£140
1989 360GLT [collected November 88]
163,700 miles
Ocean Blue, 5-speed, 1986 cc
Tax: end of this month (April)
MOT: November 2007
Sadly, it’s time to say goodbye my loyal friend, the 360. My dad bought it new and I’ve been an additional driver on it for 10 years. Needless to say, the car has served my family well. (I still remember how excited I was as a 9 year-old, going along to collect our brand new car). Now that my parents have immigrated to Canada, I simply cannot afford to maintain it to the standard in which I want it to be. However, I did recently spend a couple hundred, by having repaired a number of things to improve the car. This included a replacement driver’s seatbelt unit, replacement headlamp reflector unit, driver’s electric window repair, replacement cassette radio. Sadly having done the repairs and a full service & MOT, some idiot bumped into the driver’s side whilst it was parked damaging both doors.
The engine still sounds good and I believe it has quite a few miles left. However it does run hotter than normal and the water needs topping up every few hundred miles. The cooling system/radiator may need to be looked at. The passenger door handle opens both from the inside and outside, but the key does not go into the lock – needs realigning after the mechanism was repaired. Has a relatively new exhaust, (replaced in the last couple of years).
This car has been serviced annually, initially at Volvo (Continental Cars, Essex) and then at a reliable local garage for the last 15 or so years.
Tyres are good and it has an unused Pirelli spare in the boot.
With some work this car can be made into something respectable again.
The heated seats, electric windows, wipers, power steering and fog lights work.
Not working:
Central locking
Sunroof (in closed position) – mechanism broke last summer
A rear door outside handle doesn’t work (mechanism).
Passenger lumber adjustment
Cigarette lighter
Driver’s Door mirror
Clock
Reading light. (I am using a battery-powered stick-on light)
Working but not perfectly.
Indicator stalk. One of the plastic connections to central unit broke. Does not automatically cancel.
The body work is generally rust-free, (apart from on the damaged doors and a small area on the boot lid), but has scratches.
Can anyone give it a dignified retirement?
If so, my number is 07952 218638
or email me at marcus9@gmail.com
Thanks for looking,
Marcus
. Just kidding...much better than the crusher! 
