greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Right here goes......I brought this little beauty last year (july) it was advertised locally on auto trader.co.uk for £1,150.....it was advertised with no mot and also no tax but down to some hard bargaining due to a dent on the passenger side 1/4 panels and door i managed to get i down to a great price of £950!! that included a full 12 months mot and 6 months tax too what a steal!!its a 1997 p reg sportif which when i brought had done a tiny 29,567 genuine miles from brand new and has only had two owners (from the same family) dont get me wrong its got damage on it but the interior and exterior was very clean.I haven't got any pictures from the car when i brought it as they were on my old phone that took a ride in the washing machine but i have some of the car in its current statelowered on 40mm pi springs painted rocker cover and custom painted speedlines which i refurbed and painted myself (which im dead proud of) mieage unfortunately has reached now 34,000 but its still going strong.. please post let me know what you think!!heres some pics steve. sorry last two pictures are quite blurry not a very steady hand i guess steve. Quote
Dan507 Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Looks good! get rid of those bump strips. i use other peoples bump strips - so its a WIN, WIN all round! Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 nah i got a plan for them going to colour code them to match wheels and same with the mirrors i think want to keep the whole jap red and white theme going lol Quote
Ryan5793 Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 looking good matey, nice to have such a low mileage one too! Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 looking good matey, nice to have such a low mileage one too!yeah i think thats what sold it for me to be honest lol low mileage and also full toyota service history bang up to date !!!i think the fact theres a few dents can easily be ignored wen mechanically its that sound llllooooooolll!!!! Quote
ShafzC Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 This is the only N/A I've seen on here with lower miles than mine! Looks good man! Not sure on painting the sidestrips red though, but I do prefer the clean look and personally would remove them altogether, looks promising though and welcome! Love the red wheels though!Shafz. Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 nah im not sure about it yet need a passenger side door anyway so i might experiment with the strips before i remove the door see what it looks like loland yeah man i wanted the car to stand out and i think the red speedlines set the car off to be fair lolwhat sorta mileage is yours then???cheers dude steve. Quote
ryan lang Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 did it come with them wheels on? if so i think this is jonnygt's old car or some1 off here?looks clean though dude Quote
5T4R7ET N/A Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 nice n/a, looks very clean. Wanted to know how did u spray the speedline writing white? Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 nah mate i had them off andygt a lad i work with i think they were on a tdo4 ep82 that someone had on here and swapped for a glanza as he broke the car for spares after it blew up lolthanks buddy.steve Quote
ShafzC Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Fair enough, mines at 45k atm, we bought it 11 1/2 years ago at 34k so its done ~1000 a year! Was my mums shopping car before, red speedlines work really well though, thought of getting any kind of spoiler for it?Shafz. Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 nice n/a, looks very clean. Wanted to know how did u spray the speedline writing white?lol you noticed the white centre cap rings too lol haha with some acryllic poster paint and a really thin paintbrush and a few hours in front of a lamp lol then waited for red paint to harden lacquered over the wheels and also the centre caps when they were drymad little thing to do time consuming but in my opinion makes the speedlines look ten times better than just plain lol Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 23, 2011 Author Posted January 23, 2011 lol shafz thats mega low miles per year loland yeah they really work on this car i thinkwell i got some bills to pay off next few weeks but yeah i thik i might want either a tte spoiler or glanza spoiler after bills are paid lol Quote
LukeSR Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 About time you got this up mate Seen this in person and looks mint Once you get that door fixed will look even better Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 About time you got this up mate Seen this in person and looks mint Once you get that door fixed will look even better i know yeah took me forever to upload it cheers dude yeah i think with the door fixed will be a spotless example or so id like to think hahaha Quote
LukeSR Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 i know yeah took me forever to upload it cheers dude yeah i think with the door fixed will be a spotless example or so id like to think hahahaSure will be mate Hope to see it Wednesday :P Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 yea man loland hopefully so matey ill have to see when i finish work as might be working away wednesday too yet dont know how many days im working away for thi week yet. but i will text you and keep you posted. Quote
Sparky Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Wheel colour is perfect!!! Looks awsome bud Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 cheers sparky i spent ages in halfords trying to find the right shade of red loldidn't realise there was so many shades of bloody red hahaha Quote
Liam_D Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Looks awesome mate,Wheels suit it very well. Quote
jonnygt Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 thought they might of been my old wheels for a minute there white with red wheels ftw looks a bit like my old SR!!! looks nice and clean mate, looks a minter Quote
greasemonkeyspb Posted May 28, 2011 Author Posted May 28, 2011 Right guys............quick update on my sportif which is looking more like an sr every day lol..........ive had bump strips colour coded and niggly bodywork bits repaired also a tte spoiler and white interior bits fitted corrolla inlet mani too...im wondering where to go to next do i fte it?? or do i keep it as is as only has 36,000 miles genuine and sell it early part of next year and but a gt?? how much would i be looking at if i sell it as is you reckon???any advice opinions will be appreciated let me know what you think please guys and gals thanks steve Quote
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