Possible new shite for me , advice needed

[Rusty Pelican]

Ive found a series two granada for sale , its an A reg so 83 / 84, its a two litre , 5 speed manual and has minty bodywork , seems to be a base model , steel wheels , no air con ,cloth seats etc , been stood for about 5 years , the guy whos got it is a mechanic and will put 12 months MOT on it and give it a service / recommision, milage about 80K , Wants £800 , what you think then people ,

[FredTransit]

Sounds a good price, go for it. All povo spec cars are rarer than the high end ones, no idea why (maybe they get binned more often).

[r.welfare]

Check the inner wings, where the floorpan meets the sills, the spare wheel well and the closing panel between the bootlid and the rear window carefully - those were the four areas that my '80 Mk2 (a one-owner car laid up for a couple of years prior) had rot (not terminal, but unsightly). Should have PAS at that age but then again sounds like an "L" with steel wheels so they may have downgraded it to without, as I think the LX came in around this time.Pricewise, if it's as minty as you say it is then it should be worth £800, I gave £500 for mine as a Condition 2 with a year's ticket just under 3 years ago. Easy to sell on again, too, but make sure you have somewhere secure to park it, day or night.Nice to see another povo spec model come out of the woodwork, though - 99% of the survivors seem to be 2.8 Ghias or Ghia Xs. I think higher spec cars tend to survive better due to higher retained value, more caring early owners (e.g. old giffers tend to buy Ghia spec, reps thrash L's to death), and in some cases (such as Sierras) the build is better due to German, rather than British, factories assembling them.

[CIH]

sounds good. we like base spec.

[Mr Lobster]

Sounds good! With 12 months ticket, if its that good then sounds like pretty good value as well I'd have thought.

[Cheggers]

What do I think?...I think we need pictures when you get it home

[trigger]

I have a soft spot for a mk2 granny, my mate bought a c plate mk2 2.8i ghia x with all the kit recently for £500 with long mot, It's a 5 speed as well but has rusty front wings. I keep thinking about asking him if he'll sell it. £800 sounds fair enough if It's minter with a years ticket.

[Rusty Pelican]

What do I think?...I think we need pictures when you get it home

Dont really need to get it home , its parked across the street , il try and get a piccy tomarrow , trouble is tis dark when i leave for work and dark when i get homeEDIT , just run across the road in the monsoon were having , its an LX

[r.welfare]

LX should mean power steering then, and cool map lights in the rear pillar trims Does it still have it's snow-white wheel trims?

[Rusty Pelican]

Seems to have all the wheel trims , looks totally unmolested to me , bloody rain , bloody darkness

[Cheggers]

Oooooh, an LX with original trims, in good nick for 800 clams?? - Go for it.

[whitevanman]

Now I'm more of a Cortina expert than a Granada expert..but I think that PAS was only optional on the MK2 Granada 2.0....even the MK3 didn't always have PAS on the pinto engined ones........

[retro80sboy]

BUY IT!! - before the banger racers get their hands on it!

[r.welfare]

Now I'm more of a Cortina expert than a Granada expert..but I think that PAS was only optional on the MK2 Granada 2.0....even the MK3 didn't always have PAS on the pinto engined ones........

You might be right there - without recourse to my trusty "Parker's Older Car Price Guide" from 1999 I can't be sure. It was always standard on the V6 Mk2s, and I seem to recall the 2.0L got it in '83 but it was dropped again for '84 when the LX came in.Easiest way to tell (other than turning the wheel!) is if it's got a 4-spoke steering wheel, it'll have PAS - non-PAS Mk2s always had a 2-spoker.As I remember, model-for-model, the Mk3 was considerably downgraded in spec on launch compared to the Mk2 - no alloys or electric driver's seat on the GL or Ghia - so you're probably right on the PAS for that one. That standard ABS must have had a high cost price...

[outlaw118]

All of the above.......Rust rust and rust, inner wings, floors, tops and sides of front wings, front and rear windsreen "frames", you name it.The old 2.0 pinto in something this big isn't exactly gonna be a roadburner either - more of a potterer.Not OMG!!! DRIFTIN'BITCHRWD etc etc.I love them, but a) Wont fit down my drive.... SWMBO doesn't "get" it.....

[mnde]

Ooh, like this one I spotted in Chester a few months ago?

 

 

Go for it!

 

Mark.

[retro80sboy]

theres a 2.8 Granny around the corner from me.

 

been standing for about 2 years there now and apparantly the fella wants over 2 grand for it.

 

This pic was taken when it wasnt too bad, but its detieriated since which is a shame.

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2 ... =523901845

[garethj]

I had an X reg 2 litre Granada about 20 years ago and it certainly had no power steering and it also had a 4 speed box.Metallic Champagne was the exterior colour, the inside was lots of brown plastic and it handled in a fairly stodgy manner, but blinkin' heck it was roomy inside.Not exactly the thing to set a teenager's heart a fluttering, but a good old barge really. I should imagine that with more power it would be quite fun

[FredTransit]

Now I think about it, the 2L isn't that bad in a tranny, though the cologne does go better in a granny!

[Cavcraft]

Ooh, like this one I spotted in Chester a few months ago?

 

 

Go for it!

 

Mark.

That was there the other night, must be a local car!

[AnthonyG]

If you do get it, don't park it anywere a Hiab (lorry mounted crane) can get easy access. A few wrong'uns in the banger racing community will take any opportunity to get one of these now. Obviously the risk is much higher if you live in an area where banger racing is popular, in some regions nobody gives a monkey's about it.It's so bad now I would not own a MK1/2 Granada or Mk3/4/5 Cortina unless I had a garage to put it in, or at least a relatively secluded and well protected driveway.Other than that, its all good!

[Rusty Pelican]

If you do get it, don't park it anywere a Hiab (lorry mounted crane) can get easy access. A few wrong'uns in the banger racing community will take any opportunity to get one of these now. Obviously the risk is much higher if you live in an area where banger racing is popular, in some regions nobody gives a monkey's about it.It's so bad now I would not own a MK1/2 Granada or Mk3/4/5 Cortina unless I had a garage to put it in, or at least a relatively secluded and well protected driveway.Other than that, its all good!

UMM thats a good point , two banger racing circuits within 30 miles of me , may not be such a good idea then

[FredTransit]

In the light of that, get it out of harm's way ASAP....