Is this worth a punt?

[thomson]

Am thinking of bidding on this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Reliant-Scimitar-GTE-3-0-V6-...

Any feedback would be most welcome.

Steve

[thomson]

Have been offered this car for £800, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

[thomson]

Well i took the plunge and bought the car on Friday,managed the journey home (approx 130 miles)with virtually no major disasters, engine held good pressure, overdrive worked for about 10 miles then gave up the ghost, front offside brake caliper will need stripped as it sounds like it is binding and the exhaust seems to be rubbing the chassis under the passenger footwell somewhere. All things to do in the longer term. Chassis would appear ok, however i am no expert so will have to wait until later in the week to get it up on a ramp .Body wise would benefit from total stripdown with stress cracks quite apparent on the front end and roof, but what I might do in the long run would be to get the car a1 mechanically and leave the body as is.The interior was filthy, dashtop on the drivers side a wee bit curly, drivers' seat totally knackered so will either re-cover or replace.Must have spent a good 10 hours on Saturday cleaning everything so the car looks ok from a distance now! Might be the worst decision ever made , but so far i love it. Away to take some better pictures, will post shortly.

[thomson]

some photos for your pleasure, comments most welcome:

[thomson]

Don't know what made you think the car is an auto,it is a manual! I think the brakes need freed because the car was MOT'd in Feb, but hasn't really moved since. Will be getting the car on a 4 post lift tomorrow pm, so fingers crossed.

[thomson]

No worries, had me confused for a minute as well! Away to get a good look underneath in a wee while, hope i made a good choice.