Sunday, April 09, 2006

Cars cars cars part 2


Well, saw the Passat yesterday afternoon.
Not a lot wrong with it really. Bodywork has a scrape, a key scratch and a ding on the wing, but other than that - completely straight and totally rust free. She's a good'un!
So, plonked a deposit down and will train it back next week to go pay and drive her home!

Looks like Louie (my friendly mechanic) is still up for buying the C too, and if I can get £3500 for it, that's £500 profit and getting a newer, more powerful (just) car. Not bad! Will talk business with him next week also, when picking up the C (which is delayed due to waiting for a part from VW).

All in all and not bad day yesterday.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Cars cars cars

I finally got off my bum, jump-started the poorly Corrado and its in my friendly ATS getting sorted. Track rod end (which shouldn't be too difficult - just stiff) and the water leak (which is the bastard - he's going to have to dismantal the whole of the front end to get to it!) and she'll be driveable for longer than 15 mins again!

But, I have been looking for my next car.... Have a strange hankering for a VW Passat B5 Saloon. In the V6 4-motion flavour of course. I had toyed with the idea of a TDI, but I'd miss the engine purr, and the V6 TDIs are out of my price bracket sadly. And bloomin' rare!

I'm taking a road trip to Bristol today to go have a look at one. Spec'd to the high heavens, low mileage, nice (rare) colour and cheap as chips.
My intention was to keep the Corrado as well - but Louie (the guy at ATS who does all the work on it) sprung into life and seems very happy to take it off my hands - but would need some time to get the money together. So may keep it until June (when the MOT runs out) and flog it on and keep the Passat. But if I really find the Passat a bore, I have the a window of grace where I haven't made the stupid mistake of selling my old car on first! We'll just have to see.

I'll keep you updated.... (makes a change, eh!)