After selling my Imola Yellow S3 years back I've always wanted another.
I'd been keeping an eye out for a bit of a project car for a while and bagged this one off eBay (completely blind!).
A bit of info on the car:
2001
122k
Cactus Green (I didn't realise Cactus was available in facelift cars?)
Black leather
Bose
Factory tow bar
RNS-E retrofitted
Standard engine but rebuilt a few years back
The previous owner had it for 15 years and mechanically the car seems pretty decent, the bodywork however is a different story.
It's suffering from some bad corrosion in the usual spots - Roof rails both sides, boot lid plinth and behind the numberplate. Also the clearcoat has failed so a new boot is needed before any paintwork can happen.
I have a long list of things that need doing, some of which are already done:
New boot lid and sort all the paintwork mentioned above.
De-wiper
Replace EGT sensor (any point going used or just bite the bullet?)
80mm TIP (purchased)
New lower grille (purchased)
Remove the awful window tints (side windows now done)
Fix passenger window (more on that in another post!)
Replace parcel shelf clips
New drivers side door card (broken clips)
Aluminium mirrors, these are getting hard to find now.
Engine cover screws
Wheel refurb and decent tyres
You get the idea, lots to do!
Here's a photo of its only good angle, I'll upload some more if theres enough interest.
I'd been keeping an eye out for a bit of a project car for a while and bagged this one off eBay (completely blind!).
A bit of info on the car:
2001
122k
Cactus Green (I didn't realise Cactus was available in facelift cars?)
Black leather
Bose
Factory tow bar
RNS-E retrofitted
Standard engine but rebuilt a few years back
The previous owner had it for 15 years and mechanically the car seems pretty decent, the bodywork however is a different story.
It's suffering from some bad corrosion in the usual spots - Roof rails both sides, boot lid plinth and behind the numberplate. Also the clearcoat has failed so a new boot is needed before any paintwork can happen.
I have a long list of things that need doing, some of which are already done:
New boot lid and sort all the paintwork mentioned above.
De-wiper
Replace EGT sensor (any point going used or just bite the bullet?)
80mm TIP (purchased)
New lower grille (purchased)
Remove the awful window tints (side windows now done)
Fix passenger window (more on that in another post!)
Replace parcel shelf clips
New drivers side door card (broken clips)
Aluminium mirrors, these are getting hard to find now.
Engine cover screws
Wheel refurb and decent tyres
You get the idea, lots to do!
Here's a photo of its only good angle, I'll upload some more if theres enough interest.