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Anyone know the car ? Mileage seems low.

Looks honest enough, spookily enough, the dents in the bonnet are exactly the same as mine!

Got to be worth a look, 1 owner from new is a rare thing and there is a high chance that the mileage is genuine. Could be a steal, I'll watch this with interest!

Gareth

Got the same peeling rocker as mine.
Got good feedback,sketchy description.
Don't recognise it but difficult without the plate.
Might be worth a cheeky bid.
Rain doesnt help in the pictures.

How bad can it be, cant be any worse than mine to be fair! I'd take a punt if I wanted another coop gathering dust on my drive, I could probably make a good one out of that and mine combined!

I'd love to know how he dented the bonnet though, it is actually identical to the damage on the front of mine!

G

Why is yours dead Johnny?

G

Got to be worth a look surely

Very high number LE one of the last.

had a look at it today mate needs abit work to bring it up to standard its got a small dent the roof and top of rear quarter bonnet alloys need to be done and front seats are mashed apart from that its ok for the year

I noticed this and have sent the bloke a few questions

Scorpion...did you have a hcance to take it for a spin?

Is it just bodywork and wheels that need sorting (and front seats)

also, I dont suppose you managed to get an idea of what he wants for it did you?

and finally......is it normally to have a different colour dash insert to the body colour?

yep, on the LE models it is......

I think this le will go for big money, as owners and mileage goes Id spend money on a respray, alloys and a retrim on these seats, it's rare to see a black one

I'm trying to get an idea of how much he will sell for, but he's being a bit cagey.......it was services by PowerItalia in the later part of 2008 and apparently oil pressure is good. I wonder if anyone from PowerItalia remembers it??

they'll have records there, but whether they are prepared to divulge the info may be a different matter. you're going to have to take a risk one of these days, there are no guarantees with 10yr old cars

went for a spin in it drives ok oil bar drops 2 bar wen hot brakes need a bleed are abit spongy and did say on the mot check. And has melting on the rear bumber. i think he want 3k ish

i think he'l get that too, these alot off people after a low milage le

Would be nice for someone on here to take it on, shame the interior is "mashed" (I'm guessing thats a youth type word for knackered?)

If the seats are in need of a lot of work, and it really needs a large amount of bodywork, he shouldn't be expecting 3k for it, I'd go in at just over 2k and meet in the middle somewhere, although even then, it's still a little steep, but it is 1 owner, low mileage blah blah blah.

G

Oh, and I know one of the bidders!

Reserve is £1500, hopefully someone off here gets a bargain.

With a reserve of £1500 and quite a bit of work needed I was hoping he would be looking at around £2k. Everyone is always banging on about how mileage doesn't matter if its been looked after....this one obviously hasn't been looked after properly

I agree, though it could be lovely, theres no doubt going be issues - sensors, thermostat, belts etc etc.....its no doubt been sat around alot....but nothing that cant be sorted if you have the dosh to spend

I hate taking risks with money, but I know what you mean...there will always be something to sort out with the budget I have

he's closed the auction

-Aye noticed that, wonder if anyone off here had it ?

i was going to buy it but got into a bidding war with a guy from kent that apparently works for fiat..at one point i could have had the car 2300 if the guy was not already on his way when he got there i told the owner i would go a little more he said he would let me have it if the guy did not want it ..he then rang to tell me i had out as he had said he would pay 3k and thats it gone!.if only i had spotted it yesterday i am positive i could have owned it for less that 2.5k...one owner 50k woulld have been a good buy

I wouldn't worry, once you factor in the need to change the cambelt and fix the bonnet its not such a bargain.

i would have no way paid £3k for a coop which needed that much work

3k for a 50k LE is a good price. Even if it needs £1k spent on it, it will then be a 50k LE that needs nothing for £4000.

Bargain.

Yep, to be fair, they are worth what you are prepared to pay these days. I've watched a few go through for quite high money recently as well as some good ones going through for peanuts, Prices have definitely firmed up though.

G

I dont think 3K is expensive for what you would end up with after spending another 1k ish.

I would have paid it (except i just do not like the black/leather interiors on the LE).

if it was just a grands worth of work then your probably right, but from what scorpion was saying it seemed that it would take a fair bit more than a grand to get it to a good standard.
That's assuming you don't find anything else that needs sorting on closer inspection

Ill be doing the work required next week for the new owner, so i can let you all know.

looks like another that djmobi has missed out on then....

rog was it a guy that works for fiat from kent that bought it as the owner told me i was bidding against?

That one was out of my price range I'm afraid.....my absolute limit is £3k and I would rather not have any big jobs to do after spending that much money...........an LE for this budget is a bit of a stretch I know, but I can dream

I have provisionally agreed to buy a car (Hence the reason in my excitement I have stuck a logo on my profile, but I have found out that I am going to have to wait another 2 weeks, so my impatience is starting to push me to other coops for sale