Doner - £150 or Offers nr Cheltenham

[zrblue]

http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/iad/motors/cars-for-sale/ford/sierra/object/?emcode=11285928&sid=xz3cabj6IxI828029

Would snap it up myself if it wasnt 300 miles away...

[HandyAndy]

yep thats what to go for, i paid £150 for a G plate 1.8 with tax & test only 2 weeks ago, its now under my workbench waiting to be cleaned & installed into my chassis. :)
andy

[zrblue]

yep thats what to go for, i paid £150 for a G plate 1.8 with tax & test only 2 weeks ago, its now under my workbench waiting to be cleaned & installed into my chassis. :)
andy

Im finding some of the local papers etc the best place to find doners. eBay and autotrader seem to be a bit over priced, but sites like Gumtree seem to offer a fair amount of choice for around the £300 mark. Got plenty time really so will just stick it out and see what turns up.

[HandyAndy]

the right donor will turn up when you least expect it to, don,t pay too much for it tho.
so have you decided that you are going to build a Roadster?
andy

[zrblue]

the right donor will turn up when you least expect it to, don,t pay too much for it tho.
so have you decided that you are going to build a Roadster?
andy

yep, pretty much decided on going ahead with it. Still waiting on the book coming through, but from drawing up a rough budget/cost outline, the amount of info/support available on this site, and the lack of financial risk involved with the Roadster build, i cant really see any downside to doing it.

The only thing that does make me have a bit of a second thought is the fact i havnt seen anyone with a completed Roadster yet.

[HandyAndy]

all valid points to go ahead with the build, also having not seen a Roadster in the flesh is a fair point, if i may say.... when i first saw a completed Roadster & went for a spin in it as a passenger i made my mind up before i got out of the car, they really are as good as they look in the book, & also there is scope to add your own touches to them, like interior & spec etc, depends how much you wish to spend really, if you can get to the stoneleigh kit car show this coming weekend there will be a few Roadsters there i believe.
just to help put your mind at rest on how many are currently being built, in a recent(this week) group buy of roll bars there was an order placed for 15 & another order about 2 months ago for a similar qty so they are out there getting built, so its real & not a pipe dream.
hope this helps.
andy

[HandyAndy]

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cheers
andy