Show Us Your Motors!

Martynt74 · 26 Mar 2019 at 14:45

Yep, sounds about right for an @Acme purchase

skaif · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:14

Rossi~ said:
Hmmm...You're not coming down south to pick it up are you? My neighbour has just sold his because he was fed up with the electrics failing randomly.
It's a burgundy-ish red S60, same era, not sure on reg.

Its ok, it only cost him pocket change so worst case scenario he can remap it.

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:17

Rossi~ said:
Hmmm...You're not coming down south to pick it up are you? My neighbour has just sold his because he was fed up with the electrics failing randomly.
It's a burgundy-ish red S60, same era, not sure on reg.

Please tell me he doesn't live in Braintree...

LiE · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:19

Acme said:
Please tell me he doesn't live in Braintree...

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:21

No money has changed hands from me to him yet, but I have taken a deposit on my car...

Worst comes to the worst I'll give up and refund the deposit.

Raymond Lin · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:21

Small world.

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:24

Last MOT does have a doofer for a supplementary restraint system warning light.

Yaayuh! · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:24

Acme said:
Please tell me he doesn't live in Braintree...

No he doesn't (phew), but it's not far away (north Herts)

There's loads around, probably just coincidence.

Vita · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:24

Acme said:
No money has changed hands from me to him yet, but I have taken a deposit on my car...

Worst comes to the worst I'll give up and refund the deposit.

Did you go to view the car at all?

Martynt74 · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:25

Rossi~ said:
No he doesn't (phew), but it's not far away.

Probably selling from a mates address so the shed doesn't come back to haunt him

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:26

Vita said:
Did you go to view the car at all?

Don't be daft.

Vita · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:27

Acme said:
Don't be daft.

Forget that car. Sell the mx5, go view a car that’s decent and will be reliable for you for day to day running.

vanpeebles · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:28

Vita said:
Forget that car. Sell the mx5, go view a car that’s decent and will be reliable for you for day to day running.

but acmes

Martynt74 · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:29

vanpeebles said:
but acmes

It's actually a scary thought that if he's just got a big payrise he might actually be driving round in something really nice sometime soon!

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:30

Y554 MCN

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...0&radius=1500&fuel-consumption=OVER_30&page=1

Marvt74 said:
It's actually a scary thought that if he's just got a big payrise he might actually be driving round in something really nice sometime soon!

Watch this space I guess, but I was rather hoping this cheap Ovlov would hold me back for at least a few more months.

Vita · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:33

Acme said:
Y554 MCN

Watch this space I guess, but I was rather hoping this cheap Ovlov would hold me back for at least a few more months.

Just get a car which when it comes to sell will shift quickly for you with not much loss.

Another corolla al be it a 1.6 or whatever might do the trick. That way you can save and get something decent later on.

Use your head for once lad.

vanpeebles · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:36

Vita said:
Just get a car which when it comes to sell will shift quickly for you with not much loss.

Another corolla al be it a 1.6 or whatever might do the trick. That way you can save and get something decent later on.

Use your head for once lad.

Then simplify, add aero, and fit coil overs for family approved motorway handling

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:40

Pfffft.

ChrisD. · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:41

Jesus, that's horrendous.

Akagi · 26 Mar 2019 at 15:45

I know. The interior makes me sad.