View Full Version : My new car-56k, you're names not down you AIN'T coming in.
Hola everyone. I have sold the Scooby doo, and moved on to the next car on the ten cars I wanna own.
Whilst I enjoyed the Impreza, I had it for 2 years and in fairness never expected to keep it much longer, but as it was due an MOT soon and my insurance was also due in March and was getting silly (It had gone up from £440 last year to a renewal of £525) I had hit that point where it was time to sell or spend money on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/AAIPHONE071.jpg
I had decided to sell and bank the money, as I had bought a bigger house in October and fancied a kit car in the summer when my garage is built.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos017.jpg
So, I sold my Impreza!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos016.jpg
I then bought this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos002.jpg
Every MOT from new.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos012.jpg
Every receipt.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos005.jpg
Tax discs going back to 1996.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos011.jpg
Mint interior with minimal driver fabric wear (Bolsters replaced in 2002)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos003.jpg
112000 miles fully documented (Rebuild in 2004)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/cos001.jpg
NovaLad
27-02-10, 03:38 PM
Wondered why i hadn't seen you on here much.
Looks good.
What area you living in now then if you don't mind me asking.
raymond
27-02-10, 03:39 PM
i love the new car so much better than the scooby imo
All it needs are some RS500 rims Rick, and that will look the doggied danglies
dj_wudgey
27-02-10, 03:42 PM
nice matey but is it the all important rwd?? the bonnet vents tell me no but that may not be standard to the car!!
looks like it has been looked after:p
would love one
L33 LEG
27-02-10, 03:57 PM
I prefer the scooby :wtf: however, even though they arnt my taste i know how good of a car they really are and im sure you will love it :thumb:
The house looks very nice by the way, looks to be more room than your last one :)
Pistol Pete
27-02-10, 05:13 PM
Wow. The cossie looks clean, and from the pics untouched aswell!!! A rare thing with cossies i bet! Any plans for it? Apart from enjoying it obviously.
56k dont even exist no more lol
Anyway, the new motor looks well, very nice. :cool:
Standard engine etc?
The impreza looked sweet too imo
Jon_nova1
27-02-10, 07:07 PM
I've got drilled and grooved c-tech discs that may have gone on that scooby lol
like the cozzie, and the standard ford greeny radio lol
Wondered why i hadn't seen you on here much.
Looks good.
What area you living in now then if you don't mind me asking.
Royton nowadays.
All it needs are some RS500 rims Rick, and that will look the doggied danglies
Actually, some Lenso BSX are on the cards (BBS splittie copies) in a 16" flavour with gold or black centres but I like the RS500 idea. . . :thumb:
I prefer the scooby :wtf: however, even though they arnt my taste i know how good of a car they really are and im sure you will love it :thumb:
The house looks very nice by the way, looks to be more room than your last one :)
Done the impreza thing TBH and I wanna try other stuff TBH!
Yeah the new house is lovely, andpretty big! 3 bedrooms and an office, boarded loft which I've converted to my hi-fi and guitar room, conservatory, big garden with a flagged patio and a 3 car driveway too.
Wow. The cossie looks clean, and from the pics untouched aswell!!! A rare thing with cossies i bet! Any plans for it? Apart from enjoying it obviously.
TBH I have no plans at all apart from some different wheels. . . . :d
new motor looks well, very nice. :cool:
Standard engine etc?
Yeah :d
nice matey but is it the all important rwd?? the bonnet vents tell me no but that may not be standard to the car!!
It is 2wd, just has the 4x4 bonnet and lights ft and rear.
I've got drilled and grooved c-tech discs that may have gone on that scooby lol
Pm'd
Oh, by the way here is the best bit. Insurance, fully comprehensive, 5000 miles a year, agreed value £6000, £250 excess, cover for my wife and I. . . .
£220!
That is lovely, i'd love a Sierra Cosworth, wanted one ever since i went in my mates dad's one. It was red, apparently very rare to find them in that colour. Whether that is true or not i dont know.
Joe Richardson
28-02-10, 04:48 PM
That is lovely, i'd love a Sierra Cosworth, wanted one ever since i went in my mates dad's one. It was red, apparently very rare to find them in that colour. Whether that is true or not i dont know.
very true,there is about 5 or 6 red saph cosworths left,very rare :thumb:
That is interesting, as far as i know they still have it. The actual claim was it's the only one in the UK.
Joe Richardson
28-02-10, 04:52 PM
That is interesting, as far as i know they still have it. The actual claim was it's the only one in the UK.
nope there is more than one mate,but very few left :thumb:
Which red? Radiant???? Because there was a metallic red as well (similar to Magenta)
Radiant Red there were 12 made allegedly????
Very, very tasty. You're a lucky bloke to find that particular Cosworth; I'd have traded the Subaru for it as these cars are getrting harder and harder to find in that condition for reasonable money. I missed the boat when 2.8 Capris were a cheap car and I regret it now that prices are stratospheric for what is really a very crude car! I shall keep my eyes peeled for it as I work in the centre of Oldham and you're not too far away if you're in Royton :)
Very, very tasty. You're a lucky bloke to find that particular Cosworth;
I shall keep my eyes peeled for it as I work in the centre of Oldham and you're not too far away if you're in Royton :)
Cheers pal, you probably won't see the car around much as it's my "day off" and "weekend off" car. Where d'ya work in Oldham???
Which red? Radiant???? Because there was a metallic red as well (similar to Magenta)
Radiant Red there were 12 made allegedly????
It is Radiant Red :)
there was a radiant red saphire cosworth on a k reg up near me till a few years ago, the metalic dark green is a very rare colour too.
love it rick , you will have to give us a proper look at it sometime , its one of the cars that i have always wanted to own aswell , but i have always wanted a magenta one with black leathers
there was a radiant red saphire cosworth on a k reg up near me till a few years ago, the metalic dark green is a very rare colour too.
Mallard Green, allegedly only one was built from the factory in RHD 4x4, and is in the Ford heritage centre and was in a car magazine recently with an AMG merc. . . .
Top choice Rick :) gotta live the dream whilst you can tho i suppose, fair play to you matey!
Top choice Rick :) gotta live the dream whilst you can tho i suppose, fair play to you matey!
Yeah, I just wish my Dad was still alive to share it all with me but as you say, gotta live the dream while you can.....
Mallard Green, allegedly only one was built from the factory in RHD 4x4, and is in the Ford heritage centre and was in a car magazine recently with an AMG merc. . . .
that may be the one that sits with the one and only S1 rs turbo in black, it was in a ford mag recently, the one celebrating 25 years of the series one RS Turbo.
that may be the one that sits with the one and only S1 rs turbo in black, it was in a ford mag recently, the one celebrating 25 years of the series one RS Turbo.
Princess Diana's old car......
yip did you see the issue im talking about?
NovaLad
28-02-10, 09:04 PM
Royton nowadays.
Cool.
My mums up royton past tandle hills.
Most of royton is nice, Just a few dodgy characters lol
Well, sold the cossie and bought another RWD car.
More fun to drive than the cosworth (albeit at much lower speeds) as im not afraid to abuse it, plus I'm not worried about parking anywhere. Classic insurance at £152, leather, stainless zorst etc......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/010744C0-CE85-4A12-AB86-E90C3CAC4127-546-00000098952A741D.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/84E458F5-CB9E-4ADC-BDF4-CCB15EF9CB4E-546-00000098FD96080D.jpg
Kev Turbo
27-12-12, 05:50 PM
oh dear :(
brainsnova
27-12-12, 05:57 PM
Wtf lol
go on then, what did you really get?
turbojolt
27-12-12, 06:01 PM
Nothing wrong with mx5s propper fun cars to drive on twisty roads and wet roundabouts, easy to work on aswell
They are great fun mate nice one.
To the haters, I have 1 simple question.
Have you driven one?
turbojolt
27-12-12, 06:39 PM
To the haters, I have 1 simple question.
Have you driven one?
to right, imager isnt everything lol
is it a 1.8 or a 1600
brainsnova
27-12-12, 06:50 PM
To the haters, I have 1 simple question.
Have you driven one?
Yes I have after the girl owner put in diesel and I drained the tank put in £20 unleaded and told to take out of for a blast to clear the diesel and yes it did handle well and was rather quick but suits a driver with long hair
turbojolt
27-12-12, 06:52 PM
Yes I have after the girl owner put in diesel and I drained the tank put in £20 unleaded and told to take out of for a blast to clear the diesel and yes it did handle well and was rather quick but suits a driver with long hair
burgo?
blue_peg_16v
27-12-12, 06:58 PM
I've driven one proper hoot ex had one never told her how I drove it though lol never drove it with the roof down though for fear of being recognised lol
meritlover
27-12-12, 06:59 PM
burgo?
no, i have seen his pubic hair and ita short and curly
1.8 130bhp, and it would absolutely destroy any factory Nova, and (except in a straight line) would run away and hide from an xe nova (I was shocked by this actually!)
To read Nova owners talk about lack of image is bizarre!
peester
27-12-12, 08:33 PM
lol.. you have to admit the nova never had a problem with being a blokes car..
but yes a real wheel drive sports car designed ten years later is going to be a bit better than a stock nova lol.
Southie
27-12-12, 09:52 PM
Something on the lines of this looks pretty damn cool to me ;)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8032/8056184200_149debf257_c.jpg
meritlover
27-12-12, 09:54 PM
only because it has a happy face
Southie
27-12-12, 09:58 PM
Happy car = Happy driver lol
therealnovaboy
27-12-12, 09:59 PM
You should get these for it.
http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/455/379/414/414379455_816.jpg
meritlover
27-12-12, 10:01 PM
that would just want me to shower my car with my love even more!
nova 300
27-12-12, 11:43 PM
I bet someone is thinking of having some for there nova lol
novadave24
27-12-12, 11:46 PM
me like the mx5 a fun side ways car ;)
scott.parker
28-12-12, 06:04 AM
There ace little cars, been toying with the idea my self as even mint ones are cheep as chips..
Good cars when setup right. Get a charger on it :thumb:
Good cars when setup right. Get a charger on it :thumb:
Kinda defeats the idea of having a cheap RWD fun car with cheap insurance really.... Once you go down the 'charged route you're into non-classic insurance as the specialists don't wanna touch 'em when they're modified.... And in honesty, if you can keep momentum, its reasonably quick (but if you bear in mind The other cars I've owned/had as company cars, nothing feels "fast" to me anymore. My old impreza was probably as fast point-to-point as you can realistically go lol!
Rick did you make any money on the Saph? As they seem to have shot up in value over the last 2 years.
turbojolt
02-01-13, 11:16 AM
i hope it hasn't got the horrid mk1 alloys on it, my dad loved mine reminded him of his old lotus, only difference being he didn't have to stop every 10 mins to fill it back up with water and let it cool down lol
until i blew the top hose during some spirited driving, i refilled and bleed the cooling system loads of times but the fecker still tried to overheat wasn't till i flushed the whole system it got back to normal, wont make that mistake again
Rick did you make any money on the Saph? As they seem to have shot up in value over the last 2 years.
Yes I made some money!
Good news then, you bought just at the right time!. Take it you didn't fancy storing it for a while? As would have thought good ones will be worth a fair bit in years to come!
Good news then, you bought just at the right time!. Take it you didn't fancy storing it for a while? As would have thought good ones will be worth a fair bit in years to come!
Well it depends on your interpretation of "a fair bit"
I paid £4400 for the car and sold it for £6300 so in theory made £1900. I had to insure it for two years (£400) and pay for a battery (£55) and oil, oil filter, fuel filter every 6 months (£100 in total) plus road tax @ £420 for 2 years so I made just over £900. If I kept it say another 4 years, it may go up a couple more grand and I wouldn't have to tax it or service it, but I'd have to insure it at the very least so that's another £800 out of any potential profit, then theres secure storage somewhere to pay for as I wasnt willing to leave it on the drive (they tend to get lifted as they break for decent money) plus there's the worry of any "normal" deterioration over the next say 4 years, and the fact that there were more saffs built than any other variation which makes them less loved than the escort or 3 door, which really limits the appreciation unless you were going long-term, say locking it up somewhere for ten years and rolling it out then.... But there's no guarantee it'll be worth big money. Mk2 rs2000 go for £8k plus if they're split mint and they're far rarer than saff cossie's
There's still saffs out there at good prices not selling....
The biggest issue was dead simple. Why bother? There's faster ways to make money!
I buy and sell medium to high end watches so disposable cash is more useful than it being locked away in a car!
Anybody want a Tag Heuer/Omega/Breitling/Ball/Longines/?????? Watch?
lol.. you have to admit the nova never had a problem with being a blokes car..
but yes a real wheel drive sports car designed ten years later is going to be a bit better than a stock nova lol.
Actually, the mx5 hit the roads in 1988, only 5 years after the nova but was actually designed in 1984, and prototyped in 1986! Not as much between them as you'd think!!!
Jeff16v
03-01-13, 09:46 AM
Alright Rick, my barber has one of these after dumping his FTO, having seen him whizz around I was impressed how much cheap fun they can be. Notice I said barber not hairdreesser! Lol
Kev Turbo
04-01-13, 08:37 AM
Anybody want a Tag Heuer/Omega/Breitling/Ball/Longines/?????? Watch?
Any of the following........
Breitling Chronomat 44 or b01 in blackeye grey?
Breitling Chronograph Colt 2
Do you have an online shop?
No I'm under the radar. Got a b1 and an aerospace in at the moment????
Just checked with a supplier, they have a wind rider chronomat, boxed papers etc... £1795
novacabrio
09-01-13, 10:20 PM
No I'm under the radar. Got a b1 and an aerospace in at the moment????
You were until you posted on here lol
Kev Turbo
12-01-13, 05:37 AM
Which forums do you sell on? or if ebay send me your username so i can have a look at your listings!
Well I still have the Mazda but with my departure from VW getting closer, I bought myself an Eos.
The Mazda is great fun being RWD but two seats makes it impractical when my wife drives a fiat 500!
Anyway I bought a 2.0 tdi in silver essence, with fsh 24000 miles, iPod connector, cruise and all the eos stuff as standard like sensors, all electrics etc. Most importantly it has had the roof seals replaced under warranty and Krytox treatment so no leaks!
New alloys, a badgeless front grill and a private plate were fitted and with a 2.0 tdi engine, a remap may be on the cards!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/null_zps49a03169.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/null_zps27644e36.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/null_zps2c3f5da0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/null_zps6fe38e09.jpg
Kev Turbo
02-07-13, 08:08 AM
Nice plate - very fitting ;)
Sweet Jesus, I thought it couldn't get any worse!!!!
Pistol Pete
02-07-13, 10:34 AM
Is that the allroad edition....look at the ride height! ;):d:plol
Kev Turbo
02-07-13, 11:52 AM
Mint Nova -> Scooby -> Cossie - > MX5 - > Eos -> ???????
I dread to think what s next - Rav 4?
4 nova's->impreza->cossie->mx->eos->
Running parallel with company cars including golf gti->r32->passat cc->Touareg->blah blah.
My new job for Toyota includes this as a company car:-
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/null_zps02fc5197.jpg
Best car I've ever had!
(Although I do have a Rav4 on standby! The TRD gets lent out a hell of a lot!)
bazzap8389
25-08-13, 08:32 PM
Really like them, Ive been wanting a test drive of one for a while lol
craig green
26-08-13, 01:12 PM
Most importantly it has had the roof seals replaced under warranty and Krytox treatment so no leaks!
And people say to buy VAG for the build quality!
And people say to buy VAG for the build quality!
In fairness, any cabriolet will have leaks. It's intrinsic. When I worked for Vw our chairman had a Bentley continental and that leaked lol!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/440D317C-A23F-4532-A25E-001BC3DD84EC_zpsledlkm3i.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/RJM25R/media/440D317C-A23F-4532-A25E-001BC3DD84EC_zpsledlkm3i.jpg.html)
Southie
13-09-14, 07:46 AM
You've stuck a Porsche badge on the eos, sick man lol
911gt?
fukking LOL at the thread title
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