Storm Dennis surviving Saab 900 convertible!!

[brownnova]

Right oh... 

Nothing new with my perusing of eBay for old chod. We all do it. However, with the money from the sale of my 9000 to RobT literally burning a hole pocket I realised that I could stick a cheeky bid or two on anything cheap enough. I’d been watching this particular car for a few days, it seemed cheap, has MoT till October, and no major faults listed... 

So with 39 seconds to go I lobbed a bid in... fully expecting to be outbid... but I wasn’t.   Interesting. 

Ok, so contact with the seller was established and today was deemed appropriate to go and pick up said steed.

I won’t be leaving Wales, but I will be crossing a famous bridge!

A car which I’ve bought sight unseen but for not much cash which I’m collecting whilst there are weather warnings... what could possibly go wrong. 

[billy_bunter]

[vulgalour]

If it's amphibious or very heavy, you'll be fine.  Bon chance!

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Brave. Good luck. Liked and subscribed. Now where's my slippers and pipe...?

[BL Bloke]

16 minutes ago, brownnova said:

I won’t be leaving Wales, but I will be crossing a famous bridge!

Anglesey?

[Six-cylinder]

Just what is needed on a rainy Sunday, a good collection.

[BL Bloke]

I hope it isn't too windy crossing the bridge. 

[leanycan]

Following with interest!

[richardmorris]

Llangollen looks interesting* at the moment on the prettier a5 route to ynys mon.

[yes oui si]

Watch out for hobbits, and I just saw that there's a red weather warning for sarf Wales ?

[brownnova]

Dennis has decided to throw some sleet at us just as departure time approached. C5 loaded with the people, my wallet and erm... well that’s about it... 

Welsh landmark #1

A house on a bridge. 

[brownnova]

Storm update.... 

[yes oui si]

Proceed Caerphilly. 

[brownnova]

49 minutes ago, BL Bloke said:

Anglesey?

Bingo Bingo Citroen Berlingo

(Which is no clue to the vehicle) 

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, brownnova said:

Bingo Bingo Citroen Berlingo

(Which is no clue to the vehicle) 

Is it a berlingo?

[brownnova]

Nope... 

[Skizzer]

Be handy if it was a black Saab 9000 with a red driver’s door ?
 

Safe travels. Dunno what it’s like up there but the back roads are a bit of a mess down here.

[leanycan]

Any clues mr nova?

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

A rather downtrodden land rover discovery with terminal chassis rot and LED floodlights because you have one life and your going to live it?

[brownnova]

The only previous time I’ve bought a car sight unseen it was green... this is also green... that one was a 1979 vintage, this one hails from the mid 90s...

 Have another tunnel! 

[Spiny Norman]

I think I might know what this is if it's the one I was watching in North Wales that ended yesterday. Tear in the driver's bolster perhaps?

If it is you got a billy bargain at that price.

[brownnova]

It’s Mr Bargain to you ?

[brownnova]

I’ve just opened the panoramic roof on the C5.... 

My new steed doesn’t have a panoramic sunroof,.. but with the push of a button I can experience the great outdoors... 

Have a bridge

[Spiny Norman]

Well done, that looked really good. Only reason I never bid on it was I thought it would end up going for about twice what it reached.

[brownnova]

1 minute ago, Spiny Norman said:

Well done, that looked really good. Only reason I never bid on it was I thought it would end up going for about twice what it reached.

So did I!! I figured that if I got it for less than £350 (my max bid) I’d be doing well. Seeing as I got it for £302.96 I’d say I did ok!! 

[Skizzer]

Hmm. Pugrot 306 soft top?

[Spiny Norman]

Chod speed, Sir, I expect to see pics of it being driven home in full décapotable* mode.

*May or may not be of Froggy descent, use of the garlic expression could be an elaborate ruse...

[Spiny Norman]

Really looking forward to hearing about this one, my finger was hovering for a while but I really didn't fancy the long schlep home to Glasgow in what was promising to be the worst couple of days weather we've had this year.

 

[richardmorris]

10 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Hmm. Pugrot 306 soft top?

Roland garos?

[brownnova]

If the weather keeps up like this I may well be topless!!

Can confirm that it is not of French origin... nor was it produced in the country of its manufacturers origin I discovered earlier...