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mahony

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How would you deal with this
« on: 12 July 2011, 16:38:34 »
potential purchase up for £2450 and a 2003 model  :o ( not to sure i should bother )



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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #1 on: 12 July 2011, 16:43:53 »
Walk away  :y
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #2 on: 12 July 2011, 16:59:06 »
Thats the area where facelifts rust, but mines not that bad and its a 2000 year, and worth about £30  ;D
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #3 on: 12 July 2011, 20:28:06 »
it looks like its early enough to treat without making holes,good bargaining point
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #4 on: 12 July 2011, 20:35:01 »
Plenty of migs out there nowdays  :-/
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #5 on: 12 July 2011, 20:44:23 »
Does anyone know if you can still get the black strip still ( the bit that goe's to the bottom of the arch ).
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #6 on: 12 July 2011, 21:23:30 »
that's abslutely top money - are you sure.....?
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #7 on: 12 July 2011, 21:31:07 »
To be worth considering it would have to be a low mileage Elite with all the toys,low mileage impeccable service history etc.
Otherwise it cant be worth the effort of getting it put right imo. ;)
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #8 on: 12 July 2011, 21:35:25 »
My DTi had the first signs of that corrosion, so I rubbed it down and coated with a couple of coats of rust convertor, then after a week to cure, a coat of Hammerite silver (a good match for Z157!).

It's my daily hack so wasn't fussed about it being a paint shop finish and to be honest, unless you look really closely it's not obvious. Certainly hasn't come back in the last 6 months.

Fortunately the V6 remains rust free in that area for now.
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« Reply #9 on: 12 July 2011, 22:51:18 »
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that's abslutely top money - are you sure.....?

Yep,car currently on eBay  :(
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #10 on: 13 July 2011, 05:40:59 »
THats a lot of rot and money for the year!!!!!Tigers_gonads has it almost right.... just don't walk.....run like hell was after you  :o.
You could waste much much time by grinding the rot out then trying to treat the rust with a proprietory rust treatment converter then spend lots more on getting the arear back into shape, then the paint job right only to discover that it returns quite quickly anyway.
I have been down that road so many times and now would not waste my time even looking at a rotbox like that one. Its got too much rot in too many places.
There again its your money and time and you must do what you think is best for your time and pocket.  ;)
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Re: How would you deal with this
« Reply #11 on: 13 July 2011, 07:00:45 »
Give it a miss mate!  :y
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« Reply #12 on: 13 July 2011, 09:29:58 »
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Give it a miss mate!  :y
Yeah that's what im gonna  do, thanks for all the replies chaps,im gonna stick with what ive got for now  :)
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