BIG_MVS wrote:To be fair looking more closely at the pics the rear seat belts look mouldy so I guess it's been damp at some stage.
For the money though it looks very fairly priced.
Can't be many minters around anymore, isn't there a club for these Espace Coupe's? Good luck with the search...
Went to see our first AVi today - described as ' a lovely car in very good condition with an excellent interior'. Well, not in our book, by a long chalk! Every panel was scraped or marked with striations that probably would not cut out. Looked like the doors had repeatedly been opened by driver and passenger with a bunch of keys in hand, such was the chipping and wear on the interior handles, and the aluminium trims around all consoles were all dented and scraped. Loads of things didn't work properly, but the engine was as sweet as a nut - not enough I'm afraid to offset the negative aspects. I also spotted that the heater matrix was leaking (Stephen warned me about that - apparently a difficult, and potentially expensive fix).
So, this is going to be a challenging search, but I simply do not subscribe to the view that a 10 year old car will inevitably be scuffed, scraped and worn.
Most of my cars are much older, much much tidier, far less worn yet all well used. Even the other day I was collecting bricks from a local reclamation yard in my R26 (daily runner) - the lad who helped me was a R5Turbo fan, and was very interested in the R26 but couldn't believe that I was carrying bricks in it (but I don't have any choice really). However, I then showed him the triple thickness blanket in the boot, draped over the sill, which when lifted revealed the 'as new' carpet underneath. Trouble is, folks don't always look after things - used, or even well-used does not have to be synonymous with abused!
PT
