this site.......and nova`s

[sorryidriveabmw]

well after many years of being without a nova,i fancy another,but whats happened to them all????sr and gte used to be two a penny,now there like rocking horse ****!,guess when i do find the right car im going to have to hold on tight to it!
also i put a wanted advert up,and ive noticed on other peoples wanted adverts,why do people reply with comments like"mint gsi ere call 000000000"
does this annoy any one else?is it really that hard to construct a sentance which is informative to myself and others.
apart from that brilliant site glad theres people keeping nova`s alive!

[swedge]

theres still a few about just gotta find them lol

it can take weeks trawling through ebay/pistonheads/gumtree trying to find one

alot have been chav'd up or sat and rusted away

[Jack]

They're getting rare now, and prices are reflecting that. Agree with the crap for sale ads though lol

[sorryidriveabmw]

rusty wouldnt be such a problem,rear panels floors sills archs etc can all be replaced,but it seems even the rusty ones have gone,agreed i feel this could take weeks,may try a wanted ad in the local paper

[Iain]

Can't be picky when searching for a good Nova IMO, look for all models and make your own GTE/GSi/SR.

[sorryidriveabmw]

im afraid ian im abit of a purest,it has to amk1 a oringal mk1 sr or gte(prefere the sr tbh),im in no real rush,but im going to look pretty damn hard,
as ive said on a pm im trying to relive my youth,so.......well a 1.0 with a manual choke wont be the same as a sr with a stupiud faulty auto choke

[Bobminda]

I've a Mint Gsi ere ! txt me on 00000000

Sorry couldnt resist

Good luck on your quest

[Mike]

Id stick with your BMW chap lol

[Mike]

If youve got £4k, I know of a 1 owner from new, Silk Voilet, 26k mile Nova GSi that is completly original & now up for sale. H registration.

Currently resides in West Sussex

[L33 LEG]

Theres plenty of novas still about, they're all hidden away in garages though lol

[AlexW]

And most ones that arnt totaly rotten are being safe guarded by the owners.

[sorryidriveabmw]

the bmw will stay,id kill nova with the miles i do,im sure one will turn up.....

[mayhem]

tbh.. the nova prices are crazy in the UK. dutch sites are full of 5-800 euro nova's. mostly there's a bit of welding needed though.

[Markd89]

You just have to look and wait for the bargains i got my nova merit plus with 5 months mot 4 months tax for £180

Swapped for a saxo vtr then 4 hours later sold the vtr for £900

Bargains to be made :)

[sorryidriveabmw]

its quite intresting how the nova owners seem to of changed over a few years(or grown up) i looked 4 years ago atr buying a nova,but was abit put off,1) as there didnt seem to be a strong nova following, and 2) the nova fans that were there did seem to come accross a complete chavs,
glad times have changed,i agree with whats been said before on this forum,i feel lil nova`s,are going to increase in price like mk1 escorts

[Mike]

Well judging by how much R5 Turbos/RST's & 205 GTi's now sell for, id say Nova;s may possibly one day follow suit?

[sorryidriveabmw]

i agree,hence why i wanna get my foot in the door,i think it will end up like escort,where standard example will be more stought after than body kitted up jobbys,
still 10k for a mk1 escort................err no thanks

[vaughanmc]

They are going up in price but some good base/shells can be picked up quite cheap and parts bought quite easily

A complete car in good nick, especially the higher spec GTE's and SR's etc will fetch a bit more money

I know what Mike's saying, there not up there in the price range of RST's etc but there not far off

[Sloth]

there is a black b reg sr on the bay atm, the guy wants over 500 for it. worth a look.

[findog]

Mine's been hidding for 10 years, rolled it out the other day n took a photo on my phone, sorry about the quality.
http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af94/ipkissboy/DSC00358.jpg

[Bubba]

^^^ minter :)

[Jon_nova1]

I went the scrapyard today, the bloke said they don't keep novas for very long due to the scrappage scheme, its only going to get harder lol

[Spudly]

there is a black b reg sr on the bay atm, the guy wants over 500 for it. worth a look.


Thats the one i told you about that got traded at Hull Stoneacre!

[Bubba]

I went the scrapyard today, the bloke said they don't keep novas for very long due to the scrappage scheme, its only going to get harder lol

they have a scrapyard life of about 3-5 days down here, unless a weekend is within them days

[sorryidriveabmw]

whats the gossip on the black one then?it does look abit "used",think thats a fair way to put it,but rare early example

[ant_tay]

im gutted now ill never be able to put my gte back to original due to the engine bay being welded up for the xe :cry: ill have to keep the gsi original instead then

[amggsi]

If youve got £4k, I know of a 1 owner from new, Silk Voilet, 26k mile Nova GSi that is completly original & now up for sale. H registration.

Currently resides in West Sussex

Needs 2 arches though, and other bits tidying up!

Not a bad car by any means, but not £4k's worth either!

[sorryidriveabmw]

Needs 2 arches though, and other bits tidying up!

Not a bad car by any means, but not £4k's worth either!

lol why on earth would a car with such low miles need a set of archs?unles of course its live by the sea and been washed every night by the sea.
if the price wasnt so daft i might look!

[Stuart]

lol why on earth would a car with such low miles need a set of archs?unles of course its live by the sea and been washed every night by the sea.
if the price wasnt so daft i might look!

er because cars can simply rust while standing still...

[sorryidriveabmw]

has it been stood outside then?if the archs are shot i wounder how much work the back end of the sills and lower quarters will need?

[Stuart]

I cant see through jpegs into steel im affraid.

[sorryidriveabmw]

stuart where abouts are the photos if there on the site?