Wanted CHEAP Reasonable length MOT SMALL car down South.

[Grizz]

My new Spanish lodger has lost his 47k Y reg Pug 307 to a non fault Tesco delivery van altercation. Car is getting written off.


He uses his car for a 15 mile a day commute (sometimes more as he is on call 24/7) and food shopping etc.

But maybe an occasional longer trip



So wish list is probably going to include the following

SMALL sized

Think Clio, Polo, Seat, Skoda, Hyundai, Kia small cars.

Max MOT length.

Some decent Life expectancy

Not exotic

Other stuff like aircon, working windows



Please point or post if you have cheap or sensibly priced cars in mind. Or PM me.



Thanks



Pic to make sure you remember.

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[Grizz]

Neighbor selleng?

Granny banned?

 

[Grizz]

Found a great little car.

£600 FSH 3 owners, 2 families

Lodger chuffed to bits.

93k miles

Compared to what is in the market and on eBay……. I think he has a winner.

2003 Ford Fiesta Ghia. Luxury spec.
1400cc Petrol/gas, manual.

Cosmetic repair quote was £2-3k for some fender damage and scuffs on both doors.

Instead…… they went down the tried n tested path of financing a 10 year old car, fitted with Fords crap EcoBOOM (ecoboost 1.0 liter) engine for £6k that will cost them £900 for a new wet cambelt in a year from now, plus finance costs, whatever that totals to…….

I got a massive “Man Hug” from Pedro when I got back from taking the sellers home. They had driven thr car over on their insurance for me, as Pedro won’t be taxing or insuring the car before he returns from vacation in Seville, Spain at Midnight on the 6th September

Tonight I quickly hit the headlights anf all the scuffs and scratches on all four corners and both doors down the passenger side. I also did a quick test run on one of the front wheels thats obviously not been cleaned EVER and 5 minutes work gave a result.

Tomorrow I will be going full commando and valeting the car.

Because I love polishing turds.

The work I do will add £1k in value.

Crazy, I know.


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[Grizz]

Few more

 

[Da1sycat]

Win Win

 

[Pluribus]

You are a top bloke Grizz

 

[Grizz]

Win Win

Absolutely

 

[Grizz]

You are a top bloke Grizz

Thank you.

I have just come indoors.


Had a coffee and dry bagel for lunch. (No sympathy, just a quick move on)

It now looks like this……


Last photo was what I bought.


Video in time delay to be created on my channel later.

Photos below.

Lights and wheels recovered best. Also took bloody long.


In the meantime……

HEEEEERRRE’s Pedro !!!

 

[Davey B]

If I wasn't already married...I'd marry you...you're a good man.

 

[Grizz]

If I wasn't already married...I'd marry you...you're a good man.

I got a massive man hug from him last night.

This afternoon he sent this.



His message

There is nothing in the world that could repay the treatment you have given me since the first moment we met, I was having a really bad time, to the point that I had decided to resign from my job in this country, you have been as they say, "an angel in my path"

My reply

No problem, Pedro. The wheel always turns, and what I do is simply due to my beliefs. There's no cost. Life has already paid me in advance. And if that means I've improved your life with Google Translate, we both walk together. Victorious.

 

[Phil Reynolds]

Sharp looking now you really should set up a car valeting business you know.

 

[jaca2865]

As others, you’re a very kind and good man G.

Wish I was your lodger

Jim

 

[Grizz]

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AND THEN THERE WAS A VIDEO.


PICTURES AND 1000’s of WORDS

 

[Grizz]

Obviously everything here is on my Beakchat and Bollox thread.

Few photos of results.

 

[landmarkjohn]

Good work. That's what I call el resulto!

 

[jaca2865]

As Pedro might say: muy bueno senor Grizz y muchas gracias por su trabajando en mi coche nuevo. Un hombre muy bueno tambien. Abrazos

 

[Grizz]

As Pedro might say: muy bueno senor Grizz y muchas gracias por su trabajando en mi coche nuevo. Un hombre muy bueno tambien. Abrazos

Y tendría razón. La amabilidad es algo barato, pero valioso, para compartir, recompensando más a quien la da que a quien la recibe.

 

[jaca2865]

de acuerdo al 100%

 

[Grizz]

de acuerdo al 100%

One more thing

One more little thing I wanted to do was to replace the grille badge on the Ford.

It was tired and I had an idea after the actual grille recovered really well after my attention.

So I removed the grille and badge.

Using the internet to ensure the correct color colour and ratios, I proceeded by removing all the clear coating plastic or whatever from the badge.
Then I cut some masking tape to 18mm and proceeded to paint the red, followed by the yellow.
After leaving it to dry (not long enough) I flat sanded it to remove paint and expose the Ford logo.
More paint with a brush that was too big and you will see the result.

Not spectacular but no worse than before.

And Pedro liked the photos.

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VIDEO