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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 03:32 PM
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Been offered one cheap,1999 anything on it worth anything its top spec with the philips bose sound system with sat nav etc everything works, whats it worth in scrap?????
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 03:59 PM
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Vectra fanboys like the engines.I was going to do my gsi when i had it but couldn't find a decent engine anywhere
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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I had one of those when new. Quite a nice place to be, but I wasn't paying for the petrol! The autobox was a bit slow, but the ngine in a lighter car with a manual box cold be fun.

Seem to recall that the two back sparkplugs are pretty much impossible to get at to change, though, so do them while it is out.
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 07:00 PM
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na that can be changed bit of a pain but not to bad(thats the spark plugs btw)
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Tough buses these,elite gets you all the bits and bobs too but as you guessed worth jack shit,probably see them advertised at Ł1000 from total and utter dreamers but in reality a Ł4-500 car.
Scrap wise I'm gonna say a two-er but it can be area dependant etc.
Great drifters these though,that could be a route to go down.
I've seen one semi converted into a pick up and it looked quite mad!!!
I'd buy it myself as a cheapy but I know there poxy on fuel which will piss me off and I'll end up scrapping it myself!!!
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 08:06 PM
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Decent comfy old buses. Like others have said though - drink fuel
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 09:35 PM
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What's it look like? Manual or auto?
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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What's it look like?
A bit like a Fiesta
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 10:28 PM
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Its an auto and everything works, Ł250 i paid i thought it was ok, better specced than the RS6
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Ima Racing
Its an auto and everything works, Ł250 i paid i thought it was ok, better specced than the RS6
scrap value on these can be very good dependent on cats
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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Do you want to sell it?
I've got one I use for towing, a 3.0 elite estate, a bit tired though.
The Elite has self levelling rear suspension which = good tow car.

Nice comfy barge only down side is 10 mpg (towing at high speed!)
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