To buy, or not to buy; a Cabby with no MOT & damaged roof ?

[Pinkie15]

Long time no post.

Still driving the Chevrolet (Daewoo) Captiva.

The Ti still parked up on the drive (must get it back on the road at some point).


Question; Seen a 95 M reg 216 Cabby for sale near me; 59k miles, no MOT (expired a week ago according to gov.uk), roof split/damaged (don't know if it leaks), tyres probably need replacing. Advertised at £400, allegedly only the current and 1 previous (both female) owners.

I'm thinking even if I did buy not to pay more then a few hundred for a car without MOT.

What do you lot think ? Bargain open top motoring, or don't touch with a barge pole.

[xr4x4]

Do it, that's not a lot of money for roof off summer motoring.

Assuming of course it's not gonna cost you £500 to get it back on the road.

[1234dist]

A new roof will set you back a grand easy fitted.

Walk away, you can get a perfectly respectable one for under £700

[Geo_coupe]

Just use it when the suns out and keep the roof down

[Pinkie15]

A new roof will set you back a grand easy fitted.

Walk away, you can get a perfectly respectable one for under £700

Ah, god's representative on earth speaks !!

You're right, would be better sinking the money into getting the Ti moving (though 2 pallets of paving slabs in front of her nose stopping that at the moment).

Only one under 700 I could find looked decent enough, but was a Cat C at some point (and a bit of a trek for me)

[1234dist]

but proves they are out there

Just got to wait for the good ones otherwise

[ROVER-25X]

Seems rich, offer £200, my Cabby is a 1997 with a 1.6 K engine, leccy roof in average condition,
doesn't leak, had MOT for 5 months and it is VERY tidy overall, paid £400.

[Pinkie15]

Well, if any one wants to see the cabby in question, this is the add on Gumtree:


https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/rover-2 ... 1242282468