nacho man Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 Yeah i am sure they have a duff bearing or something inside which one day decides it doesnt want to do any more bearing. BUT they drive brilliant my mate had one of the first boxster s's and was ace.
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted October 7, 2014 Posted October 7, 2014 Back on with no reserve.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Beautiful-1978-Jaguar-XJ6-Series-2-4-2-/141430689733?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item20eded0fc5 I have only just noticed it has an XJ40 interior. Shows how closely I paid attention to the it.
cort16 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 Right, this has bubbled up to the top of my shit list. My shitehawk insurance company won't put my classic policy on hold and are therefore about to cancel my policy and pocket the rest of the 90 quid premium. What better reason to buy a car right? I know I've already got a cortina but this has a 2.9 Granada v6 in it, 5 speed box, Capri LSD and vented discs. basically all you could want from a hot Cortina.Downsides are it's possibly a little salty? This is hard to quantify given the prices of Fords these days. Also it has a bit of an old oil rig welded onto the back, which I'd need to bin straight away. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C532868
cort16 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 Oh aye, well spotted that are is prime real-estate for Cortina rust too.
cort16 Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 JHW 154X by cms206, on Flickr danthecapriman, brickwall, eddyramrod and 3 others 6
cort16 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 I decided not to bother with the Cortina given I already have one. It's gotten to the point I've actually paid the cash back into the bank and cancelled my insurance (wankers charged me 4 quid and I only took it out 2 months ago). The plan is to get the green one on the road but of course my eye has started to wander to more modern stuff, which of course will be disasterous. Alfa 156 GTA Wagon. These things are P@RN. Black wheels are wank obviously but other than that. Cracking interiors (other than that hole) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-ALFA-ROMEO-156-V6-24V-GTA-SILVER-/221560297784?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item339605d938 srad34 1
Skizzer Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 I borrowed Breadvan's 156 Wagon (24v V6 flavour) for a while in the summer and it was an ace drive. Would.
cort16 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 I had a 166 3.0 super Lusso and it was bazerk. This has less weight and more horses so I imagine it's pretty mental.
cort16 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Posted October 13, 2014 Here's a saloon one for much the same money.http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/alfa-romeo/156/alfa-romeo-156-3-2-v6-24v-gta-4dr/2342679 srad34 1
cort16 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 I've got a hot tip on an Opel monza gse with manual box and LSD . It's supposed to be tidy as it's been laid up for years until recently .I'm going to see it on Saturday . skattrd and SambaS 2
Bren Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 If it does'nt need welding you should buy a lottery ticket as well. alf892 and HillmanImp 2
cort16 Posted October 15, 2014 Author Posted October 15, 2014 They guys got a ramp so should be able to get a good look. It's not cheap so I'm hoping it's decent .
cort16 Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 So I went to see this Monza today. I didn't get any pictures but it's this colour. The wheels aren't the anthracite ones but white BBS style (very cool).The car is very original but it's not really been on the road for 10 years. There's grot in the rear sills, the bottom of the rear valance is held on by sealer but it comes with repair sections. There's also rust around the strut top mounts. He says he'll sell it with a years mot though.The engine sounds sweet and the interior is very tidy. It does need a new exhaust it might get an MOT but will probably need replaced with an stainless job. He says he wants 3 grand for it but a little birdy tells me he'll take 2.5. I think this is strongish money for one of thes? Att 2.5 I'd hope it'd be in better shape but then again it's a mega rare and very cool car. I'm also a bit worried that after sitting for so long there'll be dried up seals that will start leaking when I start using it again. Op -onions?
carlo Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Buy my 406 Coupe and save a grand! You can put them on classic policies as well. Sorry this could get repetitive
TagoraSX Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Seems a bit salty to me. I would only consider it if you really want a manual, and it would have to be a low mileage, low owner car with very good history. And I'd want to see it on a ramp as they rot like a bastard. As someone who has bought cars that have been off the road for a long time I can tell you they can be a right ballache. The last one I bought needed....Fuel Injection system rebuild.Fuel lines.Fuel tank cleaned and resealed.Rear brake rebuild + front calipersTiming belt + water pump, shocks, wheel bearings etc etc..... cort16 1
eddyramrod Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Ask SambaS about a Monza! He has a whole thread about the welding on his. I think you'd really have to want it to take on something with rot in it, and it would need to be a LOT cheaper. SambaS 1
cort16 Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 Seems a bit salty to me. I would only consider it if you really want a manual, and it would have to be a low mileage, low owner car with very good history. And I'd want to see it on a ramp as they rot like a bastard. As someone who has bought cars that have been off the road for a long time I can tell you they can be a right ballache. The last one I bought needed....Fuel Injection system rebuild.Fuel lines.Fuel tank cleaned and resealed.Rear brake rebuild + front calipersTiming belt + water pump, shocks, wheel bearings etc etc..... This is my worry. I was hoping for that money it'd be good go and I'd much rather it be in regular use than sitting for so long. He already mentioned he had to rebuild the fuel pump as the petrol had turned to jelly in the tank. Eddie I've seen Sambas thread and that's what makes me nervous!
TagoraSX Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 This looks a decent one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OPEL-MONZA-GSE-3-0E-MANUAL-CAPRI-635-/261651310333?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3ceba226fd Or practice your welding skillz on this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-OPEL-MONZA-3-0-MANUAL-LSD-LIMITED-SLIP-DIFF-MOTD-CLASSIC-DRIFT-/361102611106?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item54136492a2 brickwall 1
Rocket88 Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 I know where there's a very tidy Royale coupe for sale......in gold, with gold velour interior............sound in all the places where they're usually shot. £900 would buy it.
cort16 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Posted November 5, 2014 I was looking at that gse earlier. I recon it could be hiding grot the arches look like they're starting to go. Also i recon it's missing some body kit. the other one I went to see had side skirts. Colc that royale sounds tempting but I want the manual box. I'm still looking. That manta with the red top in it on rr looks mega fit and in budget but I've not had time to go and see it. It's only in Carlisle too.
forddeliveryboy Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 I'd be wary of sticking an old car back on the road when it's been sat idle for so long. There are bound to be problems, on top of the rot you mention. If it was cheap then maybe. I always look for something which has been used as much as possible - lightly-used chod never goes as well and can start causing grief when thrown into real use. mercrocker 1
John F Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 cort16, on 18 Oct 2014 - 11:52 AM, said:cort16, on 18 Oct 2014 - 11:52 AM, said:So I went to see this Monza today. I didn't get any pictures but it's this colour. The wheels aren't the anthracite ones but white BBS style (very cool).The car is very original but it's not really been on the road for 10 years. There's grot in the rear sills, the bottom of the rear valance is held on by sealer but it comes with repair sections. There's also rust around the strut top mounts. He says he'll sell it with a years mot though.The engine sounds sweet and the interior is very tidy. It does need a new exhaust it might get an MOT but will probably need replaced with an stainless job. He says he wants 3 grand for it but a little birdy tells me he'll take 2.5. I think this is strongish money for one of thes? Att 2.5 I'd hope it'd be in better shape but then again it's a mega rare and very cool car. I'm also a bit worried that after sitting for so long there'll be dried up seals that will start leaking when I start using it again. Op -onions? Haha, Duisburg-registered. Do you want to buy a Duisburg-registered Twingo Mk 1 to go with it?? Edit: that's not your one, I R IDIOT. But you can still buy the Twingo...
AnthonyG Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 If it's got rust around front strut tops I would be very wary as this is what kills them. It sounds like he will bodge it up quickly to get it through an MoT, which may make matters worse. A lot of filler and paint attached to some rust on the front strut tops will be even harder to repair. Unless you really, really want a Monza I would pass on it. How about a Rover SD1? £3k should get you a nice V8.
Bren Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 Carlton GSi? Cracking cars which dont rot quite as badly as monza's and royale's.
Skizzer Posted November 6, 2014 Posted November 6, 2014 May I be the first, but possibly not the last, to suggest that what you REALLY want is a brown Merc 230CE.
cort16 Posted November 6, 2014 Author Posted November 6, 2014 I've had a few old mercs and they've not really floated my boat.I'd gave another Carlton gsi, quite hard to find decent ones now though . If the monza had been half the money I'd have been interested. I got offered a v8 Morris minor traveller earlier today. A bit left field . I'd have v8 sd1 too but not a lot around just now.
skattrd Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 Yo cort16, have you seen the manual monza on the blue? http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/172575/opel-monza-manual-1986-worcestershire
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