Cheap S2 in Scotland

[sulzeruk]

Hi all, a cheap S2 that has been on Guntree for a bit. I was considering it but have no space at the moment so thought I would pass it on,
Alasdair
http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/edinburgh/11/51539611.html

 

[Copperman05]

Hmm, no thanks.. It may seem cheap but how much is it going to cost to get it right again? The guys obviously not taking this seriously, who takes just one picture of a car they want to sell and leaves their mate sitting in it? If he cant be bothered to sell a car properly its no wonder its been neglected.

Walk away and save up for something better I say...

Edd

 

[albi]

would make a good project imo. shame its too far for the average joe.

 

[Elliot]

I picked up one from london in similar condition for £600 so keep looking if you are considering a project - they are out there!!

Even as a breaker if the interior is shot the wing damage and mileage on the engine does not make this viable may i suggest?

 

[pauljmcnulty]

It's a sad state of affairs that so many 944's are worthless rusty sheds. Sadly, there were so many built that I think it's going to take at least 20 years for all the dross to die out and just the good ones are left !!

I'd think that the next few years will see the big "cull". So many cars now need major surgery that they are scrapped at the first MOT failure. The positive side is that spares are plentiful! [&:]

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: Copperman05

Hmm, no thanks.. It may seem cheap but how much is it going to cost to get it right again? The guys obviously not taking this seriously, who takes just one picture of a car they want to sell and leaves their mate sitting in it? If he cant be bothered to sell a car properly its no wonder its been neglected.

Walk away and save up for something better I say...

'Zactly.

Nice people sell nice cars, and tend to advertise them well. This one certainly isn't that.

And yet it is also too expensive to be a worthwhile project. Particularly with the rust he mentions. (And if he mentions that much rust, there is sure to be a whole heap more which he hasn't mentioned ... )


Oli.

 

[Suffolk944]

Yes not any appeal really unless you are a breaker by trade. [&:] The number of 944's reaching the beyond all hope stage does seem to be accelerating at the moment so guess we will see a notable dip in survivors over the next few years.

 

[Peter Empson]

I'm not for one second necessarily disagreeing with any of the above, but my 944S (which spent a lot of its life in Scotland too) was bought without an mot and I knew it would require some welding near the rear suspension to get it through. A couple of hundred pounds later had that car on the road and it's been a fantastic for the last few months, great and mostly cheap motoring. It may require similar attention again in a few years (although the patch repair was very nicely done and seems to be holding up without any problems), but throwing a little money at this again wouldn't worry me. If it gets to the stage that it's too far gone (unlikely in the near future for me) then I know that it will be worth a reasonable amount to a breaker so will get a fair percentage back of my (cheap) purchase price and it will have been very cheap motoring and much better than the depreciation most people would expect over a similar period.

The advert seems to have disapeared now, but if it were local (thankfully it wasn't!) and I had a bit more spare cash at the moment I'd be certainly look at it to see how far gone it is. Playing devil's advocate for a moment, if the new owner were to get attached to it then spending £2-3K to sort the rust properly will have ultimately cost him the same as buying a spot on S2 in the first place and he will have been able to do it in stages as funds allow. It would have also saved another 944 which is never a bad thing...

 

[Peter Empson]

Just had another look at that site and it appears he's been listing it at ever decreasing amounts recently (wasn't the advert linked today at circa £1600?), he started at £2.5K [&:] so clearly is keen to move it and if it's good mechanicaly as stated I think someone has actually got a good deal if they've offered less than £1,500.

 

[944 man]

*nods*

 

[sulzeruk]

I would go in with a grand in cash and see if he bites, it has got to be worth that to anyone. Who cares if it needs a bit of work, even the mint, well look after cars need money spent on them. If there is a good load of receipts with it and the engine is good with fresh belts, it has got to be good for a grand!
Alasdair