Buzzark 0 Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 That seems a bit of a challenge to get anything decent up near(ish) Stockport/Manchester.There are a couple from members up for sale which would suit but I wasn't able to arrange anything for this weekend sadly.I did look at couple this weekend though, neither of which were any good. One of which broke my heart! It was a 93,000m highline, 2 owners, full main dealer history, engine was a gem, interior was unworn. Body was tatty, tatty, tatty.It was cheap, but the bodywork was too much to consider - again, lied too by the seller when I asked very detailed questions. Car dealers, grrr. Was supposed to have had one rear wing not correctly painted and a 5p sized bit of rust on the front wing. Actually, the rear wing was bogged and sprayed and bubbling, the tailgate needed painting, the bonnect needed painting, the n/s door needed painting and the 5p rust was more like 50p and a Link to post Share on other sites
ni-golf 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 was this near sheffield? Link to post Share on other sites
nells vr6 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 i picked mine up not far from you in reddish with 155k and not to expensive too Link to post Share on other sites
sefton 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 got mine from bury (near Manchester) last year,97 mullberry highline 3door4 ownersfull vwsh62,000 milesmint standard conditionmature owner last 4 years (he also knew previous owner)one year on:68,000 milesfk coilovers professionally fitted and balanced etcserviced and maintainedbody almost mint, few stone chips above windscreen NOT ONE DINT at all paint exellent!!!! alloys good condition for age but not a1.Anyway my point is there are v good vr's out there, but there becoming VERY hard to find! (Its going to be a challange to find a good one on a budget)!Good luck mate.Craig. Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Check out Mangolds Highline in the For Sale section mate, having seen the car a few times at shows that really is a GEM of a Highline for very little cash! Link to post Share on other sites
Buzzark 0 Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 Yeah, Mangold's is probably top of my shopping list.Quite possibly even in it's schrick'ed up form. The difficult bit is after telling my wife that a good one can be had for Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I don't blame you for steering clear of that one. A full respray will cost at least Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 VR's exhibit Monday car/Friday car syndrome and people generally hold onto the Monday cars for longer...Expalin this to me Nick......don't understand? Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Keep hunting you will find one unfortunalty there are some ones in bad codition out there I hunted for ages before I found mine at TBH mines was certainly not perfect but what i call the best of a bad bunch! Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 VR's exhibit Monday car/Friday car syndrome and people generally hold onto the Monday cars for longer...Expalin this to me Nick......don't understand?Just that VR6 engines vary greatly in standard power output and reliability from one car to another.Test drive as many VRs as you can and you will see that some seem quicker than others. They don't just seem quicker - they actually are! Link to post Share on other sites
Seademon 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I was a bit love struck when I bought mine - it was the 1st one I looked at and as soon as I heard the noise I had to have it - luckily I've havent had any major issues with it & it had done under 70k miles - I took a couple of mechanic mates & a mate thats an auto electrician so I knew that the car was pretty sound. The bodywork isnt amazing but that should be sorted soon but it did come with a full Votex kit, leather re-trim & 17" RX2 alloys etc - those 3 items alone are worth a couple of Link to post Share on other sites
Gavhanks 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 My dragon green P-Plate VR6 is now up for sale. 44,400K, 3 owners including me, no rust, never modified, painted or crashed, fsh, air-con, cloth interior, electric everything, full closure alarm and mechanically it's perfect.It does have 1 BBS wheel cap missing, 2 small (literally 5p size) marks on the drivers door and a very light scratch at the foot of the offside front bumper.Detailed pics can be provided on request, so if anyone is interested and wants to make a proper offer ( Link to post Share on other sites
Buzzark 0 Posted October 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 Mangold and I have a deal! I'm picking it up at the weekend.The Schrick was just too tempting. !lol Link to post Share on other sites
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