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Did anyone on here buy the green Aero for sale at Williams?
Simon
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looked lovely and very low price (in my view)
Aero-Ian
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Needed some TLC n fettling apparently, does anyone know what work was required?
1969 4/4
1995 plus 8
1996 Plus 4 4seater
2002 Aero S1
2013 M3W
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Yes, I went to see it.....a bit more than tlc, ball joints, misaligned rear wheel and steering rack “issues” were just a few of the points on a long list. I would hope the new owner got a considerable discount on the price they were asking, the cracked screen alone will be the best part of £1,000 and a new set of tyres....
It had the potential to be a a great car but Williams estimate of 5k to get it “fixed” was hopelessly optimistic. The paintwork was also an unknown.
A really unloved car, very sad to see it. Nothing un-fixable (I made them an offer) but not cheap to fix.
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Clearly Williams considered the necessary investment could not be recovered or they would have completed the work.
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I just hope whoever has bought it is fully aware of the work involved!
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Yes, I went to see it.....a bit more than tlc, ball joints, misaligned rear wheel and steering rack “issues” were just a few of the points on a long list. I would hope the new owner got a considerable discount on the price they were asking, the cracked screen alone will be the best part of £1,000 and a new set of tyres....
It had the potential to be a a great car but Williams estimate of 5k to get it “fixed” was hopelessly optimistic. The paintwork was also an unknown.
A really unloved car, very sad to see it. Nothing un-fixable (I made them an offer) but not cheap to fix.
Simon - that's a relief Simon;that would have made a hat trick of Aero steering racks.......  James
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I looked at a blue S1 at Williams, was very disappointed with the presentation, I think they still have it, trim and wires hanging off, which for the sake of an hour or two in the workshop could have been sorted.
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Test drove the green car. No problem with the steering at the time, which was a good year before it disappeared off the Williams site. But the clutch action was horendous, like an on /off switch and made the car thoroughly unpleasant to drive. Dont know whether there was something wrong or " they all do that sir".
But it was a pretty car and had real presence
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Howard, if it was the same car we're talking about here, could it be that it was a lemon some time ago when you were driving it?
Then that would mean that you were really unlucky with your first impression of these cars in general?
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