Category Archives: Cars Bought So Far

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”

1998 Citroen ZX 1.9 non turbo diesel 148,000 miles, owned by the same family since new. Purchased from one of the mums at my kids school, her father in law bought this car brand new in 1998 for £10,000. MOT’d until February 2023, it’s a great little simple car that’ll cost pennies to run! WatchContinue reading “1998 Citroen ZX”

2007 Alfa Romeo 147 Collezione, 90k miles, MOT until October 2022 “Limited to only 500 vehicles, featuring leather interior, exclusive 17” alloys and lots of style, the new Alfa 147 Collezione starts from only £13,950.00” “Behind the wheel, drivers will benefit from air conditioning and steering wheel mounted controls for the CD player, plus theContinue reading “2007 Alfa Romeo 147 Collezione”

2004 Volvo C70 T5 GT, Grey Metallic with Black Leather, Heated Seats, Air Con, Cruise Control, working roof and professional LPG conversion. 180,000 miles, MOT until September 2022.

1996 Volvo 850 2.5 20v, 70k miles*, MOT until January 2022 *at least that’s what the odometer has shown for the last few years. Typical Volvo… Purchased new by an English teacher living in Japan, this car was used for it’s formative years in Japan before being imported to the UK when the gentleman returned.Continue reading “1996 Volvo 850 2.5 20v”

I bought a 1996 Volvo 850 2.5 Non Turbo that was already lowered and sitting on 17 inch wheels… in this video series the ugly, rusty duckling turns into a full bore BTCC tribute swan! Part 1 – A first look at the car and making a planhttps://youtu.be/Rwvsf3cbHwU Part 2 – Fitting an exhaust (itContinue reading “1996 Volvo 850 BTCC Tribute”

2002 Alfa Romeo 166 Twin Spark… Detailed in not just one but three videos! Fetching the car and visiting Crocodiles Of The World watch now Breaking down and enjoying Crocodiles Of The World watch now Getting it back home and explaining the history of the 166 watch now Stopping outside Waitrose to film an AudiContinue reading “2002 Alfa Romeo 166 T Spark”

2004 Audi A4 Convertible, 1.8 turbo, S4 ‘replica’ THE GOOD > 89,000 miles, MOT until May with no obvious problems, S4 replica bits including big wheels, badges, twin exit exhaust, BOSE sound system, heated leather seats, nice interior, drives very well, goes in a straight line, brakes well (brakes look recent ish), clean and tidyContinue reading “2004 Audi A4 Convertible”

I bought a very sorted 1995 Volvo 850 T5 Auto from a friend, but didn’t realise the interior was missing! In this video series I get to know the car, give it a clean, give it a drive, change the wheels and add an interior. What do you think of the finished result? Part 1Continue reading “1995 Volvo 850 T-5”