So my oh so delightfully French C15 / Visa van needs to go.
It only has a week or so MOT left and what with my Mini, CR-X, Chaser, EP3 and pet Giraffe I just don't have time to get it sorted.
It will fail the next MOT, but not terribly, so lets get the known bad bits out of the way: It needs new sill both sides ideally. They could be patched but as full pattern sills are around £15 a side there isn't any point doing it half arsed at that price. The brakes are cack which I think to be master cylinder or servo as it needs a lot of leg effort. Its never bothered me, treat it like it doesn't have a servo and your expectations are managed. Its squeaks and rattles and groans in a way only the French can
On the plus side, it has the unburstable 1.9 XUD and the little thing has only done 65k miles from new. Its also had a recent new clutch and starter motor. It starts first time, every time, without fail, it uses next to no fuel, its just really useful.
It also has 4 good tyres, a decent head unit with aux in and uprated speakers, a funky roofrack, a bit of shelving and carpet in the back, and that's about it.
Simple van, simple motoring.
I really want someone to spend a weekend sorting it and stick it through another mot because it really deserves it. Unfortunately I also know that if I sold the roof rack, stereo, cat and battery and fragged the rest I'd get my asking price. I really really don't want that to happen.
Someone please save it, its so much fun for what it is. I'd trust it to get anywhere in the country, I regularly use it for my 80 mile round trip to work.
Anything you want to know, give me a shout.
PS... 2004 and so one of the last made but also a bit naughty to be on here. Lets face it though, it has retro in spades and they started making them in the early 80s... please nobody get mad
Andy
It only has a week or so MOT left and what with my Mini, CR-X, Chaser, EP3 and pet Giraffe I just don't have time to get it sorted.
It will fail the next MOT, but not terribly, so lets get the known bad bits out of the way: It needs new sill both sides ideally. They could be patched but as full pattern sills are around £15 a side there isn't any point doing it half arsed at that price. The brakes are cack which I think to be master cylinder or servo as it needs a lot of leg effort. Its never bothered me, treat it like it doesn't have a servo and your expectations are managed. Its squeaks and rattles and groans in a way only the French can
On the plus side, it has the unburstable 1.9 XUD and the little thing has only done 65k miles from new. Its also had a recent new clutch and starter motor. It starts first time, every time, without fail, it uses next to no fuel, its just really useful.
It also has 4 good tyres, a decent head unit with aux in and uprated speakers, a funky roofrack, a bit of shelving and carpet in the back, and that's about it.
Simple van, simple motoring.
I really want someone to spend a weekend sorting it and stick it through another mot because it really deserves it. Unfortunately I also know that if I sold the roof rack, stereo, cat and battery and fragged the rest I'd get my asking price. I really really don't want that to happen.
Someone please save it, its so much fun for what it is. I'd trust it to get anywhere in the country, I regularly use it for my 80 mile round trip to work.
Anything you want to know, give me a shout.
PS... 2004 and so one of the last made but also a bit naughty to be on here. Lets face it though, it has retro in spades and they started making them in the early 80s... please nobody get mad
Andy
