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RichR |
posted on 10th Feb 17 at 16:30 |
Bought it, enjoyed it, now selling it. so pics for Willay 6 months late. | |
willay |
posted on 21st Sep 16 at 08:28 |
quote: pics pls | |
RichR |
posted on 21st Sep 16 at 02:45 |
First job I've got to sort is the broken dipstick which is a bit of a pita and then get it in for a full, decent service as it hasn't officially had one since Nov' 2012 (it's only done 9,000miles in that time though) and sort the wheels out as it must have been owned by a female at some time. Quite chuffed with it for the money I paid but prefer the power delivery of the TT so might sell this in February once it's tidied up and I can have the missus' TT which I've already bought off her anyway. That said, there's something nice about how small the mini is compared to my jag; easy to find parking spaces now!! | |
kz |
posted on 18th Sep 16 at 21:34 |
I've got full leather and sat nav and I hate both options lol. | |
RichR |
posted on 16th Sep 16 at 09:59 |
Bought one, '04 plate, 60k, aero kit, full leather and sat.nav, picked it up last night; supercharger noise is addictive! | |
RichR |
posted on 11th Sep 16 at 22:21 |
Test drove the standard one, it is really clean, has obviously been well looked after but I just don't like the blue interior in a blue car so not going for it. Seemingly eveything is against me even looking at the modified one so feels like it is becoming too much effort. However, after driving the first one, I definitely want one for a bit so now trying to find a grey one in the right spec without moon miles. | |
FlaFFy_91 |
posted on 9th Sep 16 at 21:12 |
quote: I may be wrong but I sure the air filter or airbox and charger pulley have gtt stamped on them. Other than that I don't think there's anything else to show its a gtt. | |
RichR |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 21:54 |
I'm really not bothered by the cost difference particularly; up until last week after we found out my missus' promotion had been put back, I was looking at Disco 4s, Elise/Exige, Touareg, Westfields, XF-R and an XK-R before shifting to a van; I even tested a V8 Vantage and started thinking about GTRs and R8s but I can't decide on anything plus it seems stupid to spend big when I live in a house without a kitchen; I'd look fucking ridiculous having an expensive car parked outside a building site which is when I started looking sub 5K and was amazed at what you can get for your money. Realistically, I'm not going to lose anything even if I keep it for 12months. I bought my Jag for £3.5k 6 years and 125k ago and that owes me nothing. So a £200 difference isn't even slightly on my mind Andrew; I'd have lost a lot more if I'd bought any of the above. | |
AndyCorsaSport |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 17:47 |
quote: :lol: you talk utter bollocks | |
Andrew |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 17:46 |
Dealer | |
RichR |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 16:38 |
Aside from the badge, what would give away that it was done by GTT? I'd dump the badge anyway as not keen on badges at the best of times!! | |
FlaFFy_91 |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 16:35 |
Private one is a gtt car. That will put people off buying when you come to sell. | |
RichR |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 14:39 |
Female owner, spoke to her last night-I genuinely dot think she realised the short MOT would put people off so she's booking it in for MOT early next week when she's off work. My wording probably wasn't clear in my first post sorry. | |
tom_simes |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 14:33 |
quote: Agree with Will, most of the mods are JCW (so likely to be factory, or at least manufacturer approved), and then there's the SC pulley and cold air induction kit, both of which are reversible if you want to. The LSD will also be very useful on a powerful FWD motor. | |
willay |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 14:21 |
Also modifications dont seem that bad on the first one now I've read the link, pulley, cold feed, catback and a lsd. Most of it looks factory or is factory! | |
willay |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 14:19 |
12 month MOT if you buy it, what a crock of shit, why not just put through anyway and make it more attractive to buyers :lol: | |
RichR |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 13:13 |
215k, 2 years of no maintenance and generally not taking care of it. My wife has a new job with a company car which was due to start this month so I was havin her TT-Q but the job has been put back to the next intake in February. I can't justify spending a penny on the jag to get it through its MOT next month as its so tatty and got a couple of issues I'm not prepared to pay out to fix so want/need another car at least for now. | |
Chris x |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 13:07 |
I personally prefer the modded one. | |
RichR |
posted on 7th Sep 16 at 12:39 |
My Jag is pretty much dead and as a few things have fallen through with the car I should be replacing it with, I've been looking for a cheap, fun, stop-gap car for the next 6-12 months. |