They're still out there!

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:41 pm

It seems just when you thought they'd all gone, another one turns up out of the blue, or out of the green in this case.

Found this one the other day, hiding under a tree just 200 yards from my lock-up.

Saw the owner feeding his horses and asked him what he was doing whith the BX. "oh we've just finished with it, why do you want it?" he tells me it just needs 2 handbrake cables for MOT and possibly a ball joint, feels more link a drop link to me but anyway, had a good look round it and it's possibly the tidiest BX estate I've seen in years.
So, "how much do you want for it" I asked, make me an offer he says, then he tells me it had a new clutch just last year. So what would you say. It's got 125k on the clock, the engine sounds really good with no pressure or heavy breathing.

So to begin with I tell him it would weigh in for £60 right now, "right then he says £60 it is then"

No doubt the car will have some issues but what it wants, it will get.

artic-steel · Post by **artic-steel** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:44 pm

Lucky B*****d

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:45 pm

Right place at right time

Looks to be a good bargain at £60

What type is it?

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 6:49 pm

Did it come with the wheeltrims or have you added them?Sure looks nice Ken

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:35 pm

Its a TXD isn't it?

tom · Post by **tom** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:53 pm

Yummy! nice colour as well. There is a guy on Ebay who has hundreds of HB cables for these. Mine arrived in a couple of days at a total cost of £9.40 a pair inc postage. That looks like one clean estate; well done!

Stinkwheel · Post by **Stinkwheel** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:03 pm

Looks damn tidy to me, nice one

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:19 pm

Way2go wrote:Right place at right time
Looks to be a good bargain at £60

What type is it?

An estate?

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:26 pm

I'm going TXD with TZD wheeltrims.
Wrong bumpers for a TZD. Although it is a late car so could be a mix and match situation, so it could have all kinds of goodies!

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:49 pm

Defo a TXd and a bargain at that too Ken! Well done!

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:33 am

It is indeed a TXD, don't think they ever fitted the chrome edged strips on the TZD

The wheel trims were added by me, which is actually the only thing I've done so far.

My handbrake cables are somewhere in the lock-up.

All the spheres are nice & soft but the accumalator is flat. Should I ask for a refund.

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:15 am

I would spend £5 and get one from Kitchs place! Was it that clean when you got it?

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:26 am

The only thing I've done is fit the wheel trims and wipe the leaves off the bonnet and roof.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:38 am

Ken, that`s a beauty and a great find at a great price. It`d be difficult to see how you could go wrong at that price.

Captain Slow · Post by **Captain Slow** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:09 pm

Where did you find that?

I live in Holbury near Southampton and have a silver estate, and just opposite my house there is a track, which leads to some houses and one of the guys up there has a silver estate also...

Just wondering if it was his as the number plate looks similar...