seems reasonable, but the description makes me think the car has problems. The belts were done before it was off the road, which means they need doing straight away.
Black from Ashill again seems like a good car, but would be concerned by the mention of overheating and needing a new radiator.
Do you have any views on these ones?
Silver from Middlesex for £1750 seems reasonable, belts aren't too old but could do with replacing, but the bodywork has been messed about with.
Red from Hertfordshire for £2000 doesn't have much information, but has had the belts done.
Red from Herts for £2250 again has little information. The owner advised that the belts were last done in October 2007 at 100659 miles.
Red from Guilford is being sold by a dealer and the car has no history or information at all, so I'm ignoring that one.
Grey from Kings Lynn seems reasonable, but the description makes me think the car has problems. The belts were done before it was off the road, which means they need doing straight away.
Black from Ashill again seems like a good car, but would be concerned by the mention of overheating and needing a new radiator.
Do you have any views on these ones?
Hairyarse
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The red dealer one actually looks quite tidy from the pics! Although it's a dealer you may get some (better) level of come back if you find it's not as described after buying.
The first Red Hertfordshire one looks like it has a large rust patch open on the nearside sill
Cheers
Andy
The first Red Hertfordshire one looks like it has a large rust patch open on the nearside sill
Cheers
Andy
You have better eyes than me! That has 3 pictures, I can only see the first 2 though. Is the rust evident on the internal photo through the open door?
Prompted by further enquiries, the owner of the 2nd Red Herts one (for £2250) says "It had a bit of rust at the back part of the sills which have been done when it was MOTd. No rust anywhere else. Mileage is 114500 so belts don't need doing for some time yet." While the belts haven't done much, they are over 4 years old so are due to be changed.
First Herts one does have a bit of sill rust and some on the wing too. Bodywork scares me off because I haven't done that myself, so would have to pay big bucks to get someone else to do it for me.
S2 from Polegate has caught my eye. Potentially a bit of a budget buster, the belts and sills have been done, but there is a little wing rust. I doubt I'd find an S2 cheaper though, although the auction hasn't ended yet so expect it to go for over £2k. For the prospect of a few hundred quid getting a wing patched up though, very tempting.
The Kings Lynn car has had the sills done and has no rust anywhere. There is a transmission whine, which could be a simple change of transmission oil, could be something more serious though, I've read a few horror stories. I'm not equipped to drop the transmission out of a car and dismantle it though, so the prospect of having this done makes the car somewhat expensive.
The 2nd Herts car is rust free, and the belts are due but only just, so this is something I could take on myself and do over a weekend. If he'd drop his price to £2k I'd be round there tomorrow!
S2 from Polegate has caught my eye. Potentially a bit of a budget buster, the belts and sills have been done, but there is a little wing rust. I doubt I'd find an S2 cheaper though, although the auction hasn't ended yet so expect it to go for over £2k. For the prospect of a few hundred quid getting a wing patched up though, very tempting.
The Kings Lynn car has had the sills done and has no rust anywhere. There is a transmission whine, which could be a simple change of transmission oil, could be something more serious though, I've read a few horror stories. I'm not equipped to drop the transmission out of a car and dismantle it though, so the prospect of having this done makes the car somewhat expensive.
The 2nd Herts car is rust free, and the belts are due but only just, so this is something I could take on myself and do over a weekend. If he'd drop his price to £2k I'd be round there tomorrow!
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