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black olive
21-07-2012, 10:56 PM
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4080648.htm

mine, now with pics, need to do some interior shots

went to view the autotrader one today. on the plus side it was gunmetal grey, low mileage, and had a full duplex longlife exhaust.

on the not so good side, it has had paint on all doors and nearside rear quarter, complete with dust inclusions, fish eyes and sanding marks ( apparently it had had a kicking ), clutch cylinders need doing, vis butterflies were clattering like two skeletons shagging in a skip, and it was down on power as a result, and it needs rear discs and pads, and a battery. so it can stay there.
Big Dave
21-07-2012, 11:13 PM
It's a bloody minefield hunting for the right car.

Sure you'll come up trumps in the end...
jenksman
22-07-2012, 08:31 AM
mine, now with pics, need to do some interior shots

went to view the autotrader one today. on the plus side it was gunmetal grey, low mileage, and had a full duplex longlife exhaust.

on the not so good side, it has had paint on all doors and nearside rear quarter, complete with dust inclusions, fish eyes and sanding marks ( apparently it had had a kicking ), clutch cylinders need doing, vis butterflies were clattering like two skeletons shagging in a skip, and it was down on power as a result, and it needs rear discs and pads, and a battery. so it can stay there.

Nothing like seeing a prospective purchase in the flesh before plonking down your money
I made a 320 mile round trip to look at some Meccano yesterday, from S. Wales to Rugby.
Didn't like what I saw and kept my money well trousered. Mind you a beautiful morning for driving, left at 4.00 and drove into a stunning sunrise. The auction was interesting, loads of ancient anoraks (such as myself) drooling over ancient Meccano and Hornby et al. Ended up buying a lovely Set 10 Meccano which I didn't really want, but it was too good to miss and was compensation for the set I really wanted which was not all it was cracked to be. This latter set was sold on a commissioned/advance bid by someone who had probably not seen it. Similar figure to that asked for your ZS.imagine, how you'd have felt if you'd bought ZS for the asking price unseen, and only discovered the defects after parting with your cash
Caveat Emptor
Dave
I'm not familiar with the term "fisheyes" that you used. Presumably a kind of paint defect. Would you be kind enough to explain
scooter
22-07-2012, 06:09 PM
Still got my No 10 set Santa gave me it when I was 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jenksman
22-07-2012, 06:44 PM
Still got my No 10 set Santa gave me it when I was 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You were a lucky lad
Never got beyond a 7 + spare parts when I was young
Dave
colintf
22-07-2012, 07:06 PM
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black olive
23-07-2012, 11:35 AM
fish eyes are dots down to the primer surrounded by raised dimples, caused by wax/silicones etc.
tomcat22
23-07-2012, 12:50 PM
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4080648.htm... vis butterflies were clattering like two skeletons shagging in a skip ...

It is a V8, no V6, right? I am not aware of any VIS
(sorry for OT)
Herman
23-07-2012, 02:09 PM
It is a V8, no V6, right? I am not aware of any VIS
(sorry for OT)

The one up for sale is the V8. The comment regarding the VIS was with regards to a ZS180 that was viewed in autotrader, see post #1

Discussed here https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc260/html/f0rum/showthread.php?11363-ZS180-does-this-look-a-good-one-good-price
black olive
08-08-2012, 12:50 PM
not for sale any more, after adding a classic mini 1000 to the blackolive fleet, it has been decreed that the zafira goes instead :)
Herman
08-08-2012, 03:24 PM
not for sale any more, after adding a classic mini 1000 to the blackolive fleet, it has been decreed that the zafira goes instead :)

It does take some time but it seems common sense prevailed in the end :)
colintf
08-08-2012, 07:38 PM
not for sale any more, after adding a classic mini 1000 to the blackolive fleet, it has been decreed that the zafira goes instead :)

good result in the end :thumb