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classiccarman:
Hi, I've just joined the forum as I am just about to be the proud owner of 3 C5's bought on EBay :) They are all scrap and in need of love and attention. The idea is to make one working one out of the 3. One of them looked really rough in the photo but was only £36 and painted black but should be worth it for the motor alone. I am having trouble finding a reliable courier to pick them up. They are all in different parts of the country so hiring a van and doing it my self would be a real road trip. One courier quoted £20 each after I had given them the weight without the battery and the exact size of the C5 but refused to load them on arrival saying they were too heavy >:(  I have some more quotes so I look forward to getting my hands on them.
I have always wanted one since the launch so I thought it was about time I got one. Working one's seem to fetch silly money at the moment. They seem to be becoming collectors icons. It just shows that Sir Clive was ahead of his time in so many of his inventions. 

I also took delivery of a Zike on Friday (another Ebay purchase). Again, another great piece of design which was even less successful than the C5. It has regenerative braking charging the batteries up. Everthing works on it but alas the drive belt is snapped :-\ Anyone know where I can source a new one? It is 86cm long and 8mm wide. The tooth spacing is 2mm. I am going to try a lawn mower spares depot in town tomorrow to see if they have anything close, but a belt specialist on Ebay has kindly offered to match one up if I send him the snapped one.

I have also started collecting the Sinclair electronic gadgets. I remember building the Sinclair Micromatic matchbox radio when I was a kid from a kit. It cost 39 shillings and sixpence or just under 2 quid in new money. I spent many an hour playing games on my Spectrum (which I still have). I have just bought a Black Watch from the States which of course dosen't work but with a bit of cleaning and some better battery contacts it started counting so there is hope for that one yet ;D The story is they had more returned faulty when new than actually worked.

I hope soon to join the ranks of owning a working C5. It will be great to use around Rutland water which has a 23 mile track round it near where I live. I need something to keep up with the Mrs who has an electric PowaBike which is capable of 15mph along the straight :o

minidaz:
Hi and welcome to the forum  :)

Sounds like you've got plenty to keep you busy  ;D but if you get stuck with anything then there are people on here who are very knowledgable and helpful, and will be able to point you in the right direction  :)

If your near Rutland Water, then your not that far from quite a few of us ( i'm in Sawtry and a few members are in the Peterborough area )

In fact i'll actually be going round Rutland Water on the 22nd, helping to raise money for a local school by walking 17 miles of it  :o ;D

Darren

Karl:
welcome to c5alive matie  8)

radiomarty:
Hi bud - im not too far away either - £26 is a bargain bud  :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER:
Hi there I live in ilkeston if you are passing just ring me and drop in and I will take a look at your C5s bye Chas

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