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[Jay w]

Picking up the CD today, now i am going from an Elite to this and am trying to think about the 'toys'  i will be short of, so far i have got:

The car i am getting is a 2001 2.6 CD

Rear blind
Self levelling suspension
Xenons & headlamp wash
CCR2006
Cruise
heated rear seats
Leather
Mamory on the seats
Self dipping rear view mirror

is there anything that i have missed

In addition will a pre facelift rear spoiler fit a facelift?

[Martin_1962]

Cruise is easily sorted

The fisher price CD is single slot only

Worst is no sunroof

[Kevin Wood]

I think cruise and Xenons are the only two I'd really miss, and they're not too bad to retro-fit. Does CD have a sunroof? (not something I'd miss personally).

Mamory on the seats

I'm interested in that option, though. Doesn't appear to be fitted to my MV6

 

Kevin

[Jay w]

Cruise is easily sorted

The fisher price CD is single slot only

Worst is no sunroof

Mines got a sunroof

The odd thing is it looks like it has CDX wheels on it

[Jay w]

I think cruise and Xenons are the only two I'd really miss, and they're not too bad to retro-fit. Does CD have a sunroof? (not something I'd miss personally).

Mamory on the seats

I'm interested in that option, though. Doesn't appear to be fitted to my MV6

 

Kevin

it was a retro fit by the seems of it....the car spent some time in Bristol....and we all know what that place is famous for  

[omegaman2]

cruise a doddle to fit
sunroofs leak
uprate the bulbs
use an ipod/mp3
tint the rear (blind and dip mirror sorted)
dont let othhers drive it (memory seat fixed)
pick up leather from a breakers if really wanted

[Danny]

Cruise is easily sorted

The fisher price CD is single slot only

Worst is no sunroof

Mines got a sunroof

The odd thing is it looks like it has CDX wheels on it

is it off ebay or trader? i thought i'd seen what i was sure was a CDX, given the wheels and other "stuff" but it was advertised as a CD and is on the book as a CD

[Marks DTM Calib]

cruise a doddle to fit
sunroofs leak
uprate the bulbs
use an ipod/mp3
tint the rear (blind and dip mirror sorted)
dont let othhers drive it (memory seat fixed)
pick up leather from a breakers if really wanted

Yet to see a factory fit one leak.

[Jay w]

Been over to have a look at it tonight

Plus points:
Its a CDX, so it has CCR2006, Xenons, sunroof and a few other little trinkets. 96,000 miles

Bad poins:

The engine is knocking its nuts off   no oil pressure
The front bumper has had a but if a tangle with something and taken out the fog light

So this weekend we start stripping the lump, at this point in time if we find anything else major wrong with it then it is being stripped for parts, so it is really 50/50

some pics



So the shopping list so far:

1 x 2.6 engine
1 x rear shelf with blind in black
1 x facelift front bumper
1 x Facelift fog light
1 x LPG kit
Elite rear spoiler

The plan is to get it all on the road, LPG'd and completed for less than £2.5k and then enjoy again
 

[Dazzler]

Should have kept yours till it died, and the tax was cheaper

[Markie]

......so whats the thinking on oil pressure ( light on?)

Bottom end /sump clean up first?

 ( which reminds me - i am doing the same tomorrow on v6 Vectra....2.6  

[tunnie]

Jay - this seams like a lot of work?  :-/

Your current motor goes fine, no issues?

From my point of view your buying a car thats a dud? It needs new engine, bumper all kinds, but its only slighlty newer by plate?

You current car will not be affected by the 2009 tax rules, so i find it strange to see you changing cars?

Unless this is a project only?

[Markie]

Jay - this seams like a lot of work?  :-/

Your current motor goes fine, no issues?

From my point of view your buying a car thats a dud? It needs new engine, bumper all kinds, but its only slighlty newer by plate?

You current car will not be affected by the 2009 tax rules, so i find it strange to see you changing cars?

Unless this is a project only?

But it does have 60k less on it  :-/ with potential cash positive ?

[tunnie]

Jay - this seams like a lot of work?  :-/

Your current motor goes fine, no issues?

From my point of view your buying a car thats a dud? It needs new engine, bumper all kinds, but its only slighlty newer by plate?

You current car will not be affected by the 2009 tax rules, so i find it strange to see you changing cars?

Unless this is a project only?

But it does have 60k less on it  :-/ with potential cash positive ?

My thinking is this....

If its a 2.6, and its just got 60k on it. Why does the engine have a BIG nocking sound? Has it been abused?

Since i started maintaining my 2.2 myself, it runs soooo much better than when i first got it. Bought it with 84k, its now on 108k.

It runs better with 25k more on the clock!  

My worry is other bits? exhaust will prob need doing... brakes? discs? pads...

We all know the V6 are very robust and easily do 200K + if looked after, even neglected they can reach 120k easy.

I would be wondering what else is wrong  :-/

Course i don't know the price you paid, it could be silly money in which case being a CDX, i would break it!

If the interior is cream, first dibs on the rear blind!  

[Jay w]

Currently these are fetching £2.5k on autotrader, and that's not including a gas kit

So far to buy it £520
We may have sourced a low mileage 2.6 engine for £500
LPG kit £1200
bumper, blind & fog light £200

So thats £2.4k and it's gassed up as well.

It's got 96,000 miles and i would imagine it has had a hard life, hence the engine fail, tomorrow it goes on the ramps and will be looked over to see what else needs doing, if there is nothing else them it's going to repair and put back on the road, if there is anything else major then it will be broken.

The interior is black/grey