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Ok, 2 cars sold today. That’s my excuse for an opportunistic e bay buy it now/newly listed/fairly close by combo.

 

What is it ? See below

 

How much? £150

 

HMC LOGIC* Well at the money it can be weighed in and almost all the money will be recouped. I think it’s an honest sale - a quick chat reveals it’s an older couple, her car, had it 15 years but mr feels she should have something newer; she has reluctantly agreed. MOT to jan 2020. My gut feeling is that it all rings true- it’s just a cheap usable car rather than people ditching a dummy. Why would they potentially fuck up their e bay feedback (which is excellent) when it would be just as easy to scrap it? Sentimentality maybe, plus I clicked buy it no before any bidding got going.

 

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I’ll find out tomorrow as I’m cycling over to collect. Astra 1.6 ls manual apparently. Another automotive orphan.

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“Not the newest of cars......... heaps of roll, poor grip and understeer a go-go, making for a wobbly drive at speed”

 

Not my words, the words of top gear magazine August 1996. And that was the spanking new “sport” with good tyres, unworn suspension etc.

 

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Oh well, I have low standards.

 

About to pedal off. It’s Tavistock to Wembury, much more familiar territory this time. 2/3rds is on a traffic free cycle route so should be a bit of a potter (I hope)

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The hatchbacks leave me a bit cold, but I’ve always liked Astra estates. I guess the same is true of Escorts too tho. There was that lovely mk4 estate that got snaffled by someone on here last August - never to be seen again.

 

Which one is coming to SF19? This looks viable as a sleeper!

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Lovely couple selling it, sorry to see it go, bundles of history etc etc, so far so normal.

 

“Do look after the fern”’

 

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Ok, will do.

 

It’s a fairly tidy old thing really, it’s spent 15 years not that far of the coast (dewerstone or something in the background in the sea)

 

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And at least in my mind Thats why the paint has had a hard time.....

 

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All in all, drives fine and for £150 can’t go wrong in all its 90s-ness

 

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8v? 16v? Dunno guv

 

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An LS

 

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With the little known optional fern

 

First owner:

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So it was caned to death for the first 18months, a survivor though.

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Yes, none of that this time! The sellers husband was being very nice, but assisting putting the bike in, in that way where it took longer, but couldn’t/didn’t want to say. Equally with filling out the V5, people like this who hold onto their cars for 15 years simply do not know their way round a v5, unlike moi (not necessarily something to brag about)

 

Only my second Vauxhall as far as I can remember (!)

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The hatchbacks leave me a bit cold, but I’ve always liked Astra estates. I guess the same is true of Escorts too tho. There was that lovely mk4 estate that got snaffled by someone on here last August - never to be seen again.

Which one is coming to SF19? This looks viable as a sleeper!

I recon the Astra (assuming it stays) but I’ve seen a little cottage I like the look of so 1 (or 2) simple estate cars that are invisible street furniture when parked on the road are probably good things to have around.

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filling out the V5, people like this who hold onto their cars for 15 years simply do not know their way round a v5, unlike moi (not necessarily something to brag about)

 

 

Yep, 

 

You , me , Saabnut, Bramz7 and Jim Bell all have our own pre addressed return envelopes to the DVLA    :-D  :-D

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