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Nov 16, 2006 14:38:57 GMT
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 Picked it up a couple of weeks ago but lost my camera, so haven't been able to take any pics myself! Will definitely get some at the weekend though, honest! Anyway... This car started going to the garage where Spacekadett works for servicing and MOTs about four years ago. The lad who owned it had had a Nova which someone kindly wrote off for him, so his Aunt GAVE him the Sierra instead! He wasn't over the moon but obviously couldn't sell it, being a "present" from a relative... Spacekadett told him he wanted first refusal when time to sell came, and a few weeks ago the owner turned up down the garage saying he was thinking of selling. Luckily bro bought a V6 Mondeo earlier in the year and has a workshop full of Kadett, 100E and Mini Cooper, so he hadn't got room for this one. By pure coincidence I'd parked next to the 3-door at a client's place a few months ago and left a "Do you wanna sell your car" note on it. I was always going to get it!  Bro gave the owner my number and he rang a few days later, wanting £700 for it. Waaaaay out of my price range. I told him my budget - which was still waaaaaay more than I could actually afford - but he decided he'd sell for what I offered. In fact I borrowed most of the money from mine and Mrs JS's joint account. I also took out an extra £10 and bought Mrs JS a big bunch of flowers... ;D It's not perfect, needing two or three dents taken out and the front panel re-painting. And as for mk1 Sierras and their cracked dashboards... This has by far the worst I've seen! I know I'll never find a better one - 3-door Cosworth owners pay OBSCENE amounts for 'em - so the hunt's on for a grey 1987-89 top half. But the rear arches - spot on! One has a bubble of spidered paint, about half the size of a 5p coin. Mileage is only 64k although it has a "total loss" lubrication system thanks to knackered valve stem seals. Don't know whether I'll need to whip the head off to do that..  It also needs an oil change and a good clean, plus a lot of Waxoyling. I don't think I'll use it through winter since I've got one Sierra on the road which is pre-rusted - no point having two rusty ones! Jury's out on modifications ATM. I'll probably change the rims anyway, and I've fitted a silver early '80s Pioneer head unit with matching two channel amp. Trouble is it's so nice and original! Plus I've got half-way with the '88 Sapphire, and next year I may well use that one as a base to re-shell my "daily driver" Ghia. And I'm now skint anyway.... Thanks as always to Spacekadett, and to Slater to taking the pics! Look forward to daylight shots in a few days. |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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Nov 16, 2006 14:45:11 GMT
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I will add, if anyone has any cool ideas for tasteful mods, I'm all ears and may be open to peer pressure.... ;D
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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Nov 16, 2006 14:45:42 GMT
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FinallY   ;D  Welcome to the club, sound like you paid an happy medium (a lot less than me) and it looks great, neat. prices will rise on these eventually - probably. So this is another saved from a cossie rep. WIN JS, you are THE ulimate sierra fan. we need more pics now on the road before mine? - probably! ;D |
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Nov 16, 2006 14:58:33 GMT
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Ill buy it! Right now!!!!!!!!!!
ive been looking for that exact model sierra for months! and that looks mint! I want it!
i recon you should put a mental oriental bodykit on it with a mad cossie spoiler and drop it on some banging 19in spinners, cos then i wont be jelous one bit! lol
what ever you do don't make this one look the dog wotsits otherwise ill be.............jelous!
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Nov 16, 2006 15:02:12 GMT
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Hey, i've got a GREAT idea - why not make it into a 'Cossie rep'? I think you'd be quite literally blazin' a whole new trail with that one.
NOT!
Car is fantastic.
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stinkwheel
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Nov 16, 2006 15:06:40 GMT
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The only thing you re allowed is a janspeed or ashley system and some nice old skool wheels. anything else is sacralige
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Nov 16, 2006 15:09:22 GMT
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Hey, i've got a GREAT idea - why not make it into a 'Cossie rep'? I think you'd be quite literally blazin' a whole new trail with that one. NOT! That would have been my next suggestion to try and rid me of my jelousness. I'm going this mad over a ford, yet i am a BMC nut. NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo..............  |
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Nov 16, 2006 16:14:07 GMT
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Hey, i've got a GREAT idea - why not make it into a 'Cossie rep'? I think you'd be quite literally blazin' a whole new trail with that one. NOT! Car is fantastic. LOL! I agree totally. It looks gorgeous as it is and the fact that it hasn't been butchered to look like a Cossie makes it pretty rare I should think. A drop in height and some decent rims might not go amiss but generally, I'd leave it. |
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Nov 16, 2006 17:09:28 GMT
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thats ace. its almost a shame to get rid of those trims, but some wider rims wuld be great. catch 22 really.
well done on saving it though!
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topi
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It's a race car officer, I swear!
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Nov 16, 2006 20:18:41 GMT
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Cool Sierra  First thing I'd do is slaaaaaam it down onto the floor and find some wide steelies with low profile rubber. |
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Nov 16, 2006 21:04:34 GMT
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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stinkwheel
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Nov 16, 2006 21:06:52 GMT
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cars like that make me mad, chavvy curse word AAARRGGGHHHH. I despair.
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1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
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Nov 16, 2006 21:17:01 GMT
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Cor, that interior really did make me jump! I damn near fell off my chair!!
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1984 Sierra 1.6L 3-doorRobinxr4i
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Nov 16, 2006 22:02:13 GMT
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Cool Sierra First thing I'd do is slaaaaaam it down onto the floor and find some wide steelies with low profile rubber. Amen brother! What he said, plus some euro-style number plates  |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Nov 16, 2006 23:22:21 GMT
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ahh! just spotted this, funnily enough i just posted about my one!
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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stinkwheel
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Nov 16, 2006 23:37:29 GMT
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You know whats really funny about that chavved sierra?
He has a tick tock Tack on the dash, dead ahead point on the wheel etc but the totally standard seats are p**s yourself funny still being there.
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1992 Citroen AX 1990 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen XM 1993 Citroen BX
1997 Citroen Xantia 1977 Citroen Ami 8
1996 Ford Escort 1989 Citroen BX
1997 Suzuki RF900 1988 Yamaha TDR250
1979 Honda CB400.
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Nov 16, 2006 23:55:45 GMT
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I'm going to take an educated guess that he was intending to get "racing" seat covers. He went and withdrew £20 out of the post office, then popped over to the far end of Motorworld to pick up the seat covers he had promised himself. However he got distracted by other things instead, bought them, fitted them in the car park and headed back to withdraw another £20. This process repeated itself a few times, and by the time he'd shelled out £60 he didn't have any money left in his life savings to buy a packet of square sausage for his dinner so he cut his losses by selling it on.
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JS- The 3-door looks YUM YUM YUM!
Get it in the weeds and get young slater to run you up some ace wheels, then bosh those tr1mZ back on. FAP FAP FAP FAPFAP!!!!1!
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Nov 20, 2006 10:58:58 GMT
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Yes, Its time for wheel trims to get a comeback, be the first! |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Nov 20, 2006 11:28:12 GMT
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Yes, Its time for wheel trims to get a comeback, be the first! That's my plan! ;D Thanks for all the comments guys, I managed to take a few pics in daylight yesterday so I'll upload 'em this evening. Trouble is it's turned into my daily driver ATM.... After spending £170 to get the Sapphire through it's MoT, the ****er won't start and keeps killing the (year old, very expensive) battery for no apparent reason. Remids me why I love Pintos.... |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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;D 
