vaughant

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A pretty descriptive for this cracking little car,saves silly questions.
Firstly,it's Cat D so if that offends you don't read on.
Ok bought this car light front/rear back in 2009 when I had my own bodyshop.
Car had covered 5000 miles and was 18 months old.
Its the style model with leccy windows,pas,central locking and ABS (which I only found last week!!).
The panel repairs were done well by a boy I know with a proper jig although he was a bit rough with stripping it down so I spent a few nights in work refitting screws,dodgy bits of trim etc and there's no rattles or bumps now.

BAD BITS FIRST

Being honest the bodywork is generally fine but being critical there's a few areas I think aren't perfect,sadly this is due to the boy working for me at the time cutting corners.
There's some chipping to the front bumper and you can now see blue underneath which was the colour of the replacement bumper.
Slight ripple on the drivers front wing,again due to the bumper not being fitted correctly and bodged too appear ok.
It's lined ok now but I noticed the damage to the wing after this,I'd say he tapped it in work and tried hiding it,it has pulled the bumper out ever so slightly but there's a lad in work who's owned one from new that looks identical!!!!
Some bubbling under wiper,not through paint in anyway,again this was due to him ignoring my instructions to put a mint tailgate on that needed a few repairs rather than an old one lying about that was undented.
Ive seen a mint one in a scrappy in Aberdeen and I'll try and get it/fit it before sale.
Rear toweye cover missing but I will sort this before it's sold,just want to point it out in the photos.
Only history is logbook/mot,although former keeper is on reg doc should you want to see if he has anything,never interested me,as soon as anyone sees/drives it it'll become obvious that the mileage is 100% genuine.

GOOD POINTS

Interior like new and drives as you'd imagine perfectly,quietest duratec I've ever heard as I've run it in properly,I've serviced it once as I use it too Swansea and Aberdeen regularly,it's a great feeling knowing your car won't let you down and this thing sits at 80/90 all day long on the motorway.
Comfy too,I'm nearly 6ft and 20 stone and I only stop once on the drive up to refuel on the 600 mile journey.
Does 600 miles to £90 on a run,not really any worse round town so 40 mpg,seems to be getting better so could be due to loosening up.
I'm at a crossroads with it as to whether to literally run it until it dies in about 15 years time and rack up silly mileage or sell now while the miles are still minimal.
If you know these cars they are pretty much bombproof and at this mileage it's got years left in it.
I'll get some photos up tommorow as its getting a bit dark now,I'd be amazed if any of the imperfections even show up but I'll zoom in anyway,you know where you stand then.
This would make an awesome 2nd car/kids first car/runabout/daily or family car with small kids.
Underneath is mint by the way which it should be at this mileage,I always blast underneath everytime I wash it.
Just taxed too and about 6 months ticket.
Only ever had one mot as well!!!
It's also a really late one with a propper glovebox etc.
Cd player in the pics is coming with me as its a birthday pressie,I've got the original although no code.
I'll leave the conversion kit in as well.
Can't even start to guess what this owes me so it's up for what I gave for the car before anything was done,life eh???
Comments are always welcomed of course along with genuine offers.
Really not interested in p/x as the only reason this is going as I need to clear the fleet plus I'm flying back and forth now as its easier and costs the same.
Won't give this thing away,I've seen them with this mileage not cat d for £4000 with "age related marks" which could mean anything.
Logbook unmarked of course being cat d only.