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[2Diesels]

Hello folks
Those of you who know me from elsewhere will probably by now know that I've just bought a 260 on Wednesday, it's an 04 plate SE in Disappointing Grey & is a Cat D write off but the damage is sooooo minimal.

I found it accidentally just over a week ago whilst out scratching about the local yards, I had been looking at a 75 & a 1.8 ZT for bits but there was nowt worth having but on the way back to my car I saw it lurking behind a Fiat Taxi so went across for a look & as soon as I saw the little badge on the front wing I turned into an excited schoolboy

So for the next few days I mulled it over & then decided to go for it but I was tipped off that it had just been listed on ebay so I was gutted & then someone started a thread about it on the 75/zt forum & I thought "I'm gonna lose this here" so I checked the ad & no bids so I rang the yard owner & told him I wanted that car so he said fine & I put a deposit on it.............WHAT?...........nooooo a monetary deposit & then went with the balance to collect it on Thursday.

It needs a front bumper & headlamp & fog & indicator plus a small repair to the bonnet & front wing so I stripped off all the damaged stuff yesterday & the only "hidden" problem was the entire air intake was smashed to bits but after a tip off from tonybubble I have got one coming.

Aside from this damage it needs a brake pipe, a set of rear pads, front discs & pads & a tyre so all in all I'm very pleased with my purchase

[Coasting]

Welcome along!

You might want to put a K&N on it when you rebuild the air intake as they are difficult to access when back together,

Funny how such minimal damage leads to a write off these days, another one saved

[2Diesels]

Well yeah I'm looking into all options but I'll still buy the complete standard intake & take it from there. I did almost identical damage to my ZT-T last winter & I repaired it myself as I feared it would be written off.

Here's a few pics

[Big Dave]

Best thing I ever did was buy mine mate. you'll never look back

[Coasting]

The K&N is a replacement for the standard filter, not a revised intake BTW

[2Diesels]

The K&N is a replacement for the standard filter, not a revised intake BTW

Oh I see an oe style, oh well I'll most likely do that then if there's enough left in the pot after the repairs. We've had the T4 on it & given it a health check & enabled/disabled a few dealer options & apart from right hand dipped beam defective everything else cleared & stayed away, also I now have a 2nd key courtesy of marinabrian as it only came with one (just needs the blade cutting)

[Coasting]

It certainly looks good for a scrapyard find!

Doesnt look too expensive to sort, now if only you could swap the colours over from your other one

[2Diesels]

Aye I thought about that, swap the bits that fit & get the back end painted to match

[Tim]

Welcome along Colin, don't forget to complete your questionnaire

[2Diesels]

Welcome along Colin, don't forget to complete your questionnaire

Thanks Tim......................that's the bit that costs me money isn't it? afraid it'll have to wait for now