Originally Posted by 155lee

i bought a road legal s2 in merc grey off a guy for £400 about 8 years ago,had knocking big ends and didnt boost right but i clocked up 10,000 miles and only put a new exhaust and front shocks on it.eventually the head gasket went as the fan switch was wired up manually but i still got £600 from a pal for it,the week after i bought that s2 i bought the guys other mercury grey 1,motd and quite tidy for £250.he had done the head gasket,timed it up wrong,bent the valves then did it again but didnt use a new gasket so it was using water.those were the days.good luck with it,its the best colour!