MantisTobbgan Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) I'm looking at getting this as my first glanza. I've been after one for about three years now and I'm finally in a position where I can buy but my max budget is 4k with insurances so it's really £3500 Apparently the rebuild was bottom end, I'm worried with the apparent bhp and mileage that it's a time bomb. The seller sounds like a garage seems nice enough and only 15 miles away. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333771602449 Opinions appreciated. Edited November 8, 2020 by MantisTobbgan Spelling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 The seller has 3 Glanza's for sale, all appeared on eBay at the same time which seems a bit weird to me. None of them look great to be honest. Might be worth viewing the cars, but I certainly wouldn't bid blind on one. There are plenty of good glanza's out there, don't rush into anything with your hard earned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizturbo Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Something is not right ,back ground pictures of Melbourne St units. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Starlet-Glanza-V-Turbo-EP91-JDM/333771577698?hash=item4db6561962:g:AQsAAOSwViVfnCSB (Unit 6) owner own many units there,owner has got his own garage mot business David MSM Melbourne St Motors Mot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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MantisTobbgan Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, Fizturbo said: Something is not right ,back ground pictures of Melbourne St units. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Starlet-Glanza-V-Turbo-EP91-JDM/333771577698?hash=item4db6561962:g:AQsAAOSwViVfnCSB (Unit 6) owner own many units there,owner has got his own garage mot business David MSM Melbourne St Motors Mot Thanks, think I'll give this a miss then sounds too risky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizturbo Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 You're welcome. https://www.facebook.com/531584553918671/posts/1075180306225757/ Above genuine seller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoyalDutchie Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Those cars have the same front lips I was trying to buy for about 4 Months. I was trying to buy from a mister Ireland aswell(not chris bover I think) it never happend and in the end I stopped trying.Also alot of delaying the sell in my case. Edited November 9, 2020 by RoyalDutchie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BMX-RIG Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I could confirm this car had its bottom end rebuilt. Previous owner was a friend of mine and very local so i knew the car very well. He had it a few years and spent some time and money on it to make it a nice car. Since then allot of the parts that were fitted in his ownership have been removed. Coilovers, recaros, harnesses and various other parts. The Ad is poor with not enough photos, none of the interior or engine bay for a start. I don’t understand why people dont take up to date photos when they sell cars. Rather than saying doesnt include this and that etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizturbo Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, RoyalDutchie said: Those cars have the same front lips I was trying to buy for about 4 Months. I was trying to buy from a mister Ireland aswell(not chris bover I think) it never happend and in the end I stopped trying.Also alot of delaying the sell in my case. The other 2 glanza photo's are in front of Phillip Ireland house, Chris's brother (phil Ireland) Edited November 9, 2020 by Fizturbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MantisTobbgan Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Sorry don't want to bombard this section of the forums with threads what are peoples thoughts on this motor that's popped up Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/374014244014737 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 It needs more information. I wouldn't bother personally Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) An alternative, though you'd need to chase for pictures! There's also a black one for £5k which the owners had since 2008. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2835486263402416/ https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1021647191674714/ There are a couple online at the minute that don't look terrible, it is a lot of smoke and mirrors though. Good luck. You will LOVE it when you get your hands on one! Edited December 1, 2020 by Goldie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, MantisTobbgan said: Sorry don't want to bombard this section of the forums with threads what are peoples thoughts on this motor that's popped up Facebook? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/374014244014737 Not the greatest from what I can see: I've circled the obvious problems, duct tape to hold the hot pipe to something, random sponge cable tied to slam panel, bolt missing from upper rad bracket, ht leads appear to be covered in electrical tape!? oh and the grille is held to the bumper with cable ties. With engineering and fabrication work of this level I would walk away but I am only going by the photos in the advert. In my opinion buying a modified example of any car can go two different ways, if built correctly and maintained well you get a bargain, if not you end up wasting your money on someone else's nightmare. Choose wisely. Edited December 1, 2020 by Claymore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 57 minutes ago, Goldie said: An alternative, though you'd need to chase for pictures! There's also a black one for £5k which the owners had since 2008. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2835486263402416/ https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1021647191674714/ There are a couple online at the minute that don't look terrible, it is a lot of smoke and mirrors though. Good luck. You will LOVE it when you get your hands on one! The first is an auto so maybe not to everyone's taste and both seem overpriced imo. The black one is on ebay as an auction so we'll see what the market dictates I guess. Hopefully a nice surprise for the owner but I just don't think prices are there yet. Nice low mileage and unmodified examples should be worth the most. Not really a great time to sell so close to xmas so this may influence bidding also. Always good to speak to the owner and chat about the car with them first and then go and view the car (when lockdown is over!?). Quite often cars are different condition from the advert to real life so it's only the start of the journey to ownership. Always worth checking the MOT history using the number plate on the https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ Then choose MOT history and it will show the advisories and fails for the car. It can tell you a lot about the condition and upkeep of the vehicle i.e. severe corrosion, welding, whether the car turned up for testing each year with lots of problems that weren't fixed before the next test etc. Its a free check also. Then viewing, test drive, hpi check, insurance quotes, etc..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 45 minutes ago, Claymore said: The first is an auto so maybe not to everyone's taste and both seem overpriced imo. The black one is on ebay as an auction so we'll see what the market dictates I guess. Hopefully a nice surprise for the owner but I just don't think prices are there yet. Nice low mileage and unmodified examples should be worth the most. Not really a great time to sell so close to xmas so this may influence bidding also. Always good to speak to the owner and chat about the car with them first and then go and view the car (when lockdown is over!?). Quite often cars are different condition from the advert to real life so it's only the start of the journey to ownership. Always worth checking the MOT history using the number plate on the https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ Then choose MOT history and it will show the advisories and fails for the car. It can tell you a lot about the condition and upkeep of the vehicle i.e. severe corrosion, welding, whether the car turned up for testing each year with lots of problems that weren't fixed before the next test etc. Its a free check also. Then viewing, test drive, hpi check, insurance quotes, etc..... I didn't see the fact it was an automatic. I definitely agree on the talking to the owner, ask as many questions as possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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