Mickfrad Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 https://themarket.co.uk/en/listings/OPEL/Manta-GT/19a354fc-496d-47e1-9bd8-76bb3391ac74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 It's certainly a comprehensive listing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Wish i never read all that now! Its like an M&S advert, not just any old manta, this is an M&S manta. Great buy, excellent condition, very low mileage, excellent. Where is that buy button! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Took me ages to go through it but felt compelled 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickfrad Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Definitely a good advert even if it does go on a bit. Would be a bit concerned with rust coming through so soon after a respray and the bolster wear with such low mileage. Still a good hatch ready to go and enjoy for someone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Yeh would be interesting to do an indepth bit of research on some of these low milers, overall a low miler should have original items, everywhere, or at least a fully documented history. An indepth mot history check would be first port of call. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 The fresh coat of stonechip underneath (that put overspray on everything else) is always a concern to me. Also while there are a load of pictures, why so many arty shots rather than good straight on pictures to show all the areas? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Speaking of things lurking underneath there is a little brown mk1 Cav on Fleabay for 2.5k and I thought it looked quite tidy on the surface and was toying with getting it for my lad(at the right price) but there were no pictures of under the bonnet or the floor. Got sent a few pictures and the battery was sat on a piece of roofing felt 🤣 I then got the underneath shot and it looks like the roofing felt was stuck down with silicone, a novel solution! MOT checker shows the last one had advisories for rot, it will be a patchwork quilt underneath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monaco Blue Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 13 hours ago, TheRealExile said: Speaking of things lurking underneath there is a little brown mk1 Cav on Fleabay for 2.5k and I thought it looked quite tidy on the surface and was toying with getting it for my lad(at the right price) but there were no pictures of under the bonnet or the floor. Got sent a few pictures and the battery was sat on a piece of roofing felt 🤣 I then got the underneath shot and it looks like the roofing felt was stuck down with silicone, a novel solution! MOT checker shows the last one had advisories for rot, it will be a patchwork quilt underneath! That's a pity as it looks pretty good in the photos. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265335735972?hash=item3dc73e06a4:g:jl0AAOSwiIhhVrES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Yeah bit of paint fade but looked nice enough, I'll upload the pics later. He says he can't get any shots of underneath as he has no ramp but the MOT history says enough unless the repairs are really good it will be a mess underneath. The battery tray repair sadly probably tells me the standard of the work done and I'm not going all the way to Edinburgh to be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
®evo03 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 As with anything, always worth going for a look if seriously interested, some issues might be a big deal to some but a minor to someone else. An mot advisory could be a small issue or a fred flintstone replica. Took a chance on a blind buy once, asked what the car was like, i was told it was white, lol. Btw, it worked out fine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Front bolt for the wing seems to be missing too wonder if the rail has rotted away, A bit of custom hose repair going on too. I think the top edge of the nose is full of bog as well if you zoom in you can see the white edge, could be tape residue but I'm going with bog.... still it looks tidy enough and for the right price and all that. And each to their own but I do like the colour, my lad probably wouldn't be seen dead in it mind 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Yeah nose is full of filler. Looks like it's had a bump in the past. Nose to bonnet gap is uneven, bumper is bent and the nose is the wrong shape. I've got a new oldstock top half of a nosecone that can fix that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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