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Re: [LUG] Speaking of cars ... (OT - car for sale)

 

Grant Sewell wrote:
> Gordon Henderson wrote:
>   
>> Sorry, no linux here... I have a car for sale. Merc C180 Elegance, N 
>> reg 147K miles. 1.8l petrol, 4-speed auto... Very good runner. MOT & 
>> Tax end May. Regularly serviced. Looking for £500 ono, but make me a 
>> cash offer...
>>
>> Gordon
>>     
> Part-ex for a dark-blue 5-door 1.4L Petrol Rover 25 V-plate with too 
> many miles, a newish 5-speed manual (had the gearbox replaced 
> recently)?  It has MOT & Tax but has recently (Tuesday morning) had a 
> bit of a run-in with our garage wall when someone (*eyes roll*... it 
> wasn't me, by the way) went out to turn the engine on and heat the car 
> up and forgot to take it out of gear... having looked around, it's gonna 
> cost about £900 to get 2 new doors (white), strip them, re-paint them, 
> hang them, do the wiring (electric windows, central locking, motorised 
> wing-mirrors), etc.
>
> *sigh*
>
> Grant.
>
>   

Dare I suggest a trip to the local scrappie.. and get them sprayed the
rest of it's not too bad to do..

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