So most of you already know that I acted like a complete vulture and swiped this from under @Lappintyre nose 
For that I apologise lol.
Wanted one of these since I was 15 in the late 90s and my mate got a brand new Mk1 VTR. Was proper jealous, but then even more so when he changed it for a Mk2 VTS!
Never did get round to getting my own one, ended up down the route of Nova Sri, AX GT, XR3i etc and then before long Saxos had near disappeared along with all the other iconic car park heroes of the late 90s/early 00s.
@Ben P bought this one a few years back and one day I'd called in to his and got a sit in it. Nostalgia came flooding back, I thought to myself I'd love one still! Never thought he'd ever sell it, never even asked him and recently when working away had kept an eye on ebay and the other sites in case a good one came up.
Then poor @Lappintyre posts up wanting a fun car, and Ben had replied saying he might sell. I was at work on a desert island with little to no Internet and @G N K sent me a screen shot saying that's class, should buy that. Could hardly type a message to Ben fast enough lol, and quickly got the wife to send the money sent across to secure the car(in between dodging questions of what a near 40 year old man wants with a Saxo
)
Finally got a look round it on Friday when I got home and then went online this morning to book an MOT. Screenwash pipes needed a clean out just and replaced the pump while I had it all apart.
Managed to get a test for this evening, should've changed the decat exhaust and plates, but I've no time at all this week so just thought I'd wing it through and get a list of what all it needs.
Sods law it passed with not even an advisory! Nothing but compliments from the tester which was nice, haven't had many cars which have generated that much interest at the test centre!
Plans are to keep it as is really. As much as I'd love to lower it 40mm on a set of Oz Saturn's, it's not the right car to mess with. Will just keep it clean and replace and restore bits as it needs it.
Will enjoy blasting over the Dromara hills and Mournes in it for sure!
For that I apologise lol. Wanted one of these since I was 15 in the late 90s and my mate got a brand new Mk1 VTR. Was proper jealous, but then even more so when he changed it for a Mk2 VTS!
Never did get round to getting my own one, ended up down the route of Nova Sri, AX GT, XR3i etc and then before long Saxos had near disappeared along with all the other iconic car park heroes of the late 90s/early 00s.
@Ben P bought this one a few years back and one day I'd called in to his and got a sit in it. Nostalgia came flooding back, I thought to myself I'd love one still! Never thought he'd ever sell it, never even asked him and recently when working away had kept an eye on ebay and the other sites in case a good one came up.
Then poor @Lappintyre posts up wanting a fun car, and Ben had replied saying he might sell. I was at work on a desert island with little to no Internet and @G N K sent me a screen shot saying that's class, should buy that. Could hardly type a message to Ben fast enough lol, and quickly got the wife to send the money sent across to secure the car(in between dodging questions of what a near 40 year old man wants with a Saxo
) Finally got a look round it on Friday when I got home and then went online this morning to book an MOT. Screenwash pipes needed a clean out just and replaced the pump while I had it all apart.
Managed to get a test for this evening, should've changed the decat exhaust and plates, but I've no time at all this week so just thought I'd wing it through and get a list of what all it needs.
Sods law it passed with not even an advisory! Nothing but compliments from the tester which was nice, haven't had many cars which have generated that much interest at the test centre!
Plans are to keep it as is really. As much as I'd love to lower it 40mm on a set of Oz Saturn's, it's not the right car to mess with. Will just keep it clean and replace and restore bits as it needs it.
Will enjoy blasting over the Dromara hills and Mournes in it for sure!
but awesome all the same Gav, we’ll have to hit McDonald’s car park some night and get the trays out… if you know you know 
