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Title: Wonder what this will go for?
Post by: Amigo on 10 February 2012, 23:33:10
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OUTSTANDING-1985-MK2-FORD-GRANADA-2-8-GL-AUTO-GENUINE-19-000-Mls-JUST-2-OWNERS-/200712393354?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ebb64128a
   Ok it's not a Ghia X but it's pretty! :P 8)
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Post by: Andy B on 10 February 2012, 23:36:42
Looks good ................ the seller could've included a little more detail in the description!  ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: venom on 10 February 2012, 23:50:55
I love it a lot  :y
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Post by: 2boxerdogs on 10 February 2012, 23:52:05
Watched this about a week ago reached £5,400 did not  hit the reserve. Had several of these a few years back not  bad , Omegas are better.
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Post by: Vamps on 11 February 2012, 02:22:45
Very nice, but I think the seller is a little ambitious on it's value...... :-\ :-\ :-\
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Post by: omega3000 on 11 February 2012, 09:04:06
Sought after now , looks nice but would never pay that much  :y
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Post by: MaxV6 on 11 February 2012, 11:49:03
they were shit then, they're shit now,   why the hell would anyone want one?  never mind pay good money for one?



(speaking as someone who made the choice for Carlton , twice, and then on to Senators  back in the days when this Granny was current )


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Post by: sticka_v8_init on 11 February 2012, 11:54:08
Granted its very nice and a car that has always eluded me. However if i was to go for one it would have to be either the 2.8 Injection Ltd Ed, or the 2.8i Ghia X.
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Post by: venom on 11 February 2012, 12:02:52
The more I look at this the more I love it & I mean LOVE IT :y :y :y & if money wasn't a problem I'd have a bid up to around 5/6k.
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Post by: MaxV6 on 11 February 2012, 19:46:31
jeeez,  ever spent any time driving one??

wallowy, slow,  thirsty,  no feedback from steering,  piss poor handling.



that's probably WHY i fell instantly in love with Carltons and Sennies.....   



i had to use one as a company car for 6 months,   doing a LOT of miles.....     THEN they made me use a 2.3 granny  estate , and in THAT i had the accident that broke my neck....   

maybe that might colour my feelings,  but, seriously,  i already got my OWN carlton 2.2 CDX at the time,..,..    but had to use the company vehicles for work... 









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Post by: marrus69 on 11 February 2012, 20:53:29
if i had spare money i would buy it.
this was my old one.2.8i ghia x going down the motaway water pump shaft snapped sending fan out through rad.the end
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd515/rushton105/Scan5.jpg)
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Post by: Amigo on 11 February 2012, 21:05:49
Did'nt realize it'd been listed earlier. I accept the Mk2 Grannies are'nt the most involving car to drive but that was back in the day. Despite previously owning two lovely Omegas as i've said before i'm not a Vauxhall man as some of you are. I love Migs of course but i've never been a one marque bloke.
   This is more intended as a classic & lke it or not the old Fords fare much better market & following wise than the Vauxhalls, generally folk just love them longer..300+ classic Fords on ebay as oppose to 40 odd Vauxhalls.
   That said i'm loving this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ONE-OWNER-VAUXHALL-VICTOR-FD-ONE-OWNER-/230734802504?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35b8ddae48 as it's a base spec 1600 with column change which i love in a classic but 77,000 on the old slant engine is'nt low mileage & i would'nt give any more than £1500 for it.
      The classic car market is a strange place. At the moment everything is going up in price, there is no glasses guide & any car is only worth what some one will pay for it. I'm waiting for the market to dip again, i won't pay silly money for anything.

   Would'nt turn a pretty Royale coupe away though!!!! :y
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Post by: hercules on 11 February 2012, 21:53:03
my dad had a b reg 2.8i ghia x and parked it up till it turned to nothing(he scrapped it last year  :'()he still has a x reg in his garage that was mint before he parked it up and i havent seen it for years so dont know now and he also has a mk1 3.0 that if i remember right was bored out to 3.1 and left police jags standing and that is his filing cabinet.he has a g reg 2.9 which he never liked but bought it with all the scorpio body kit.my fave car he had was a mk1 3.0 that was a car and he once had a capri 2.8 limited edition that was nice.when i was a kid he had a taunus 3.0 and he regrets ever selling that car...i was brought up round fords  ;D
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Post by: the alarming man on 11 February 2012, 22:08:28
that is very nice should be in a museum 19,600 miles.. :y