The Exclusive Club Maldives II

[Zedebee]

Is this Maldives blue ? It's a 2.2 and just bought it for the wheels, seats and headlights but it's far too good to break

It certainly is. And I agree, far too good to break! Welcome to the club.

 

[Zedebee]

Is this Maldives blue ? It's a 2.2 and just bought it for the wheels, seats and headlights but it's far too good to break

If you do break it, first dibs on the drivers front wing please!

OMG, the driver’s wing in Maldives is like unicorn poo. Dr Zed waited over a year for his. All three of mine have had “less than perfect” driver’s front wings, I think they had dents from the factory . Good luck, if I see a breaker I’ll post it here.

 

[Drunkpanda42]

Is this Maldives blue ? It's a 2.2 and just bought it for the wheels, seats and headlights but it's far too good to break

If you do break it, first dibs on the drivers front wing please!

OMG, the driver’s wing in Maldives is like unicorn poo. Dr Zed waited over a year for his. All three of mine have had “less than perfect” driver’s front wings, I think they had dents from the factory . Good luck, if I see a breaker I’ll post it here.

Lol - of course the easiest option would be to get another colour and re spray it, but as my purchase cost was low, it seems a bit extravagant

 

[bigwinn]

Thought this may make the blue fans smile

One in for vanos and one saved from the breaker

 

[bigwinn]

AND… it’s a famous car:

Practical classics featured from Sept 2018

 

[Drunkpanda42]

Thanks for posting the article - not seen that before.
Interesting that the price ranges don't appear to have really changed much since that article was published - they seem about the same as today's prices.

 

[bigwinn]

I think they peaked in 2021, I’ll see if I can find a graph

 

[bigwinn]

Another one on the road for a year

Hopefully off to its new owner this weekend

0 advisory on mot

 

[Zedebee]

Well done Stuart, another beauty you’ve turned out there.

 

[bigwinn]

Thanks Ben! And to think I was going to break it!

 

[Drunkpanda42]

You need to buy mine off me for your next Maldives Blue project

 

[Zedebee]

You need to buy mine off me for your next Maldives Blue project

You’ve only just got it, haven’t you?

 

[bigwinn]

You need to buy mine off me for your next Maldives Blue project

Next project is on the way- titan silver for the first time in ages

 

[Drunkpanda42]

You need to buy mine off me for your next Maldives Blue project

You’ve only just got it, haven’t you?

Yes, but I’m wondering if a 3.0 might be even more fun
I’ll be keeping this one for a while unless it drops a massive bill on me - it’s just superb VFM, don’t think I could get any thing better for the same price

 

[bigwinn]

You need a 3.0 in your life

 

[Zedebee]

2.5 is the sweet spot for value, but a 3.0 is more fun.

 

[Drunkpanda42]

2.5 is the sweet spot for value, but a 3.0 is more fun.

That sort of talk doesn’t help!

 

[Mr Tidy]

Zedebee wrote: ↑Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:54 pm
2.5 is the sweet spot for value, but a 3.0 is more fun.
That sort of talk doesn’t help!

We like to help people spend their money! :lol:

 

[Zedebee]

2.5 is the sweet spot for value, but a 3.0 is more fun.

That sort of talk doesn’t help!

Enjoy the 2.5 for a while, then get a 3.0. You haven’t enjoyed the 2.5 enough yet. Simples. :wink:

 

[enuff_zed]

2.5 is the sweet spot for value, but a 3.0 is more fun.

Depends where you live. Round here the 3.0 is no quicker on the back roads and a 2.5 can be used to much more of it’s ability. In fact the most fun I’ve had is with a 2.2. The smaller engines can flow through the bends but the 3.0 just becomes a brake hard, point and shoot thing. Quick and fun but not so much satisfaction