Austin Maestro 1.6L - Wisbech PE13 - £300

[xbo11ox]

Whagwan bludz,

I am beavering away to try and get this sorted before I go on holiday, so this is a half-arsed ad to see if anyone wants it before I go.







Good points: One owner from new till Oct last year, then a lad who saved it from the scrapper, and now me. 46k on the clock and in excellent general nick, engine sounds absolutley lovely. Never previously bumped/painted/welded (i've welded it now though) or bodged in any way. Manual choke conversion. 12 months MOT!

bad points: No tax, centre console is a mess, one odd wheeltrim, needs choke cable fitting properly (I havent threaded it through the dash! Starts lovely anyway in this nice weather). Thats about it really.

I bought this on a whim but have other bigger and better projects to get on with so really just need to rehome it. I am currently doing the MOT jobs which involved minor welding to the rear ends of the sills, and new rear brakes.

Asking price is £300 NO OFFERS, Cheap decent motors with a full ticket are in short supply these days so I really cant let it go for any less. Its a really nice old thing anyway, not messed about with at all, door bottoms, screen pillars etc are mint unlike most of these old things.

I'll sort some more pics tonight, if you want any more info call me, O78OO 9O2396.

Cheers

[mickeytaker]

interior pics please

[MrT]

Ooh, this is tempting...

I've no use for it at all at the moment, and really can't justify it, but it is bl**dy lovely

And as kool as a Mivvi in Raybans... - shuffler09 obviously hasn't got a clue what he's talking about

Dale

[Viscount Basingstoke]

Great looking car and the 1.6 is a good engine, good like with the sale. Ignore the pricks

[djhooke]

Used to have a 1.3 myself, had so much fun p*****g off chavs in fiesta's and corsa's !!, they are a decent car GLWTS matey.

[WillCarter]

What an angry young man.

[yorkieracer]

Normally it p***es me off when some knobend comes along who thinks people actually give a sh*t what they think and bleeds all over a guy who's just trying to sell his pride and joy. But what this di*k is doing this time is actually keeping the ad at the top, giving the seller a free bump everytime he spouts his plums. Good luck with the sale mate, not for me, but it is a lovely old bus.

[nigelbickle]

Luck Bol. Nice mota- glad your'e not closer.

Ignore the munter.

[xbo11ox]

I'd like to point out that any monies garnered from the sale of this Maestro, will be used soleley for the purposes of buying/fixing up other old tat, so you can buy with a clear conscience that you are doing your bit to keep the UK's fleet of old snotters on the road where they belong!

[rmad]

Apologies for the rather bizarre looking thread chaps, I've endeavoured to remove the pleb, but remnants remain in some other replies.

Back to Maestro selling.

[PandaSelecta]

Have a bump

[xbo11ox]

Just passed the MOT this morning. Lovely job!

[xbo11ox]

Quick bump for this as I am now back from my holiday. No-one tempted by a years motoring for 0.3 grand?

[mickeytaker]

is that a scab on the bonnet or just bird poo lol , any interior pics available please

[xbo11ox]

Tis some 'sparrow blatter'. I will rustle up some new & better pics on monday night

[Pistonbroke]

God I hope my Mrs doesn't come on here tonight, she knows I have £350 burning a hole in my pocket and will spend it for me!! She has a strange obsession with Maestros!

[turkeywelder]

xbollox,

Is this still available sir? How much work is it to sort the choke cable out do you reckon?

Pics of the interior would be nice if you've got them,

Thanks

[xbo11ox]

To sort the cable, you'll have to disconnect/remove it, remove the blanking plate in the dashboard, drill a hole in that, put the cable through it, thread the cable through the dashboard & bulkhead into the engine bay, and reconnect it at the carb. Its not a big deal at all, in fact i'll sort it out myself this week if I have time.

[Rob M]

...and while your at it, give it a full decoke, recore the rad, ensure it is professionally valeted then deliver the car personally and pay the new owner the £300 as a thank you for wanting it.
Ye gods! Does every car have to be an overpriced and utter pile of cack before anybody is falling over themselves to buy it?
This Maestro is stonking good value, choke cable or no choke cable.
Tell you what xbo11ox, you should have sledgehammered some dents into it, replaced the good wings with rotten ones and shat into the interior. I reckon you could have then at least doubled your asking price and would have sold the car ten times over already.....
Sorry, rant over.

[xbo11ox]

Calm down zeb! I'm sure it will find a home before too long, just needs the right person to come along. I havent advertised it anywhere else yet due to me being on holiday all last week.