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Project car. Guess what it is.
- Chris_D
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Project car. Guess what it is.
As some of you know, a couple of months ago I found what I thought would be a nice little weekend project car, the Lotus Excel. It looked ok, drove ok, but it had an overheating problem that the dealer couldn’t address.
It was one of my acceptance criteria that they fix it before I committed to buying it. They couldnt fix it, so I didn’t buy it.
I remember seeing the current car I’ve got lined up parked in the corner of a little Alfa dealership on the edge of the Vecht canal not far from me while I was out on a bikeride about a year ago.
It was looking very forlorn and down on its’ luck and I remember thinking to myself ‘what a shame, somebody must have loved that once. Doesn’t deserve to be in this state.’
That was then.
I was out for a drive this afternoon and with the itch for a project car still there I decided to divert past that garage and see if they still had it.
Got there, parked up, but couldnt see it.
Asked the guy and he said ‘oh yeah, it’s parked up round the back’.
Kool and the Gang! I thought to myself and followed the dude to the back courtyard whereupon said motor was sat there, still languishing in it’s cobwebs and mildew.
Its the garage owners’ car apparently and the mechanic rang him to see if he was open to offers.
Brief conversation later and we have an agreement in principle that if it turns over, runs, drives and there’s no significant mechanical issues then I’d make him an offer.
It’s lovely though. I’ve got that ‘silly fool falling in love’ giddy gideon feeling!
The paint and interior are a bit rough but that’s fne, exactly what I’m looking for. There’s no rust, rot or accident damage as far as I could see but I’ll make sure of that later in to the negotiations. With a bit of tlc and fettling it would make a way better project than the Excel.
We couldnt get it to run sadly. Could hear the fuel pump and startermotor whirring over but it just wouldnt make contact and crank the engine over. We rocked it to see if there was movement at the fan and there was, so not an engine seizure. Mechanic told me they had it running a couple of months ago. It idles badly however. That’s for later.
Ok, enough waffle from me. Here’s a foto.
10 points and a creamcake to the first smartypants to guess what it is.
Twin air intakes so that should give you a clue to beast that lurks within the enginebay
It was one of my acceptance criteria that they fix it before I committed to buying it. They couldnt fix it, so I didn’t buy it.
I remember seeing the current car I’ve got lined up parked in the corner of a little Alfa dealership on the edge of the Vecht canal not far from me while I was out on a bikeride about a year ago.
It was looking very forlorn and down on its’ luck and I remember thinking to myself ‘what a shame, somebody must have loved that once. Doesn’t deserve to be in this state.’
That was then.
I was out for a drive this afternoon and with the itch for a project car still there I decided to divert past that garage and see if they still had it.
Got there, parked up, but couldnt see it.
Asked the guy and he said ‘oh yeah, it’s parked up round the back’.
Kool and the Gang! I thought to myself and followed the dude to the back courtyard whereupon said motor was sat there, still languishing in it’s cobwebs and mildew.
Its the garage owners’ car apparently and the mechanic rang him to see if he was open to offers.
Brief conversation later and we have an agreement in principle that if it turns over, runs, drives and there’s no significant mechanical issues then I’d make him an offer.
It’s lovely though. I’ve got that ‘silly fool falling in love’ giddy gideon feeling!
The paint and interior are a bit rough but that’s fne, exactly what I’m looking for. There’s no rust, rot or accident damage as far as I could see but I’ll make sure of that later in to the negotiations. With a bit of tlc and fettling it would make a way better project than the Excel.
We couldnt get it to run sadly. Could hear the fuel pump and startermotor whirring over but it just wouldnt make contact and crank the engine over. We rocked it to see if there was movement at the fan and there was, so not an engine seizure. Mechanic told me they had it running a couple of months ago. It idles badly however. That’s for later.
Ok, enough waffle from me. Here’s a foto.
10 points and a creamcake to the first smartypants to guess what it is.
Twin air intakes so that should give you a clue to beast that lurks within the enginebay
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Project car. Guess what it is.
Alfasud v6
3.0 Manual. Sterling Grey. Cream leather Electric an Heated. Professional Navigation/Sony tablet replacement. Storm Werks . an parts waiting to be fitted
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Or gtv
3.0 Manual. Sterling Grey. Cream leather Electric an Heated. Professional Navigation/Sony tablet replacement. Storm Werks . an parts waiting to be fitted
- Chris_D
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Project car. Guess what it is.
Nope, nope.
Clue, it’s not an Alfa.
Clue, it’s not an Alfa.
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
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- Chris_D
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Hah! We have a winner!
Well done. Thought the guesses might have gone on a bit longer.
I’ve eaten the creamcake, so you’ll have to make do with the 10 points.
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Project car. Guess what it is.
A few more photos.
Most importantly, and this is why it would make a fantastic project car, is that it has a manual gearbox. Super rare!
Comments, derision, jokes, hints and tips all welcome....
Most importantly, and this is why it would make a fantastic project car, is that it has a manual gearbox. Super rare!
Comments, derision, jokes, hints and tips all welcome....
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Love it!
03 Z4R 3.0i/Silver/custom quad/330d brake upgrade/LSD/G-Power supercharger/FIC 365cc injectors/Severn Tuning map
- Jembo
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WTF!!!!
A manual 928... they’ve just suddenly rocketed up in value!!! & if u stole it money wise from a car trader that’s unbelievable!!!
Not quite my thing, though they’ve suddenly become the new jewel... congrats, worse case you’ll still turn a profit if have to sell on
A manual 928... they’ve just suddenly rocketed up in value!!! & if u stole it money wise from a car trader that’s unbelievable!!!
Not quite my thing, though they’ve suddenly become the new jewel... congrats, worse case you’ll still turn a profit if have to sell on
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Yeah. Manual. Rare as Hens teef!Jembo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:16 pm WTF!!!!
A manual 928... they’ve just suddenly rocketed up in value!!! & if u stole it money wise from a car trader that’s unbelievable!!!
Not quite my thing, though they’ve suddenly become the new jewel... congrats, worse case you’ll still turn a profit if have to sell on
I'm trying to be a bit more conservative in my outlook with this one. There's got to be a reason, a hidden demon as to why it's been neglected and I suspect it's hiding something.
Time will tell.
Next viewing next weekend when they promised to have it running for me and hopefully a little bazz up and down the canal.
Watch this space....
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Some useful information here
https://www.porscheclubgb.com/regions-r ... yers-guide
https://www.porscheclubgb.com/regions-r ... yers-guide
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- Jembo
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Er... now u have advertised it on the web... you’ve just activated a whole lot of sleepers who will be hunting through old adverts for the address... plus u have just reminded a trader about a car he will deffo know about its worth. If it’s a runner he’ll just make a tidy profit by activating his connections, as people are hunting for these barn finds.Chris_D wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:56 pm
Yeah. Manual. Rare as Hens teef!Jembo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:16 pm WTF!!!!
A manual 928... they’ve just suddenly rocketed up in value!!! & if u stole it money wise from a car trader that’s unbelievable!!!
Not quite my thing, though they’ve suddenly become the new jewel... congrats, worse case you’ll still turn a profit if have to sell on
I'm trying to be a bit more conservative in my outlook with this one. There's got to be a reason, a hidden demon as to why it's been neglected and I suspect it's hiding something.
Time will tell.
Next viewing next weekend when they promised to have it running for me and hopefully a little bazz up and down the canal.
Watch this space....
U know it will have some issues & personally I’d rather buy a ‘non-runner’ at a knock down price, change the oil before trying to get it going... coz they will just get it to run... so can only suggest hook a car trailer up tomorrow, cash in the pocket & buy ‘as is’
As I said, if u have issues... shifting afterwards will be easy please now
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- Chris_D
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Lovin' ur enthusiasm Jembo but I'm not getting into a tizzy about this one.Jembo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 7:37 pmEr... now u have advertised it on the web... you’ve just activated a whole lot of sleepers who will be hunting through old adverts for the address... plus u have just reminded a trader about a car he will deffo know about its worth. If it’s a runner he’ll just make a tidy profit by activating his connections, as people are hunting for these barn finds.Chris_D wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:56 pm
Yeah. Manual. Rare as Hens teef!Jembo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 6:16 pm WTF!!!!
A manual 928... they’ve just suddenly rocketed up in value!!! & if u stole it money wise from a car trader that’s unbelievable!!!
Not quite my thing, though they’ve suddenly become the new jewel... congrats, worse case you’ll still turn a profit if have to sell on
I'm trying to be a bit more conservative in my outlook with this one. There's got to be a reason, a hidden demon as to why it's been neglected and I suspect it's hiding something.
Time will tell.
Next viewing next weekend when they promised to have it running for me and hopefully a little bazz up and down the canal.
Watch this space....
U know it will have some issues & personally I’d rather buy a ‘non-runner’ at a knock down price, change the oil before trying to get it going... coz they will just get it to run... so can only suggest hook a car trailer up tomorrow, cash in the pocket & buy ‘as is’
As I said, if u have issues... shifting afterwards will be easy please now
If someone sweeps in under me and snatches it away then fair do's. I'll be acquiring this one according to my own terms and nobody else's. It's been sitting around at that dealer for 3 years! I'm sure I'm not the only one who's expressed interest in it previously.
The seller alluded to the recent hotting-up of the market and I know he will be factoring this in to any deal we might enter into. He gave a figure for which he paid for it as it came in a job lot of 3 cars.
I told him I wasn't interested in purchasing 3 cars or the financial equivalent and would be offering him way less than what he initially invested and he was ok with that.
I'm not looking to flip something within a hot market to make a quick profit and by the same token I'm not interested in buying a moneypit either. This is intended to be a nice, relatively straightforward weekend project car.
Go slowly, go cautiously is my philosophy.
Happy to wait until what happens next weekend and I've set the deal/acceptance criteria as with the Excel.
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
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Now that's a nice bit of kit Chris, I do like these. That is such a sexy shape and the V8 sound track to boot, hope it works out for you
BMW Z4 30i 2003 auto 107's Whippy Toledo Blue
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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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Fanks Fred
me too
E85 3.0i roadie (03) 'Benny'. E93 320d M-Sport Cabrio (11) 'Bob'.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.
'Always different, always the same.' John Peel on The Fall.