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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
- Ewazix
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
So I've been looking for something to throw the dog and fishing gear in, carry a bit of 'stuff' and take an occasional tow bar and roof rack. Had to be low mileage, with some spec', be at least a little bit interesting, oh and cheap. I've been all over wasting time on downright fraudulently described sheds including a 300 mile round trip for an apparently immaculate, full history up-together early X3 which turned out to have no history for the last 6 years, one key and a lovely 4WD warning light 200m in to the test drive! "It's never done that before" the guy says, yea right
So I'de come to the conclusion that my miserly £3.5k budget was a no-go, then I spotted a promising 2005 Scooby Forester 2.0 xT just over the border in Devon, a wee bit over budget but surely worth a look. Turns out it's the 175 bhp boosted jobbie with panoramic roof, cruise, climate, heated bums and an incredible 44k miles! The old boy that owned it had it serviced every 4k miles on average and kept every invoice including for recent cam belt, brakes, battery, bushes and alternator. Really clean bar a couple of small scuffs and drives like a 2 -3 year old car as tight as a drum. The dealer was a really nice guy who clearly had a margin in it so I bid him down slightly and I'm getting it with a new MOT, Service, warranty and keeping the nice A2 *** number plate that's worth a few hundred. So hopefully patience pays off but I think it's going to be a goodun
Anybody owned one of these?
So I'de come to the conclusion that my miserly £3.5k budget was a no-go, then I spotted a promising 2005 Scooby Forester 2.0 xT just over the border in Devon, a wee bit over budget but surely worth a look. Turns out it's the 175 bhp boosted jobbie with panoramic roof, cruise, climate, heated bums and an incredible 44k miles! The old boy that owned it had it serviced every 4k miles on average and kept every invoice including for recent cam belt, brakes, battery, bushes and alternator. Really clean bar a couple of small scuffs and drives like a 2 -3 year old car as tight as a drum. The dealer was a really nice guy who clearly had a margin in it so I bid him down slightly and I'm getting it with a new MOT, Service, warranty and keeping the nice A2 *** number plate that's worth a few hundred. So hopefully patience pays off but I think it's going to be a goodun
Anybody owned one of these?
2003 2.5 SE, low miles, Sterling Grey, 108's & Eagles, no stubby here! Unmolested.
2018 Cooper S Countryman
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2018 Cooper S Countryman
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- Lifer
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
Yep - worth the wait - just the history you could hope for
Great find
Great find
Now Porsche flat 6 experience, 986S & 981S.
2006 Z4MR Imola Red/Imola Red, 2008 3.0si Sport Stratus Grey/Piano black, 2006 2.0I Sport Silver Grey Facelift. MX5, TVR Chimaera, many motorbikes.
2006 Z4MR Imola Red/Imola Red, 2008 3.0si Sport Stratus Grey/Piano black, 2006 2.0I Sport Silver Grey Facelift. MX5, TVR Chimaera, many motorbikes.
- mr.tourette
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
know nothing about them but it seems like you got a decent amount of motor for the money
if its got tits or tyres..its trouble
- Grumpyowl
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Just goes to show do your homework have a little patience and look what you can get. Well done
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- Lifer
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
Nice looking motor.
That'll be perfect for getting down a little track leading to a remote cottage I visited last weekend in Pembrokeshire
That'll be perfect for getting down a little track leading to a remote cottage I visited last weekend in Pembrokeshire
- Ewazix
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
...... ah yes visiting the micro-climate, surely will beDav the wheel nut wrote:Nice looking motor.
That'll be perfect for getting down a little track leading to a remote cottage I visited last weekend in Pembrokeshire
2003 2.5 SE, low miles, Sterling Grey, 108's & Eagles, no stubby here! Unmolested.
2018 Cooper S Countryman
Fiesta Ecoboost
2018 Cooper S Countryman
Fiesta Ecoboost
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
That looks to be in great condition, and with that history, it sounds like it's in perfect working order. Lucky find!
I'm looking for a similar run about to put miles on. £3k ish and was looking at the Outback, Legacy, Volvo T5 etc. To have the cam belt change is a bonus.
Enjoy! Great find!
I'm looking for a similar run about to put miles on. £3k ish and was looking at the Outback, Legacy, Volvo T5 etc. To have the cam belt change is a bonus.
Enjoy! Great find!
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OnlineMr Tidy
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
Don't know anything about them, but that looks like a good deal.
18 months ago I wanted a decent daily - found an 80K miles 325ti Sport Compact with full leather and CD changer for a fiver less than £2K, so I bought it!
Can't have too many petrol straight 6s IMHO!
18 months ago I wanted a decent daily - found an 80K miles 325ti Sport Compact with full leather and CD changer for a fiver less than £2K, so I bought it!
Can't have too many petrol straight 6s IMHO!
Coupes because stunning!
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Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
Great find.
We used to have a 220bhp Fozza and it was decent. Nothing went wrong in 3 years and it serves its purpose. Used to surprise people when on boost too! Think 0-60 was low 7s so not bad at all.
We used to have a 220bhp Fozza and it was decent. Nothing went wrong in 3 years and it serves its purpose. Used to surprise people when on boost too! Think 0-60 was low 7s so not bad at all.
Now: Diseasal company cars (for now)
Gone: Z4 Coupe 3.0si - Montego Blue
Gone: Z4 Coupe 3.0si - Montego Blue
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
Being a Subaru, you can't go wrong with the purchase as they know how to build cars. A mate has one and swears by it.
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Beige M sport seats, wood dash
Toyota MR2 NA 1995
Triumph GT6 1972 (project)
Land Rover Discovery 1994 TDI (Tow car)
Mini 1000 1981
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Interesting new runabout - rather pleased
Good choice If it's anything like the Impreza estate we owned it will be bullet proof. Bought it with 185k miles on the clock for a few hundred pounds and sold it 12 months later for the same money. Never cost me a bean in that time and it's the only car i've owned and never lost money. Sold to a friend of a friend who has taken it well beyond 200k miles and it's still going strong.
Replacement: 2018 M240i Auto Convertible with plenty of options
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