spiney_norman Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) I don't really want to sell it, but I'm picking up its replacement this coming weekend so it has to go. I've been using it to get back and forth to work and general day to day use, and it's been excellent. It's big, comfy, fast (ish), gets lots of admiring looks and there ain't many left. Might as well start with the bad points I guess. It leaks a bit of ATF out of the autobox onto the exhaust, so there's often smoke coming from under the bonnet after a longer run. It's never been a problem for me, I've just kept topping the box up. The lacquer has peeled quite badly in some areas as shown in the pictures. The exhaust is a little noisy, just needs adjusting slightly as it's knocking on the rear trailing arm. The heater fan and heated rear screen don't appear to work but I've never looked into either. The speedo is temperamental and the mileometer hasn't worked for a few years judging by the MOT certificates. It's had a mk2 Carlton petrol tank fitted as the original was full of holes so the petrol gauge reads wrong. On the plus side, the previous two owners are both members of this club, one being entwistlecymru, and a lot of work has been done. It had a cracked head a few years back, which was replaced with a big valve head off a later goldtop engine. The common problem with the rear exhaust manifold corroding and blowing badly has been sorted by me with a replacement manifold, and believe me when I say it's not a fun job. I've also fitted a set of Monza GSE alloys with excellent tyres all round. It pulls like a train, the temperature gauge never gets higher than the halfway mark and it'll cruise along the motorway all day long. It's even got a decent Philips CD player with USB slot which I'll leave in if I get the asking price. If you're quick it's taxed until the end of this month, and the MOT runs til August 2015. £600 or make me an offer I can't refuse! If you're interested you're more than welcome to come and have a look. It's not perfect but it's damn near 30 years old and I've been using it day to day with no problems. SA18 area, 10 minutes from the end of the M4. Edited September 22, 2014 by spiney_norman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bris jas Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Rob did you sale the Cav coupe? Noticed you had 1 bid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiney_norman Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yep, should be going on Friday if all goes to plan mate. I hear NMP is off on the trip of a lifetime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bris jas Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 Yeap, just waiting for a date from the shippers, bit of a shame really although the guy who is buying her is a Manta enthusiast having rallied them back in the day in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 (edited) Damn I want this so badly Edited September 23, 2014 by Sutty2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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