Where to buy a late LHD Diablo

[Pvapour]

After years of yearning & now with all appropriate spaces filled in the garage, it is time for the Diablo itch to be well & truly scritched. (was always to be the final addition)

Thing is, I'm living in foreighn climes now so will be after a LHD, does anyone know of any specialist places to look that might have one? not happy about buying privately really, unless there is a good mobile pre purchase inspection available that someone could recommend?

At a push I'd go RHD but prefer not to.


Cheers!

excited school boy

[diablo_pete]

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/search.html?isSe... moile.de ?

Edited by diablo_pete on Wednesday 18th March 20:19

[Pvapour]

diablo_pete said:

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/search.html?isSe... moile.de ?

Edited by diablo_pete on Wednesday 18th March 20:19

want to buy in the UK really as any testing etc I'd want to handle in my own language, all be it Germans are very good with English, hpi checks and recomendations for specialists etc is going to be quite important for me & best played in UK.

I have already found a warranty company that will cover any potential car & also has euro cover for repairs, which is

I think our paths crossed once on the Paris tunnel run, did you used to run a classic Esprit? think I filmed you for a bit along with Donnymac (think thats his login)

Thanks anyway

[diablo_pete]

Hi,
Wasn't me. Not all of the cars on there are in Germany.

I'll keep my eye out for you. The Euro will hit you hard going left hooker.

Peter

[Pvapour]

diablo_pete said:

Hi,
Wasn't me. Not all of the cars on there are in Germany.

I'll keep my eye out for you. The Euro will hit you hard going left hooker.

Peter

thats right, getting you mixed up with Mr Evil, sorry about that

have £s in UK deliberatly left there for the event another reason for shopping in UK, will check to see if any UK advertised ones on .de, tah!

are you in the South somewhere then?

[diablo_pete]

Portsmouth. So you've met Robin? He's a cool guy

[Pvapour]

diablo_pete said:

Portsmouth. So you've met Robin? He's a cool guy

only shouting through car windows in tunnels not sure that constitutes 'met'

sorry, thought the wave comment was because you were in my area I'm a little further 'south' than that

[diablo_pete]

Pvapour said:

diablo_pete said:

Portsmouth. So you've met Robin? He's a cool guy

only shouting through car windows in tunnels not sure that constitutes 'met'

sorry, thought the wave comment was because you were in my area I'm a little further 'south' than that

En France? What the devil are you doing there? They eat slugs and don't wash from what I've heard.
Bout time the place was invaded again isn't it? Come back and throw insults, it's safe from this side of the channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbyTxIp10A

[Pvapour]

diablo_pete said:

Pvapour said:

diablo_pete said:

Portsmouth. So you've met Robin? He's a cool guy

only shouting through car windows in tunnels not sure that constitutes 'met'

sorry, thought the wave comment was because you were in my area I'm a little further 'south' than that

En France? What the devil are you doing there? They eat slugs and don't wash from what I've heard.
Bout time the place was invaded again isn't it? Come back and throw insults, it's safe from this side of the channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbyTxIp10A

life is sooooo much better here (pour moi, pas tous) living in colour is much nicer

i) never thought Sluggs could taste so good (amazing what Garlic can do)
ii) you need money to invade so we're safe from UK
ii) much closer & easier to throw insults from here

please dont suggest coming back to the UK, just the very thought makes me can we not mention it again? please

I'm still holding the spare rooms open to the possibility of a tunnel run pass at some point, for PHers to stay at, gone a bit quiet though.....

[evil_dr_fish]

Hello old bean!

Check the Tunnel Run forum! Maybe you could meet us all out there?

You are doing the right thing! Lambo = IT!

[Le TVR]

diablo_pete said:

Hi,
The Euro will hit you hard going left hooker.

And the rest:

Looking at autoscout.fr there are around 50 available (tick the all europe search box).

BUT you are looking at > 100k euro for a late one.
What's the exchange rate again???

[diablo_pete]

Pvapour said:

diablo_pete said:

Pvapour said:

diablo_pete said:

Portsmouth. So you've met Robin? He's a cool guy

only shouting through car windows in tunnels not sure that constitutes 'met'

sorry, thought the wave comment was because you were in my area I'm a little further 'south' than that

En France? What the devil are you doing there? They eat slugs and don't wash from what I've heard.
Bout time the place was invaded again isn't it? Come back and throw insults, it's safe from this side of the channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRbyTxIp10A

life is sooooo much better here (pour moi, pas tous) living in colour is much nicer

i) never thought Sluggs could taste so good (amazing what Garlic can do)
ii) you need money to invade so we're safe from UK
ii) much closer & easier to throw insults from here

please dont suggest coming back to the UK, just the very thought makes me can we not mention it again? please

I'm still holding the spare rooms open to the possibility of a tunnel run pass at some point, for PHers to stay at, gone a bit quiet though.....

Sounds a magic idea, I'm sure the other TRs would be keen. Love that Tango ad by the way. As for the UK, only joking, intend to make my escape soon to NZ.

[burriana]

Pvapour said:

hpi checks and recomendations for specialists etc is going to be quite important for me & best played in UK.

On a left hooker an HPi will only be of any use from after the date that it was imported to the UK.

Unless the original country of registration has similar services?

[Craig]

I think you will be luckly to find a LHD Diablo in this country at the moment.

Given the strength of the Euro most people will be selling LHD into Europe.

Also you will restrict yourself quite highly by buying in this country in terms of choice of cars.

Craig

[SimonSays]

Why specifically late models? And how late? Only 6.0 ?

[nickster]

burriana said:

Pvapour said:

hpi checks and recomendations for specialists etc is going to be quite important for me & best played in UK.

On a left hooker an HPi will only be of any use from after the date that it was imported to the UK.

Unless the original country of registration has similar services?

;0)

hows tricks Al?

[Pvapour]

evil_dr_fish said:

Hello old bean!

Check the Tunnel Run forum! Maybe you could meet us all out there?

You are doing the right thing! Lambo = IT!

Dont go in there much now as being so far away makes it painfull trying to rally people up to enjoy tunnels here is not working, they have had long tunnels for too long they just dont appreciate them

will keep an eye out for movements in this area & put ourselves forward as a watering hole if the occasion arises

I take it from your comment she is everything you were hoping for

SimonSays said:

Why specifically late models? And how late? Only 6.0 ?

Late as in open headlight / Audi influence, the last real Lambo (waits for flaming) for me, with a little injection of Audi reliability, am i wrong in this thinking? prefer the open headlight look anyway, so would still go this route.

Craig said:

I think you will be luckly to find a LHD Diablo in this country at the moment.

Given the strength of the Euro most people will be selling LHD into Europe.

Also you will restrict yourself quite highly by buying in this country in terms of choice of cars.

Craig

Not impatient with this purchase so will wait, from my experience something right always comes along at the right price if your willing to be patient, allot said I'd never get a Grale in A1 condition for the money I was willing to spend, found two as it happened & have found many cars over the years this way, I have all the time in the world to trawl & travel TBO so I am lucky I can move quickly when the time is right.

For me half the fun is looking, dont you guys find the same?

[burriana]

nickster said:

hows tricks Al?

She's fine Nick

Actually just had shiney new nose job and having engine out service as I type, then full paint correction detail in a couple of weeks.

Looking to follow in your footsteps again soon, just as soon as we buy a house with a wider garage door.

[burriana]

Pvapour said:

For me half the fun is looking, dont you guys find the same?

No, not at all ... if someone were to plonk the perfect car down in front of me at a fair price that would save a lot of time, worry and hassle!

Doesn't often work that way though does it?

[ted 191]

When you find a car I`ll bring it down for you Still got that bottle of sloe gin waiting to be drunk, better meet up soon cause the frogs are liking it.