As some of you know, I managed to sell my old Punto mk2 sporting - and then buy a newer mk2b.
This is a bit of a progress thread on what's going on with it / mods I'm doing / problems / news etc.
So I managed to find the car on gumtree, posted at 300 pounds over my budget; but had 60000 miles and new sump/gearbox. I'm gave them a call asking the usual questions of mot/tax/services etc and was told there is just a small dent on a wheel arch, and 2 scratches. Went to view the car the day after and they met me outside the trainstation. I came out to notice this mean machine sitting there - right headturner for me. I immediately loved it, and it looked great from the distance. As I got close I noticed the dent, being abit larger than described - but if I could get the price down I knew it wouldn't be an issue as my old car had various dents around it. The scratches were on both doors - instantly knew it had been keyed twice! So after a quick spin, loving the growl from the exhaust I started getting to work looking at common faults such as bad seals / stiff doors ( and when opens a "crack" sound appears but i wasn't fazed by this as my last car ALSO had this problem. ) / rust in the boot / shaking in while ticking over. These common faults weren't an issue - the seals were in VERY good condition which I was surprised at especially. The car ticked over nicely and no smoke/rattling came from it. I got to work looking inside, and the bonnet release catch was broken but remembering seeing a guide on how to fix this on FF. So after pointing out all of these flaws - giving the usual overestimate repairs - I haggled them down to 100 quid under my budget. CHUFFED.
Got the car home and awaiting insurance - but here are some photos. ( needs a clean so none of you detailing freaks go mad at me )
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[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0181.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
^^^^^^dent can be seen here.
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0193.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0186.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
This is a bit of a progress thread on what's going on with it / mods I'm doing / problems / news etc.
So I managed to find the car on gumtree, posted at 300 pounds over my budget; but had 60000 miles and new sump/gearbox. I'm gave them a call asking the usual questions of mot/tax/services etc and was told there is just a small dent on a wheel arch, and 2 scratches. Went to view the car the day after and they met me outside the trainstation. I came out to notice this mean machine sitting there - right headturner for me. I immediately loved it, and it looked great from the distance. As I got close I noticed the dent, being abit larger than described - but if I could get the price down I knew it wouldn't be an issue as my old car had various dents around it. The scratches were on both doors - instantly knew it had been keyed twice! So after a quick spin, loving the growl from the exhaust I started getting to work looking at common faults such as bad seals / stiff doors ( and when opens a "crack" sound appears but i wasn't fazed by this as my last car ALSO had this problem. ) / rust in the boot / shaking in while ticking over. These common faults weren't an issue - the seals were in VERY good condition which I was surprised at especially. The car ticked over nicely and no smoke/rattling came from it. I got to work looking inside, and the bonnet release catch was broken but remembering seeing a guide on how to fix this on FF. So after pointing out all of these flaws - giving the usual overestimate repairs - I haggled them down to 100 quid under my budget. CHUFFED.
Got the car home and awaiting insurance - but here are some photos. ( needs a clean so none of you detailing freaks go mad at me )
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]129727074.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0176.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0181.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
^^^^^^dent can be seen here.
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0193.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]
[attachment=1:2oux51ge]IMAG0186.jpg[/attachment:2oux51ge]