1983 Datsun Cherry N12 - £200- Aldershot

[JohnnySomersett]

Collected this last week, Minty fresh from an OAP, 21K miles and almost nothing wrong with it:























There's pretty much no rust on this and its essentially mint.

I cant get the thing to fire up, and to be honest, after stripping down the carb today and all that guff, I cant really be bothered. Ive never been a fan of these models and I just havent got the love to give it my time.

So, sold as a non-starter but plenty of MOT, I'll even leave the tax on til May.

£200 ONO

OR will swap for something T&T and running well - doesnt have to be in good condition...even a Honda C50 or similar moped, just to get to work & back

[grizz]

Position , Position, Position.....?

Not dodgy stylee either.

Looks like a lot of car for Halfords bike money.

Is this a 1 liter paperbag tearing, insurance busting engine ?

What size, cannot quite make it out on the rear.

[JohnnySomersett]

LOL, sorry, located in Aldershot, Hampshire, 3 miles off the M3

[sooty]

Feb 1, 2009 13:16:43 GMT grizz said:

Is this a 1 liter paperbag tearing, insurance busting engine ?

What size, cannot quite make it out on the rear.

1.0DX on the back.

[JohnnySomersett]

Yep, 998cc of pure retro filth, insurance is peanuts.

Forgot to mention, Furry seat cover not included sorry

[lowrider11990]

alrite fella,slap me round the face if you wish lol,but would you take £150 cash as its gona cost me over £100 to come collect,,was hoping it was the older1 like the 1 i have let my mrs drive but a cheap cherry is a cheap cherry lol,let me know cheers adam

[lowrider11990]

edit on the £100 its a 412mile round trip,still up for it if you will accept the offer or something close,adam

[dugong]

Feb 1, 2009 14:26:37 GMT lowrider11990 said:

alrite fella,slap me round the face if you wish lol,but would you take £150 cash as its gona cost me over £100 to come collect,,was hoping it was the older1 like the 1 I have let my mrs drive but a cheap cherry is a cheap cherry lol,let me know cheers adam

No offence, but why do people say this?

I've travelled hundreds and hundreds of miles to get a car or parts that I want, and have never used the distance as a factor to get the price down.

It's £200 - which is damned cheap anyway.

Sorry to sound irritable, but I'm having the exact same argument with some bloke from down south who's whinging about the distance of some of my Volvo bits from him.

You want them, you get them \ it, and lump the travelling costs as they go.

[franster]

Feb 1, 2009 14:36:32 GMT dugong said:

Feb 1, 2009 14:26:37 GMT lowrider11990 said:

alrite fella,slap me round the face if you wish lol,but would you take £150 cash as its gona cost me over £100 to come collect,,was hoping it was the older1 like the 1 I have let my mrs drive but a cheap cherry is a cheap cherry lol,let me know cheers adam

No offence, but why do people say this?

I've travelled hundreds and hundreds of miles to get a car or parts that I want, and have never used the distance as a factor to get the price down.

It's £200 - which is damned cheap anyway.

Sorry to sound irritable, but I'm having the exact same argument with some bloke from down south who's whinging about the distance of some of my Volvo bits from him.

You want them, you get them \ it, and lump the travelling costs as they go.

Well said, that man. It's cheap as chips as it stands, anyway.

Oh, and have a bump for some cheap pensioner spec motoring ;D

[lowrider11990]

it says £200 o.n.o unless you havnt read the thread properly ,iv offered £150 and it is a lot of miles,I'm not having an arguement,just made an offer and waiting for a reply,would meet him half way at £175,but the more i can get nocked off the cheaper its oign to work out as iv got fuel and a day off work to collect,adam

[mickeytaker]

to be fair it does say £200 ONO ,
just depends wether a £50 drop is a near enough offer to the seller

[dugong]

Feb 1, 2009 14:43:16 GMT lowrider11990 said:

it says £200 o.n.o unless you havnt read the thread properly ,iv offered £150 and it is a lot of miles,I'm not having an arguement,just made an offer and waiting for a reply,would meet him half way at £175,but the more I can get nocked off the cheaper its oign to work out as iv got fuel and a day off work to collect,adam

Yes, and I've had to take days off work and spend lots of money on fuel to get cars \ parts. I still wouldn't ask the person selling to drop the price based on this.

I do not see your point, so you're right, there is no argument.

[franster]

Fair enough, it says ONO. So make a near offer, you don't have to use distance/work/fuel/the fact he's not including the furry seat cover as a reason.

Oh, and is a 25% hit a near offer?

[lowrider11990]

dugong are you telling me that you buy everything at full price wether it says o.n.o or not,atleast my point of view is a valid one,you just seem insistant to make me sound unreasonable for offering the seller a price,johnny i can go to £175 and collect with cash,let me no either way,thanks adam

[Sir Oinksalot]

Damn, thats cheap

With such low miles its bound to be something silly like a coil, condensor etc.

Its a gift YKT

[Fat Jack]

Does it turn over just not catch?

Get close to firing, or nothing at all?

[Torquesport]

Lucky man, I'd love another of those.

I had an 83 Cherry in Black (BUT 919Y). I love the levers that open the rear windows!

[JohnnySomersett]

It turns over, and can be started with tow-starting, it just dies when at Idle.

The engine cranks and it tries to fire, just wont fire properley & run. Once it's tow started and the revs are held at 3-4K its sweet as a nut, just if the revs drop, it dies.

£180 and it's yours, bear in mind unless you can fix it on the road, you'll need a way to get it home

[lowrider11990]

can you please pm me a phone number mate,and il give you a ring,cheers adam

[fred85]

I want it ;D i'm only in fleet....not sure when i'll be able 2 pick it up tho...