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[HMC]

Anyone fancy an avensis estate?

 

Im planning a move to a house that has no parking of any kind anywhere nearby. The avensis is a bit more capable than the Astra, and is less rusty, and hence will be the first for the chop.

 

2000 avensis estate, long mot to some time in 2020. 1.8 VVTI, lovely gearbox, clutch, brakes. Drives spot on, new battery and recent tyres. Everything works except the radio. A lot of history right back to the supplying dealer. Few age related marks but very tidy in and out on the whole. Remote locking, roof bars, ummm it’s blue. Currently half a tank of fuel. Located Tavistock and I’d like £350

[loserone]

That's some serious value.

 

This house move sounds like a bad plan

[Matty]

Keep hold of it till the start of November and then I'll have it. Perfect winter car. Thanks in advance of a positive response!!!!

[BorniteIdentity]

With the work done on the engine this will now carry on indefinitely. My garage had a VVTi taxi that was heading back from the moon.

 

You won’t need it, but GLWS. This is all the car anyone will ever really need.

[Matty]

Aye. From following posts on yours I get that impression. Most of the late 90s/early 2000s cars I've owned have been the same. Loads of high milers that work like new. Where have all the good cars gone??

[Brodders]

Mirroring pretty much what has been said above, this is surely the best value for money option around if you want "a car" which will simply keep going.

 

It has also reminded me that it has been ages since I last saw one of this generation of Avensis (Avensi?). They used to be a semi regular sight not long ago.

[HMC]

As an alternative- the Astra £150 -

[HMC]

Whichever sells first goes

[HMC]

Who stays? YOU DECIDE

[HMC]

The Astra-

1998 Astra 1.6 LS estate. Long MOT, lots of history, drives OK ruined lacquer on the bonnet and roof but £150- what I paid the long term giffer owners for it. Rust wise sills and most of underbody excellent, rear inner arches bit rusty though, with 1 bit not an MOT fail but could do with a bit of welding on the offside inner arch trailing edge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gadgetgricey]

If its any help, I've so far had four cars off HMC, Still have two of them and all exactly as described.

 

Also if collecting by train, split ticketing is your friend.

 

B'ham to Plymouth was £300 first class, but split ticketing got the price down to £50 on the same F*&ing train.

 

If I had not just purchased the CLK from him, would be all over that Astra...

[The Moog]

And Bucketeer with BDS has him on favourite on his satnav***

 

*** His 1993 paper Michelin road atlas, circled in red

[Minimad5]

Shit the bed !

How have I missed this thread !?

You've smashed the car count already squire, and three bargain Mercedes to boot too.

[AnthonyG]

The Avensis looks absolutely perfect for CMS206 to replace his CarinaE.

[SRi05]

One hundred and fifty pounds. Incredible

[Cavcraft]

That Astra is essentially free at £150.

[DoctorRetro]

I fecking love that Astra.

If it wasn't 7 hours on the bloody train.... Etc etc.

 

And yes, £150 for an MoT'd car is a steal!

[HMC]

Sit rep- decided to keep the avensis as it’s a bit more credible as my only car- I’ve just bunged a new battery on it- and would you believe the battery on the Astra has not been holding charge- a test for it confirmed a dead cell so the buyer will need to bring a battery with themselves, also as per the advert from the former keeper a few pages back, the drivers window doesn’t work and it wants a thermostat as it struggles to get up to temperature.

[sierraman]

I’d just live with the thermostat, it’s a belt off job on those if I remember right.

[twosmoke300]

Nearly half an hours work that cambelt mind

[Rusty_Rocket]

Pricey though.  The last time I changed one of those, the belt was £7.99 and the thermostat £4.

[twosmoke300]

Oooo hellish !!!!! I’d deffo ignore it and fill that rocker box with mayo then moan that the head gaskets blown and AVAS

[bangernomics]

Wow that’s an absolute no brainier. Shame/lucky my return ferry isn’t until the 19th of July.

[sloth]

fuck im heading over for 6 weeks in june. car rental is 500quid. id be better buying that ashtray and throwing a matress innit for campingzzz

 

 

shame your in devon and ill be in hull.

[HMC]

Offer accepted on house....

 

 

It’s the little cream one far left. As you can see no off street parking, and on street parking stingy. Luckily my work is about a 30 second walk and I can keep a (one) car there.

 

So bump for the Astra!

[montytom]

good luck with the move, the road looks familiar, is it still in south Devon? that astra is very tempting but would need to think about moving my smart car. 

[montytom]

The more im looking at this the more it makes sense,

 

I live in Plymouth so only a little drive away,

I would love an estate so I can take my sinclair c5 out in.

Insurance is plenty cheap. 

Im unsure what to do.

[500tops]

Buy it! I'll give you a lift so you don't have to worry about getting there...

[BorniteIdentity]

The more im looking at this the more it makes sense,

 

I live in Plymouth so only a little drive away,

I would love an estate so I can take my sinclair c5 out in.

Insurance is plenty cheap. 

Im unsure what to do.

 

Mad enough to have a Sinclair C5 but not to spend £150 on an actual car?I’m afraid there’s likely no help available for you then champ.

[montytom]

Mad enough to have a Sinclair C5 but not to spend £150 on an actual car?

 

I’m afraid there’s likely no help available for you then champ.

It's not that it's that I have to juggle things round as I have a smart car that I need to get rid of and only one space on the drive so until the astra gets on the road once I got rid of my smart. My vitesse will have to stay on the road. Nothing about money it's a bargain. Just having to sell/scrap the smart car. Hope that you now understand my situation