What to look for

[novadave24]

Ive got my nova on ebay because i just ant got the money or time to get bits welded dont want to sell it but better then it getting broke. anyway when it does sell i will be looking for other one what should i look for as rust bit nd other stuff ? i know some parts as i seen on mine cheers:)

[turbojolt]

RUST

-behind headlights
-wings
-rear arches
-boot floor
-sills
-tailgate
-bottoms of doors
-bonnet
-battery tray
-inner wings


get under it and have a poke about with a screw driver and a torch, if its being sold as a solid car they shouldnt mind.

[paul james]

Basically everywhere can and will rust on a Nova. I think with Nova ownership you should be prepared to have welding done at some point, and ideally have your own mig welder.

How bad is the rust on yours? as you'll be lucky to get one thats totally rust free, especially if budget is an issue.

[turbojolt]

bring a magnet aswell, make sure the arches arnt full of filler

[chimp007_uk]

I don't want to sound stupid, but why are you selling a Nova that you know the condition of to buy another that might end up worse and potentially pay more for?!?

[novadave24]

because now ive found out were to look for rust rot and holes so i could tell if the car is a good one or not as when i got my gte i diddent really know of all of the rust spots lol

[novadave24]

Basically everywhere can and will rust on a Nova. I think with Nova ownership you should be prepared to have welding done at some point, and ideally have your own mig welder.

How bad is the rust on yours? as you'll be lucky to get one thats totally rust free, especially if budget is an issue.

the shall on out side is fine its just the under part need the bot on one side welding got a hole there and the rear under the boot needs welding seals ant bad just need bit of cleaning up dont want to sell it tho.

[novadave24]

RUST

-behind headlights
-wings
-rear arches
-boot floor
-sills
-tailgate
-bottoms of doors
-bonnet
-battery tray
-inner wings


get under it and have a poke about with a screw driver and a torch, if its being sold as a solid car they shouldnt mind.
^ what i wish i done with mine :(

[paul james]

Get some photos up of the rotten areas, so we can see how bad they are. I really would think about sorting them out unless its really bad, it could cost you a whole lot more than maybe £200 of welding work to get a replacement Nova, especially if you want a certain spec Nova and not some base model 5 door.

[novadave24]

ive been to garages and the price just to do the under part they saying can be from £300 to £700 then plus the boot needs doing about £50 i would really like to have a redtop nova now ive had tow sr novas 1.3 and now have a gte 1.6 and no way i would never go to a 5 door nova .

[pie]

its a shame as it looks a really nice nova n in my favourite colour to

[turbojolt]

love it selling a nova full of holes and the starting bid is 850 quid lol, fair play if it gets sold tho fella

[novadave24]

lol well i got to sell it for that sort of price to make some money back on it i love the blue as well .

[paul james]

ive been to garages and the price just to do the under part they saying can be from £300 to £700 then plus the boot needs doing about £50 i would really like to have a redtop nova now ive had tow sr novas 1.3 and now have a gte 1.6 and no way i would never go to a 5 door nova .

Get some photos up anyway, their estimates may be off. It will help to sell the car if you show pics and if the rust isn't that terrible, as people will think the worst from your current ebay description.


from your ebay ad:


the rear tow hook will have to be put back on as well the front is ok but the front tow hook is of and will need welding back on

then...

it will need towing as no tax

hmmm!

[marc69]

If it's a mk2, the chassis legs, all four from back to front, that was the main rust on mine which made it past repair.

[novadave24]

got some pics
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o585/novadave24/IMG_0460.jpg?t=1326970270http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o585/novadave24/IMG_0460.jpg?t=1326970270
the only pics i got tho .

[Southie]

Fix it, theres plenty of handy welding guys on here... you'll regret selling it and then won't get another I bet which you'll be happy with.

[Spudly]

I don't want to sound stupid, but why are you selling a Nova that you know the condition of to buy another that might end up worse and potentially pay more for?!?




My thoughts exactly ALL novas need or will need welding, mine looks awesome but needs rear arches, sills and probably both front wings!

If you sell one because youre scared of the rot, and then go out and buy another one, youre on smack and need your head looking at :eek:

[paul james]

A bit hard to tell from those pictures. But if the serious rot hasn't got as far as the spring seats and beam mounts then its an easy enough fix.

[novadave24]

the left spring ant even got a seat mot man said it needs work now and not to drive it like that just really slow :(

[Southie]

Is Paul down your neck of the woods? If so I'm sure he'd be able to give you a helping hand sorting it.

Sorry Paul if you can't be arsed lol

[novadave24]

na paul looks bit to far from me lol

[turbojolt]

just get it welded, do it in stages if money is a issue, you wont find a nova that colour again!!!!

[turbojolt]

went for 1000 quid!!! thats not bad mate

[novadave24]

yeah it sold for a £1,000 going to miss it when it goes :( oh well the golf going on there next maybe tonight .

[turbojolt]

you sure about getting another nova, there horrid little **** boxes lol

[novadave24]

might do but it got to be a good one tho not to sure yet .

[1990GTEBOY]

mine only went for 1250 and that was very close to mint:cry:

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m561/holly_culver/DSCN0365.jpg

[mowgli]

dave, i'm stunned that you sold it, couldn't you find anyone local to weld it up??

[Mieran]

mine only went for 1250 and that was very close to mint:cry:

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m561/holly_culver/DSCN0365.jpg
that looks nice

[1990GTEBOY]

that looks nice

Lol it was mate ....still havnt forgiven myself for gettinh rid .....
Will have another one day

:)

[paul james]

Did well to get £1k with it having a non existent spring seat etc. Did the buyer actually look underneath the car at all?

[novadave24]

still got here the person ant rang me yet gave him a message he got to 5:00 to ring me so still mine at the mo :)

[novadave24]

dave, i'm stunned that you sold it, couldn't you find anyone local to weld it up??
i cant really find anywere around me to weld it up with out having to go out far dont know what to do lol

[turbojolt]

i hope its a meeser who has bid on it, so you keep it and get it fixed, you clearly want to keep it.

[novadave24]

he is a meeser i cant stand people like that now ive got to go get the tax for it but its going back on the bay tho i ant in the mood to be going around to get it fixed lol

[turbojolt]

i wouldnt be selling it on ebay it will happen again, get it on all the vauxhall forums less chance of being messed about

[novadave24]

i got my tax for it now i rather put it on ebay get more people bid on it i had 47 people waching it lol and had about 4 offers for it and 1 swap lol

[turbojolt]

load of good all that done lol

[paul james]

It might have had 47 watchers, but it only got 2 bidders and half of those wern't genuine.

[novadave24]

you can buy it if you like ;)

[novadave24]

It might have had 47 watchers, but it only got 2 bidders and half of those wern't genuine.
i put the finish time at 11:15am lol going to do it for a later time when i put it back on there ;)

[turbojolt]

i would if i didnt already have one on the go, its really nice and in a rare colour, KEEP IT YOU FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mowgli]

i sell with buy it now or best offer. i cba to sit & wait for the bids to go up... or not..

i buy auctions though.. got a bonnet for 99p the other day..

[Andy]

So it needs 2 rear chassis legs and you value it at a grand??

[mowgli]

So it needs 2 rear chassis legs and you value it at a grand??

with chassis legs done its probably worth that

[Andy]

I agree,but in its current state can only be worth half that surely?!

[mowgli]

i have seen this car close up & the rest of it is really quite good, cosmetically & mechanically, but nobody has put a steam cleaner under it in its life....

[novadave24]

I agree,but in its current state can only be worth half that surely?!
ive had offers and swaps but it be going back on the bay soon

[Southie]

Get some cash together and sort the welding out IMO, it's a decent car once fixed and will be the car your wanting in the end... don't sell it for the sake of the welding, there's plenty of people who should be able to sort your Nova.

[novadave24]

yeah i know there is people out there but some i just dont really trust as they say somethings dont sound right but i got till the 11th to relist it on the bay and there is one more garage i sort have nere me to go and ask he had a black nova on the bay a few weeks ago he done all the under part on so he might be a good one i go see thursday .
i do want to keep it as its a gte and in that blue and really want to do a let nova ;)

[Andy]

If my gti sells i would buy it but wouldnt be prepared to pay that forwhat essentially is a part resto

[novadave24]

what gti car you got ?

[turbojolt]

205

[Southie]

Do a straight swap Andy ;)

[novadave24]

dont mind them 205s what bhp are they ?

[Andy]

Do a straight swap Andy ;)
And some cash my way i might be interested.
Theyre 115bhp dave

[turbojolt]

you should have a flick thru andys build thread, he has done a serious amount of work on it

[novadave24]

ive had a look i do like them but dont think i want to swap sorry andy nice pug tho :thumb:

[Andy]

Cheers
No worries,thanks for taking the time to look.

[novadave24]

my nova still lives with me tho if i keep it should i strip it out or keep the gte seats in ?
if i be stripping it out it be getting a redtop and if i have still got money left it get a turbo ;)

[paul james]

my nova still lives with me tho if i keep it should i strip it out or keep the gte seats in ?
if i be stripping it out it be getting a redtop and if i have still got money left it get a turbo ;)

Go the rot sorted yet? not much point in thinking of anything else before you've done that, especially putting in a more powerful engine.

[novadave24]

iam going to get it all welded next month then get all the engine bay all welded up as well so engine not changing for a bit yet lol

[paul james]

Nice one, personally I would keep it as standard as possible. Theres not many GTE's about now, so one in standard form is more special and impressive than a modded Nova. If it were mine I would concentrate on making it as tidy as possible, leave the engine conversions to the base models! :)

[Southie]

Its a rare colour and becoming a very very rare model now the GTE, personally it would be scandalous to swap engines but of course that's your choice.

Glad your keeping it and sorting the welding out, enjoy it ;)

[novadave24]

well when it sold on the bay i had to take it off the road because the tax run out and everyday that went by i was getting more and more closer to it i so glad the other person diddent come take it even my girl friend loves and kept saying dont let it go lolit is a good car never let me down tho iam keeping it standard as i can how much power could i get the gte engine up to tho i still thinking off keeping that engine . ?

[novadave24]

yeah it is true you never really see a gte in this blue well i never really have only a few on here tho soon as i saw this one i got for sale i know i had to have it me defo going to keep it now :)

[mowgli]

well when it sold on the bay i had to take it off the road because the tax run out and everyday that went by i was getting more and more closer to it i so glad the other person diddent come take it even my girl friend loves and kept saying dont let it go lolit is a good car never let me down tho iam keeping it standard as i can how much power could i get the gte engine up to tho i still thinking off keeping that engine . ?

for tuning, a gte engine is a money pit...

buy some decent brakes, tyres & suspension, and maximise what power you already have.. 100hp used effectively is way better than 150hp spinning up the wheels all the time

[pie]

back on ebay?

[turbojolt]

boy changes his mind more then me! and thats saying something lol

[novadave24]

yeah had to put it back on there i dont have the money or anywere to put it because my golf is in the garage dont want it to go but i have to sell it to get a other car :(

[turbojolt]

cant believe your keeping a mk3 golf over a gte nova!!!!!!!!

[novadave24]

the golf is going as well i would keep the nova but if i do that i have no money to buy a car my money is all on the nova :(

[novadave24]

and never know i might buy a other nova i ant going to live with out a nova never lol