Ex-owner planning a return
Discussion
Some of you may remember me as the owner of an '09 plate VXR8.
Had a bit of a prang in it, took the VX garage 6 months 3 days to fix, fell out of love with it. Ended up selling up and using the cash for a house deposit.
Anyway, House, Wife, Twins followed. And to keep my Automotive nature happy I've been slowly restoring a '95 plate 300zx that I bought with no MOT and had spent 18 months laid up.
I had considered putting in an LS1. But the car is almost 20 year old, and I can't justify throwing £10k at it just because I miss the V8 sound.
As such, I've decided she's got to go. And I plan on replacing it with a 04 CV8 in the near future. So if anyone has one they were thinking of parting with then drop me a message.
I would love to have a VXR8 again, and one day I am sure I will. But no way I can justify £15k for a weekend toy at the moment. So the CV8 ticks all the right boxes.
Had a bit of a prang in it, took the VX garage 6 months 3 days to fix, fell out of love with it. Ended up selling up and using the cash for a house deposit.
Anyway, House, Wife, Twins followed. And to keep my Automotive nature happy I've been slowly restoring a '95 plate 300zx that I bought with no MOT and had spent 18 months laid up.
I had considered putting in an LS1. But the car is almost 20 year old, and I can't justify throwing £10k at it just because I miss the V8 sound.
As such, I've decided she's got to go. And I plan on replacing it with a 04 CV8 in the near future. So if anyone has one they were thinking of parting with then drop me a message.
I would love to have a VXR8 again, and one day I am sure I will. But no way I can justify £15k for a weekend toy at the moment. So the CV8 ticks all the right boxes.
MyM8V8 said:
I'm not a Jap lover but that is one nice motor.
Lexx, ferryman from Dover IIRC ?
Yeah that's me. Lexx, ferryman from Dover IIRC ?
Edited by MyM8V8 on Wednesday 14th May 19:14
Although I haven't worked on ferries since October 2010.
I drive a tug up in Scotland now.
As for HSV's being cooler.
Meh.
My Z32 is the rarest of the breed. Slicktop, manual, Non Turbo. There's about 5 of them in the UK. I find that quite cool.
Bad news. Another 'returner' that I remember first time around. I've been here too long. 
Congratulation on the twins, and good luck with the car hunt. CV8 is a lot better than no '8 at all,
Now you just need to convince yourself that another VXR8 can be justified as family transport, so the CV8 budget can be increased.
Congratulation on the twins, and good luck with the car hunt. CV8 is a lot better than no '8 at all,
Now you just need to convince yourself that another VXR8 can be justified as family transport, so the CV8 budget can be increased.
I ruddy love 300s. THere is one near me and it never moves. Mostly, on axle stands in fact. A friend used to have one and they are very complex (For their time) so I'd leave it be - a v8 would be nice but I dunno, maybe it'd take away something.
Glad to hear of another return-er. I always think if I sold, I'd be back.. hence never selling in the first place (and I really should)!
Glad to hear of another return-er. I always think if I sold, I'd be back.. hence never selling in the first place (and I really should)!
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