Tarting up

[pat]

Hello people.

I'm seriously such a rubbish driver. As a result, my poor CC needs some tarting up. That being, a lick of paint applied to the front skirt where I scraped it against a high wall the other day, and the alloys (pretty much all 4, oh yes) given some TLC till they look unfrayed and normal...

Question is - I know I couldn't expect monkeys to do jobs like that, so where (especially in the Sheffield area) can I take the car to with the confidence it will get its little workout ready for those sunny roofdown months??

Also, anyone with experience as to how much these sort of things cost?

Thanks for any help!

(Oooh just noticed I've been a member for a year!)

[Lyndon]

sorry i can't help out but congrats on being a member for a year

[magicman]

Hiya Pat...

I don't know if these people are any help?

http://www.the-plastic-surgeon.co.uk


I have heard they have a very good reputation.

Chris.

[pat]

Hey thanks for the replies. I looked at the plastic surgeon magicman, but their automotive stuff is based in Exeter unfortunately.

However, I did find this company after a quick online search who are coming out to me on Friday the 13th. Seems reasonable and they're nationwide!

[pat]

Well to report back - the evalet bloke was extremely good!

Spent nearly 3 hours here, cleaning inside and out of the car and making scratches disappear like you wouldn't believe. The scratch treatment was pricey (£75) - but worth it... and the valet, well almost unbelievable at less than £25... I have paid more for a lot less before!

Ironically I then proceeded to drive down a dirty road to take some pictures of the car, like this one!



Now... he couldn't fix my alloys. It was the two passenger side ones - he recommended they get 'machined' down... but I'm thinking of selling the car and a couple of new alloys would probably go down better, if the price is right...

My questions are the following(!)....

Can I source these exact alloys anywhere but the monkey hut, as these seem to be rather overpriced! If so or even if not, what prices have you been quoted?

I'm thinking of selling the car - sacrilege I hear you shout! I know! I love my CC... I just get itchy feet... I know, no matter how much I explain it will it sound right to me either.

With this in mind, I wondered what kind of price is perhaps suitable? It is an 02 (registered 26th August so just missed 52 by days), has 13000 miles on the clock, 2.0 SE with all the gadgets (auto lights/wipers, climate control etc), black cloth interior, a £1000 ICE install of Sony MP3/CD + 6 MP3/CD changer, replacement front speakers (Bulldog), 320w amp and a JBL 10" sub, the lovely Chrome Hoops (thanks Derek!), a ConMatic 40 installed which works an absolute treat (thanks Greenday!)... and of course it wouldn't be complete without the clear rear fog light and limited edition tax disc holder (see, told you I gave the car TLC sometimes!) It even has the non squeeky version of the brake pads, installed some 4000 miles ago. The only thing I really need to do is get the alloys I mentioned to make it pretty near perfect! Now... how much!!

Thank you for reading all that through and happy Valentine's day!

[Derek]

car looks nice ...........

if it's any help i was offered £13k against a 307CC 180 for 1st march with my car as is with extra's but excluding the plate - mines has 32k miles.

try ebay for the wheels, worth a try.

[carl]

Maybe someone on here has a set of OEM wheels that they'll let go cheap (i.e. they've upgraded to bigger/better ones).

When I had the Subaru, I bought a set of OEM 16" wheels for £100 (which I later sold for a couple of bottles of wine). Just before Christmas I bought a set of OEM 16" TVR wheels for £125. Tyres are pretty bald, but the alloys are in better nick than the ones on my car!