NEIL W Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 I am on a quest for a new toy - selling a TR7 Convertible & a Opel Manta ticks the boxes having had a mk1 Cavalier in the 80's. Being 6ft 3" is the sunroof on a 1982 Manta a problem - i.e. will I fit in, as all cars I have ever had - had to be sunroof less due to the headroom. The car is a long drive to view & a bit of a waste of the seller's time if I just sit in it & then leave as the barnet hits the headlining. Also do the sunroofs have a blind & are they rust prone due to the drainage ? Thanks for any advice. Neil Quote
andyc Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 Shouldn't be a problem, the owner of the car i'm working on at the moment is a tall guy and doesn't have a problem. To be honest i'd advise looking for a car without a sunroof as the roof panels tend to rot quite badly. If you have a look in the parts wanted section you'll see lots of people wanting non sunroof skins and they change hands for a far bit. Cheers Andy Quote
NEIL W Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Thanks Andy, Since the sun roofs are prone to rot - I take it the aperture that rusts - so any bubbles will be a sure sign of problems ahead. Something to look at or go for a Centaur There is a low mileage Manta in NI which looks good in the photo but has a sun roof too. Neil Quote
garymanc Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 not all sunroof cars have rotten roofs , i would be more bothered about the underneath Quote
rutts Posted January 9, 2014 Posted January 9, 2014 I am 6ft 4inch and my head only hit sunroof panel when taking off over jumps in the road. Same as Gary buy the best you can. 2 Quote
NEIL W Posted January 10, 2014 Author Posted January 10, 2014 Thanks for the info & looks like a friendly club of owners. Waiting for some photos of the NI car which from the club website forum searches I have got quite a lot of info on why it was originally sold & history. Neil 1 Quote
1900SR Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) If it's the X plated Coupe you're looking at look very carefully at the roof as a previous owner reckoned it was showing very early signs of rust. They rust from the inside out as you may know so a bit of rippllng in front of the sunroof or some microblisters could mean bad news. The factory sun roof is a sliding steel one, if you find a car with a glass sunroof that may well not have the same rust issues. Edited January 11, 2014 by 1900SR Quote
NEIL W Posted January 11, 2014 Author Posted January 11, 2014 Thanks Steve - will check the sunroof carefully on any Manta & a good bargaining point but looks like an expensive repair. Quote
Rapierdave Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 If its the £8495 Manta your looking at then i looked at this car around 6 years ago when it was on sale in a classic car dealership in Bristol, it was in genuine time warp condition but it did have a parking scrape down one side. IMHO it's worth £3000 less than the asking price. I reckon if it was put on Flea bay now it would reach £4500 tops. Quote
NEIL W Posted January 12, 2014 Author Posted January 12, 2014 Yes it is the same car & am waiting for some photos which should give better details of the drivers side. Know the price it was for sale at Cleevewoods so an increased now a fair bit now - Dent Master can do wonders with parking scraps so will see how it looks. it passed to another owner in NI since then & has been on sale for a year plus. Agree with your valuation but as with any advert it can always comes down but maybe too high a drop. I have my car for sale if anyone fancies a change with 60 odd photos & a You tube clip http://www.forum.triumphtr7.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19792 Quote
1900SR Posted January 12, 2014 Posted January 12, 2014 I valued the car at £3000 just before Clevewood bought it, that was without knowing about the roof. I thought it had more than one scrape then, but may well be wrong. Quote
NEIL W Posted January 13, 2014 Author Posted January 13, 2014 I have spoke to one of the last owners who kindly gave me his phone number to call him which I have done. Decided to sit on the fence for now, as the more info I get the more there are negatives but still a very very nice car. I wish to thank all the people who have relied to my post & for all the pointers. Quote
Cavtastic Posted January 13, 2014 Posted January 13, 2014 Lovely solid original car, I know I owned it but £4k overpriced on current Manta values. Change the badge to Capri then it's a different story Quote
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