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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:36 pm

im sorely tempted by this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWA:IT

ive had some more pics and the interior is immaculate

http://photobucket.com/albums/v248/CcHh ... nvertible/

(the alpinas pic isnt real)

opinions please
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:57 pm

Your the man with the Ultimate E21 are you not? :D
Id be happy with what you have, it looks amazing and i bet it goes just as well 8)
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:09 pm

he sold the 21
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:11 pm

he sent me these pics

http://photobucket.com/albums/v248/CcHh ... nvertible/

except for the alpinas pic, i did that one on photoshop
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:13 pm

You sold it?! Why :cry:
The leathers nice in that Red Cab and its also got a bonnet outward dent like mine :?
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:22 pm

6potWil6pot wrote:You sold it?! Why :cry:
got bored with it.


anymore thoughts on the cabby ppl ?
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:39 pm

WOW!!! that interior looks like new man!!
looks like a realy sweet ride mate, bugger bout the dent in the bonnet that needs spraying but the car looks sweet
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:51 pm

Looks like it needs a little TLC, but if you get it for the right price - why not 8)
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:03 pm

My honest opinion would be not to bother just seems a bit moody to me. Seems like its been bodged together leather is a retrim kit isnt it? kit is a different colour, battery under the bonnet??? its a 325 isnt it why not in the boot like the rest of them or do cabs have them under the bonnet? I just think its been thrown together. I think it would cause alot of trouble for the next owner, but if you like go look before the end and really go over it with a fine tooth combe especially as its been stolen. But like the rest have said it looks nice but dont just go on that. Sorry if ive seemed to slate it but does seem a bit moody to me. :?
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:08 pm

i say the one in swanse you showed me hat is absolutly mint.
or the ebbwvale one that nice as well
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:15 pm

jamie i wanted opinions, so feel free to express them :)
id rather someone pointed out stuff than keep quiet

cheers dude.


i thought cabbys all had battery under bonnet but might be wrong btw, all the ones ive seen have anyways.
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:21 pm

No probs im probably wrong on the battery thing i dont know all that much on the cabs :oops: :lol:
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:33 pm

probably done to help the weight distribution.
same as with touring.

theres a lot more wieght over the back on both of them remember
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:34 pm

You really need a eyes on, touchy feely session to find out for sure, who do we know local to Croydon then?

Does Nickp live that way?

But MOT is said to be due in May so if you're serious I'd ask him to pre-MOT it at your cost and see what it fails on, if it is fooked then a Ԛ£25 MOT check is a cheap way of finding out for sure. :D
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Post Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:36 pm

fozzymonster wrote:But MOT is said to be due in May so if you're serious I'd ask him to pre-MOT it at your cost and see what it fails on, if it is fooked then a Ԛ£25 MOT check is a cheap way of finding out for sure. :D
iwas thinking of summit like that, or taking it for one if i go to view maybe
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 2:03 am

jamie325isport wrote:My honest opinion would be not to bother just seems a bit moody to me. Seems like its been bodged together leather is a retrim kit isnt it? kit is a different colour, battery under the bonnet??? its a 325 isnt it why not in the boot like the rest of them or do cabs have them under the bonnet? I just think its been thrown together. I think it would cause alot of trouble for the next owner, but if you like go look before the end and really go over it with a fine tooth combe especially as its been stolen. But like the rest have said it looks nice but dont just go on that. Sorry if ive seemed to slate it but does seem a bit moody to me. :?
Thanks Jamie,you've saved me the time of writing that,except the battery part,I was certain they are under the bonnet in the cab,weight issues an all that.
Its one of those cars that says to me,leave me alone,you don't want me.
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:12 am

battery under the bonnet is fine as that is where it should be, to be honest it is a total loss and has no history at all, unless it was mega cheap [which its not] i would walk away and find another.
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:23 am

I'd 2nd most of the openions on this one. Over the years i've lost a small fortune on buying with my heart when whem my head was telling me to leave well alone. there are enough nice cabs out there not to buy a potential trouble. Like Nick also says, all this stolen recoverd, no history or log book, blah, blah, blah is not good news so i'd stay well away mate. I dont live far from Croydon. I could check it out for you if you want ?
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:44 am

buy the hartge dude!!
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 10:43 am

Chaos wrote:jamie i wanted opinions, so feel free to express them :)
id rather someone pointed out stuff than keep quiet

cheers dude.


i thought cabbys all had battery under bonnet but might be wrong btw, all the ones ive seen have anyways.
my cabs battery is under the bonnet.

It looks a little tatty to me, dubious history. It's screaming, "I've been hammered everywhere!!" to me. The interior is cracking though. Those wheels are not to my taste.

Like someone else said, it would have to be really cheap to be worth buying. Reckon it needs a bit of tlc
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:14 pm

Agree with all said above.......

I can go have a look for you if you'd like as i'm 5 mins from Croydon!! :wink:
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 3:26 pm

looks ok....but depends how much he wants...

its not exactly a good deal at the current eGay price.

Ԛ£1500tops

leather is nice though
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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 4:55 pm

something about this car just screams 'NO!'

the fact he wont fix the fan (Ԛ£10 from a breakers) suggests that he's not to keen on paying up for maintainance.

mention of 'small oil leak' yet no pics of engine...i'd say walk away.

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Post Tue Apr 05, 2005 7:48 pm

cheers for the offers to view lads but it finishes tomorrow so im gonna leave it i think.

its not exactly a good deal at the current eGay price.

Ԛ£1500tops
the plates worth a bit, but yeah i agree its not the best example about