Description
1. 3 GS Maxima made slower by a super auto box. Wherever I take it the car gets looks and compliments, even in service stations or sat in traffic people will smile and comment. It is a head turner. Very few left, even less on the road and even less in an auto. Drives superbly with good smooth gear changes and kick down works as it should. I have also worked out the MPG to be around 38 mixed driving which is impressive, cheap to tax cheap to run and depending on age and background, cheap to insure. A genuine usable classic you could jump into and take it to shows, use daily or take it for a long drive. Having been to several shows, again it draws a good share of attention no problems at all. About the car 59k miles provable by MoT history and has a fresh MoT until May 2025 with no advisories. The car is a 1985 and will be MoT exempt next year and tax exempt April 2026. It is an original 5 door model with original radio and after market Clarion Tape Player. A relaxing and slow but great car to drive, always gets looks as they are so rare to see or even find one to buy. A good example of an 80s classic once common and now very few left. The car has no rot having undergone extensive and high quality repairs backed up by photographs completed by Greenhills Restorations, Gloucester. The bodywork has marks and dents all over (it is 39 years old) and I have left this which is the cars life story. I did have repaired panels painted to tidy the car up, you will see it doesn't match however I think it is in keeping with the car. So many ways a new owner could go with this car, leave as is and use, improve further or rat it given it only weights 787KG. Some history and original documentation with the car, V5 present. There are a range of spare parts to be included in the sale. As seen in the pictures, very good for the age, fading as you would expect. Body – all repairs are from fabricated metal not 5 tonnes of body filler. This work corrected all the bodged repairs from the 2019 MOT where it failed on a fair few things.
•Both wings repaired at bottom near doors and where they join to the valance
•Front and rear valances repaired on all corners
•Sills rear both sides including some floor work on drivers side rear (taking care of poor stick on
plates and body filler)
•Sills front both sides
•Repairs to A post bottom where the wing joins
•Chassis repairs removing very poor previous repairs (Plates stuck on!)
•Rear arches repaired with new sections made
•Both rear turrets repaired (removing a really bad previous repair)
•Brand new OEM front and rear bumpers
•Front cross member and radiator panels all cleaned, treated and painted with Buzzweld
•Various fittings, bolts and captive nuts that have broken/ rusted and replaced with new parts
•Repaired panels painted Nugget Gold
•Underneath cleaned, treated with Buzzweld and Lanoguard including inside the chassis.
Brakes and Suspension -It sits on Lotus wheels with new tyres all round including the spare.
Front
•New wheel bearings both sides
•New discs
•New calipers
•New pads
•New drop links
•New bushes
Rear
•New brake lines
•New flexi hoses
•Brake fluid change
•New cylinders both sides
•Brake service
Engine
•New stainless exhaust from down pipe back fitted by Infinity Exhausts Bristol (old one was totally
rotten)
•Radiator recore done and painted
•Full service including filters, oils and plugs
•Tappets adjusted and new rocker gasket fitted
•Manifold removed area cleaned, resealed and new nuts (note the old ones all came off no issues :)
Bores, pistons and valves inspected and new head gasket fitted
Interior
As seen in the pictures, very good for the age, fading as you would expect, still has the parcel shelf with no holes cut for speakers. Clearly some squeaks and rattles but doesn't bother me, car is lovely to drive.
Spare parts
•Ariel
•Rear brake shoes full set
•Rear brake cylinders one set
•Rear brakes full service kit, springs, washers etc.
•Oil sump gasket – genuine nos
•Track rods x 2
•Tie rods x2
•Bumper indicator x 1- genuine nos
•Sidelight and indicator x 1 - genuine nos
•Genuine Maxima Decal sticker set for whole car (handy if you plan to repaint and keep original)
•Roll bar bush x 1
•Crank seal x 1
•Drive shaft gaiter x 1
•Distributor cap x 1
•Fuel pump seal and seal ring x 1 - genuine nos
•Front and side engine mount - - genuine nos
. Rocker Cover and Head gasket
Summary, a super car where rust and bodged repairs are not an issue. I have spent more than I should have to save the car and it now needs a new home, I do want to keep it but do not have the space and have too many cars and I value my marriage. This does not mean I am desperate to sell, I am not, nor that I will take silly offers (inevitably they will come). These are rarely up for sale now, and even less where the expensive stuff that can catch you out has been dealt with and documented to prove so.
