Hello all,
I’m the owner of the car on eBay
thought I would create an user account, login to reply to the above as much that was thought about this advert is wrong.
A little bit of background first. For years I’ve popped on to this site as I love reading the car / general discussions. So, when my Mrs 's car, a Mitsubishi Outlander, was coming to the end ( 130K on the clock and it required over £1K worth of repairs ) think I was going to swap it out for a cheap a Lexus type barge saw your topic about your new Mazda Xedos 2.3 and thought cool, I quite like that and went off to look for one. So, it was your purchase of your car that introduced me to this car ( your to blame )
I brought this one off EBay, the one you mentioned, for £435. I had to go to Kent to collect, it was dirty, it was dented but it had 90% service history and I could see that underneath it was a lovely car. The plan was that I was going to give it to the wife to use as a baby wagon but first I wanted to make sure it was safe so had it mot'ed, which required four new tyres, some new suspension parts, and under sealed as there was a bit of rust on the underneath. My mechanic looked at the cambelt, and he showed me it, it looks new, the tensioner wheel things all look new too and as it’s a non interference engine reckon I should just leave it to 90K then get plugs, all belts etc done. If it does got, it won’t implode the engine so, cool.
I also had a number of the little dents removed, and the big one on the door pushed out as much as possible as the original owner was an old couple who clearly couldn’t see. However, the body work wasn’t a big issue to me, the kids would eventually knock the crap out of it and I just wanted to make sure the car was mechanically safe as my little kiddies would be transported around.
Anyway, I presented it to the wife ...................... she didn’t like it, in fact she called it an old man's car !
( 8loody women ) Shame, as the car is quiet, it's so smooth, its relatively fast and I love the super charger. I’ve never had a super charger before so this was one of the reasons why I brought it ( I’m such a kid ). I love the noise, the surge, it’s really quite addictive.
So, the Mrs and I discussed it, she would have used it if I had told her too but I could see that I was in for a few months worth of " You are making me use that car..." and happy wife / happy life, so I just went out a brought a 06 plate Suzuki Vitara 5 door, 47K, etc.
This means I now have 5 cars. I have recently sold the outlander, and I now need to sell this as its now surplus to requirements. Don’t get me wrong, £875 isn’t a lot of cash to have in this car, I can use it for a year, and sell for £500 then, so cheap motoring but my drive is now packed with wagons, and the amount of car tax I’m paying So, this is the reason why I’m selling.
You mentioned that you reckon there is something iffy / or wrong with it ? Nope, nothing at all. Just a case of a hubby trying to introduce his wife in to `Banganomics` and she not liking it !
I’m currently using it as a station car, as I work up in the City of London which means my car can sometimes been in the station for days. I’ve tried to sell it on eBay but good god the abuse I’m getting ! Amazing. I’m only trying to sell a car, not weapons to ISIS.
If it doesn’t sell, then cool. I will keep it. Sorn off some of my cars and just use this old bucket .
So, that is the reason why I’m selling it, well trying to, but if not, then for the next year I will be Mazda Xedos 2.3 Milliners owner
