Fs: BOBBY BARGAIN OF 2005

[Tony 16vGTI]

FOR SALE:
7G VR4 1994 on M plate with 61K.
MOT until October 2006, no tax.
It is a 5dr hatch, 2ltr v6 (6a12 engine), twin turbo, kicking out 240bhp,
4wheel drive, 5spd manual, 15 inch alloys.
CD player, electric aerial, electric windows all round, electric folding mirrors.
Digital climate control (fully operational).
Remote central locking and fitted Galant mats.
It has been fully serviced since import inc. cambelt, alternator belt & tensioner.
Fluids etc. have been changed every 4000 miles.
Iridium plugs have also been fitted, plus new battery in Oct 2004
The car is clean, there are a couple of scratches but there is no rust, the underbody has all been sealed on import
The interior is good no rips and not too much wear.
Price £1300. o.n.o. :tiny:
THIS CAR IS IN V GOOD CONDITION
There must be someone out there who wants a cheap fast VR4.
I would insert some pics but I don't know how to attach them to this thread. :huh: :embarasse /dunce
Any help would be appreciated. /help
Tony

[strangebat]

loads of pics here :thumbsup:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/626256

[bensonsnuts]

That's Mega-cheap . If I had the money spare , I'd snap your hand off .
Make an ace stripped out track car for someone ??

[Axeboy]

Im sure Zentac was after a cheap vr4.

[Nick Mann]

Im sure Zentac was after a cheap vr4.

Under £500. This example is too good to be sold that cheaply I'm sure!!

[strapping young lad]

donate it to the race ;)

[vampirej]

Have spreaded words and will let you know if anything comes up mate. Good luck with the sale.

[Tony 16vGTI]

Thanks again :thumbsup: Strangebat for the pics dont know what I will do when you update your site. /Hmmm How's the Legnum shaping up any mods yet?

£500 is a little low I have been offered more, but if anyone out there could muster up a GRAND I would sell.

I would love to donate to the race but just can't afford anything at the moment.

Cheers for spreading the word hope someone out there is listening.

Tony

[Spirit]

A GRAND ! Feck me that's cheap as chips !

If only I hadn't recently bought the Accord /Hmmm

Anyhow, please someone on here.......snap it up !

[strangebat]

for a grand someone really is getting a bargain :thumbsup: . This car introduced me to the whole vr4 thing /yes and when I had it never let me down.

[30something]

I offered more than that for the car a few months ago, and that was when it had no MOT!
Unfortunatly Tony took a while to get back to me and I bought another car the day before he called.

Someone buy this car, its the bargain of the year!

[bensonsnuts]

Dunno if this has sold yet , but I paid a lot more than that for mine and I've spent a bundle on it since.
The one I bought was an aborted sale on fleabay at £2600.
I don't quite know what you could compare it with , but at 1500 kg and 240bhp I challenge you to find a Imprezza/FTO/VR4 for anywhere near that money.
It's easy to work out the price of a UK car , but much more difficult on an import as uncommon as these.

[HJM]

Tony - you have PM :thumbsup:

[Kieran]

Tony - you have PM :thumbsup:

/Hmmm

[pezza]

Another addition to the fast car fleet? /Hmmm

[HJM]

Thought that might start tongues wagging /yes

[pezza]

hahah and i thought u wud rise to it too :-) :thumbsup:

[HJM]

Looks like the Usual Suspects team might be kicking some a$$ in the summer :inquisiti

[Nick Mann]

Looks like the Usual Suspects team might be kicking some a$$ in the summer :inquisiti


Errr..... I thought there was a £500 limit on buying and prepping the car?

[enigma]

Errr..... I thought there was a £500 limit on buying and prepping the car?

There will always be people willing to cheat at this sort of thing!

I seriously doubt the event will happen though........................

[HJM]

Tony - you have PM :thumbsup:


Sorry Tony, PM obviously didn't go, but I have now replied to your email /yes

[HJM]

What event ? /Hmmm

I was talking generally /pan

[Kieran]

I was talking generally /pan

Indeed.... Heath generally can't handle the Supra's skittish back end any more... :joker:

[pezza]

Indeed.... Heath generally can't handle the Supra's skittish back end any more... :joker:


Nonense, am sure he will be taking it out on track soon to whoop VR4 ayass...in the rain! :rolleyes4

[HJM]

Nonense, am sure he will be taking it out on track soon to whoop VR4 ayass...in the rain! :rolleyes4

What do you think I am - STOOPID (don't answer that !!!!!) - I am very tempted, but the car really needs some serious brakes on it to make it a track machine /yes - one set of KAD's in the household is quite enough /Hmmm

The post about Tony's car is for someone interested at work - so fingers crossed for Tony - just waiting to here back from them later today :thumbsup:

H

[pezza]

Goodo..

Well indeed... fingers crossed.

Never driven or been driven in a 7G. Always liked that hatch look and the front esp.

Do they share that high-revvy-racing-tone engine as the FTO V6's? Weigh much less than the 8?.

Modding the 6 and 7Gs seem to yield bigger gains from stock than the 8G or is it just me? :inquisiti

Good luck with the sale Tony!

[Legnum Lad VR4]

might b inyerested in this as a run about till i get money for my wrecked car

[Tony 16vGTI]

Hi
Are you thinking of coming to see the car during the forthcoming holiday period? or will it be in the new year?

If you need any further info, or need to arrange a viewing,
email me or call 07791083257
Cheers
Tony

[WildCards]

Did it go?

[richy rich]

Did it go?
are you looking to buy now youve been in one or two. :thumbsup:

[WildCards]

are you looking to buy now youve been in one or two. :thumbsup:

In a word...yes (Not this though, was just curious). Decided I should stop making excuses and get on with it. TBH, we could quite easily afford to buy and run a VR4 as long as it's a well looked after one, I just begrudge losing money on the bus.

[richy rich]

ok.................

[WildCards]

ok.................

:inquisiti


What i mean is if nothing breaks (famous last words) , then we can afford the fuel and oil changes without too much fuss, i'll just use another car for my daily commute.

Talking to you guys today just gave me a bit of reassurance that i needed.

:thumbsup:

[Kieran]

i'll just use another car for my daily commute.

Talking to you guys today just gave me a bit of reassurance that i needed.


:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

As you know, that's what we're about to do. Get a sooopa-cheap runabout that does about 8 million to the Gallon, and then save the VR-4 for sunday best. It's the only way to truly appreciate and enjoy the car. Great thinking Batman. /yes

[WildCards]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

As you know, that's what we're about to do. Get a sooopa-cheap runabout that does about 8 million to the Gallon, and then save the VR-4 for sunday best. It's the only way to truly appreciate and enjoy the car. Great thinking Batman. /yes

Yeah, Kate was talking about it to Alex today, we crunched the numbers when we got home and it does make sense. In fact it's done us some good, we realised how much money we spend on booze, and nights out (approx £800PM!) So if we spend less of that on rubbish and more of it on a car or two then hey presto.

If i do manage to source and fund VR4 then you've missed your chance on that high quality Toyota my dads got...cus i'm avin' it. :thumbsup:

[Kieran]

If i do manage to source and fund VR4 then you've missed your chance on that high quality Toyota my dads got...cus i'm avin' it. :thumbsup:

And it'll serve you proud! /yes

/EDIT: £800 per month?! F£ck me!!! /help Do you go to the Ritz a lot or something?!?! /help :rolleyes4

[WildCards]

And it'll serve you proud! /yes

/EDIT: £800 per month?! F£ck me!!! /help Do you go to the Ritz a lot or something?!?! /help :rolleyes4

Yeah, thats about the reaction we had. Not the Ritz, but some of these fancy pants bars, meals out, weekends out, buying bo!!ocks basically. /help

[Axeboy]

Who finally bought this?

[Tony 16vGTI]

Not sold yet!!!!! /help
I find it hard to belive that nobody in the club wants to buy a VR4 for a £1000. :huh2:
If you think its too cheap I would be glad to put the price up to 2 grand.
Any takers?????

[SGHOM]

Not sold yet!!!

you are joking of course ?? :embarasse :embarasse :embarasse

[Big Ian]

WOW!! still not sold
Being as honest as i can to any doubters out there this clean example of 7G is in "STUNNING CONDITION" /yes for only a grand, :rolleyes4 i can't take this in!!

:inquisiti i'm tempted........ /Hmmm

Right that's it.... :inquisiti if i can get Jacque to buy some silly household gadget that is over priced and useless to us i can play the "but you bought THAT!! card" :leer:

Yan your old 7G might be back home :happy:

i wonder if Jacque would want a dishwasher?? then i can make her feel bad about it by saying "what did you buy that for, you've now got less to do in this house because of that!" /pan ....it's gotta be worth a try :rolleyes4

[strangebat]

I cant beleive this car hasn't sold yet iether :inquisiti

much as I hate to say it due to the condition it's in this would make a great track car :thumbsup: 240 bhp, 4wd, no ayc, manual 5 speed, switchable tc(I think)

Just strip it out :embarasse some track tyres and its ready to go :evil2:

[pezza]

WOW!! still not sold
Being as honest as i can to any doubters out there this clean example of 7G is in "STUNNING CONDITION" /yes for only a grand, :rolleyes4 i can't take this in!!

:inquisiti i'm tempted........ /Hmmm



Your not the only one tempted.. (I am thinking of a way too LOL..) I bet this thing flies and still luv the look of the 7G.. Its a true sleeper esp compared to 8G

Good luck with the scheme Ian.. Just think how much tinkering you could do with this... I get the impression there is more scope to mod these too... More room in the engine bay for starters!

[gdelargy]

I'm tempted by this as well, as a cheap intro to VR4-ing.

I've PM'd zedy to make sure he does parts for this generation as well, but I was most concernted with the looks. Basically, I think the off-road style kit on it looks silly, and I'd like to remove the bull-bar, swap the front and rear bumpers for plain jane items, and remove the roof rails too (unless they offer some aerodynamic benefit, ha-ha). But what about the sides? Are the silver bits just bolt on bodykit which can be removed?

And is all this work simply a case of bolt-off, bolt-on? Or am I looking at welding/chopping/hacking ~ I ain't so good at that.


Regards,
G

[WildCards]

I'm tempted by this as well, as a cheap intro to VR4-ing.

I've PM'd zedy to make sure he does parts for this generation as well, but I was most concernted with the looks. Basically, I think the off-road style kit on it looks silly, and I'd like to remove the bull-bar, swap the front and rear bumpers for plain jane items, and remove the roof rails too (unless they offer some aerodynamic benefit, ha-ha). But what about the sides? Are the silver bits just bolt on bodykit which can be removed?

And is all this work simply a case of bolt-off, bolt-on? Or am I looking at welding/chopping/hacking ~ I ain't so good at that.


Regards,
G

I'm not a fan of the looks either, but that in itself is appealing, your gonna have this uber quick car that looks pants :thumbsup: but it doesn't matter for a grand.


A GRAND!!

[Tony 16vGTI]

Glad to see there is some interest.
All I need now is a positive sale. :thumbsup:
It would be nice if someone can have some fun out of it before it is too late.
Go on call me on 07791083257 and clinch the deal. :deal2:

[gdelargy]

PM sent.


Regards,
G


Edit: oops, sent the message to you before I realised you'd posted your phone number. Now I don't know if I should call you or wait for your reply. I'll do the latter.

[ritch_w]

PM sent.


Regards,
G


Edit: oops, sent the message to you before I realised you'd posted your phone number. Now I don't know if I should call you or wait for your reply. I'll do the latter.


Go Graeme, Go Graeme, Go Graeme, GO!!!!! /Hmmm :thumbsup:

[MR.VOODOO]

has it been sold ?

[gdelargy]

Give us 'til Monday and I'll let you know for sure.
I don't want to jinx it...

/Hyper


Regards,
G
(fully paid-up Club VR4 member-in-waiting)

[ritch_w]

Give us 'til Monday and I'll let you know for sure.
I don't want to jinx it...

/Hyper


Regards,
G
(fully paid-up Club VR4 member-in-waiting)


good man - giz a shot :thumbsup:

[gdelargy]

I don't want to jinx it...

Sigh... it must be Karma or summink. You buy a new car. You have to plan insurance. You have to budget for the extra expense. And then before you can even pick it up, some FECKIN' IDIOT drives into the side of you. So my Escort now has a decent-sized dent in the OSR door. I've had it all of three months.

I'm going to have to call up Admiral tonight and say "hello, I'd like to insure another car, and while you're at it can I make a claim as well?" How's that going to look?

God, it's ironic ~ I'm not superstitious at all, but I was browsing these forums last night and noticed my post count. "Ooooh, 13," I thought, "unlucky for some." Aaaaaaaaargh!
/wall


G

[WildCards]

Escorts are ten a penny, check to see how much it would cost to repair before you make a claim. You claim history will stay with you for 3-5 years.

[Big Ian]

Escorts are ten a penny, check to see how much it would cost to repair before you make a claim. You claim history will stay with you for 3-5 years.

TRUE /yes
might be cheaper paying to fix than what your excess cost's? or even try ebay or breaker's yard's for your escort door?... what year,colour & model is it?

also see if your insurance do a special deal on insureing 2 car's, i have a good deal from MORE THAN for both my car's (they use my NCB for both ) :thumbsup:

[gdelargy]

Oooh, I'm even cheerier now.

The damage is only to the rear door, and the car itself is a 99T Escort with 101k on it ~ worth £1000 if I'm lucky. Pretty settled that I wouldn't make an insurance claim unless the other guy tried to play silly buggers; I'd hunt for a price for a replacement door from a breaker, and then tell him to pony up the cash. He was in a K-plate Escort, so he probably wants insurance companies involved even less than I do.

Now I come home, and I've lost his contact details. I'd written them in the back page of a little street atlas I keep in my car, and it's vanished.
/Hissy




Anyhoooo.....

On the subject of insurance, I'm currently with Admiral, but having phoned them today, they WON'T cover this 7G Galant, since it's "not on their list of imports". They tried to connect me to an associate company, but that was just an exercise in being passed around from one dizzy bint to another, so...

...I called up Lifesure. They gave me a reasonable-ish quote, and were nice'n'helpful on the line. However, I can't yet claim the club discount, as my membership hasn't been processed yet (I only sent Spirit my PayPal subs and personal details on Tuesday).

Anyone have any help they could offer me in this regard? I've really paid, honest, guv. Membership pack's in the post, or will be soon. I really am joining. Pwease help. Pwease? Pwetty pwease?


regards,
G

(PS owning a VR4 better be more fun than owning an Escort...) :inquisiti

[strangebat]

g give us a call on 07919415107 tomorow :thumbsup:

[Tony 16vGTI]

THE 7G VR4 HAS BEEN SOLD :chugchug:
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO POSTED IN MY THREAD. :thumbsup:

IT HAS GONE BACK TO A GOOD SCOTTISH HOME.

I WISH GRAEME ALL THE BEST AND I'M SURE HE WILL HAVE A LOT OF FUN DRIVING IT.

THANK YOU ALL
TONY

[Axeboy]

Great, and about time too.

Bargain of the year.

[WildCards]

Well done, nice to hear it's gone to a good home. Hope you enjoy it Graeme

[gdelargy]

Back home in one piece last night. Oooh, that was a bit of a marathon - Glasgow to Wales to Carlisle on Sunday (9am-7pm), Carlise to Glasgow on Monday night. The latter journey was done in consistent heavy fog and sub-zero temperatures. Not pleasant.

I paid the girlfriend's petrol in return for her chauffeur duties, so the oil companies love me now. Still, thanks to low speed cruising (90-110km/h), I managed 33.1mpg in my first 500km, which makes it more economical than my old '89 Celica Turbo GT4 under the same grossly restrained conditions.

I expect not to repeat that feat for a long time...


Regards,
G


PS expect many, many more posts from me over the next while. I'll get my £20 worth, don't you worry about that.
:smug:

[pezza]

Back home in one piece last night. Oooh, that was a bit of a marathon - Glasgow to Wales to Carlisle on Sunday (9am-7pm), Carlise to Glasgow on Monday night. The latter journey was done in consistent heavy fog and sub-zero temperatures. Not pleasant.

I paid the girlfriend's petrol in return for her chauffeur duties, so the oil companies love me now. Still, thanks to low speed cruising (90-110km/h), I managed 33.1mpg in my first 500km, which makes it more economical than my old '89 Celica Turbo GT4 under the same grossly restrained conditions.

I expect not to repeat that feat for a long time...


Regards,
G


PS expect many, many more posts from me over the next while. I'll get my £20 worth, don't you worry about that.
:smug:

Congrats.. am sure you will have fun in that car on the twisties... you got a cracking deal there! :thumbsup:

[strangebat]

hooray :thumbsup: /Steeringw
nice to see a car move through the club :thumbsup: