BiMU Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 So after some looking around which seemed for eternity I finally picked up a VTI Aerodeck. All the cheaper ones went so quick and so saw one on Gumtree that had been there for a while but was up in Dewsbury, a good 3 and a half hours away. I had originally wanted to wait until my CRV had sold but I thought to just go for it and stop procrastinating. On the Saturday my father and I set of at 7:30am to head up and look at the Aerodeck and basically buy it. I had a agreed with the seller that I was going to come up and was very interested. The problem was that after committing to the journey the seller had also committed to getting it through it's MOT no matter the cost. The original agreed price was was £1300 which was I would think mid range price range as I had seen them go as cheap as £550 and as high as £1800 dependant on condition and spec. This one was at 63,000miles in Baikal Green but had been stood for a year, with that I was dubious but went anyway. Got there and I went against all the buying conventions, not seeing it first, raining and the car was running. So I couldn't tell the condition of the body or engine - grrrrrrr. However it did pass it's MOT so it was legal but it had not been cared for as it was stood for a long while and the seller was a builder/joiner by trade and used it for work purposes. Reason he was selling was that he had a fall at work and was not able to drive a manual car. After chatting and looking over it and seeing what needed to be replaced or fixed and my dad spotting a dodgy tyre and getting him to replace both rear tyres we agreed a sale on £1200 also including a full replacement interior, door cards, carpet and Powerflow mid section and back box. I don't mind a little project but there is a long list, especially after looking at it in the cold light of day! Drove it down from Dewsbury and I must say it is a really nice engine, pulled well and sweet through the gears. Probably the best engine in a car that I've owned so far. It's a nice comfy ride albeit the bounciness and the skittishness of pulling away hard - hopefully that's down to the tyres. Anyway here's some pics: Bad drivers window rubber and suspected worn teeth on the regulator. Random coloured driver's side wing mirror - cracked! Mash up heater vent! Sunroof seal tatty! This is the state of centre console - was ripped out due to screws rusted. Here's some good bits! 64,000 miles (after driving it back) Nice and clean... from a distance! Finally here's a to do list! It was done after spending Sunday morning fitting the new interior... well the rear seats - was way too cold to do the fronts and carpet! Parts needed: Drivers wing mirror Passenger wing mirror glass Drivers side window rubber Front passenger window rubber Plastic cover under steering wheel Middle vent Armrest console Grab handle screw covers x 3 Floor mats Rear load replacement carpet section Rear side covers Rear load cover New tyres x 4 (maybe!) New spare wheel tyre Tools New car key New alarm system or new fob Sun-roof rubber seal Original air filter box Front passenger lower fog light Passenger front headlight washer jet surround Passenger upper wish bone Bodywork to look at:Front passenger wingDrivers front wing rust coming throughOther things to do:ABS lightHandbrake lightCheck steering componentsOnce writing the list it has put me off a little as I really wanted something cleaner and more complete BUT I am determined to save it and have it back to it's original former glory. Just have to get on with it even if it I've got most of the parts on the way from a local Aerodeck being broken for parts, so means a weekend full of cold tinkering. It's a daily so I'll be finding little things wrong and also finding awesome things about it. Future plans (that are not basic upkeep and fixing)MGZS rear ARBClay and polishCoilovers probably Meister or BCHave a look at possible wheel options.Will hope to update regularly, hope I can save it too after initial high purchase price. Cheers Jason 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayhoath83 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Sounds like the same sort of list mine has become . She is an awesome colour though dude i wanted a baikal green one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiMU Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Sounds like the same sort of list mine has become . She is an awesome colour though dude i wanted a baikal green one Cheers mate. Really wanted a more sorted car but they're difficult to find as it is and everyone would rather break them and make money! I do like the colour, originally wanted a black one. I'm sure the list will get longer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice low miles though.. The other bits can all be changed A you say though it's quite a list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakey135 Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 That is some list mate, but low milage sweet engine is the main thing! As said the rest can be deakt with over time ... Saying that a year or so on im still working on some of my first todo list lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiMU Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Nice low miles though.. The other bits can all be changed A you say though it's quite a list. I'll have half of the list done by Saturday and it'll be mechanical and outer cosmetic stuff next! Glad it's easy swap bits! That is some list mate, but low milage sweet engine is the main thing! As said the rest can be deakt with over time ... Saying that a year or so on im still working on some of my first todo list lol!! That's true the engine is pretty sweet, although it does also need a cambelt change soon! (Damn I better put that on the list!) f**k yes!!!Sorry for the language!GLE! GLE!@philgor!Yeh!!!! GLE bros!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Fuck yes!!!Sorry for the language!GLE! GLE!@philgor!Yeh!!!! We have an official civic 5 GLE register somewhere! !!Used to be in your sig! @BiMU I have a spare centre vent as I had bought one for a similar job, there might be enough of it left to help you out, I'll get a photo of it later. If it's any good you can have it mate. Looks like a Pirates black wing mirror on there that's damaged. New regulator will sort the window alignment out, don't get an eBay one as I had and it killed the motor after a few weeks, second hand OEM would be better but again, can be hit and miss. Good luck with the list, I had a similar one with my VTi-S when I bought it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Welcome along mate! Not a stunner but a good base to work from! Nice long road trip too, we all love them Looking forward to seeing you progress mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 PS I think the name is cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiMU Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Used to be in your sig! @BiMU I have a spare centre vent as I had bought one for a similar job, there might be enough of it left to help you out, I'll get a photo of it later. If it's any good you can have it mate. Looks like a Pirates black wing mirror on there that's damaged. New regulator will sort the window alignment out, don't get an eBay one as I had and it killed the motor after a few weeks, second hand OEM would be better but again, can be hit and miss. Good luck with the list, I had a similar one with my VTi-S when I bought it! Cheers mate but I have a vent on the way already... got excited/anxious and bought a whole load of parts. I'll ask the guy I'm getting parts from if he has the regulator. Welcome along mate! Not a stunner but a good base to work from! Nice long road trip too, we all love them Looking forward to seeing you progress mate! Thanks for the welcome! Yep definitely not a stunner, I haven't got super big plans so hopefully it's a simple Wheeler Dealers type restoration. PS I think the name is cool! Hahaha yeah I like it too. I always try and name my cars based on their registration and I guess because this one had 'GLE' so added the 'N' and love the 'Deck' bit which reminded me and missus of this Kiwi advert: So now everytime I say the name I say it with the accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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