I bought this 2 weeks ago..,
It was a friends old car
Missed out on it last year, but due to the new owners eye sight deteriorating
I was tipped off it was there to have before advertised again
So...
It was last on the road end of 2010!!!
Come off the road for odds and sods including alittle welding
It never quite got finished, in 2014 one of the projects was eventually sold on, a year later this was sold on and replaced with a bike!!!
It's got 3 doors, genuine 85k on the clock, also a non sunroof model which is quite rare so I'm told...
My plans were to clean it up, put it back on the road, maybe use it or maybe sell it on... :lol:
Suppose a pic is over due around here:-
Ok...
I fetched it back on trade plates with a dead battery and fuel light on...
Home via petrol station without turning it off
And home after a good scrub with best part of 5 years of dirt removed!!!
As you can see, for a 19 year old it scrubbed up ok for a Disco :lol:
Inside had a good Hoover
Even had alittle helper
Due to the time of year, I didn't fancy scrubbing seats
Instead... I stripped them
Then chucked them in our nearly new washing machine lol :lol:
After numerous washes they went out to dry
Refitted
Another good wash plus alittle detailing session has bought it up a treat
So yesterday after its tlc... Took it for its mot
I've got a few advisories to address but it passed!!! 8)
Some of the history
So the plans over the next week or so
Sort 3 patches out on underside
Wax oil underside
Fit a new dust cover on a ball joint
Repaint bumpers with textured bumper paint
Fit a couple of new springs on door locks
Fit new water pump kit, thermostat and bleed screw... Water pumps leaking!!!
Retrim head lining
I'd love to keep it but the misses really ain't sold on it
We don't need a 4th car
The Orion and A3 are just weekend toys that really don't get used as much as we'd like... Although they'll never leave us...
It was a friends old car
Missed out on it last year, but due to the new owners eye sight deteriorating
I was tipped off it was there to have before advertised again
So...
It was last on the road end of 2010!!!
Come off the road for odds and sods including alittle welding
It never quite got finished, in 2014 one of the projects was eventually sold on, a year later this was sold on and replaced with a bike!!!
It's got 3 doors, genuine 85k on the clock, also a non sunroof model which is quite rare so I'm told...
My plans were to clean it up, put it back on the road, maybe use it or maybe sell it on... :lol:
Suppose a pic is over due around here:-
Ok...
I fetched it back on trade plates with a dead battery and fuel light on...
Home via petrol station without turning it off
And home after a good scrub with best part of 5 years of dirt removed!!!
As you can see, for a 19 year old it scrubbed up ok for a Disco :lol:
Inside had a good Hoover
Even had alittle helper
Due to the time of year, I didn't fancy scrubbing seats
Instead... I stripped them
Then chucked them in our nearly new washing machine lol :lol:
After numerous washes they went out to dry
Refitted
Another good wash plus alittle detailing session has bought it up a treat
So yesterday after its tlc... Took it for its mot
I've got a few advisories to address but it passed!!! 8)
Some of the history
So the plans over the next week or so
Sort 3 patches out on underside
Wax oil underside
Fit a new dust cover on a ball joint
Repaint bumpers with textured bumper paint
Fit a couple of new springs on door locks
Fit new water pump kit, thermostat and bleed screw... Water pumps leaking!!!
Retrim head lining
I'd love to keep it but the misses really ain't sold on it
We don't need a 4th car
The Orion and A3 are just weekend toys that really don't get used as much as we'd like... Although they'll never leave us...
