One owner 1.2L Nova for a bag

[Garlick]

I really, really like this. Not sure if I have rose-tinted glasses on, but for £1000 this could be the ultimate city runaround...no mods, no add-ons just as Vauxhall intended.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3999747.htm

Who needs an ADAM when you can zoom around in this? You've (probably not) been Novataken.

[Garlick]

this must not be bought for modification

[Garlick]

StottyZr said:

Here's a predicament.

Would you rather see an old car scrapped, or modified and kept on the road?

Why would it need to be scrapped?

[Garlick]

danp said:

yeah it was Garlick that said 1 owner actually ;-)

[Garlick]

So, I shouldn't buy it then?

[Garlick]

SWoll said:

Who would possibly daydream about a 1.2L Nova. (Other than Garlick of course)

I'd rather a 1.0 4-speed Merit to be honest.

[Garlick]

Timberwolf said:

Garlick said:

I'd rather a 1.0 4-speed Merit to be honest.

Quoth possibly the only person ever to have been disappointed that Lexus didn't make an LS400 Popular Plus.

Wheel trims and cloth. Superb.

[Garlick]

Rollcage said:

CampDavid said:

Appeared in another thread and apparently it's been flogged. Garlick was interested, wonder if he bought it over the phone?

Got a linky? Cant search too well on my phone. Cheers

Sadly not, got a call back from the seller to tell me it had already been sold.

[Garlick]

LCR265 said:

Can't really see the appeal IMO.

So in 25 years will people be posting up ads for this, and gawping at how awesome and tasteful it is? No doubt, the answer will be a resounding 'NO', which is probably the same as what people would have said about the Nova 25 years ago.

I think you'll be surprised. Nostalgia and memory plays a big part in tugging at the heart strings, and when memories become affordable the temptation is there.

No way I'd pay £5k for a memory, but show me a mint example of car I fondly recall from my youth that is sub £1,000 and I might be tenpted to buy it to get it out of my system.

For me, I'd be tempted with a Cavalier, Ital etc...odd, but there you go.