Philyc Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 After deciding to write off my trusty Ford fusion last Sunday on the M3, I am now on the hunt for a cheapish commuter and general duties car. (Gratuitous collision photo included.) After hours of sifting through rusty clios and puntos on bumtree I decided to up my game slightly. I am now about to head off with the wife and child to go and have a look at a car. It's a make I have always wanted, although this model is slightly less box shaped and beige then I imagined back in the day. It is a diesel, the biggest engine I think I've ever had in a car, has cruise control, leather heated seats, and all the safety features one could ever want. Thats all for now, any guesses? Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Whatever it is has no brakes by the look of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Obvious upgrade from a Fusion, must have the Yamaha V8 obvs. Schaefft and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Make you've always wanted.Diesel.Leather.Cruise control.Not boxy.Has safety features. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Vectra-1-9CDTi-16v-150ps-Elite-5-DOOR-2006-55-REG-6-MONTHS-MOT/202488046718?hash=item2f253a647e:g:vskAAOSwzSdbuc06:rk:1:pf:0 What time are you picking it up? oldcars and Brodders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpareSnare Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 ? Sent from my HUAWEI VNS-L31 using Tapatalk mitsisigma01, ProgRocker, Philyc and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I've got the kettle on and some juice in the fridge for the kid See you soon.... Oh... Philyc, oldcars, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I reckon Volvo. S60 perhaps. Mmmmmm. Philyc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairkens Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Much hope for 760 turbo diesel Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philyc Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 I reckon Volvo. S60 perhaps. Mmmmmm.You sir are correct. Here it is in full glory. No pez shot as it had more then enough fuel to get home. 161k miles, 53 plate. It has the 2.4 d5 engine and is SE spec. Mot until November next year. Lovely to drive and it all seems to work fine. the only issues are: drivers heated seat only works on the minimum setting, the alloys are showing their age, a couple of small scratches and one wing mirror has its trim held on by a bit of tape. Stevebrookman, privatewire, ProgRocker and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Nice! Fix the heated seat, ignore everything else! Philyc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 ... the biggest engine I think I've ever had in a car... I've just realised with a certain amount of shame that the smallest-engined car in my fleet is the 2.8 Maserati... Schaefft and Philyc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philyc Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 I've just realised with a certain amount of shame that the smallest-engined car in my fleet is the 2.8 Maserati... What a brilliant first world problem! John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 You sir are correct. Here it is in full glory. No pez shot as it had more then enough fuel to get home. IMG_20181201_132344.jpg IMG_20181201_132406.jpg 161k miles, 53 plate. It has the 2.4 d5 engine and is SE spec. Mot until November next year. Lovely to drive and it all seems to work fine. the only issues are: drivers heated seat only works on the minimum setting, the alloys are showing their age, a couple of small scratches and one wing mirror has its trim held on by a bit of tape.Noice! These seem like a megabargin at the mo.. Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I've just realised with a certain amount of shame that the smallest-engined car in my fleet is the 2.8 Maserati... Shame, my arse! You should be getting a medal. Oh, and tax breaks as you can only drive one of them at a time, thus preventing pollution as no one else can be driving them. As least, that's what I argued before when we had 11 vehicles at one time, all ready to drive...…………………..there's only myself & the wife! John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I've just realised with a certain amount of shame that the smallest-engined car in my fleet is the 2.8 Maserati... 2.8 BMW here... Seems like a nice one! I keep thinking about how cheap T5 and T6 S80s are. I wanna have the Swedish luxury experience at one point. A friend of mine had a T5 C70 and I was impressed how incredibly solid those doors sounded... Good luck with this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philyc Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Cheers all. I spent a long time looking around. Was tempted by a few jags too but the volvo was the 'sensible' option and didn't involve travelling 2 hrs to reach a decent one. I think for 700 quid if it only last till next November I don't really mind. mitsisigma01, Dirk Diggler and Isaac Hunt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I've just realised with a certain amount of shame that the smallest-engined car in my fleet is the 2.8 Maserati... calibra cough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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