Potential CTR Anni EP3. Am I mad?
Discussion
My 2001 Saab 9-5 SE is outside waiting to be scrapped. I loved the car, and it is tidy with 70k on it, but I broke something major so with no resale it has to go.
I am now looking at some of the cars I considered before I was tempted by affordable executive luxury; something Japanese, with a bit of go.
I live on the Isle of Man, and whilst roads to play on (legally) up to and over 100mph are numerous, the choice of cars to do this in is somewhat limited.
A brief look around, and all I saw was a mint 2002 Rover 75 v6 with 20k on the clock for 2 grand (just because of freakishly low mileage), or a Hyundai coupe 2.7 with 50k from 2003 for a bit more.
Then I stumbled upon a CTR limited edition with under 70k on the clock. It is 2003 (but registered Jan 2004) and is Cosmic grey. It is tidy, and comes with the package these cars did; recaro seats, special dials etc. It is also pre-facelift as a result. I have also noticed the mods. Suspension has been lowered, and the engine bay is bright with some shiny bits. It seems to have been loved. It is in good visual condition; I would give exterior and interior 4/5, seats 3.5/5 and alloys 2.5/5. Shiny rims matter not to me.
The price is £4400. From what I have seen looking on line it doesn't seem far off the mark. It has proper service history, good tyres, and I have been promised re-bled fronts with fresh pads (or installation as I will probably go redstuff or something).
This is to be a daily driver, but I want fun too. I have an obd scanner, a soldering iron, and a toolkit & skill set of a reasonable bicycle mechanic. I want to avoid mechanics and expensive repairs. I need a good few years out of this with minimal fuss as I need my car for my job.
It is also at the top of my budget. I will have to finance it which means total will be around 5k over 3 years. I would need it to last those three years.
Is this an insane idea, or a bargain? Would I be better off getting an mx5, or a Jazz, or a horse or something? I will be going over documents with a fine tooth comb, and will give it a challenging test run at speed and in town to discover 2nd gear issues/steering problems etc.
Assuming all is good would this be recommended, or avoided? What could I find (preferably under 3k) to challenge this?
I am now looking at some of the cars I considered before I was tempted by affordable executive luxury; something Japanese, with a bit of go.
I live on the Isle of Man, and whilst roads to play on (legally) up to and over 100mph are numerous, the choice of cars to do this in is somewhat limited.
A brief look around, and all I saw was a mint 2002 Rover 75 v6 with 20k on the clock for 2 grand (just because of freakishly low mileage), or a Hyundai coupe 2.7 with 50k from 2003 for a bit more.
Then I stumbled upon a CTR limited edition with under 70k on the clock. It is 2003 (but registered Jan 2004) and is Cosmic grey. It is tidy, and comes with the package these cars did; recaro seats, special dials etc. It is also pre-facelift as a result. I have also noticed the mods. Suspension has been lowered, and the engine bay is bright with some shiny bits. It seems to have been loved. It is in good visual condition; I would give exterior and interior 4/5, seats 3.5/5 and alloys 2.5/5. Shiny rims matter not to me.
The price is £4400. From what I have seen looking on line it doesn't seem far off the mark. It has proper service history, good tyres, and I have been promised re-bled fronts with fresh pads (or installation as I will probably go redstuff or something).
This is to be a daily driver, but I want fun too. I have an obd scanner, a soldering iron, and a toolkit & skill set of a reasonable bicycle mechanic. I want to avoid mechanics and expensive repairs. I need a good few years out of this with minimal fuss as I need my car for my job.
It is also at the top of my budget. I will have to finance it which means total will be around 5k over 3 years. I would need it to last those three years.
Is this an insane idea, or a bargain? Would I be better off getting an mx5, or a Jazz, or a horse or something? I will be going over documents with a fine tooth comb, and will give it a challenging test run at speed and in town to discover 2nd gear issues/steering problems etc.
Assuming all is good would this be recommended, or avoided? What could I find (preferably under 3k) to challenge this?
Someone else took it on finance at full whack. Never mind. I had cruelty looked at mx5s, and eve mgfs. My dad drives an mx5 which I didn't mind, but mtakes it a little less desirable.
A low mileage cupra r 225 has just come up, so if I can get some pennies sorted it will be that. Less than 3.5k!
A low mileage cupra r 225 has just come up, so if I can get some pennies sorted it will be that. Less than 3.5k!
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