Old friend!

[workshopmanualman]

This Frinton car keeps popping up on eBay - 150309786636 - and has yet to find a loving home. Interesting that this seller has seen fit to show the bonnet rust, and the engine bay detail - not as clean as it was a year ago! A grand from a trader with full MOT?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985-VOLVO-360-GL ... dZViewItem

[SteveP]

Don't show me stuff like that!!!!

[cheshire190e]

think i may get my money out, I live miles and miles away though.

Does anyone know this car? if so is it in good condition. looks great from the pics but things like jacking points etc been waiting for one of these for ages


Cheers

Matt

[trabitom99]

All that chrome looks superb on a MkII. Gives it a completely different character compared to, say, a GLT.

Tom

[workshopmanualman]

Full MOT, so the jacking points must be OK surely? I think it sold originally on eBay for £500 with no MOT last year - needed a new exhaust? Seems to have been knocking around unsold for some time. It looked to have been in better condition a year ago, certainly there was no mention of a rusty bonnet then. I'm sure the guy will e-mail you more pictures if you ask. As for the price, I bet that is negotiable in the run up to Christmas.

You could do Chester to there and back in a day! Stop off at Gaydon....

[cheshire190e]

I have emailed him, the next best time i can go down though is next weekend.

So i sure hope it doesnt sell by then, i would want to have a look round before splashing out 995 on a car i hav'nt seen.

If i turn up i could stand a better chance of knocking him down a bit.

fingers crossed its still for sale next weekend

Matt

ooh. my car passed an mot without jacking points they were so badly rusted i just chopped them off

[workshopmanualman]

Hmm, travelling down from Chester, stated on the web that you are keen - would be an interesting haggle that one! Good luck though - the 2 litre cars seem to be getting rarer by the day.

[cheshire190e]

yeah, well ive sold my 340 now. my dad said i had to get rid of that one before buyin another. just gotta hope its still there next weekend

[SteveP]

Would be a shame to see that car get abused, hope it goes to a loving owner

[foggyjames]

Nice spec....mk2 pimpness, but a B200K, so 45+mpg on the motorway if it's tuned right. Not cheap, though, given that normally only absolute minters command £1k...

cheers

James

[SteveP]

I don't think it's a bad price, it practically is mint bar the bonnet and finding another in that kind of condition will be tricky now Top money though definitely.

[workshopmanualman]

Tend to agree - a grand from a dealer isn't so bad, but I suspect there is room in the price for a deal; they've had the thing ages after all. Nice looking car.

[foggyjames]

That's true - deals can be done. That really, really nice 360 GLE I posted up ages ago is still at the dealer here. I think it's now down to ~£500 now. Shame it's that nasty champagne / bronze colour...

cheers

James

[SteveP]

If that wasn't gold it probably would've sold by now!

[cheshire190e]

Update on the car in frinton. Drove 450mile round trip today to go and look at it and again a dealer has lied. The car has a blown head gasket but it is immaculate if anyone fancies a small repair for a true beauty. I could just not attempt to drive it 200 miles home again.

They will accept £750 but not a penny less, but for 750, if your close it would be worth a punt. just to let you guys know.

I got him to pay for my petrol for the trip though so just a day wasted at least not out of pocket.

would be nice to see it go to a good home

Matt