Phil, just for you:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...oday/001-4.jpg
However, at the same time, having a mod being abusive to a new member / potential owner can't be good.:confused:
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Phil, just for you:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d5...oday/001-4.jpg
However, at the same time, having a mod being abusive to a new member / potential owner can't be good.:confused:
Spunagains Royal blue 05, can't wait, I wanted it before he'd even started it up! Guessing it's the easiest sale he's ever had! :)
Looked at it yesterday after getting stuck on the M25, Maidstone to Newbury in over 4hrs!
He couldn't have been more accommodating, v.happy to buy from a member and not a dealer
thats a great looking car - well done :thumb
Given the famous Spunagain website, you would expect it to have very little wrong with it!
Does that mean you're now also responsible for updating the website? ;)
here's another V8 ZT interior I love (no its not mine)
https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26....php?photo=765
https://www.two-sixties.co.uk/mgoc26....php?photo=764
see, wood does look good :thumb
Hi Will
Your new car looks fab (spunagain profile picture). Real understated in dark blue. Very cool.
I didn't see this car advertised so maybe I'm missing someting and not looking in the right places ? Not sure if it's bad form on here to talk about numbers but, if not, could you please give an indication of the price you paid and any mods included (and mileage) ? I understand that Spunagain is a 260 guru and will have done all necessary upgrades etc so that's got to be worth a premium I would think to buy from someone with such a reputation.
Just noticed a really lovely looking bright red one (BX55 UZK) on Pistonheads. Just 26k miles and was asking £6,995. Now sold.
So, in answer to my original question, it appears there are nice ones out there if you're prepared to wait and know where to look (I'll get there eventually !)
Enjoy your new car....
OC
I don't think spunagain's car was advertised. Will made a post about wanting an Ignition or Royal Blue car and spunagain got in touch with him. Same happened to me - I mentioned I was looking for a red car and an owner of a red car got in touch with me. Matching a buyer & seller via this forum can obviously be to both parties benefit. Much better than the "unknown" ones on Pistonheads / Autotrader (the main places to look, although ebay also has an occasional one).
I went to see this car and although it was a very tidy example, it was a non-SE (which is missing a lot of nice toys if you like that sort of thing), didn't have all the standard mods and needed a major service. I decided to leave it, but if you hadn't been wanting an SE model (some see the SE kit as unnecessary weight :p), it would have been a great buy.
There are 3 new ones which have recently appeared on autotrader, but they all appear to be non-SE and as such are all around £1-1.5K too expensive IMHO (based on recent sales like the red one you mention). They make pessling's SE with all the mods look like the bargain of the year :-)
Good hunting and try making a clear statement of what you're looking for and maybe you'll entice an owner to sell up.
B**ger I thought Will would say something once he had the car and I would get the chance post first!
But it has been a fab car and I have loved it to bits, but now is time to rationalise the fleet, and get a car which does the job of at least 2 or even 3.
I've had the 260 for 5 years and enjoyed every minute, it has also massively appealed to my Jingoistic side as I have been very proud to drive a British designed and built car that is such a credit to its creators.
So the 260 and Mrs Spunagain?s Midget are going to be replaced with an open top that all the family can use in safety - (the midget '60's safety measures or lack of - scare me!).
So, confident in my sexuality we are going for a 09 onwards Mini cooper S convertible. Not found one yet, will look when cash is in the bank.
If it is as fun as the test drive at a dealer suggests i may even sell the Elise too.
Anyhow, next job is to get the engine out of the Midget and fix the crankshaft oil seal ready for sale. Also anyone know of a cheap (un-ripped) midget drivers side seat base?
The spunagain website will remain, and I will try to keep it up to date, but it will be more likely to be updated if I am prodded and fed with new info.
All the best Spunagain
Blimey - everyone seems to be selling (Peter, Spunagain, my mate Phil and now some bloke in Scotland selling an 06 etc) !
2005 and 2006 registered models don't have some sort of self destruct programming set to 5 years do they that no-one had told me about....?
Just kidding. I guess people like a change and that is good news for those of us looking to own to have the chance of buying nice, looked after, and sorted ones 5 years down the line. And those selling should hopefully be able to get an equally good deal on whatever they are buying (except for the bloke on Scotland who's getting a V8 company car lucky so and so !). So everyone is happy.
Would be nice for all these cherished cars to remain in hands of people who will continue to love them and enjoy them.
OC
OC, hi and welcolme to club - have you seen any of these yet?
Thanks Phil
Yes - I have seen these ones now on a combi of Pistonheads and Autotrader. Except for the silver 46k miler. Went to see the grey one (but I'll get told off if I mention my experience with that again). Useful link to have them all in the same place though - thanks for that.
At least there are a few becoming available. Would still rather buy from an enthusiast on here though.........;)
OC
guess if you buy from someone on here you can trace its past history and any problems (by the owners posts that he / she has made!)
:)
Read your PMs Oddcat.
John.
Read your PMs recently, Oddcat?
John.
Finally got one!!!! Picked Spunagain's 260 up at 19.15 yesterday evening, can't quite believe it, 5yrs I've been waiting, absolutely love it.
As previously stated it was an absolute pleasure to do business with Phil, thoroughly decent bloke and a lovely family too.
I did feel for you Phil when I pulled off the drive, I know I'm gona be gutted to see my 160 go.
Jon, the copper (I prefer 'Babylon' much to his annoyance) that drove the 160 back after dropping me, had a go in the 260 and was v.impressed, he recently had a 350z and has driven a lot of high spec police vehicles, so Knows what he is talking about. He much preferred the 260's gear box to the 160's and just felt the whole car was a lot more responsive.
Oddcat re price can't say, not a gentlemanly thing to do :) That said I did pay a little over the market value as I was buying from a forum member that has looked after the car and done all the updates etc and above all I trusted him, that's also why I went non SE, buying from anywhere else I wouldn't have. Do miss non cruise and rear e/w......until I put my foot down and hear it!!
Alcohol content of blood too high to drive until late today, friends stag night last night. Will try and make future meetings money/work permitting!:)
Get your questionnaire into Tim and go green - whole new world will open up, then take a look in the club shop and let me know if you want anything
I went to MGF15 and saw quite a few 260's there.
I love them but it does seem that there are lots of variations of spec, spoiler, sill extensions, interior trim changes, exhausts, wheels, mileages etc. This all helped me to clarify, in my own head, my ideal car and, realistically, I don't think what I want exists.
My ideal car is a cherished non-SE Mark 2 with the 11 spoke alloys (in plain standard silver finish - they look great) in simple grey, blue, red or black (or anthracite or any other dark colour) with single lip spoiler half leather / half cloth, circa 30k miles with quality history and pretty much unmarked wheels / paint. With the basic upgrades done (heater hose, heater valve, fuel clip etc) and no obvious faults or leaks.
No body additions, no dash trim changes and, preferably, standard exhausts. Essentially, pretty much as it came out of the factory.
I know it's boring but I can't help it !
There was the red one recently on Pistonheads (BX55 UZX) that looks like it would have fitted the bill a treat and, aside from the upgrades was pretty much on spec, but my timing was hopeless and it was sold before I saw it.
So I guess it's not going to happen for me but thanks to all who contributed here in response to my original question and especially to Peter who showed me his lovely car yesterday and which, although not right for me, will surely find a new home very quickly.
OC
....well I do accept that it (my preference) is at the boring end of the spectrum.
Was trying to think if I'd ever had a car that was "enhanced" and the answer is....not really ! As a brief selection, in 1998 I had a mint totally original '85 Audi Quattro Turbo then a really lovely standard original K plate TVR Chimaera 4.0 and various cars after that including an MG ZS 180, a Nissan 200SX, a Fiat Stilo Abarth 5 cylinder (for the quattro soundtrack), Mondeo ST220 etc and all were completely stock and unmodified.
Must be my thing. Maybe all this means I'm just dull. I do agree that this means I might be looking for a needle in a haystack hence my acceptance of the unlikliness of finding what I'm looking for.
Would be interesting to see if many folks on here have completely original cars. Maybe 1 in 10 ?
OC
Why non SE?
Oh and even non SEs are often a little SE. e.g, mine had a sunroof and apex alloys.
But yeah, i doubt you will find the car you are after. Not to belittle others or whatever, but often the cherished ones with full service history etc are nearly always tweaked by the owners to take them above and beyond what they were. Even if its a subtle upgrade like going from the rusty standard exhausts to proper stainless zeroes etc...
As for the whole unmarked wheels thing? I think thats really irrelevant. There are tons of places that will do a full refurb for 50 quid a wheel. And the fact is, if the wheels havent been refurbed then i doubt they will be factory fresh after 6 years of road grime and brakedust, even if they have been regularly cleaned. Apexes are famous for the finish coming off due to washing the damn things! haha
So yeah, i doubt you will find the car you are searching for... Well, unless someone down specs their car, sells off the bits and refurbs the wheels... ;)
Non Sum Qualis Eram
:D
Hi Sharky
Non SE pref was because most of the things that come with that I don't need (sat nav, heated seats etc) and less to go wrong. And I really like the seats with the cloth centres (or alcantara). And I honestly prefer the 11 spokes. The Apex wheels are great but not keen on the smoked finsh that most have so thought non SE with pure silver 11 spokes would be absolutely fine and maybe slightly cheaper (given the £5k list price difference for what that is worth this far down the line - probably not a lot in reality).
Am absolutely fine with sunroof too that would be good (factory fitted of course !). And with nice burbly after market exhausts. So long as the car looks "stock".
There was a 'flip flap' paint (or whatever it's called sort of blue / green / purple) one at Gayden y'day with Apex wheels painted standard bright silver and they looked fab so no problem there.
I take your point re alloys being refurbishable but better to buy one where are mint from new or where the owner has already sorted (good sign of a well loved car either way)
Andy - I couldn't agree more !
PS None of this is about price. Am more than happy to pay good money for the right car. Would be happy to pay up to £8k for a really nice 2005 non SE for example so not looking for a ridiculous bargain as such (given that such things seem to ask £6,995 privately and then maybe sell for £6,500). Would expect an SE to be at least £1k more than that. And that is private with no dealer margin......
good luck in the search, don't give in though or buy one that's not quite right as you will kick yourself as you will bet as soon you do the one you want will come up...
Quite a few SE models had half leather seats like mine and well still need to refurbed my wheels as the original coating was so poor but been spending my money on making sure non cosmetic
stuff is put right and on upgrade projects. Seen plenty of cars where the wheels have been done to draw attention away from some major faults.
Thing with these cars is seats, wheels etc can all be changed, plenty of 190 that had half leather and the same for the wheels too so you can always make it the car you want if one comes very close as not sure if there are many with 11 spoke but they are nice wheels. Depends on the car and how much want to do...
just keep looking.
It's a waiting game, meanwhile, you may change your mind during the wait
:coo:
I agree with the seats, i have the half leather (its actually vinyl i think) and cloth and really quite like them. They wear very very well (no bobbles/ creases etc).
Oh... one thing i noticed while playing around with insurance quotes this year... i found a site that gives you the insurance group of cars. Interestingly the Non SE was coming up as a 19 and the SE was a 20...? Not sure if this was just incorrect data on the website as i hadnt heard of it before, but I guess it may have been using data from the insurance data base too so it might be correct??