Is it wrong to really like this ?

[Stoatman]

Ok so i'm a bit bored. Flicking through the classifieds looking for cheap and fun motoring. I came across this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2254972.htm. I have had a standard one of these but it was an absolute lemon. However this one seems well done with lots of uprated parts. Seems a good/interesting buy.

[shouldbworking]

Why would you do all that work only to sell it a month later? I bet he discovered something horrible in the process and thats why

[Stoatman]

Hmm maybe, but I guess even with a ton of mods its never going to be worth much anyway.

[Puddenchucker]

shouldbworking said:

Why would you do all that work only to sell it a month later? I bet he discovered something horrible in the process and thats why

Maybe he didn't check on how much extra it would cost to insure before fitting the mods?

[Balmoral Green]

Is it wrong to really like this ?

Nope, not at all. It has door bins that can take upright bottles, so what's not to like?

[Mr GrimNasty]

Not MOT'd since conversion, short MOT, hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

[Deranged Granny]

A chavvy car with an advert that is written correctly?

[Twincam16]

Mr GrimNasty said:

Not MOT'd since conversion, short MOT, hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

Or, to put it another way, 'the MOT station said it's illegal'.

It's a nice idea though - take the mechanical bits from a newish hot hatch and put them in the older-lighter model, thus solving the problems most people flag up about hot hatches getting fatter and heavier.

[Merlot]

Deranged Granny said:

A chavvy car with an advert that is written correctly?

Wouldn't say it was chavvy, it is quite tastefully done!

[Fort Jefferson]

shouldbworking said:

I bet he discovered something horrible in the process and thats why

Like the insurance cost?

[coley20]

I just dont see the point in people spending all that time and money on a crap citroen ax

[Jasandjules]

That's a whole lot of modification work to do in a month?!?!

As above, I wonder if he then got an insurance quote, and it was a D'Oh moment....

[Twincam16]

coley20 said:

I just dont see the point in people spending all that time and money on a crap citroen ax

Would you say the same about a Mini Cooper? The AX GT is comparable.

[shalmaneser]

Looks like a good install (not that you can ever really tell from 3 picture...)

Well worth £1450 imo.

[shakotan]

Does the conversion lose enough points to bring it into BIVA inspection territory?

Could be why he's selling it...

EDIT

It would appear so...

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSell...

It only retains the 5 point for the monocoque, and 2 points for the steering, as everything else is Saxo donor, so doesn't meet the minimum 8 point to save it from a BIVA inspection.

Edited by shakotan on Sunday 5th December 18:22

[vrooom]

those are fast in straight but dangerous on corner.

[ferg]

Twincam16 said:

coley20 said:

I just dont see the point in people spending all that time and money on a crap citroen ax

Would you say the same about a Mini Cooper? The AX GT is comparable.

MINI Cooper perhaps!

[al1991]

Doesn't do it for me, I have to say.

Could make a decent-ish sleeper though?