Mummy dearest has just bought herself a new car. It's replacing a
Metro^H^H^H "Rover 100 Kensington" so it's definitely a step up, *whatever*
it is...

However, I can't decide whether it was a bargain or not...

Y-reg Micra, mid range, mint condition. £2650.
..
The tricky bit: 2,900 miles from new. Hmm.


Her local one man band garage (looked after her old car well enough, has a
good reputation) has serviced it from new for an 80yo who pottered to the
shops once a week. She decided to give up driving and got her friendly
garage man to sell it for her. (All pretty much verified - it's a small
town).

For the last nine months the 80yo has had a friend take it out for a 30 mile
run every couple of weeks as she knew a long stand wouldn't be good for it.

So... bargain? Or not?

PC Paul <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Sounds like a shed load of money for an ageing car.

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PC Paul (urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying :

Seems like one helluva lot of money for a 6yo Micra, but having a quick
look at Parkers suggests it's about right.

Irrelevant...

"PC Paul" <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote

i would pay more attention to the history ie services etc. and the real
bonus is the very low milage.
£2695? cheap for the low use,
minimal wear and tear .

i would take it for a drive, and see how good they drive.

banjo wrote:
Full service history, no expense spared.

I've driven it once - it felt very tight, like when you get a hire car with
27 miles on the clock. She wouldn't let me loosen it up for her ;-)

I suspect it's a pretty good deal really, I guess pipes and stuff don't
perish as easily as they did 30 years ago...

PC Paul <urd (AT) bitrot (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

You'd be wrong.
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SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

SteveH wrote:
For a limited mileage runabout that's expected to last a few years with not
much doing to it other than servicing, I think I'm right.

We can't all run Alfa's and fix them as a hobby ;-)

(And yes, I've had one...)

" banjo" <- deeenoregistrar (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk_> wrote in message

However, I can't decide whether it was a bargain or not...
Y-reg Micra, mid range, mint condition. £2650.
first 10seconds and near enough no wear and tear rushing up a motorway ....

The exhaust may be in a very poor state (due to condensation) for a 3000mile
car also the discs/brakes corroded

2650 sounds a bit high for a car that age - If its already bought I would
suggest a "thorough" service - including change all fluids including brake
and coolant, maybe an oil flush, fill with the expensive Shell/BP ultimate
petrol and then go for a nice long fast journey and then after a couple of
months change the oil again