(10-07-2014, 11:17 PM)Curt Wrote: Looks pretty good . Although, with a slipping clutch and short T&T you have good opportunity to get some money off...

(11-07-2014, 10:43 AM)spike2002 Wrote: Check the inner pasenger wheel arch for rot. Esp if there is no arch liner fitted

(11-07-2014, 10:21 AM)bigcheez2k3 Wrote: Where are you getting it from? Might be a member local that could help for the price of lunch.

(11-07-2014, 11:17 AM)powerandtorque Wrote: You really need to go on condition and what you see in front of you in the metal as there's only so much that you can tell from a few ropey pictures and a description that may not be very true to reality.

That said, I agree with what has been said about that looking expensive with a clutch that's going to be replacement shortly (circa £300 fitted) and with only a few weeks MOT. If you're not particularly mechanically minded, I think you might be better bartering for for the seller to get a fresh MOT on the car as part of the sale, preferably at an MOT station of your choosing, rather than a small discount that would go nowhere near covering the costs if there's any notable MOT failure points on the car which isn't exactly beyond the rhelms of possiblity.

Indeed, the response on the seller when you ask them to put a fresh MOT on it as a condition of sale will be telling, as all too often cars are sold with short MOT remaining because the seller knows full well that it's likely to fail horribly and they want to palm it off on some mug.

(11-07-2014, 07:50 AM)Tom Wrote: 650 is a bit rich tbh, id want it alot cheaper, but then im cornish...

(11-07-2014, 04:46 PM)Andy annear Wrote: Been on autotrader for aaaages iirc.. best of luck though dude

(11-07-2014, 05:38 PM)Lolben91 Wrote: Open the boot and give the arches a good thump, it's an S reg so they should be fine but you never know. Open the oil filler tube and check it's not full of this grey/white/watery shit like mine was, was only condensation build up because the intake pipe to the turbo had split, but still. Make sure you start it cold and don't touch the throttle, if there's smoke and it sounds like it's struggling a little, and when you press the throttle a little and the idle changes and it sounds different, it's possible that was oil sat on the pistons from a soon to die turbo, it's hard to explain that one but someone may have a video they could link? If the clutch is slipping and the engine does run away, goodbye engine

(11-07-2014, 05:48 PM)Nathan1305 Wrote:

(11-07-2014, 05:38 PM)Lolben91 Wrote: Open the boot and give the arches a good thump, it's an S reg so they should be fine but you never know. Open the oil filler tube and check it's not full of this grey/white/watery shit like mine was, was only condensation build up because the intake pipe to the turbo had split, but still. Make sure you start it cold and don't touch the throttle, if there's smoke and it sounds like it's struggling a little, and when you press the throttle a little and the idle changes and it sounds different, it's possible that was oil sat on the pistons from a soon to die turbo, it's hard to explain that one but someone may have a video they could link? If the clutch is slipping and the engine does run away, goodbye engine

Yeah he says the clutch only slips when you try push it. Mine was like that it's fine for everyday driving but when you put more power on it slips a bit

(11-07-2014, 06:33 PM)Lolben91 Wrote:

(11-07-2014, 05:48 PM)Nathan1305 Wrote:

(11-07-2014, 05:38 PM)Lolben91 Wrote: Open the boot and give the arches a good thump, it's an S reg so they should be fine but you never know. Open the oil filler tube and check it's not full of this grey/white/watery shit like mine was, was only condensation build up because the intake pipe to the turbo had split, but still. Make sure you start it cold and don't touch the throttle, if there's smoke and it sounds like it's struggling a little, and when you press the throttle a little and the idle changes and it sounds different, it's possible that was oil sat on the pistons from a soon to die turbo, it's hard to explain that one but someone may have a video they could link? If the clutch is slipping and the engine does run away, goodbye engine

Yeah he says the clutch only slips when you try push it. Mine was like that it's fine for everyday driving but when you put more power on it slips a bit

I was stressing more that you try check the turbo as best you can, hell even if you have to pop the pipe that connects the turbo to the top mount to check for an excess of oil, my point is if the clutch is slipping and the turbo happens to let go, a clutch that slips when a bit of power is added wont be able to stall the engine.

But like everyone has said so far
Check rear wheels for signs of camber
Check the rear arches, not cool going to the beach and coming back with a boot full of it
When was the cam belt last done? Service history at all? Previous MOTs?
Squeeze the top radiator hose, if its hard then i would leave it as thats headgasket territory, also check the water tank for mayo
Check the oil level and look at the floor under where the engine was parked over, mine leaked oil from both sides of the crank seal and it does ruin drive ways
If its smokey on a cold start up and clears when you blip the throttle a little and the idle sounds different, that may be a sign the turbo is on its way out, mine lasted about 3 weeks doing that every morning before it let go, but my clutch was very good and stalled the engine even when the RPM gauge was over 6k
Check under the car where the footwells would be, because sometimes they get jacked up wrong and the underneath gets bent, which caused one of mine to rust and needs welding

Other than that do the standard car viewing procedure, tyre condition, look for odd sounds, get a test drive and get it through all the gears, get it to up to temperature and see what happens, all electrics work, is there much fuel in it

I dont think the front window tints look illegal, they look the same as mine but it might be worth getting it checked anyway as it could save you a ball ache

But yeah, that does look a really nice example, good luck!

(11-07-2014, 06:34 PM)Seb_Ryan Wrote: When you going to view it? Pontypridd is only ~half hour from me and im a qualified mechanic

(11-07-2014, 07:18 PM)Seb_Ryan Wrote: Ahh crap cant make it at that time mate, busy until around 12