Category Archives: Cars Bought So Far

2008 Saab 9-5 1.9 TiD Sport5 speed manual 1.9 litre diesel Nocturne Blue Metallic with Black Leather (Heated front and rear seats) 168,000 miles with lots of history. 3 owners from new. Bought as a back-up car when it looked like my trusty Volvo 850 TDi wasn’t going to be ready in time for aContinue reading “2008 Saab 9-5 1.9 TiD”

2004 Ford Focus ST1706 speed manual 2.0 litre petrol Imperial Blue with Black/Blue Half Leather Interior 120,000 miles with lots of history. 4 owners from new. This car popped up shortly after I’d purchased the silver Ford Focus ST170, and it was totally unexpected. I couldn’t say no to an Imperial Blue ST170…! It hasContinue reading “2004 Ford Focus ST170”

2002 Ford Focus ST170 I had to take my Volvo up to Squire Automotive aka Midland Volvo Specialists and wanted to buy a car up that way for the 1hr and a bit drive home. After spending an evening browsing the usual Geoff fodder of Swedes, Wagons and Cabriolets, I found this…

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1997 Volvo V70 2.5 N/A Manual… Silver with Beige Cloth Interior, 180k ish miles, 1 day remaining on the MOT (but I’m MOTing this one, can’t be wasting old cars now can we!). Very clean and straight car, drives well, expect it needs an antiroll bar and a tyre or two for the MOT butContinue reading “1997 Volvo V70 2.5 N/A Manual”

Miles? 135,830MOT? Yup, 24th Jan 2023History? A small pile. Not war and peace, but better than the Hilux Surf.Owners? Not sure at the mo, i’ll ask Paul later on…Engine? 2.3 Turbo, so not an Aero Hot, but mapped to Stage 1, so 275hp ish.0-60? Oh hell yes. In not much time at all.Modifications? Noob tuneContinue reading “2003 Saab 9-5 2.3T Estate”

Miles? All of em. MOT? Yup, just done. History? About 7 scraps of paper and an MOT certificateOwners? About 12, plus 1 Geoff… Engine? 2.4 turbo diesel. 0-60? Maybe on a downhill, and in neutral.Modifications? Someone took the Lighthouse Family literally. We could be Lifted. Plus, it’s getting a full Geoff makeover and it’s bookedContinue reading “1991 Toyota Hilux Surf”

1999 Jaguar XK8 (X100) 4.0 litre naturally aspirated V8, Silver with Oatmeal Leather140,000 miles, MOT until 3rd November 2022

1998 Ford Explorer 4.0 litre Cologne V6, Silver Green with Beige Leather130,000 miles, MOT until September 2022 This car belongs to Geoffista Chris. Chris and I have some car history together, he bought the Daimler from the chap I sold it to, then bought the SLK and CLK from me. I’ve had the S ClassContinue reading “1998 Ford Explorer”