Specialists in Surrey

[shirazjiwa]

Hi. I may be viewing a 348 soon in the Surrey area. Are thre any specialists in the area that will carry out an inspection on a privately owned car?

I can see Rardley and Verdi seem to be near enough but does anyone know if they will do an inspection and approx how much it will cost. Any preference on either garage?

Any tips on the process and/or buying would be appreciated as I'm finding the proposition slightly nerveracking (and exciting!!) Thanks...

[burriana]

Do a search Shiraz. There have been several threads certainly in the last 6 weeks from people in exactly the same position. I posted a a couple of links tosomeone asking this very same question not 4 weeks ago.

May even only be a dozen pages back or so.

[burriana]

et voila!

[shirazjiwa]

Ta! P.S. Where does the name buriana come from? Are you celtic?

Edited by shirazjiwa on Sunday 31st August 10:26

[burriana]

Nerja, Costa del Sol

[shirazjiwa]

Odd. Burriana was an Irish saint that came over to Cornwall with St. Piran (Cornwalls adopted patron saint). Take a look at St. Buryan if you're ever down this way.

[burriana]

Cool!

However, I've been trying to get down to Cornwall for about 20 years now without much luck (apart from the time I took the Spider over to Spain on the ferry from Plymouth!).

[big_rob_sydney]

I'm building a house in Benahavis, so its possible I might run into you one day.

Hello in advance!

[RoShamBo]

shirazjiwa said:

Hi. I may be viewing a 348 soon in the Surrey area. Are thre any specialists in the area that will carry out an inspection on a privately owned car?

I can see Rardley and Verdi seem to be near enough but does anyone know if they will do an inspection and approx how much it will cost. Any preference on either garage?

Any tips on the process and/or buying would be appreciated as I'm finding the proposition slightly nerveracking (and exciting!!) Thanks...

Hows about QV in Ascot ? I know its Berkshire but depending on where you live it might not be far (I live in Surrey and its 10 mins away from me)
Not sure if they do pre-purchase checks but worth a call.

[shirazjiwa]

Thanks for the offers, its apperciated (PHr's are so friendly/helpful!) but I went cold on the idea of that particular 348 for various reasons.

I'm hopefully now going to look at a tidy 328 next week. In no major rush, but just trying to find a dealer/seller I can trust and have faith in!

[chevy-stu]

shirazjiwa said:

Odd. Burriana was an Irish saint that came over to Cornwall with St. Piran (Cornwalls adopted patron saint). Take a look at St. Buryan if you're ever down this way.

Could be a Spanish name that was taken to Ireland when a few of the Armada sailors settled there 500 ish years ago...

[burriana]

Hey cool ... like a burriana family tree


Never really thought of it as anything other than our local beach.

[Caruso]

burriana said:

Never really thought of it as anything other than our local beach.

I always thought Burriana was a sort of curry?

[burriana]

Nope, never heard of that one

[shirazjiwa]

You may be thinking of Biriyani rice!

Anyway, I'm off for a week (had a real tough year - some good, some bad), so see you back here in a week for more banter!

Hopefully one day, I'll get an F car if I'm lucky enough (or equally a Lotus!) Need to keep savin them pennies...

[burriana]

Not equally Shiraz, not equally