£400 V6 Grandad Car

[Artoir]

Needed a workhorse for a few months on a budget and found this on Facebook a few miles from the house.

Service history for most of it's life and drives great around town and at 70+. And it doesn't run on devil juice so winner.

It's a C240 Sport.

Plans are to spend £15 on a tin of black paint for the grill and a touch up kit for the wings, get oil and filter done and then not spend a penny on it until it dies.

 

[colin84]

It will never die, the wings and quarters will crumble and fall off long before then.

Good car for that sort of money.

 

[Steviegsi]

I was tempted by that myself. Lovely driving barges those.

 

[Wild Thing]

Cracking view of Carlingford you have from your home

 

[Artoir]

Cracking view of Carlingford you have from your home

From the seller! My gaff is 100ft from the lough

 

[chris_b]

Hard to beat an estate for a run around! And petrol too for the win

 

[j44nty]

My kinda wagon. Love it

 

[Smurf.]

Thats my kind of beast. Love it....

 

[Artoir]

Hard to beat an estate for a run around! And petrol too for the win

I've never had one but already been roped into a dump run earlier.

Absolutely everything in it works, all the electrics, no bumps or rattles anywhere. Most satisfying purchase in a long time.

 

[chris_b]

I've never had one but already been roped into a dump run earlier.

Absolutely everything in it works, all the electrics, no bumps or rattles anywhere. Most satisfying purchase in a long time.

When cars when built like tanks

 

[Burt2000]

Love it, something satisfying about buying a cheap daily that just keeps on going.

 

[J-VW]

Great bus with the silky smooth v6 htd

 

[Artoir]

Love it, something satisfying about buying a cheap daily that just keeps on going.

My 1.0l Polo was like that. Took absolute dogs abuse and just kept going.

This I'll go easy on. Apart from the bodywork it's a really nice car.

 

[Cartunes]

I've never had one but already been roped into a dump run earlier.

Absolutely everything in it works, all the electrics, no bumps or rattles anywhere. Most satisfying purchase in a long time.

Bags me one of them dump runs Ant! Does it do 15mpg? Health to waft buddy

 

[Artoir]

Bags me one of them dump runs Ant! Does it do 15mpg? Health to waft buddy

I watched the needle drop on a spirited run earlier.. Reviews seem to suggest high 20s to low 30s on average. It's a nice place to be though so 70 on cruise control on any long trips should be fine.

Plus 45ppm so who cares really.

 

[Burt2000]

Is it LPG?

 

[Artoir]

I wish!

 

[Artoir]

Doggo approves.

 

[andy9eleven]

This looks great. Dog seems content too!

I do fancy some proper barge motoring someday. The Pistonheads threads and Grand Tour purchases always get my interest - especially the big stuff, like a 7 series or S-class.

 

[Artoir]

I do fancy some proper barge motoring someday. The Pistonheads threads and Grand Tour purchases always get my interest - especially the big stuff, like a 7 series or S-class.

Some of the newer stuff just terrifies me. The idea of a crank snapping, turbos letting go or something equally catastrophic, even at sub 100K, is all too common.

My 8 series was definitely in barge territory but even then the worst of it was just electrical. The drivetrain was still fairly unstressed and any mechanical issues could be resolved at home.

 

[Artoir]

Did about 400 miles this week and just about stretched a tank out of it. Need to brim it tomorrow to work out actual mpg but quick maffs says about 30ish I think. Half of that was cruise on at 80 so not all that bad. Can watch the needle drop pushing it on a back road.

Previous owner chopped the back box off for the Cannonball run and while it sounds great at full chat I'm guessing MOT in July might present a hurdle. I have the back box so if it's still alive in 3 months I'll stick it back on.

 

[Artoir]

Averaging around 27mpg so far.

Had to buy a gallon of oil for it and a new wiper blade as the previous was as useful as your ma trying to twerk on the windscreen and was at the point of being dangerous.

Also spent 4 quid on a rattle can of black paint while I was there to tidy up the grill. Rash job but tidied up the front immensely > 3ft away at least.

 

[quattro Rick]

Averaging around 27mpg so far.

Had to buy a gallon of oil for it and a new wiper blade as the previous was as useful as your ma trying to twerk on the windscreen and was at the point of being dangerous.

Also spent 4 quid on a rattle can of black paint while I was there to tidy up the front grill. Rash job but tidied up the front immensely > 3ft away at least.

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Hard to beat an old tank!!!

 

[Lyons]

Every time I see this thread I think it’s a 2.8 v6 Granada!

Looks like some bus for £400!

 

[Artoir]

Every time I see this thread I think it’s a 2.8 v6 Granada!

Looks like some bus for £400!

I've to get it on the ramp this weekend and check underneath. Been doing a lot of miles on ***** back roads in the South the past month and think I've knackered something. Going great other than that though.