It's rude not too

Motor Mouth · 05-01-2008

Despite being a GT man primarily i decided last week that i really needed a 'family' orientated Opel. I missed out on a Commodore and having seen this on one of the UK forums i decided it would be rude not to.

Several emails to the present owner and pictures offered in addition to those on the For Sale advert and i thought it would be nice to have an 7hr round trip and collected her yesterday.

Service items have been purchased and the old fuel will be drained at the weekend and hopefully she'll burst into life.

Next week i have the paint shop assessing her and hopefully before too long she'll be looking fresh.

As you can see the interior needs a bit of a valet, but with 49k and 1 Family owning from new, i decided this was not to be missed, what you think?

jlthunder · 05-01-2008

Very Nice find! Good Luck and Enjoy.

Gary · 05-01-2008

Looks nice, Mark!!

heimue · 05-01-2008

It looks like a beautiful car, although it has the steering wheel on the wrong side!

Dieter

Rionart · 05-01-2008

Mark,
Pull the front wings off, and treat the rust you will find on the inner surfaces of the wing and inner wing...better to do it now than when it eats its way through...

Motor Mouth · 05-01-2008

Thanks for the comments guys.

I do plan to go through, but want to avoid a full strip down. I do plan to 'shultz' the car throughout and will be going OTT on the troublesome areas, A pillers, chassis rails etc.

Thankfully she's spent nearly all her life in a garage when not in use and also being a non-sunroof model has definately helped.

She has picked up a few dings, hence my wish to get her painted, but at the price i paid i should have a very nice Manta for not a great deal of money.......which is good because the wife doesn't know i have it yet

jlthunder · 05-02-2008

Originally Posted by Motor Mouth

which is good because the wife doesn't know i have it yet

A nice dinner and lots of flowers prior to telling her never hurts

Motor Mouth · 05-02-2008

Well yes i could try that technique but as the car is away from the house in storage i guess i don't need to cross that hurdle yet.

I guess it's only when £00's start going out of our account that she'll probably say something......unless of course i use the 'secret stash'.

benncojr · 05-02-2008

You could alwas say.."Honey, looked what followed me home" or you could say "You know Opels have a way of multipling all by them selfs."

Either way, a nice dinner out, and some flower for the week prior to showing her the car is always a good thing. Build up the points prior to showing her the car.

Paul · 05-02-2008

Naw, tell her you are just storing it for a friend... then a few months later, tell her the friend gave it to you to cover the storage fees.

Or

Tell her you won it in a friendly Poker game!!

Yea, Yea that's the ticket

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Motor Mouth 'NO,......O P E L..G T!' Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 516 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	It's rude not too Despite being a GT man primarily i decided last week that i really needed a 'family' orientated Opel. I missed out on a Commodore and having seen this on one of the UK forums i decided it would be rude not to. Several emails to the present owner and pictures offered in addition to those on the For Sale advert and i thought it would be nice to have an 7hr round trip and collected her yesterday. Service items have been purchased and the old fuel will be drained at the weekend and hopefully she'll burst into life. Next week i have the paint shop assessing her and hopefully before too long she'll be looking fresh. As you can see the interior needs a bit of a valet, but with 49k and 1 Family owning from new, i decided this was not to be missed, what you think?

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05-01-2008	#2 (permalink)
jlthunder 1000 Post Club Join Date: May 2003 Location: Salfordville, PA Posts: 1,841 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Very Nice find! Good Luck and Enjoy.

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Gary Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Swansea, MA Posts: 4,764 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Looks nice, Mark!!

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heimue "The Jägermeister" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newnan, GA - greater ATL area Posts: 1,199 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	It looks like a beautiful car, although it has the steering wheel on the wrong side! Dieter

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Rionart Manta Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 957 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Mark, Pull the front wings off, and treat the rust you will find on the inner surfaces of the wing and inner wing...better to do it now than when it eats its way through...

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Motor Mouth 'NO,......O P E L..G T!' Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 516 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Thanks for the comments guys. I do plan to go through, but want to avoid a full strip down. I do plan to 'shultz' the car throughout and will be going OTT on the troublesome areas, A pillers, chassis rails etc. Thankfully she's spent nearly all her life in a garage when not in use and also being a non-sunroof model has definately helped. She has picked up a few dings, hence my wish to get her painted, but at the price i paid i should have a very nice Manta for not a great deal of money.......which is good because the wife doesn't know i have it yet

05-02-2008	#8 (permalink)
Motor Mouth 'NO,......O P E L..G T!' Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 516 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Well yes i could try that technique but as the car is away from the house in storage i guess i don't need to cross that hurdle yet. I guess it's only when £00's start going out of our account that she'll probably say something......unless of course i use the 'secret stash'.

05-02-2008	#9 (permalink)
benncojr 1000 Post Club Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,268 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	You could alwas say.."Honey, looked what followed me home" or you could say "You know Opels have a way of multipling all by them selfs." Either way, a nice dinner out, and some flower for the week prior to showing her the car is always a good thing. Build up the points prior to showing her the car.

05-02-2008	#10 (permalink)
Paul Member 1000 Post Club Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ft Smith, Arkansas Posts: 1,364 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Naw, tell her you are just storing it for a friend... then a few months later, tell her the friend gave it to you to cover the storage fees. Or Tell her you won it in a friendly Poker game!! Yea, Yea that's the ticket

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