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3500 Vitesse. Came close to buying one several times over the last few decades, and always backed away. Still feel the want.
PHHeroesSD1Vitesse_04 by stephen burke jnr, on Flickr
Following on from the above post in a recent thread, I had given up trying to buy a Rover SD1. I was hoping to find a really good example of a Vitesse, and pursued the few ( what appeared to be good) cars that came up for sale over the last few months, but with no success.
Searching into the MOT history can reveal a lot, and two of the cars I was interested in failed more MOT tests than they passed, with failure lists sometimes stretching to eight or nine issues, often including corrosion.
What appeared to be the best car I came across over the last 4 months, a black Vitesse twin plenum, sold before I could get time to look.
There is one other that looks promising coming up for auction in a few weeks, but zooming in on the pictures raised a few concerns, and after calling the auction house to request more info gave me no help, I have decided not to bother with the pursuit.
There were a few other cars I considered also, namely E28 and E24's, and even tried to but a really lovely manual Opel Monza GSE but before I could commit I ended up in hospital with a ruptured appendix, and the seller had sold it to a dealer by the time I was home and could commit.
Then this came along, and after talking to the seller, I got a good feeling. Every question I asked was answered, and he then sent me dozens of pictures taken after my call, along with a video. It is a 54k mile 1986 model M535i, and I have just arranged to drive it back next week. I have owned a few E28's in my time, so very familiar with them, and have good memories.
A few pics
IMG-20190718-WA0023 by stephen burke jnr, on Flickr
PHHeroesSD1Vitesse_04 by stephen burke jnr, on FlickrFollowing on from the above post in a recent thread, I had given up trying to buy a Rover SD1. I was hoping to find a really good example of a Vitesse, and pursued the few ( what appeared to be good) cars that came up for sale over the last few months, but with no success.
Searching into the MOT history can reveal a lot, and two of the cars I was interested in failed more MOT tests than they passed, with failure lists sometimes stretching to eight or nine issues, often including corrosion.
What appeared to be the best car I came across over the last 4 months, a black Vitesse twin plenum, sold before I could get time to look.
There is one other that looks promising coming up for auction in a few weeks, but zooming in on the pictures raised a few concerns, and after calling the auction house to request more info gave me no help, I have decided not to bother with the pursuit.
There were a few other cars I considered also, namely E28 and E24's, and even tried to but a really lovely manual Opel Monza GSE but before I could commit I ended up in hospital with a ruptured appendix, and the seller had sold it to a dealer by the time I was home and could commit.
Then this came along, and after talking to the seller, I got a good feeling. Every question I asked was answered, and he then sent me dozens of pictures taken after my call, along with a video. It is a 54k mile 1986 model M535i, and I have just arranged to drive it back next week. I have owned a few E28's in my time, so very familiar with them, and have good memories.
A few pics
IMG-20190718-WA0023 by stephen burke jnr, on Flickr
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