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R500POP
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5,923 posts
79 months
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coppice
620 posts
13 months
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VHPD
295 posts
17 months
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Cock Womble 7
29,908 posts
99 months
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Quite the opposite - bit of a bargain.
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R500POP
Original Poster
5,923 posts
79 months
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Hm, quite tempted. Problem is it would be my daily driver due to lack of space.
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ForzaGilles
368 posts
93 months
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Price is about right i'd say.
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VHPD
295 posts
17 months
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R500POP said: Hm, quite tempted. Problem is it would be my daily driver due to lack of space. As much as I love my 7 I don't think that I could live with it as my daily drive. I run a cheap hatch as a daily which helps off set the cost of running 2 cars. The very cheap 7 insurance helps too. Also a garage is essential for me. There will be other valid opinions posted I'm sure 
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ForzaGilles
368 posts
93 months
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VHPD said: R500POP said: Hm, quite tempted. Problem is it would be my daily driver due to lack of space. As much as I love my 7 I don't think that I could live with it as my daily drive. I run a cheap hatch as a daily which helps off set the cost of running 2 cars. The very cheap 7 insurance helps too. Also a garage is essential for me. There will be other valid opinions posted I'm sure +1
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CanAm
1,176 posts
141 months
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R500POP said: Hm, quite tempted. Problem is it would be my daily driver due to lack of space. It's nice and shiny, but as an ex-racer the following may make it harder to live with as a daily driver:- Hand-brake under dash Bare ali centre tunnel may get a bit warm for you in hot weather Does it have a heater or heated screen? Short passenger footwell?
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Murph7355
9,416 posts
125 months
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CanAm said: ...
Hand-brake under dash... That's where they should all be  (I rarely use the handbrake on mine) CanAm said: Bare ali centre tunnel may get a bit warm for you in hot weather
... Fair enough, but easily sorted. CanAm said: Does it have a heater or heated screen?
... Again, easily fixed if not (I think I might have a heater somewhere). CanAm said: ...
Short passenger footwell? Only carry short passengers 
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R500POP
Original Poster
5,923 posts
79 months
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CanAm said: ...
Short passenger footwell? Only carry short passengers 4'11" tall wife!!!
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Eugene7
359 posts
63 months
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I have used my 7 as a daily drive for most of the past 20+ years... Dead easy!
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CanAm
1,176 posts
141 months
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Murph7355 said: CanAm said: ...
Hand-brake under dash... That's where they should all be (I rarely use the handbrake on mine) CanAm said: Bare ali centre tunnel may get a bit warm for you in hot weather
... Fair enough, but easily sorted. CanAm said: Does it have a heater or heated screen?
... Again, easily fixed if not (I think I might have a heater somewhere). CanAm said: ...
Short passenger footwell? Only carry short passengers Sounds like just the car for you then. 
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7ss
519 posts
91 months
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I'd say it's a bit dear for an ex race vauxhall. Dealer pricing of course. Should be able to find a k series racer for similar money.
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James.S
517 posts
81 months
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Expensive.
You should be able to pcik up a nice spec late K series for that money.
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HustleRussell
4,132 posts
29 months
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Buy it and come racing in Classic Graduates!
Seriously if you have any questions about this particular model, I know them inside out as it's identical to mine.
Under-dash handbrake does not necessarily make it ex-race, they were all fitted there on live axle cars (although this car probably was a Scholarship/Academy race car for at least the first year of it's life).
For £10k my money would be on a De-Dion 'k'-series. The Vauxhall 8v motor is a boat anchor.
Price isn't unrealistic and it's unlikely to depreciate if you get it for closer to £9k.
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rubystone
7,058 posts
128 months
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As long as you realise it isn't going to be a rocketship and don't get talked into upgrading it (the Nova engined cars are not cost effective or easy to upgrade) I am sure it'll give you lots of pleasure.
As others have said, you can get newer k series cars (dedion of course) for the same money but of course they have their own issues.
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Steve-B
575 posts
151 months
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I would offer no more than £8,200 as you can get a really decent K-series for the money they're asking. That's not to say it is not a nice car, but the lump under the bonnet is a heavy one, albeit a reliable heavy one.
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SLR400
66 posts
41 months
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What Steve said. There's a nicer (IMO) 1.6 vx on p/heads at the moment. Having said that, I think a k series would be easier to live with for that sort of money on a day to day basis, having owned both. Good luck
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7ss
519 posts
91 months
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HustleRussell said: Under-dash handbrake does not necessarily make it ex-race, Ad states it's an acadamy car.
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