** Acme [Akagi] bought a pink estate car - E30 325i project log! **

[acemastr]

Alarm bells ring when he says he hasn't put the original, better suspension back on. Also if it has a blowing exhaust how does it have a years mot?

Dodgy.

 

[Frozennova]

Very true.

Reg is P28 COS. Doing mileage check atm.

It isn't that well looked after by the look of things. Advised or failed on tyres for the last 3 years and a 4 gap in MOTs (Could be due to private plate but it covered 2000 miles in that time)

 

[Akagi]

OK so its apparently been a bit of a weekend toy which has been on a fair few track days. Could explain both the suspension refurb and the tyre advisories.

Jeez, even the ones I find which look and sound promising have issues...

Will find out a bit more about this one and have a look anyway... Theres also a 2.5K T-Sport in Luton which is purported to be one of the best ones around in terms of condition which I'm interested in.

 

[acemastr]

Buy a Mondeo, or an E46

 

[Akagi]

Buy a Mondeo, or an E46

No thankyou, and no thankyou.

Mondeo's are... Mondeo's. Good cars but not really what I'm looking for. And I already have one old BMW money pit.

 

[acemastr]

Lease something

 

[vanpeebles]

If it's been a trackday car then avoid it like the plague!

 

[Vita]

Avoid Luton. It's as good as getting a car from Bradford.

Have you done your home work on compressors? I've read countless times, they only like 98ron, and Headgaskets go on them...

I'd personally avoid to be honest.

 

[thewanted]

Go lease something and not have any worries about it.

Lease something

You've said this twice now so you must consider it a brilliant idea. What do you propose he leases with his budget of ~£2500?

 

[adam cool dude]

They couldn't have done it before either, would have been out of her system by the time someone turned up. Or even if she were still intoxicated, theres no way to tell if she had become intoxicated afterwards.

I knew someone who did a very intelligent thing despite being drunk in the first place. Hit a car and drove off. Police came back and got him but told them he had a large brandy to steady his nerves as he was in shock. Got six points for hit and run but better than DUI.

 

[Macky]

Considered a mk2 Fiesta ST Acme? Common as muck but supposedly good fun and you should be able to find one within budget.

 

[insane200]

Considered a mk2 Fiesta ST Acme? Common as muck but supposedly good fun and you should be able to find one within budget.

Indeed, My mate recently bought a MK2 ST with full service history, pretty good millage in Black which looks alright for £1800.

 

[Akagi]

I'd rather a Corolla. Don't like them.

 

[IC3]

What about a Celica 1.8 (190)?

 

[Akagi]

I did think about the Celica T-Sports but to be honest, I just don't really like how they look without all the ricer Celica GT bits.

 

[IC3]

You can get 190 version with a small rear spoiler, GT is a bit over the top with its Fast&Furios body kit.

e.g. https://www.pistonheads.com/classif...a-mk7-t-sport-vvtli--------------2004/7467364

 

[grudas]

Deja vu.. corolla then a celica lol..

 

[acemastr]

You've said this twice now so you must consider it a brilliant idea. What do you propose he leases with his budget of ~£2500?

He's also bought a bunch of complete sheds that have each been a complete nightmare.

He has his project/fun car, so why not put that 2500 down on a cheap, fuel efficient daily driver that is guaranteed to work for the next 3 years?

 

[[TW]Fox]

Leasing doesn't seem like the right answer at all. Renting a crap car for 2 years seems like a good way to dispose of even more money.

 

[Uther]

Get a boring reliable car for work, like a Mondeo,Focus, or Fiesta, and keep the fun car for fun and wasting money on. Didn't you have a perfectly good Skoda workhorse not so long ago?