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Awful alloys. Great looking thing, the 400i. But for some bizarre reason I'd rather have a Bitter SC.

One for @Jobbo

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... volution-3

And one for @mik

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/201 ... -turbo-s-2

Ooh, that MOT advisory list on the Pajero Evo looks a bit worrying! Nice looking car though. From memory, some part of the engine/transmission is fragile and virtually unobtainable now. Been a while since I read that and set aside any idea of owning one, so perhaps it's been solved. But I'm going to stick with the Jimny and test drive an MX5 tomorrow.

Oh, and who the heck would wrap a car with that interior in olive green? FFS.

The 400i has 2 oil filters located above its engine. Maybe it was common back in the old days but that’s the first time I’ve seen a car with 2 oil filters!

Isn’t that Porsche the one which was owned by the bald YouTuber? Totally forgotten his name now and I only recognise it because he lived in the same apartment as me for a while and I thought the wrap looked terrible.

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:52 am Ooh, that MOT advisory list on the Pajero Evo looks a bit worrying!

It just looks to me to be an MOT tester with a brake line obsession. Shouldn't be a big deal to replace the whole lot.

I was expecting a rotten shell, that would certainly make it a hard no.

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 11:17 am

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:52 am Ooh, that MOT advisory list on the Pajero Evo looks a bit worrying!

It just looks to me to be an MOT tester with a brake line obsession. Shouldn't be a big deal to replace the whole lot.

I was expecting a rotten shell, that would certainly make it a hard no.

To be honest it was a TL:DR moment, particularly after seeing the first MOT page was for an Alpine A110.

This looks like decent value.



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... MO_kKCJe9Y

scotta wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:00 pm This looks like decent value.



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... MO_kKCJe9Y

I followed one of these down the A3 once - was bouncing all over the place on a smooth dual carriageway so I expect it is pretty much a track only car to be honest (assuming the one I saw was stock).

GG. wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:49 pm
I expect it is pretty much a track only car to be honest

The track-prepared fully caged ex-race car? I suspect you are right.

mik wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:01 pm

GG. wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:49 pm
I expect it is pretty much a track only car to be honest

The track-prepared fully caged ex-race car? I suspect you are right.

Ha - I didn't click on the link (though the "Tow" sticker on the front should have been a giveaway)... Anyway, I'm sure you guessed I was referring to a standard 968 CS

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:52 am test drive an MX5 tomorrow.

Is this being bought deliberately for the meet on the 2nd?!

GG. wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:21 pm

mik wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 2:01 pm

GG. wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:49 pm
I expect it is pretty much a track only car to be honest

The track-prepared fully caged ex-race car? I suspect you are right.

Ha - I didn't click on the link (though the "Tow" sticker on the front should have been a giveaway)... Anyway, I'm sure you guessed I was referring to a standard 968 CS

GG. wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:36 pm

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:52 am test drive an MX5 tomorrow.

Is this being bought deliberately for the meet on the 2nd?!

Fuck, I'm glad you replied to that - I'd actually forgotten about it My stepson has a 2019 ND 2.0 184PS version in stock at his dealership so I'm going to try it. I know what they paid for it, so I suspect that it won't actually be a good enough deal for me, particularly when a brand new one can be had at a decent discount and low rate finance. If I love it, I'll start looking for one to buy - probably not new because I don't much like the specs available currently but will see.

The S6 will be my ride for the meet. Jimmy and I are going to convoy over in our diesel burners

Jobbo wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:52 pm My stepson has a 2019 ND 2.0 184PS version in stock at his dealership so I'm going to try it.

Worstest "my stepson owns a car dealership" post evah......

He doesn't, he just works in one.

scotta wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:00 pm This looks like decent value.

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https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... MO_kKCJe9Y

Oof.

I'll be in my bunk.

Beany wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 6:34 pm

scotta wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 1:00 pm This looks like decent value.

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https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... MO_kKCJe9Y

Oof.

I'll be in my bunk.

They don't really seem to have changed value in the last 20 years. I remember them being £15-20k forever.

Yeah, does feel like that.

I still fancy a fairly clean (or at least, not rusted out in the sills) 944, but they're all going up in price too.

Not like ten years ago when you could just about pick one up with an MOT for around three grand. Still regret not putting my big boy pants and getting a small loan of three or four grand for a black 944 S2 that needed some five hundred quid of welding, back when I was in Scarborough....

Yes.



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/201 ... lf-mk7-gti