Rustfree Low Miles GT, with lots of spares (be quick)

Post by **Tim Leech** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:02 pm

BX Meteor wrote:
I just wish they would MOT it, then someone can get a train down there and drive it home ..... I would, worth every penny of £950 if it was ready to drive away ....literally a steal.

The Seller Mark, is moving house soon so the rented lock up will be "handed back", by the sounds of it he has alot of things on his plate, other cars too.

I agree a MOT would be great, but I would imagine with a fresh ticket the price would also rise.

As an indication my GT is insured for an agreed value of £2750, without the plate. Brian Drummond suggested I had undervalued it at the £1750 last year so told me to increase it, purely down to the tiny numbers of Mk1 cars being left now.

Now Im not green enough to say that a car is worth the insurance value, BUT if someone wanted to buy it (its not for sale though) I would certainly be looking for alot more than the £950 this guy wants.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:14 pm

From 2007 CCC National, photo thanks to Franklin Rugg.

I spot Mk1 Mudflaps and rear headrests too!

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:46 pm

Yep, it's a steal then, one could buy it at £950, keep it a year or two, and then sell it for at least dpuble that if in same condition as now

Post by **Defender110** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:09 am

It looks spot on from that picture, sits well and looks unmolested.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:34 am

So any takers on this one?

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:31 am

If all goes well on Friday, yes, ME hooray $\:D/$

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:29 am

saintjamesy89 wrote:If all goes well on Friday, yes, ME hooray $\:D/$

Excellent! I think if its half as good as it looks you will end up with a lovely example.

Just need to get it roadworthy and them windows replaced.

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:33 am

Yep, and then *crossed fingers* bring on ICCCR in august!

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:17 pm

Ahh SO THATS where the plug spanner tool goes!

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:13 pm

Did they supply those on the MK2 as well ?

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:27 pm

BX Meteor wrote:Did they supply those on the MK2 as well ?

Not that I am aware, especially on diesels!

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:57 pm

Hmm, interesting. I assumed it was a wheel nut tool (even though it looked too small), do MK1's need a special tool for spark plug removal then?

BX Meteor · Post by **BX Meteor** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:27 pm

No difference in spark plug removal by year of BX, the spark plugs are all the same size in the BX petrols.

Just a question of whether the tool was supplied with the MK2. I didn't even know it was ever supplied. Was it supplied on all MK1's ?????

Spark plugs can also be removed with a long reach 15mm socket (might be 16mm, cannot remember without going out to the car)

btw ... in my experience of the wheel nut tool, it's as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. You'll need to buy a proper brace for the wheel nuts.

saintjamesy89 · Post by **saintjamesy89** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:40 pm

IIRC it's 16, cos whenever I do mine, I have to dig for the correct socket at the bottom of my toolbox, as I don't have a 16 mil in my socket set.

Bring on the day when we have sorted our garage out, and I can install my manbench with OCD style arranged tools held up with pins and pencil labels on mdf on the wall

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I've have told him indoors, if I buy this GT, the garage has to be cleared as it will be it's new home.

If I can't get my wheel nuts off, the astra's tool is really good for jumping up and down on, I haven't even managed to bend it yet! I had a ZX in the past, and I remember the nut tool was rubbish, but the jack was very good.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:45 pm

They are for removing spark plugs alright, never seen one actually in its proper place, I have one in my took kit but never knew where it went!.