http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9858&item=220014451924

Anyone any experience of the seller??

I nearly bought it this morning.....its now been relisted....i was put off coz no one else bidded..even tho there was quite a bit of interest in the questions bit....tho it was on for starting bid £5k no reserve.

It has been a cat d insurance write off....tho apparently only needed new front bumper/bonnet/wing/headlamp.....which seems a bit strange to me.....for the insurance to write it off....with so little needed.

I am guessing the reserve is around the £5k mark.

I was really looking for a dual fuel Veccy 03 or 53 plate for about £4k ish, 80k ish miles or lower.....but they are blinking hard to find for that money......i know thats auction price really but they are hard to find at auction as well!  ( i have looked....run up over 30 squid on fax back services last month!)

I think the seller has pics before the repair so think i will email him and ask for them....then post em here so you can see the pre repair accident damage

Cheers

Other thing that i wondered about.....it doesnt say what model it is.....and its been debadged....its got CD wheels on it.....but HID headlamps....CDX??? with cow added???

Interested really coz its been converted to LPG and as in the add that does cost about £1800

It has:

Wheels - from CD

Radio - from CDX

HID Xenon - CDX/Elite

Leather, Heated rear seats - Standard on Elite

So a bit confusing... Probably be September 2002 they had all those extra options thrown in.

TD, if you are after fuel economy, does it not make more sense to stick to 2.2 auto (and maybe have it converted it yourself if you can't find one already converted) instead of the V6?

Auto Addict wrote on 06. Aug 2006 at 18:38:


You thinking Sterling Motors that later became 'Car Auctions' or something like that?

Taxi Driver wrote on 06. Aug 2006 at 18:19:


A bit confusing, the "zenon" (Xenon?!) could just refer replacement standard bulbs, not necessarily HIDs (hmmm, but headlight wash...). The de-badge-ing confused me - but quite a good spec from what's written. You'd have expected him to get a new MOT done though, 6 weeks would warn me off the car without a good inspection (especially if he's had the old MOT reissued for the new plates).

"Heated Front ... screen" - new one on me. Or does he just mean the blower  

Hmmmm, personally, worth a look if local, but I certainly wouldn't buy blind. Unless the price is right    (within a few hundred of the starting price)

You planning to use it as your main work car TD and ditch the estate??

If so are you sure your going to have enough room in the boot? - I went and looked at a pre-facelift MV6 which was LPG'd and although the boot space as still quite good, no way near what you have at the moment.

If you do a lot of airport runs, then your not going to get many suit cases in there.....

I'd stick with your 2.2... I know its a little rough and does not have the same go go go that the V6's do... but i think you will have problems with space & customers bags...

sorry i meant 2.2's in general are a little 'rough' and not quite as smooth the V6's...

did't mean your car specifically!

ahh i see you have the sense of humour that most Taxi Drivers have...... crap!  Hehe

I fogot you were in Swindon, thats were i picked up my Project A from... housing estate off the main dual carride way near Asda.

Back on topic... the boot still is massive even with the LPG tank... just depends how many bags you carry really?

If your looking for an LPG saloon they are not going to be common (as you must know)

How about:

Go to a police auction & buy a ex plod Omega (most are auto's)

You should get it at a good price... then get that LPG'd?