Hi everyone, I was in the market for a second hand car costing no more than 1k, my finance deal was set to end and I didnt fancy chucking more money down the drain on a new car.
I was looking for a fiesta (my sis-in-law had a reliable runner) but then realised for the same money I could pick up a Puma of the same age, seemed a bit of a no brainer! I set about hunting for cars in my area, but the closest I could find in my budget was in Ipswich. I left it a couple of days and decided to go on the Friday after work, with the intention of placing a deposit if all was well.
I checked the net that morning and the car had gone. I hadn't looked the car over, but I had become attached (I know this is a bad thing). I contacted the dealer, who told me that someone had liked the car and was coming back for a second look. I shot the 40 odd miles to Ipswich, but when I arrived the car was gone.
But as it turned out it was only on a test drive. Cut a long story short, person on test drive didnt buy car, I bought car, person coming back for second look in afternoon missed out! popular little cars! :grin: And that was that, I had fallen for her, she has a peachy little engine and sharp handling. The body was a little rough around the edges (somebody had gone crazy on the rear arches, with something that looked like Hammerite). but nothing that couldn't be sorted.
I have had her for just under a month and I think this project is turning into a bit of an obsession. We have affectionately nicknamed her Ayia. I want to get the suspension, bodywork and rust sorted as my primary goals, I will eventually modify, but only subtly and in favour of performance rather than cosmetic..
The car as I got it:
Ayia (29) by Slayllian2, on Flickr
I was looking for a fiesta (my sis-in-law had a reliable runner) but then realised for the same money I could pick up a Puma of the same age, seemed a bit of a no brainer! I set about hunting for cars in my area, but the closest I could find in my budget was in Ipswich. I left it a couple of days and decided to go on the Friday after work, with the intention of placing a deposit if all was well.
I checked the net that morning and the car had gone. I hadn't looked the car over, but I had become attached (I know this is a bad thing). I contacted the dealer, who told me that someone had liked the car and was coming back for a second look. I shot the 40 odd miles to Ipswich, but when I arrived the car was gone.
But as it turned out it was only on a test drive. Cut a long story short, person on test drive didnt buy car, I bought car, person coming back for second look in afternoon missed out! popular little cars! :grin: And that was that, I had fallen for her, she has a peachy little engine and sharp handling. The body was a little rough around the edges (somebody had gone crazy on the rear arches, with something that looked like Hammerite). but nothing that couldn't be sorted.
I have had her for just under a month and I think this project is turning into a bit of an obsession. We have affectionately nicknamed her Ayia. I want to get the suspension, bodywork and rust sorted as my primary goals, I will eventually modify, but only subtly and in favour of performance rather than cosmetic..
The car as I got it:
Ayia (29) by Slayllian2, on Flickr