Rick-Manta Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1631519227028834/ Just spotted this on marketplace. An MOTed and road-going coupe is a bargain at £4k isn't it? He also has a roof skin available, along with the exclusive bits separately. I'd have it myself, but I'm one of those oddities: a hatchback man.. (memories/nostalgia of the mantas I remember in the 80s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Think I’ve spotted this one out and about. Think his name is Shaun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Did not even know they did a non exclusive GTE this late, awesome. Must be pretty rare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Yep, late GTE, surprising it sold late being black, first GTE ive seen with side repeaters and a sunroof, basicially a exclusive without the quads and rear spoiler, comes with the exclusive extra benefit, problem sunroof! Those sunroofs where not a great idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1200bandit Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Did ask if it was up for swap for the cbr650f but he doesn’t ride a bikes, so no go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 12 hours ago, ®evo03 said: first GTE ive seen with side repeaters and a sunroof A lot of the 86C plates, all of the D & E plate GTE's came with side repeaters & sunroof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Side repeaters were required by law halfway through 85. I had a gte hatch which was an 88. Rare car really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Manta Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) Just like today, you can get overlaps in registrations. You can have a D-reg exclusive and an E-reg standard, the registrations aren't necessarily the order the car was manufactured. We see this all the time in my line of work. A downside of these later cars though is having to wait quite a while for the free tax and MOT status—that's made me love my Cavalier even more, but I'd jump on the first Y or A reg Manta hatch I see for sale in the next couple of years! I think the rarity of this GTE is that it's original, but the 1.8 coupes are more scarce due to the affinity we used to have for redtop/C20XE conversions. Edited October 20, 2020 by Rick-Manta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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