View Full Version : K95 Forsale Again...
vaughanmc
08-11-09, 05:40 PM
http://pistonheads.com/sales/1340058.htm
Not keen on those back lights on it...
ben doodar
08-11-09, 05:46 PM
gorgeous car that. been about for a while hasnt it?
vaughanmc
08-11-09, 05:47 PM
Aye mate...
one of my favourite. do like the rear lights but not on the car imo.
Its been passed about some though, even though I do love it, I wish I could find the picture I had of it from when Gary Pope built it
vaughanmc
08-11-09, 05:51 PM
What about when it used to be white ?
vaughanmc
08-11-09, 05:54 PM
Used to be white aye :thumb:
Looked better here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/IMG_0195s.jpg
MattBrown
08-11-09, 06:38 PM
Look through the grill at the slam pannel support!
It used to be white:thumb:
Well spotted Matt, but I thought they were all matt black from the factory
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/f616aec0.jpg
vaughanmc
08-11-09, 06:43 PM
I wouldn't have thought with the money spent on this car over the years and the amount of paint-job's that they would have missed a bit so visible like that...?
Quality pic Rick, looks loads better in Rio verde
Look through the grill at the slam pannel support!
It used to be white:thumb:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/P1010083.jpg
Thats a stainless steel plate that holds the oil cooler in place, polished with my own fair hands, as seen here:-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/SV102864.jpg
Started out life as a white GSi. The slam panel support isn't the one that came with this car out of the factory. The bit most people notice through the grille is the custom alloy oil cooler bracket.
I do miss that car, my neighbours used to love it at 7am in the morning. Although that was with the throttle bodies and high compression SBD/QED450 spec engine.
Ben.
nova-taken
08-11-09, 06:55 PM
truley beautiful nova, nt 2 keen on the rear lenses but still a nice car
Hi Rick,
Not too bad thanks, I can't believe the car is up for sale again! I thought I'd pop back here for a quick look around and hey presto - K95 on the forum. It's strange how the Nova cravings never really go away... I'm sure you know what I mean.
Anyhow, I hope you and the family are well.
Cheers,
Ben.
MARTIN KELSON
08-11-09, 08:15 PM
One of my all time favourites.
Knew it was white origonally but never saw it.
Blimey that white pic is old. Is that at Trentham Gardens???
Martin
Look through the grill at the slam pannel support!
It used to be white:thumb:
Funny how you only wrote that after Vaughan posted that it used to be white, trust me ive seen this car in person and there are no white bits visible anymore, so shut up you plum!
fearless
08-11-09, 08:26 PM
Blimey that white pic is old. Is that at Trentham Gardens???
Martin
Well spotted Martin - Back in the day when The rusty rocket used to make an appearance -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/fmd_nova_f.jpg
Same line up - only a few cars down if I remember correctly:thumb:
Sorry to go off topic
I think i'd be sorely tempted if it weren't for the fact its a one off colour, which means full respray to repair any even slight rust.
DAFTJOHN
08-11-09, 08:48 PM
Seen this car few months ago in the lake district, one of my favourite novas, seems a decent price too
let_nova
08-11-09, 08:51 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/fmd_nova_f.jpg
something about this thats really nice.
Love K95 has always been one of my favorite nova's :)
I think i'd be sorely tempted if it weren't for the fact its a one off colour, which means full respray to repair any even slight rust.
Rio Verde is a standard Vx colour - has this one been mixed differently?
Paul16v
08-11-09, 09:22 PM
haha i thought a thread might get up on here!
i still have the euro rear lights to change back if a new owner wishes!
i dont 100% have to sell it but it makes looking for a house easier as it does not have to have a garage and 2 parking spaces!
i believe the price is fair and its what it owes me
veiwings are welcome!!
Rio Verde is a standard Vx colour - has this one been mixed differently?
It's a custom colour based on rio verde with extra white pearl, and tbh if I had my garage built I'd prob buy it back for £3grand and have it painted later on.
krobinson
09-11-09, 08:07 PM
Ad's gone again.
What condition is it in now?
Keith, from what I gather it needs a little paint. The Ad said it has rust on front arches and rear arches, bubbly, not broken the paint yet.
It's a custom colour based on rio verde with extra white pearl, and tbh if I had my garage built I'd prob buy it back for £3grand and have it painted later on.
Ah I see, cheers.
rednova
09-11-09, 11:17 PM
reminds me of my old rio verde nova - stunning colour on a nova
Its just a green xe nova, the best bit was ripped out years ago (the engine)
Its just a green xe nova, the best bit was ripped out years ago (the engine)
Agreed
Rick Draper
10-11-09, 11:28 AM
Its just a green xe nova
Thats also got rust bubbles on the arches according to the add and has a paint job that would be hard to match. So would need a full paint to look semi decent, all that taken into account its worth about £1.5k imho if not less.
Read the TV feature on this ages ago, always liked it.
just a dirty slut of a car thats been round the block a lot lol
would you really want to stir marlands porridge?:wtf:
hybridturbo
10-11-09, 01:24 PM
break it lol
Rick Draper
10-11-09, 03:29 PM
break it lol
Like Mark is threatening to do to nicks old car?! TBH neither are worth breaking for parts. As neither are special enough.
hybridturbo
10-11-09, 06:10 PM
Like Mark is threatening to do to nicks old car?! TBH neither are worth breaking for parts. As neither are special enough.
True, a mix up of both cars would be quite interesting though :)
vaughanmc
10-11-09, 06:19 PM
Definately lol K95VHD with Mark's XE engine would be nice for starters
It does need the Raceline's back painted Gold
Definately lol K95VHD with Mark's XE engine would be nice for starters
It does need the Raceline's back painted Gold
Engine yes , gold wheels are hanging. I'd go BBS Rm splitties.
Engine yes , gold wheels are hanging. I'd go BBS Rm splitties.
Car isn't euro enough for bbs rims imho.
Some pretty harsh comments just slagging the guys Nova off right in front of him on here. Not really acceptable seeing as he's a paid up club member and is in the middle of trying to sell the thing. Who cares how much you think it's worth or what your thoughts on the car are? He can ask whatever he wants for it! If you're not interested in the car or don't have anything constructive to say, why bother posting :confused:
It all seems a bit :gay:
Good luck with the sale btw.
Car isn't euro enough for bbs rims imho.
Oem+ rather than euro I would say.
Rick Draper
10-11-09, 08:40 PM
Some pretty harsh comments just slagging the guys Nova off right in front of him on here. Not really acceptable seeing as he's a paid up club member and is in the middle of trying to sell the thing. Who cares how much you think it's worth or what your thoughts on the car are? He can ask whatever he wants for it! If you're not interested in the car or don't have anything constructive to say, why bother posting :confused:
It all seems a bit :gay:
Good luck with the sale btw.
Its not a for sale post so we can say what we like ;)
Oem+ rather than euro I would say.
ok I'll re-phrase, bbs rims are euro rims for euro cars imo, like you say this car is oem, not euro style.
Paul16v
10-11-09, 09:23 PM
tbh i dont care what people say about the car its peoples opinion and they are welcome to that,
vaughanmc
10-11-09, 11:06 PM
I really like the car mate - Got nothing against it and thought the £3k asking price was about fair :)
god i remember this for sale in the back on redline years ago! every time it pops up reminds how long ive loved novas, had the gold wheels and old engine then, i remember thinking it was proberbly the fastest nova in the world as it stated it was 2.1lol
tbh i dont care what people say about the car its peoples opinion and they are welcome to that,
I still love it x x x x x
sparkie1401
11-11-09, 06:17 PM
love this car, was my all time favourite along with t A5 NJC, kind of what i base my nova on
K95 was at its best with the gold raceline wheels on and the throttle bodies engine!
I always loved this SR, Saw in a Vauxhall High Performer magazine (iirc) and thought, MMmmmmmmm i like that!!! :thumb:;):cool:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/fmd_nova_f.jpg
g111mds
11-11-09, 08:33 PM
interesting debate on some of the aspects of K95 and also Mark's nova on the prices and the merits of breaking them.
The prices of all the novas which get listed up for sale vary, with some being fairly priced and some perhaps not so fairly for what they are - in my opinion. However, cars like K95 and Mark's (and a few others) have a huge history to them and are cars which have inspired many of us for a number of years. The history, coupled with the spec, the money spent on upgrading them etc etc all contribute to the price they get advertised at, which is perfectly reasonable. It would certainly cost far more to replicate the spec starting with another Nova as the base.
Any car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and personally, I think both cars are worth what they are advertised at. Again, in my opinion, its a shame to see any car broken for parts after the time, effort and money which has been spent building it into what it is. However, in certain instances, its down to pure economics for the seller.
ben doodar
12-11-09, 04:58 PM
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ben doodar
12-11-09, 05:01 PM
Like Mark is threatening to do to nicks old car?! TBH neither are worth breaking for parts. As neither are special enough.
how is a car not special enough to break?
if it was all that "special" would it not be worth fixing?
I think as it is at 3k is a good price.
If it was spotless, its worth 4k IMO.
how is a car not special enough to break?
if it was all that "special" would it not be worth fixing?
I imagine what rick is saying that neither car has enough high value parts to make it worthwhile breaking them over the sale value,
eg standard guise car with an xe (ok marks has tb's etc) but if you added up every nut and bolt it would struggle to sale for more than the cars selling price when you take into factor the time and effort factor as well.
Richie_B
12-11-09, 07:47 PM
Really nice Nova imo. The green looks good.
Pistonheads link didn't work for me though, guessing it's ended :(
K95 is a legend. Good to see it still about and looking the part.
School teacher feature FTW. lol
Rick Draper
12-11-09, 10:57 PM
I imagine what rick is saying that neither car has enough high value parts to make it worthwhile breaking them over the sale value,
eg standard guise car with an xe (ok marks has tb's etc) but if you added up every nut and bolt it would struggle to sale for more than the cars selling price when you take into factor the time and effort factor as well.
:thumb:
Yes you might own a piece of nova past history but to break it is not viable. IMHO Mar would see £3.5k back from his car breaking it. I watched colins decent spec xe on TB's sell for £1500 which imho was funking cheap as its not a standard XE on TB's....
LEWI007
12-11-09, 11:36 PM
Ive got anoher pic of that SR somewhere.
LEWI007
12-11-09, 11:36 PM
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/fmd_nova_r.jpg
w_wall_2001
12-11-09, 11:50 PM
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh57/LEWI007/fmd_nova_r.jpg
that sr is stunning
that sr is stunning
WAS stunning. Is in rustynova heaven now!
Yeah - unfortunately with breaking a car, the painting, welding, general build costs mean diddly squat.
I agree both cars are worth more complete because of the history to them.
WAS stunning. Is in rustynova heaven now!
Shame it had the GTE skirts/Vinyl combo! :(
Forever looks wrong IMO
Shame it had the GTE skirts/Vinyl combo! :(
Forever looks wrong IMO
My mate did that years ago on a mk1 merit was star silver and had the vinyl on the lower half and iirc rubstrips the same as that and i liked it, i thought it worked really well :d
craig green
13-11-09, 11:12 AM
Shame it had the GTE skirts/Vinyl combo! :(
Forever looks wrong IMO
Rewind to 1996 & it was acceptable.... lol
Personally I love K95VHD, esp back in the day when the Novacane-MAX Power feature was done. Nowadays though, it isnt that groundbreaking. Its an XE Nova, in a pretty colour with Calibra seats. When it was built, the engines were fetching nearly £2k, the seats would have been the equivalent of Astra VXR or VXR8 leathers etc etc. It's worth £3k to someone who will wave their dick about over the ownership of such a legend, but otherwise I fear most people would find it easier to build something from scratch & not empty the bank to find the asking price in one go.
1st time I saw it for myself in 1998. VPCC nat day.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img009.jpg
vaughanmc
13-11-09, 11:19 AM
I quite like that as well - Maybe Astra GTE sideskirts would work better as there a wee bit thinner :)
craig green
13-11-09, 11:22 AM
Or Manta GTE skirts.............
vaughanmc
13-11-09, 11:24 AM
Never seen them I don't think - Well no paid any great attention to them...
krobinson
13-11-09, 11:27 AM
Something stands out in that photo, something I actually used to love on Nova's, but something that no-one ever does anymore...
Bee-sting!
ben doodar
14-11-09, 04:05 PM
Something stands out in that photo, something I actually used to love on Nova's, but something that no-one ever does anymore...
Bee-sting!
i noticed the bee sting ariel in that pic aswell, i fitted a bee sting to my first nova, proper old school!
i noticed the bee sting ariel in that pic aswell, i fitted a bee sting to my first nova, proper old school!
Twas a Vaux Corsa beesting:thumb:
g111mds
16-11-09, 12:06 PM
Twas a Vaux Corsa beesting:thumb:
i think the corsa beesting sat more upright than some of the other types of beesting, such as those you used to see on VW Golfs and things? nice and retro!
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