Mpg, Turbo insurance, and where to buy a beautiful 480?!

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David London
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Mpg, Turbo insurance, and where to buy a beautiful 480?!

Post by David London » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:27 pm

Hello 480 fanatics!

How many mpg do you get on yours?

Does the insurance go up a lot up for the Turbo?

I've been looking for a nice 480 in or around London. No joy so far. All the good ens seem to be in Yorkshire or Wales! :cryhard:

Any tips on how to track one down - ebay, autotrader and this site of course are all on my list at the moment.

Any dealers that I should try?

Great site, thanks for your help! :hopping:
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Post by catgroom » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:27 pm

Hi David!

Welcome here matey!

Theyre great on fuel if you dont rag em too hard!My Turbos been pampered and can return 40 mpg.The 2.0 ones can too.

Insurance is higher for the Turbo.This will alldepend on age/insurance record etc.

OK,one thing mate.DO broaden your travel scope just this once and you will get a far better choice.Youll only have to do this long journey once or twice (if you go back to pick up the car another time!).

There is one on www.uk.freeads.net It is in Paignton,Devon with 81k on and is rare silver/grey,manual and good history.

Apart from that theres the 51k Paris Blue one on ebay at the moment.This sort of condition car wont be repeated again for a long long time I'd say.

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David London
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Post by David London » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:35 pm

Ok good advice. I will broaden my search. Saw a couple in Dorset which isn't too much of a strech.

The paris blue one on ebay: it did look great, would have happily travel for that one. Phoned the guy this morning and he'd sold it through his local paper. Asked him how much for....he told me around £1000.
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Re: Mpg, Turbo insurance, and where to buy a beautiful 480?!

Post by Big Brother » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:58 pm

David London wrote:All the good ens seem to be in Yorkshire or Wales! :cryhard:
I wish :(

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k999ste
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nice 480

Post by k999ste » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:46 pm

hi i have got two 480's for sale at the moment a gt (only 250 made) and a ltd edition with only 64k from new, this is a corker, just has a little scrape on the n/sbump trim which will be repaired before i sell it.

if you are keen then ill send you some pics and links, just pm me. ;)
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Post by Matthew Brennan » Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:37 pm

1. 42.8 Miles per gallon @ 60 mph on the M5
2. Tesco won't insure a turbo, its a policy of thiers
3. To get a Bargain you will have to travel
4. You could ask John at Volcare in Plymouth to look out for one for you, he has many contacts.
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