Anonymous

is there much to be gained from buying the 3.0L version over the 2.5L?...I note nearly a 10k price jump!

..and whats the overall view on these?

CossieRich

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yes 500cc so more bhp and torque

Mike Rainbird

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Watch out as there are some real lemons about - the build quality is on par with TVR at it's worst .

Get a good one and its one of the best handling cars you can buy, get a lemon and it will spend more time being fixed than on the road . Looked into getting one for Jen (as it is her favourite car), but the horror stories put us off .

There was even a website set up by one disgruntled own listing all the problems he had .

Chip

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Im really not convinced Mike that something as fundamentally simple as a noble can really be that much of a problem to sort out.

Just like TVR's, you buy one, you spend your weekends for a while sorting out all the problems, then you have an awesome car at the end of it.

Anonymous

...really,i thought being ford engined i would get reliability? What can go wrong then?

RichardPON

I saw that website as well Mike. I think the owner still knocks about on PistonHeads as well.

I love em - want one in a couple of years. I think the most common mod to safeguard the engine was the big wing sump mod.....

zippyobrien

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sounds a bit like all off our rs's

Anonymous

..Pon thats only if you track it though?....I wouldnt its just for impressing school girls. ...

Mike Rainbird

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Rich,
See if you can find the link, as I tried briefly but failed and have to go out for a while .

Billabong

http://www.lotus-elise.org.uk/noble/diary.htm

Chip

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Sounds exactly like i said to be honest from reading that, nothing that a couple of well researched mods and a few weekends wouldnt have seen sorted.

Paying 1200 quid for a luggage rack a set of bulbs and a battery is just stupid, IMHO and doesnt reflect the real cost to someone like Phil who isnt afraid to get his hands dirty.

Linsay

the M12 that came to the Ring with us twice always got loads of attention

M7 COS

Wishing I hadn't started reading this now!

Boy that was tough going!

Physio

You'll end up breaking it for spares

Is the engine taken from a mondeo?

Anonymous

Cheers Bill

Chip

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Its the same basic block and head casting as the mondeo, very different spec though of course.

Physio

Cheer's Chipster

CossieRich

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with 1 or 2 turbo's?

Physio

I think there's an option of the 2, not sure though.

Billabong

For some balance....

http://www.pistonheads.com/noble/owners.asp

Also, I reckon you could pick almost any car, and find at least one completely unsatisfied owner.......

Anonymous

twin turbo all steel internal

Chip

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Especially if its some no nothing johnny who pays through the nose for everythign and doesnt understand enough about the car even to properly explain to the garage what the problem is etc (not saying that specifically in this case, but just in terms of most people who think they have some unrepairable terrible car)

Anonymous

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00703267501570


I love this one and check the price i take it the 2.5 ones are this price?

Chip

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Looks awesome in yellow

xr2i-carl

SAME WITHANY CAR MIKE, there is hundreds more horror stories from cossies than there will ever be on a noble PMSL

think if there well serviced and not over hammered and not high milers i dont think you will have a problem

proper cheap supercar

fookin love em

Charlie Chalk

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Not got time to read the links now, but will do after work tonight

..Just marking thread

Nick D

I've got one and I absolutely love it! Goes like f**k!!

Driven it at pretswold hall as well in loughborough on the track and it was amazing!

Mike Rainbird

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That wasn't the review I meant . The one I was talking about was where he had the link to the dealer that was eventually forced to take the car back , where he basically said do NOT buy this car under any circumstances and then proceeded to list everything that went wrong with it . Obviously some were simple items in the big scheme of things, but NOT what you expect after spunking Ł45k on car .

RichardPON

Couldn't find the link - might be worth an ask on Pistonheads....

Phil - the way I understand it, you don't want to be looking at one for less than 28-30k......

xr4x4rs

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there ok cars

my sisters ex has one and its been in the garage for repairs god knows how many times

split water hoses, clutches, gearboxes. the list goes on

they do lok nice and sound nice though

just a shame that there very hard to sell on aswell

Mike Rainbird

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Also, the Lotus juiced on a 2.5 Noble in the wet at Snetterton . And if you think that this stands for Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious, you wait until you get a Noble .

Chip

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carlo

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Will the noble be replacing the AMG phill you still got it

Anonymous

No its to replace the Saff ...not looking good though MUST keep away from E46 M3

carlo

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yellow soft top ones

Anonymous

Must admit a rag top silver or black with red leather is appealing on the yellow normal with black leather with a sports exhaust Trouble is depriciation they are starting from 15k now

89xr2

Why not get a Lotuse Exige S?

There's a guy with a black Noble in naaaarrrriiiiiiiiiiiich, sound amazing when it gets going!

peteh

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has the saph been broken already?

Anonymous

No its just starting to break..its too cold at the mo.

peteh

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ummm