The recent sale of one of my cars has left a space on the drive and I've spent the past few weeks wondering what to put there.
I've had a lot of Retro cars but one of my favorites from my youth was an XR3i.
I last had one when they were almost new, Alexander O'Neal and Luther Vandross were in the charts and I looked like this....
(those that know me will realise just how long ago that must have been!)
Anyway, last night I was browsing eBay and spotted an auction for this 1990 XR3i Cabriolet.....
I had a day off work today and the car was local so I thought I'd just have a quick look. An hour later I'd paid a deposit and I'm picking it up tomorrow :-)
It's only done 90k miles and the last lady owner had the car for 19 years. It needs a few little jobs doing so will be a work in progress but has a year's MOT so the plan is to enjoy it for the summer and maybe do a few bits to it over the winter.
Also came with a genuine RS body kit and RS Turbo bonnet, which I'll probably fit straight away as it's already the right colour.
Looking forward to getting stuck into it and having a Retro daily driver again.
I've had a lot of Retro cars but one of my favorites from my youth was an XR3i.
I last had one when they were almost new, Alexander O'Neal and Luther Vandross were in the charts and I looked like this....
(those that know me will realise just how long ago that must have been!)
Anyway, last night I was browsing eBay and spotted an auction for this 1990 XR3i Cabriolet.....
I had a day off work today and the car was local so I thought I'd just have a quick look. An hour later I'd paid a deposit and I'm picking it up tomorrow :-)
It's only done 90k miles and the last lady owner had the car for 19 years. It needs a few little jobs doing so will be a work in progress but has a year's MOT so the plan is to enjoy it for the summer and maybe do a few bits to it over the winter.
Also came with a genuine RS body kit and RS Turbo bonnet, which I'll probably fit straight away as it's already the right colour.
Looking forward to getting stuck into it and having a Retro daily driver again.