Shandylegs Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I know it's not the done thing for a first post being a 'for sale' ad, but I'm a regular long time lurker (Saying that, I don't know which is worse!) Anyway, a work colleague has recently taken a new car on the motability scheme and they didn't have a clue how to go about selling their car privately. Not wanting to take advantage, I made an offer of £300 sight unseen in the knowledge that it had been tested in the last few weeks. Car: Rover 45 Saloon, 1.8, manual, velour seats The good:- 62k from new. Having looked at the online MOT checker this looks to be genuine.- Fair few bills / old MOTs.- 2 keys.- Most items seem to work!- Drives well. I've now done circa 100 miles running around and no problems have surfaced.- Good tyres all round. Well no, they are the usual ditchfinders, but all have good tread (spare steel looks unused - Dunlop tyre). Alloys good.- No obvious grot and seems fairly straight (but a few small scratches/defects).- Very clean under the bonnet. The bad:- Driver window was slow. I've put some silicone grease on the runners and all now seems ok.- Clock not working- Cig burn in middle of the drivers seat- The exhaust is a bit boomy. I could've sworn it was blowing, but given the recent MOT and having done the hand over the exhaust I can't hear anything untoward.- Drivers wing and bumper have been painted (bumper has a small crack). A fairly decent match but paint not the best.- Headlamps dull and will need a polish. All in all not a bad little car, not new but it should give someone a year or two's motoring for little or no outlay. I was tempted to pull the motor for my K Midget as it's the later better non dizzy set-up, but the car is just too good for that. Rather than risk the inevitable idiots that come with a £550 Gumtree ad, I'd be happy to let a discerning gentleman/woman take this on at cost - £310. If there's any genuine interest I'll post some pictures. Coprolalia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Generally speaking, photos generate genuine interest, rather than the other way round. So does location matey The Moog, Partridge and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah , pics please . Location ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 More info on your Midget would be ace too - sounds like overpowered larfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Location = Barnsley, S Yorks. Didn't get chance to take any photos today, I'll sort in the morning. The Midget is my long term project (5 years and counting). There's a short thread over on the blue forum, but things are now a good bit further on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I have no intention of buying, but I do like some nice Rover 45 pics to salivate over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 What is the tax on one of these beasties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Colour?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 What is the tax on one of these beasties? £205 for 12 months if it's 2001-2005. C02 is 172. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 The pictures aren't going to win any prizes due to the horrendous weather but here goes: Pic 1. Coprolalia and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pic 2. Coprolalia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pic 3. Coprolalia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pic 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pics 5 & 6 together (Just to upset the order freaks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Pic 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Just in case my new found photo skillz aren't up to scratch, it's light metallic green. Tax is in indeed £205 (or £112.75 for 6 months). You won't make a fortune by cleaning it selling it on (or I would've done that), but as said above, a decent little car with plenty of life left in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Seem to be having problems getting posts approved due to newbie status. It's currently like having a phone conversation with an inbuilt 8 hour delay. .............. (Edit) I now appear to have beat the post count so can post at will! If anyone is genuinely interested let me know as in the intetvening time whilst waiting to get the pictures authorised on here, boredom set in and I also placed an ad on Gumtree (at a suitably higher price I may add!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 That's only to stop cr-isis fuelled Renault 25 trolls. EssDeeWon, Partridge, BorniteIdentity and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Looks blooming good for 300 odd sovs I must say. Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Looks blooming good for 300 odd sovs I must say The pictures do it justice but it certainly isn't a shed or I wouldn't have bothered to list it here. I just have absolutely no use for it as I already have something to smoke round in that I happen to be quite attached to. If someone is quick it's still taxed and insured (So you should be able to drive it on your current insurance policy) until the end of the year i.e. tomorrow! Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Phwoar! Nice. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thats a rare colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23rdian Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Still got this? Would mean a trip but quite fancy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 That does look rather nice, that does. Priced right too, I might have been tempted to have a go if I wasn't already Rovered up (other excuses are available). Someone will get a bargain, methinks. GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Looks much better than I expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Yes, still here. Even the Gumtree shysters seem to steer clear of Rover's - less street cred than a Zafira? Sorn'd and insurance cancelled from tomorrow, so it's now parked off road outside my unit (fun rather than business) looking sorry for itself. Half of me is still saying run it for a while and tackle the jobs needed on my daily Saab 95, then sell (or rape it for it's engine - seems to be really peachy for an 800 K-series). However, the wife would really seriously throw a wobbly so it does have to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Its certainly cheap enough and nice enough but probably the worst week of the whole year to flog a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Funnily enough I just picked this up yesterday for 250 quid. 69k one owner from new MOT til end of March and just needing a set of brake pads and a heater blower motor. runs and drives really well. I didnt really want it but it was SO cheap... Jim Bergerac, eddyramrod, Insideimsmiling and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Blimey Dave, even by Rover standards that is mega barg. Well bought! CortinaDave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Rio Red. MG-R lost money on that colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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