Looking for another 306

[Redordead89]

Hi guys I've currently got a corsa vxr and I've never loved a car more than my old hdi I had a couple of years back. Any advice on picking one and what I should look out for? Also how much I am looking at spending on a good one?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161788274647?_...EBIDX%3AIT

this looks a nice one.,

That does look and sounds nice in the ad, if you are gng to look at one, get down under the back of the car on your back if poss and lift and drop the rear end with your hands, listen out for creaking from the rear axle beam and from behind the car have a look at the camber angle of each rear wheel, if they are sloped in a lot at the top then the chances are its gonna need a new recon axle for about £250 so figure this in to your budget! All 306's are old now and most have been sadly neglected in their later years so try and get a low previous owner car with a good history folder and receipts!
Also try get one that's recently had a cam belt change or again figure this into your budget as one of your first jobs to do!
Test all elecs and run the car up to temp! Most HDI's don't overheat unless there's a serious issue so get it on the motorway then do a few b roads and try to get a feel for sloppy rear handling and bangs and knocks from the chassis! Feel the floor carpets in the front footwells for moisture, if wet either there's a leak somewhere or the heater matrix is on its way out ( dash out job ) so make sure you get heaters upto temp and test on all fan speeds! If matrix is on its way out you will probs smell a sweet chemically smell coming from the vents!