Posted By: Anonymous
Newbie in Herts! - 08/11/2014 13:34
Hi everyone,
A month ago this car (20V Turbo LE no.0015) drove into my workplace car park, obviously as a previous Coupe (16V) owner (I'd owned it -N reg from new until it died catastrophically 2 1/2 years ago.) I went and accosted the driver.
From the moment he said "It's for sale if you want it" I knew I had no choice! And with only 51k on the clock, an immaculate interior and a great drive I bit the bullet.
I did find the grey (titanium) bits of the LE offended my eyes initially, especially the dashboard trim, but I'm getting used to them! And I've nearly broken the key a couple of times when forgetting about the push button start!
It's been a steep learning curve as I have very little mechanical knowledge and never owned a turbo car before, but she's been up on the ramps now and had a full inspection and I'm feeling a lot more confident.
The paint work on the roof, and top of the boot are in a sad state as she had been parked under a tree for several years with no protection, but the rest of the paint and bodywork is surprisingly good with only a couple of tiny scrapes & dinks.
I've attached some images:
Any advice would be most welcome.
A month ago this car (20V Turbo LE no.0015) drove into my workplace car park, obviously as a previous Coupe (16V) owner (I'd owned it -N reg from new until it died catastrophically 2 1/2 years ago.) I went and accosted the driver.
From the moment he said "It's for sale if you want it" I knew I had no choice! And with only 51k on the clock, an immaculate interior and a great drive I bit the bullet.
I did find the grey (titanium) bits of the LE offended my eyes initially, especially the dashboard trim, but I'm getting used to them! And I've nearly broken the key a couple of times when forgetting about the push button start!
It's been a steep learning curve as I have very little mechanical knowledge and never owned a turbo car before, but she's been up on the ramps now and had a full inspection and I'm feeling a lot more confident.
The paint work on the roof, and top of the boot are in a sad state as she had been parked under a tree for several years with no protection, but the rest of the paint and bodywork is surprisingly good with only a couple of tiny scrapes & dinks.
I've attached some images:
Any advice would be most welcome.