Delotus Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 Hi All. This may take a while or a couple of goes to read. Since i sold my lotus replica i've been looking at getting a genuine Lotus for some time before hand . I have been let down twice on two needing work.One bloke wasn't even in when we got there!! Then i started looking at mk1 mexicos and mk1 rs 2000s, Rs2000 are rarer and more expensive. I had two mexicos to look at a couple of weeks ago , one yellow, one blue,they where down Basildon,Essex, One was a yellow one and was suppossed to be rearly nice with an original britax (webasto) type roof,looked good on the pics and i spoke to the seller a few times during the week.And i said i'd ring him the day i was due down that way.As there was another one in the area to view. Heres a link to it. http://www.carandclassic.com/car/C20470 The blue mexico was nearer so our plan was to view the yellow one first then see the blue one on our way home. I spoke to the geezer about the blue one a few time too during the week too,it sounded very,very good. Here's the link to it as it's on ebay this one. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1 So me and my nephew Jeff decided to go thursday and look at these two mexico's I text the lad with the blue one saying i'd be down that day and i'm goin to view the yellow one first,he rang me back striaght away saying i could see the car after 4 oclock, so that was good. I rang the garage with the yellow one and there was no answer,it didn't open till ten,so i left a message, The guy rang me back and asked when was i going to see it ? I said today And he said ,well you'll have to be hear for 1 oclock as i have to go to a buisness meeting at 2 and he wouldn't be there after 2 oclock!! ARRRRH So we was panicking then. Gets on to the m25 and there was a accident,and it took us flippin ages getting through. So i had to ring the guy with the yellow one and say that we couldn't make it for 2. He was not going to be going back the garage after this meeting,he was going elsewhere,so we had to forget about that yellow one as it was way too late. So we dicided just to go and sit off round the corner for the blue one. We were in Basildon town center and i had a parcel i had to post .So we went to the post office and posted these two go karts i'd sold on ebay the day before. When we got outside our Jef said why don't you buy the retro ford mag while your here? cus we had allready got the classic ford one from asda the night before. There was nothin in the classic ford but there was a car in the retro ford mag we'd just bought!! So i said i'm ringin the number. I rang him and he said he still had it it !! AND I was the first to ring ( the mag had only just come out).And he had been waiting for two months for it to go in the mag. He said it was nearly mint and has had all the mechanicles rebuilt and tuned and everything. Original floor etc. I said where are you? And you not going to believe this....trust me! He said 5 miniutes from basildon! town center !! What a fxxkin result or what? I told him i was in basildon town center because i'm killing a bit of time till i look at a mexico and he said your one lucky boy then! Go and see the mexico then come here to see my Rs I said defonatly mate, i'll ring you after i'd seen the mexico. We went for something to eat , then the guy rang me with the mexico to say he was home,so we headed over to see it. It was a loverly looking car, painted alll underneath and that ,under the bonnet was superb,it had had floorpans and it had had a few welding jobs underneath but the chassis was solid. The only thing what put me off was that the lower half of the body was shultzd with stone chip and then painted blue. I hate that stuff.And it was on a tad heavy for my liking. Engine bay was mint ,nice x flow motor with 40's ,nice suspension nice rs alloys all cleaned and painted etc. But it was not for me. I told the feller the shultz has put me off.And a couple of the welding jobs. I said goodbye and i then rang the guy with the RS. Met up with him and went to view his car,it was stored in a huge barn with all kinds in there monster trucks and everything. He peeled the car cover off and ............... Fxxk me! you should see this car ,its a beautie.It is gourgess. 2 liter pinto.Thats the cortina mk3 4 5 type. It's had two rear wheel arches proffesionally fitted . Inner wings and the boot floor are mint. Because it's had the rear arches done there is no side stripes on it but these are easy to get hold of,but a tad difficult to fit, It's had a full retrim and the interia is superb,being the rs it's got all the wood ,glovebox dash and that ,mexicos don't have the wood . He was asking 9 k for it and i said i'd give you 8.5k he wouldnt budge as he kept saying the mags only just come out this care is worth 12 or 13 k easy on ebay! I haggled a bit more and he said he'd knock 3 ton off and thats it. I said 8.5 and he said .....no way.!! So i got the hump and said i'd think about it. So he said have a think about it because he thought i would change my mind in a day or so. So we left.And never even took a picture of it. Second we left i was thinking what the fxxk have i done? Our jeff said i was an idiot for not getting it. So i decided to ring the guy and say i'd have it,his phone was turned off,what a twat!!. I tried ringing him nearly all the way home ..no answer.So i text him saying i wanted the car and i'll send him a deposit the next day and bring the cash the next weekend .And i'd ring him in the morning. Never slept all night and rang him at half 8 in the morning( he he) ,he answered sayin he'd got me text ,oh and me 42 missed calls and the car was mine and he'd put 12 months mot on it,its only done 800 miles since the last one. Oh and he told me it's a 2.1 and is got a had a high lift cam fitted and a ported and polished head and has been set up and tuned on a rolling rd..so fookin bonus.And it's all done less than 3 thousand miles . It's Modena Green,looks to have had a bit of paint here and there but all done to a very,very good standard. Engine, gear box,suspension, axle all look mint and work superb .Trim has been redone too. Mint restored 5 1/2 J ronals,with new 175 70's on the front and 185/70's on the rear.Mint center caps too. Went back and picked it up and got it back home with out a hitch. It drives like a brand new car. We met a couple of lads from Scotland on the way back home and we stopped off and had a chat with them about the MK2 Mexico they had just bought from someone in Devon. Gets it home and had a realy good buthers at it and this is one cleanj car for the money ,speedo cable was shot (which i've replaced )It was ruited wrong and had all melted on the Janspeed manifold. And it needs a new front grill, and for some reason there is no center consell,but the holes are there in the carpet where it screws on,hard to replace i know.( I suspect these may of been swiped before i got there) It got brand new multi leaf rear springs on it AND two inch lowering blocks and it's still as high as a kite at the back!!, combined with the 70 series tyres it looks like a dragster. I'm thinking of fitting 175 /60 /13 all round and fitting a set of capri 2.8 i rear leafs to get it closer the the ground at the back a little Any way heres some pics ,hope you all like it and we can have a chat at ford fair on the stand. The reg can be seen as something i'd rather not mention,lets just say im getting new ones where the two 1's don't give the impresion of being a "H", WORK IT OUT haha Tim
MattJ Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 every now and then something comes along that really upsets me. Why don't i have one of these...? Very nice motor.
Admin Vista Posted July 20, 2007 Admin Report Posted July 20, 2007 Lovely looking car mate and a good price too, I wouldn't have let it go for that.
lazy_arse_pie™ Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 nice one tim , what a lucky find at a bargain price !
RS26oo Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 you got a great deal there. Congratulations on the car.
escort21 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 That looks like a good'un mate....glad for ya...now make it better
lotusless Posted July 20, 2007 Report Posted July 20, 2007 that sounds like fate to me m8 looks fookin lovely
bmxdave Posted July 21, 2007 Report Posted July 21, 2007 Haha Hom. Sorry Cant wait to have a look at the next meet. Itll look nice next to my Dads mk2 that.
Delotus Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Posted July 21, 2007 Haha Hom. Sorry Cant wait to have a look at the next meet. Itll look nice next to my Dads mk2 that. I knew some one would say it haha and i knew it would be you matey. And it reads OUT HOM to correct you. My missus pisses her self laughin when i told her what the reg could be interpritated as. What to buy the plates Davy?? No i'm joking,yes it will look sweet next to yer pops mk2 mate i agree,i'll have to get over and see you all soon again. Them plates are getting changed to proper 11 's and not II if you see what i mean ...haha Thanks for the kind comments everyone. Hopefully you will be able to have a butchers at the ford fair stand. Ordered me 175 60 13's this morning,they will look well better than the tyres what are on it at the moment and will fit the 5 1/2 j's better i think. Plus i've got a pair of single leaves ligned to go on it when i get a chance,hopefully this will drop the arce end down a little. Tim
mk3tina Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 i think its just me, but, i dont get what the number plate joke is
rsjohn1 Posted July 28, 2007 Report Posted July 28, 2007 Hi mate nice wee car that!! wheres the pics with my mk2 yellow mex im the guy that spoke with you in the services car park regards john
lazy_arse_pie™ Posted July 28, 2007 Report Posted July 28, 2007 alright john its jeff , tims nephew , ive got a few pics of your yellow mex with the mk1 ill post them up see you at ford fair
rsjohn1 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 Hey jeff hows it going mate, looking forward to FF next week give me a bell on the day mate Hows delboy getting on with the 2000, needs dropped at the rear and a set of 45's regards john
lazy_arse_pie™ Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 am looking forward to is aswell man , will try give you a ring on the day matey delboy has new lower profile tyres on it now and another gearbox
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