dwarfer
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well its time for another heap of l322 goodness..
im still radio active so be warned..
its possible i might have mind control powers still,@kds beware!
so as the title says..carswithnoreservereading..they can be found on the bay, with many many other hounds.
so i won a rr 3.6 tdv8 09 with tft dash, at a very reasonable price,
i studied the photos from my hospital bed as best i could and went to reading to view, yes view! even after you have won it you can still view it drive check it etc,and then you can still decide not to proceed.
all very handy but its a bit of a trek out and i was a wee bit disappointed,
had a helpful member of staff who brought the battery charger to said car to breath some life into it
then saw the messages from the dash,and there were many
then a check under the bonnet, hmm i sent out an expedition party to find the coolant and interesting that was covered in black oil, but not yet mixed
a quick look at the wheels and tyres, well they were runners, all egg shaped and f@cked
then a check of the interior, well for 113k on the clock it too was f@cked, im not sure of fashion, but are clothes made from sand paper ?
no signs of the tin worm in the rear quarters, wow a good point
couldnt get into the boot
road test, lively to say the least and extremely planted on the road, (has the later electronic dampers) very nice...but every time i dared put my 12s on the pedal the view behind me was obscured by clouds of blackness it was like i was being followed by my personal storm clouds
then the gearbox, as i said to @kds just after the visit..the box was on its way to the scrapper in the sky .. first gear was horrible and shuddered..picked up second with a bit of a jolt..not silky smooth
i returned it to base.. a grotty gravel car park full of traders and what looked like asylum seekers, i found the salesman, and returned the broken key fob and explained why i wouldnt proceed..
i did find out they are sourced from auctions which they then buy,and some are trade ins..in this case definitely auctioned because it is a nail.
i know some have had luck in the past with this site, but we were watching and putting notes against their listings and in no time they are back on after being sold ,sometimes three times
a better camera wouldnt go a miss as the photos are carefully out of focus just enough to create a soft image
as Barry Norman used to say 'you pays you're money and you eats you're popcorn'
i do fancy the hell out of the last face lifted tft dash models but will find one a little closer and one less in need of an overhaul..
maintenance is one thing, but no more rebuilds
however id did manage 21mpg following on from the last post..
if it helps..
im still radio active so be warned..
its possible i might have mind control powers still,@kds beware!
so as the title says..carswithnoreservereading..they can be found on the bay, with many many other hounds.
so i won a rr 3.6 tdv8 09 with tft dash, at a very reasonable price,
i studied the photos from my hospital bed as best i could and went to reading to view, yes view! even after you have won it you can still view it drive check it etc,and then you can still decide not to proceed.
all very handy but its a bit of a trek out and i was a wee bit disappointed,
had a helpful member of staff who brought the battery charger to said car to breath some life into it
then saw the messages from the dash,and there were many
then a check under the bonnet, hmm i sent out an expedition party to find the coolant and interesting that was covered in black oil, but not yet mixed
a quick look at the wheels and tyres, well they were runners, all egg shaped and f@cked
then a check of the interior, well for 113k on the clock it too was f@cked, im not sure of fashion, but are clothes made from sand paper ?
no signs of the tin worm in the rear quarters, wow a good point
couldnt get into the boot
road test, lively to say the least and extremely planted on the road, (has the later electronic dampers) very nice...but every time i dared put my 12s on the pedal the view behind me was obscured by clouds of blackness
it was like i was being followed by my personal storm cloudsthen the gearbox, as i said to @kds just after the visit..the box was on its way to the scrapper in the sky .. first gear was horrible and shuddered..picked up second with a bit of a jolt..not silky smooth
i returned it to base.. a grotty gravel car park full of traders and what looked like asylum seekers, i found the salesman, and returned the broken key fob and explained why i wouldnt proceed..
i did find out they are sourced from auctions which they then buy,and some are trade ins..in this case definitely auctioned because it is a nail.
i know some have had luck in the past with this site, but we were watching and putting notes against their listings and in no time they are back on after being sold ,sometimes three times
a better camera wouldnt go a miss as the photos are carefully out of focus just enough to create a soft image
as Barry Norman used to say 'you pays you're money and you eats you're popcorn'
i do fancy the hell out of the last face lifted tft dash models but will find one a little closer and one less in need of an overhaul..
maintenance is one thing, but no more rebuilds
however id did manage 21mpg following on from the last post..
if it helps..
