Hi deviator
Don't get excited...
Auto 2.5TD CDX
145k last time I looked
Saloon
There
is a Towbar kicking around in the back yard, actually (but not mine, that still belongs to fatherdear
)
Colour Z20H (Nocturno Blue)
Tyres hovering around the legal limit
Front wishbones shot
Full geometry setup required
Ideally replace rear donuts, as suspect handling a bit 'wandering'
A few warning messages on the MFD - brakes, coolant level (both down to fault sensors only), beam low (knocked the arm when doing the wishbone a few days back) and engine oil low (intermittent only - not dangerously low, just tends to pop up after a long/hard drive)
Silencer met with a speed bump, and is actually detached from the rest of the system, so booms a bit more than usual.
Lift pump dickey - I can get you a low-mileage spare, but OOF may be cheaper.
Ok, a bit more info... Apologies as this is now wandering dangerously close to 'for sale' territory, but must stress it's not quite there, yet, haha. This
will be re-posted in the appropriate section, before prices mentioned, mods; no wish to infringe forum guidelines.
Cosmetics...
Rear arches surface rust, but not the worst I've seen, get away with clean up and repaint, not quite at 'cut out and weld new metal in' stage yet.
OS - some kind chap decided to key the thing a month after I bought it
NS - door mirror held on with sellotape. Some kind chap must've actually
sat on it, one night whilst parked up
NS - Nasty scuff on the front bumper. (Bollards - ironically almost exactly what I said when I saw it)
Rear bumper a very dark red. Straight, no severe impact damage.
Interior lots of marks and wear, transported some furniture it it, hence some scrapes here and there.
On the plus side...
Never been smoked in, no fag burns, seats are decent.
Rather nice cream leather doorcards.
One-offs, made from a cream Calibra leather interior, with diagonal stitching.
Matching cream leather handbrake and gear gaiters.
'Charcoal' silver trim
'Piano black' door pulls. (A la Astra VXRs) - serve a practical purpose, as the rubberised coating was worn and the 'piano black' has worn incredibly well, without any of the cream plastic showing from underneath even after 5+ years of daily use.
Alloys excellent conditon. NO kerbing. Both me and father (previous owner)
very careful parking. (excluding the bollard incident
)
Always bi-annual oil changes for last 7ish years in the family - only lapse recently, but probably only 3 months 'overdue' so worth doing, of course. Always genuine GM oil used.
Engine still pulls well and will shift as per the brochure's claimed acceleration times if you wish. Never been chipped so a good lump of torque left to be unleashed should you wish.
Does 50mpg at 50mph
Leak off pipes were done a couple of years ago, should be fine for a while yet.
Starter motor and Alternator done a couple of years ago, I think.
'OPC' Blue painted calipers with white griffins. (not as garish as it sounds, and toned down when covered in brake dust
)
Brake lines replaced with cunifer a few years ago, so no worries from them.
That's it as much as I can think of for now
No-one expect a prize-winning racehorse with a shiny mane, it's more like a shire horse with a runny nose and matted hair - but it will always pull your cart back to the farm.
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