Re: Black smoke from a 106?

On 05 Jun 2007 17:53:26 GMT, Adrian <toomany2cvs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

T i m (news@xxxxxxxxxxxx) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

I hear what you say Adrian but it's not totally down to me.

Step daughter needs a car quick (Astra diesel has probable cracked
head).

Her cousin has one (it didn't really matter what it was within reason)
and it could potentially be free to her (plus work 'unknown' till
after MOT).

Exactly.

Indeed, and that unknown work *could* be insignificant cost wise (I'm
not suggesting it will remember, just that it could be).

They are going to have it put through the MOT and what if it passes
and is a 'nice drive', would it still be a 'shed' or could it be
cheap basic 'transport' for someone with little money or car interest
for a couple of years?

It's been sat for three years. It's going to need more spending on it than
it's worth, even before you factor in the fuelling problem. Even then, it's
going to be trouble while you work the disuse out of it.

Ok, and whilst I hear what you say would you be willing to acknowledge
when in three years she's still running it and it has cost her little
that there are often exceptions to any rule?

(Respectfully) If you or anyone here who lives a reasonable distance
of Nth London can actually offer anything better ('known,
(potentially) free, clean, legit, low mileage etc') that's reasonably
economical and cheap to ensure then please let us know asap!

Can you REALLY not find anything viable and local between Loot, fleaBay and
the ads in your local post office window...?

I'm not aware of anyone I know or trust selling anything that way so
'no'. I didn't say there weren't some bargains out there of course,
just I don't have the time and she doesn't have the knowledge to go
chase them out (and hence why my mechanic mate has gone to look at
this one).

A mate had his old Capri on eBay, one of the several 'wasters' that
turned up to look pre bidding rejected it because it wasn't a Cortina.
He's also looked at many vehicles advertised as 'immaculate' and a
magnet wouldn't have stuck to any of them.

p.s. Her Dad has offered her his old Caviler (only now she's trying to
sort something out herself) that 'only needs a couple of hundred spent
on welding' doing to it?

It goes from bad to worse...

Exactly.

Do you not find if you have something up for sale cheap and 'worth
having' you get yer arm snapped off by folk trying to get it?

The rest of the crap get's re-listed / reduced or sold to some mug ...
?

This Pug hasn't been put up for sale because no one had got_round_tuit
and this is the first time someone in the family has show any interest
in finding a cheap runabout.

Anyway, it'll cost her (not me) 35 quid (trade) to get it MOT'd (less
than she might pay in time and fuel dragging round the country to buy
a complete 'unknown') so let's go from there.

All the best ..

T i m



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