That Oh so perfect Shell *ebay warning*

[Rexy]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-VAUXHALL-NOVA-L-BRONZE_W0QQitemZ4568430002QQcategoryZ9858QQtcZphot oQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Be warned they want an aweful lot for it considering i got a E reg 46k in the same sorta condition and I paid ?380.

[Philsutton]

my new b reg with 30k on an a very very mint shell only cost me 120, 12 months mot an tax. Think i should but it on ebay an see what i can get for it.

[Stuart]

hmm it wont be a classic by free road tax standards in 2 years lol...

also correct me if im wrong but 1984 first reg + 23 years = 2007..... so how has it been on the same street for 23 years unless its really a delorean?


lol ?1.1K dreamers

[dan-hipgrave]

oooh Basingstoke is 10mins drive from me, should i go back to being a Nova owner??

[Nath]

taking the piss with the price eant he? mines as mint as that and i only paid ?380 lol

[Ste_Nova]

they never came with body colour inner arches
nuf said :lol:
http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/a5/37/f3_3.JPG

[Lee]

does look a bit too shiney dunnit. Well spotted.

[benji]

shame it's brown

[ANDYRACER]

Looks mint but way way over priced. And good spot on the body colour inner arches.

[shy witness]

i actually noticed the painted arches myself.................it does look real mint like....

although as everyone's said.its way over priced imo

[jamie gsi16v]

wheres the side repeaters gone? new wings?

[General Baxter]

well spotted jamie :lol:

[STE Novavanman]

to have a new wing at 26,000 miles it must of had a shunt

[krobinson]

Its not overpriced if its as clean as he says. I'd rather spend 1k on a mint shell, than pay ?300 for a rotten one and have to spend 2k restoring it.

I paid ?980 for my untouched 1.2L, 1985, with 4536 genuine miles.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/oldskoool.jpg

Keith

[probert_nova]

wheres the side repeaters gone? new wings?

i thought the early novas didn't have side repeaters, my 85 sr doesn't.

[Philsutton]

wheres the side repeaters gone? new wings?

my b reg doesnt have any, but thats an f reg ?


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/oldskoool.jpg

snap :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v286/philsutton/retrocar028.jpg

mine only cost 120 with 30k

[jamie gsi16v]

it should have, they were all fitted with them. SHUNT :o

[Philsutton]

jamie mine didnt even come with a passager side wing mirror its that old, and look at the drivers side one. Mega oldness lol

[General Baxter]

Lol at phill, nice max power sticker :wink:

[Philsutton]

lol that was put there when we had a bit too much to drink one night when we were supposed to be fixing the car. Surprised its not be stolen yet.

[jamie gsi16v]

Lol at phill, nice max power sticker :?: WHERE?

true phil, always known about the mirrors but i thourght side indication was compulsary? u got a little lever inside to pop one out your door piller lol

[scott.parker]

Lol at phill, nice max power sticker :?: WHERE?

true phil, always known about the mirrors but i thourght side indication was compulsary? u got a little lever inside to pop one out your door piller lol

I was thinking the same on the sticker,but as for repaters im sure if its registured before 86 it dose not need them by law.

Scott

[General Baxter]

your all blind!

was it the same year that you had to have rear seat belts that you had to have side indication?

[jamie gsi16v]

drainpipe :lol:

[scott.parker]

So Baxter that would be 85-86 then

[Philsutton]

dont know but i dont have rear seat belts either

[General Baxter]

well my valver was 86 and that did not have rear belts or side indication :lol:

[scott.parker]

drainpipe :lol:
Oh yeah :lol:

[ANDYRACER]

That should have side repeaters. My mate had a E reg nova in the same colour and it had side repaeaters there is also another one exactly the same going round near me with side repeaters. I think the year they brought in side repeaters was 1983 because all mk1 golfs didnt have side repeaters and the very early golf mk2s didnt. Plus it would only have one wing mirror like Phils coz it is the poverty spec nova. So it has either had a shunt or been restored. I think it has been restored because he seems to have a rough idea what a nova in that condition is worth to some people and it has had the inner arches painted.

[Philsutton]

shut up mine isnt poverty spec lol, ive got a sun roof very nice 3 spokes and a brown an cream interior. Oh year i dont have any head rests either.

[ANDYRACER]

Omg Phil u need headrests for when the roar power of the 1.2 pins u back in ur seat :lol:

[Philsutton]

more like when the 40 ton truck behind me shunts me cos im going to slow

[Ste_Nova]

shouldn't have side repeators
or rear belts
old type rear seat fixings
side strips on doors are rivit type

girl near me has a mint Y plate in the same colour

[Snowface]

don't mean to sound pedantic but do we need all these ebay links popping up in General? Can their be a forum created called ebay perhaps?

If i wanted to look for shells etc, i would look on ebay myself.

At least include ebay in the post title to warn

:rant:

[jamie gsi16v]

:roll: mr boring! :sleeping:

[Rexy]

don't mean to sound pedantic but do we need all these ebay links popping up in General? Can their be a forum created called ebay perhaps?

If i wanted to look for shells etc, i would look on ebay myself.

At least include ebay in the post title to warn

:rant:

lol Ha ha ha

I'll consider that as a wrist slapping, I get what your saying matey and if I or sombody else was looking for "what appeared" to be a mint shell as a project i'd be chuffed to bits to stumble across this in the general post. Plus, It wasnt to advertise... Merely to say, Hey look i've found a mint example of a nova there are still some around.

So, in honesty it should belong in the General because its actually a general post about a nova which so happens to be on ebay.

But yes, Admin if poss would you kindly arrange for An ebay links section and also a newbie section oh and a new car section to stop posts like this reoccuring.

[Jack]

That should have side repeaters. My mate had a E reg nova in the same colour and it had side repaeaters there is also another one exactly the same going round near me with side repeaters. I think the year they brought in side repeaters was 1983 because all mk1 golfs didnt have side repeaters and the very early golf mk2s didnt.
*Yawn* side repeaters are a requirement for Post 1986 vehicles only... incidentally, so is a hazard warning switch lol

[scott.parker]

That should have side repeaters. My mate had a E reg nova in the same colour and it had side repaeaters there is also another one exactly the same going round near me with side repeaters. I think the year they brought in side repeaters was 1983 because all mk1 golfs didnt have side repeaters and the very early golf mk2s didnt.
*Yawn* side repeaters are a requirement for Post 1986 vehicles only... incidentally, so is a hazard warning switch lol

Jack mate stop trying to tel him,he obviously has no idea,and anyway the nobba was not born so what do you expect! :lol:

Scott

[Philsutton]

what you trying to say, my new nova was made in 1984 when i was born lol

[burgo]

ste is right (as always)
shouldn't have side repeators
or rear belts
old type rear seat fixings
side strips on doors are rivit type
plus the head light switch is different which is most annoying as i need one
the early novas have fooking annoying noisy hand brakes which work with a slider on the rear beam aswell! bludi noisy. think there is something else aswell
oh and benji thats not brown lol this is brown
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DCFC0001.jpg

plus i want your mirror phil, i cant find them old skool ones anywhere :(

[Philsutton]

mahahaha your not having it lol. I know whatn you mean the early stuff is getting hard to find, very lucky to get the one i did.

[Riggy]

luke is that the civics wheels on that :lol:

[burgo]

luke is that the civics wheels on that :lol:
he he maybe :roll:
i saw the base bit of them mirrors down charlies then did abit of searching to find a pic and decided i wanted them but still canted find them :(. i did find a lovely little brown nova down the scrappy which i saved and sold to me mate who is now making it into a brown gte look alike :)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/DSCN1076.jpg
it was a ?50 bargain which i so regret selling as its never had any welding, and doesnt need any. it failed the MOT on a rear shock and headlight alignment :evil:. i am a fool

[Stuart]

*Yawn* side repeaters are a requirement for Post 1986 vehicles only... incidentally, so is a hazard warning switch lol


ARGHHHHHHHHH ffs lol its deffo 87 onwards for no side repeaters and no hazzard switch?

mind you ive drilled the hole in the ally for the hazzard switch :(. but ill just gromet up the holes in the wings for the repeaters lol.

[Jack]

Yup, I think its before April '86 repeaters/hazard not req'd, post April '86 they are; but I'll check when I get home.

You can get round the post-86 needing repeaters by mk2-ing the front end, however you will need a hazard switch function; according to the MOT guide.

[dhdev (Oli)]

you only need side repeaters after the cut-in date (198?) if you cfan't see the indicators clearly from the side of the vehicle, so as said mk2 front end = no need for repeaters.

[SRimon]

Looks very tidy...

Mine looked like that tho, if i took the same pics of mine when i got it it would look the same condition, i bet theres some rust on it somewhere :lol:

I paid 500 for mine, with minimal rust, infact only 3 bits on the car were found

[SRimon]

In fact in my first pics, it looks as good as that one...

http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album04/DSCN0063_2_Resize.jpg

http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album04/DSCN0060_2_Resize.jpg

http://www.cruisesouthwest.co.uk/modules/Gallery/albums/album04/DSCN0066_2_Resize.jpg

[Jack]

Here we go:

Vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986:
These must be fitted with one side repeater indicator on each side. Instead of a separate lamp, the side repeater might be part of the front direction indicator if it includes a wraparound lens.
Check that the hazard warning device is present, secure and operates using only one switch with the ignition switched both on and off. While it operates, check that all the direction indicators flash simultaneously and the 'tell-tale' (i.e. audable indicator) is working correctly.

Acceptable wrapround lens marking:
Lamps incorporating a side repeater are marked either with an 'E' mark in a circle or an 'e' mark in a rectangle above which is a number 5. Some vehicles are fitted with a wraparound lens with no European approval markings. These can be tested by standing approximately 1000mm to the side of the vehicles rear bumper with indicator on. If amber light can be seen coming through the front lens (not a reflection) this is acceptable.

Vehicles first used before 1 April 1986:
A hazard warning device is not required by Regulation, but, if one is fitted, it must be tested.
The hazard warning lamp 'tell tale' may be a separate light or the same as the indicator 'tell-tale. However, it must be a flashing light.

Incidentally, for the post-April '86 vehicles, it also says you can fail if the hazard warning lights have more than one switch to activate them!

[Stuart]

argh, so ill have to put a fcuking buzzer in to make it aubable. FFS lol

[Alex]

Hire an illegal to say "ping" when the buzzer shoudl be on. Probably cheaper.

[Stuart]

weighs too much

[Jack]

Get him to run alongside then