(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...
This! MOT advisories from a year ago are probably fails by now, and considering it needs MOT soon, you also don't know what other non-obvious things might need doing. I'd set aside £100 for that at least. £126 for 6 months tax. And then £250 at least for the clutch and cable at a garage.
That's over £1100 for an old XUD within a couple of months!
It does look alright though, just not at that price.
As for headgasket, check for hard coolant hoses after a drive, bubbles in the coolant, and signs of rusty orange colour around the header tank. If that engine picture is recent, it doesn't look like part of team orange engine bay at least!
