Some of you will know the car. It's a 1991 GTi auto with 220k miles. It isn't without issues that will need sorting and I will list them here.
On the plus side it's in pretty good order and has been 100% reliable in the 30 months I've run it as a daily driver. It's got MOT until early September. Tax until the end of this month. Electrics (except radio) work - including front fogs and sunroof - and the graphite Speedlines have fantastic Kleber tyres - the best I've ever had on a BX IMO. (And don't forget the Tailblazer and Sunroof deflector! lol).
There's lots else in its favour (not least a MASSIVE service history file from new). It's got Magnecor leads (cost) and recent new plugs, superbright bulbs.... and so on.
It does have a slight hot-idling issue but I've lived with that for ages. And it soon clears up. The auto box has had two ATF (D2) changes, new front struts, rear arms are fine and from the centre pipe back a very recent NEW exhaust.
However, it needs welding. But most is non-structural and can be done at your convenience. It suffered a rear 3/4 knock which wrote off the exhaust, rear bumper and left a slight dent in the wing, by the light. The impact did revael some corrosion - not least a fairly decent hole in the inner wheel arch (a relatively easy repair). This has been cleaned up, dried and treated, and a combination of aluminium tape, mesh and underseal means it's protected and watertight until such time a repair is undertaken. There's some more welding: a seam and part of the rear valance, that should be done at the same time. I have put a crudely sprayed rear bumper on, but did rescue the trim from the destroyed original. So that bumper'll need painting better. I also have the two rear mudflaps.
Then there's the rear arch (on the offside). Nearside's perfect, but on the offside the rust has come through to create two smallish holes in the 'usual places': ie where the sill meets the arch and a little higher up. Again fixable if you have the tools and skills. I have protected these two for the time being.
I haven't spoken to Kermit about this but I don't think I have a choice; he has offered to do all the welding, put the logistics - and the fact I KNOW he has a huge amount to do what with his new workshop to build, The Green Hornet to repair, and other stuff, not to mention Project GS (if/when that happens) I don't want to burden him with it.
The car will come with a NEW pair of Bendix front discs and a couple of other odds and sods. And, well that's about it.
HOW MUCH? The short answer is I don't know. Some parts, like the HT leads/wheels/exhaust are quite valuable (I know - I bought them), but I am realistic.
Given it's MOT of 7 months and the fact it never fails to get up in the morning (unlike me
), I would have thought £295 ono is a fair price. But I will consider offers.Any takers? It's a drive-away car.
(Currently on a Private plate that will be removed and replaced with the original 'J' plate - so a trip to the DVLA by me is called for if someone wants the car).
Of course not. 
, I'm confused 
