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(Message started by: PJDavis on May 21^st, 2012, 7:34pm)

Title: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on May 21^st, 2012, 7:34pm

Well I did a silly thing and spent an afternoon freshing Aunty up, so I'll post the photo's below. Aunty is still up for grabs, MOT Oct' 2012, Tax August 2012. 114k miles. Everything works, and come August before the Tax runs out I might just splash-out £50 and take her for a fresh MOT because I think she'll sail it. This is the last time I'll post photo's or offer the car to anyone, I'll start stripping Aunty when I come back from Malta after my Six weeks away, about mid August. Whilst taking the polish off earlier, the engine was running, and I discovered that the electric fans cut in and out perfectly! First pics done in the shade to give you's the best of both type. I'm not bothered about the registration showing now, she'll not get much more use except a run up the private road once a week. And regularly started and moved.

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Hope you all like the pics. I'll be loath to strip her, she's now lovely inside and out.

Peter

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on May 22^nd, 2012, 12:26pm

Does look like a good 'un and a real shame to break, if I had the space and mine was cr@p, but I haven't and it isn't ;D

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Bikerdon on Jul 13^th, 2012, 8:15pm

I'm interested in this one as mine is now starting to suffer various electrical gremlins on a regular basis, can you p.m. me with a rough guide as to how much you are looking for Aunty. She would be well looked after.

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by leewar on Jul 13^th, 2012, 9:29pm

He's your side of the border Peter ;)

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Aug 10^th, 2012, 8:34am

Still no interest? I go away on holiday for a few days on Sunday, back Thursday. The following week I'm starting to bust the car up. There has been a couple of bites on here and outwith, but I aint letting the car go for stupid money. The Tax runs out at the end of August, MOT mid-October. I've spent enough time and money on the car to get it as good as, somebody asked what it's like underneath so I took it to work and put it on the ramp. It's fine, rear chassis member no rust, (in fact I found a tow-bar underneath!) no rust on the body, wheel arches perfect, all brake-lines greased up, chassis rails perfect even above the rear wishbones, no rust except surface wee bits underneath. The front wishbones have been done, and I have about £1800 of receipts for work since 2006. The only minus points I can see is the roof, and the first exhaust box back from the cat has a seam-welded patch. The longest I've left the car without starting is a month, and it started first time on the button after being outside. I start it and take it up the road once a week, it's too good to break really but it's taking up too much space. I will come down on my price, but it's still worth a lot of spares to me and I've had a bite at the diff and wheels and perfect interior. So, last chance! For a car that would be great with very little money spent on it..

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on Aug 11^th, 2012, 5:32pm

Dammit .. :'(

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Aug 12^th, 2012, 9:20am

Aye, my thoughts exactly. I can only think that no-one wants them. Aunty is better than most if not all I see on Ebay or on car-sales places on the internet, that are asking for a lot more cash. It's just the roof really, but the car has the potential to be easily as good as Movvy with about £200 spent on just wee bits like the roof and an MOT. A shame but I can't keep it outside forever!

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on Aug 12^th, 2012, 2:45pm

I ain't got the space or the moolah, otherwise....

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Aug 16^th, 2012, 5:39pm

Aye Mike, that's what it amounts to. I couldn't care less about the Dosh, it's the space. I have no covering for any cars, I have a couple of historic cars in the UK, an Alvis and a near-perfect Mk2 Cortina estate, that are kept at Father-in-laws. But my Bikes are kept in the garage here, which also include an 'old-Bike'. That's why nothing that I drive is covered! Aunty is outside along with the two other 'driving-cars' and apart from the space it isn't doing Aunty any favours. Hey-Ho, I know what will happen, just as I start to bust Aunty up someone will ask me if I still have her because theirs has failed the MOT drastically!

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on Aug 18^th, 2012, 11:37am

SOMEBODY BUY THIS http://livinginthepast-audioweb.co.uk/images/misc/crysmiley1.gif

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by gozz on Aug 19^th, 2012, 1:17pm

I spy with my little eye,Old Aunty on Car and Classic U.K. :o

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Aug 19^th, 2012, 3:50pm

Aye. I've had nearly 400 hits, and only two interested, one offered me £275, and the other never turned up to look when he said he would. Pity really, the car is worth about £400 to me to scrap, and that leaves me with loads of spares in the right colour including two un-damaged bumpers. I've had a few people off here say they're interested, but I think people that have said they're interested think I'm going to sell them the car for £300 or something! Very surprising seeing as I would have thought that people that come onto this site would realise the worth of the car, maybe I'm wrong. But I do have interest in the Diff, wheels, and perfect interior, all adding-up to more than what people on here are obviously thinking they would get the car for. I'll be taking the car to my work sometime in September/October, and getting the students to strip it out carefully. I'll then take the change of the parts I want.

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Matt on Aug 19^th, 2012, 6:00pm

sadly its a question of space for me, if i had the land some of you have then it would be full of them lol

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Stixy on Aug 20^th, 2012, 12:17am

I had the same problem until you bought it

I had people saying they wanted it then never turning up or thinking i was desparate to get rid and offering silly money for it but i could have easily broke it for £500 but i diddnt have the heart to do it but it came very very close

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by lesterlad aka Rodders on Aug 20^th, 2012, 8:26am

on 08/19/12 at 18:00:16, Matt wrote:

sadly its a question of space for me, if i had the land some of you have then it would be full of them lol

Me too.

Hmm, now you've got me thinking Matt, one of my daughters has just acquired a house with 2 acres of land.
;D

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by gozz on Aug 20^th, 2012, 9:47am

Could this be the beginnings of the East Midlands Scorpio repository,possibly 'Rodsgirl's Rest for Retired Rarities'. 8)
(I did say repository,and make no inference as to what one should do with ones Scorpio) ;)

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Aug 26^th, 2012, 4:13pm

Well, Aunty went on her last long run ever this weekend, I'm just back from doing a round-trip of 377 miles. Never missed a beat, sat at just over legal speeds all the way and returned just under 35mpg. Full Four adults and all their luggage, through all weathers, and mostly A-roads with some dual carriageways. Got 110mph on a stretch of dual-carriageway, Sat-Nav speed. Need to SORN aunty by the end of the week, then start to break her before the beginning of October.

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by mackay on Sep 1^st, 2012, 5:14pm

hi just joined this site, saw your car, i have one which im trying to sell, to good to scrap, mine is the 2.3 ghia 16 valve, some one offered me 200, then had time wasters, yours is beautiful also, like you say silly offers. :(

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Sep 1^st, 2012, 10:49pm

I bet you're less than 20 miles from me. We should 'hook-up' for a chat if you're interested.

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Sep 9^th, 2012, 3:21pm

Took Aunty for a run this morning. No tax now, but it's the very same colour as another car I know! ;) I can't get Aunty into the workshop at the college for a while yet, so I needed to go put some fuel in her. Sainsbury's is seven miles from me and that seemed like a good wee run. Managed to get her up ovr the Ton easily on the way back after putting £30 of fuel in.

I'll let the car go for the original price minus the cost of six months tax and an MOT, which equals about £400 if anyone on here is interested. Still seems a shame to scrap a car that drives and looks so well, I keep looking on the internet and any I see may look better on the surface, but Aunty has no rust in any of the usual places, and is sound underneath and behind the rear bumper. These other cars on the net mostly have the start of rotting wheel arches, and electrical problems, and still are advertised at about double what I'm asking for Aunty. I can only presume that they aren't selling at that price, and I'm also too far North.

When I start to break Aunty I'll be putting the pictures up as proof of the great condition she's in, it'll be too late then for offers! :D

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on Sep 10^th, 2012, 11:31am

He's near Elgin, 'up the road' from Inverness

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on Sep 10^th, 2012, 11:47am

I remember right this is a 2 litre isn't it?

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Sep 10^th, 2012, 4:13pm

Aye. Google maps and plug-in IV12 5QQ, I'm at the bottom of the road going North.

It's a 2.0 litre, 34 mpg! ;D

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by mackay on Sep 10^th, 2012, 9:39pm

hi havent been on 4 a while, has old aunty gone, r u in elgin? im in inverness. s mackay

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Sep 11^th, 2012, 8:02am

Unfortunately (for Aunty) I still have her. I'll start to strip her around November. I live about 2 miles South of Brodie between Forres and Nairn. Once I start stripping the car they'll be stuff up for grabs.

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by mackay on Sep 14^th, 2012, 9:24pm

hi im in culloden in inverness, if you passing near by u could call in 4 a chat, have a look at her 4 me, let me know what u think i should ask 4 her, or i could show u the advisories i have 4 her, to see if she worth keeping, coz if no one wants her i would rather do her up and keep her, thanks stuart mackay. Please PM me for my telephone number.

(Amended by Simmo)
I have sent you a PM...check 'messages' at the top of your screen :)

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by leewar on Sep 14^th, 2012, 10:24pm

Stuart. Best you don't put your details on your replies except for PM's. Cheers Lee

UPDATE.

(Thank you Lee...sorted...Simmo)

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by Mike H on Sep 15^th, 2012, 12:10pm

Mackay are you talking about another car as well? i.e. you got one that has failed MOT?

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by mackay on Sep 15^th, 2012, 2:02pm

hi i have granada scorpio 2.3 ghia, have it up for sale on gumtree for 300. was laid off from work just couldnt afford mot, it has a few advisories on from last year,with u been someone who knows alot about these cars was wanting advice, i might have someone interested in mine, exactly how much do u want for aunty. stuart mackay,

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Sep 16^th, 2012, 9:44am

Hi Stuart

'Aunty' is a car with no-rust. The underneath is free from all but surface rust and the brake-lines are greased, the paint is a bit tired, and the roof would need a blow-over to make it perfect. Everything works and with a tax it would be ready to drive. I originally wanted £575 for it, but I'll do with £400. I'm not going lower than £400 because I already have tentative offers for the Diff' the wheels and the perfect interior. After that the rest of the spares are mine and of course the car is the same colour as my good car 'Movvy'. The car is no different from when I wanted £575, but down to £400 allows the buyer to tax it for six months and MOT it, which I think it will go-through without much hassle. Why don't you PM me if you're really interested and come and look at the car, I can only be 20 miles from you!

Title: Re: Old 'Aunty'
Post by PJDavis on Sep 16^th, 2012, 5:02pm

Hi Stuart

Good visit today. Shame about your car it's still a good looking car and in that nice bluey/grey colour. In an ideal world you'd hold onto yours and use it as a spares-car for 'Aunty' (If you decide to take Aunty) I'm not going to tell you that Aunty is perfect, or I'd be asking more money obviously! If I get time this week and it's dry I'll T-Cut the bonnet to see how it comes out. The interior is the same as 'Movvy' the car you saw today, it doesn't have the wooden steering or gear-shift though. The leather and the carpets are in good condition with no rips or tears, and all the electrics work, including the roof. Talking of the roof, take a careful look at the pics at the beginning of this thread, because the roof doesn't look great! As I said about the boot of mine, it used to be on Aunty and it had the same problem as the roof. All I did was to rub the boot with 800 grit paper and give the boot-lid a blow-over, this seems to have fixed the problem, I envisage the same might be done with the roof. I also have a load of receipts dating back to 2007 and since then there's been various expenditure totalling around £2000 on the car including replacement wishbones. All in all 'Aunty' isn't perfect, and to look at probably not as good as yours on the surface, but it has no rust top-side and only surface rust underneath, all the brake-lines have grease on them and the chassis is solid. Of course, one other thing, I swapped the boot lid from Movvy because it's boot lid had a wee dunt on the right side, course that lid is on 'Aunty' now.

As we discussed, give me a text if and when you want to pay a visit, I'm only about 18 miles from you and it only took me 20 minutes to get to yours today. I know it's not what you're thinking, but in your position I'd try and hold onto your car and either repair it properly so that it lasts including the wheel-arches, or do a bodge-job so it lasts a year. The better alternative to the 'bodge-job' might be to buy 'Aunty' and keep your car with a view to swap the best of your car over including engine and gearbox especially as your gearbox has a life-warranty and bearing in mind 'Aunty' is only a 2.0 litre. Your almost in the same situation as me, your car in my opinion isn't just quite as good as 'Aunty', although it looks really good. And your car, although not quite as good as Aunty is still far too good to scrap.

I'm not going to kid you, 'Aunty' I would guess will go through an MOT, but in it's own interest will need money spent on it to keep it going. With about £200-300 spent on it including the roof, it would be a really nice car.

Hope that helps

Peter