Model: Ligier Ambra GLX
Year: 2000
Mileage: 6,800
Tax: No
MOT: December 2012
Location: Norfolk
Price: 300
Additional Information:
Yes, I did have one of these before, and I sold it because it was too slow and noisy to be any kind of use as a form of transport anywhere outside a city centre. That was a diesel, though - this one is a petrol, and it's a somewhat different beast. It still has a 505cc vertical twin Lombardini engine, but power almost doubles over the diesel to a heady 20bhp. Coupled with the light weight this means it's actually quite nippy off the line, and although acceleration tails off somewhat at higher speed it will roll along happily enough at 50-55, and can be pushed to 60+ if need be - compare and contrast to the diesel, which was flat out and rattling (literally) at 45. The petrol is also slightly more refined than the diesel, although everything is relative.
This is a GLX model, which is what the diesel was, but this one isn't as well specced for some reason. It gets cloth seats rather than leather, no rear wiper, and it also loses out on remote central locking - it still has electric windows though. This particular example has been "modified" a bit at some stage, so it now sports a digital volt meter (actually quite a useful addition), along with blue LED interior lights. The headlining has also been taken out, presumably to save weight. It has a CD player fitted, with a remote control sunk into the steering wheel boss. Other than that it's fairly standard.
The bodywork does need a bit of a tidy up. As well as some lacquer peeling it also has a bit of damage to the top of the NSF wing (which should be easy enough to repair with fibreglass) and the rear bumper needs re-fixing as it's currently held together with duct tape.
It has about a month's MoT left on it - I can't see it needing a huge amount for a test, the only things I've spotted are the offside headlight will need aligning as it's currently aimed far too low, and the screenwash pump appears to be stuck. All the lights work, as does the wiper, horn, heater fan etc. Rust won't be an issue as the body is all plastic and the "chassis" is an aluminium spaceframe.
Mechanically it seems fine, although now it's getting cold it could probably do with the idle raising a bit - it still starts easily enough though even in this weather. The transmission does its thing, the brakes work fine (although they're heavier than you might expect as they're not servo assisted), steering is nice and tight, and it drives as one of these should. It also comes with a spare drive belt - these normally need changing at 10,000 miles, so it's got a little way to go yet, but it's there for when it's needed.
I've kept this for a fair bit longer than I kept the diesel - like I say, it's quick enough to be useable as extra-urban transport (although it's still not a vehicle for long journeys) and it's actually quite a lot of fun in its way - but realistically it's still a toy more than anything else, and as such finances dictate it's got to go.
Here's a picture:
I'll add more later when my internet connection isn't quite so sluggish. The driver's door does close by the way - not sure why I didn't close it when I took the photo. The car's in north east Norfolk, about 15 miles from Norwich.
Year: 2000
Mileage: 6,800
Tax: No
MOT: December 2012
Location: Norfolk
Price: 300
Additional Information:
Yes, I did have one of these before, and I sold it because it was too slow and noisy to be any kind of use as a form of transport anywhere outside a city centre. That was a diesel, though - this one is a petrol, and it's a somewhat different beast. It still has a 505cc vertical twin Lombardini engine, but power almost doubles over the diesel to a heady 20bhp. Coupled with the light weight this means it's actually quite nippy off the line, and although acceleration tails off somewhat at higher speed it will roll along happily enough at 50-55, and can be pushed to 60+ if need be - compare and contrast to the diesel, which was flat out and rattling (literally) at 45. The petrol is also slightly more refined than the diesel, although everything is relative.
This is a GLX model, which is what the diesel was, but this one isn't as well specced for some reason. It gets cloth seats rather than leather, no rear wiper, and it also loses out on remote central locking - it still has electric windows though. This particular example has been "modified" a bit at some stage, so it now sports a digital volt meter (actually quite a useful addition), along with blue LED interior lights. The headlining has also been taken out, presumably to save weight. It has a CD player fitted, with a remote control sunk into the steering wheel boss. Other than that it's fairly standard.
The bodywork does need a bit of a tidy up. As well as some lacquer peeling it also has a bit of damage to the top of the NSF wing (which should be easy enough to repair with fibreglass) and the rear bumper needs re-fixing as it's currently held together with duct tape.
It has about a month's MoT left on it - I can't see it needing a huge amount for a test, the only things I've spotted are the offside headlight will need aligning as it's currently aimed far too low, and the screenwash pump appears to be stuck. All the lights work, as does the wiper, horn, heater fan etc. Rust won't be an issue as the body is all plastic and the "chassis" is an aluminium spaceframe.
Mechanically it seems fine, although now it's getting cold it could probably do with the idle raising a bit - it still starts easily enough though even in this weather. The transmission does its thing, the brakes work fine (although they're heavier than you might expect as they're not servo assisted), steering is nice and tight, and it drives as one of these should. It also comes with a spare drive belt - these normally need changing at 10,000 miles, so it's got a little way to go yet, but it's there for when it's needed.
I've kept this for a fair bit longer than I kept the diesel - like I say, it's quick enough to be useable as extra-urban transport (although it's still not a vehicle for long journeys) and it's actually quite a lot of fun in its way - but realistically it's still a toy more than anything else, and as such finances dictate it's got to go.
Here's a picture:
I'll add more later when my internet connection isn't quite so sluggish. The driver's door does close by the way - not sure why I didn't close it when I took the photo. The car's in north east Norfolk, about 15 miles from Norwich.
