[benb404]

19,000 miles
2008
£5,500

I've searched for common faults and found a few worrying ones.

4th piston going
air con pipe
expensive wheel bearings
paint work is awful (bubbles)
random dents appearing (from jacking up I guess).

Needs to be run on super unleaded, and warmed up and cooled down before use. I'm guessing that relates to the 4th piston problem.
And there's no guarantee this has been done...

After reading that I'm pretty certain it's a no go. It almost seems like i'm posting this to convince someone to change my mind alm: :laugh:

 

[Vegas]

Shutter . Not ever cheap

 

[benb404]

Shutter?

 

[Vegas]

Shitter

 

[benb404]

As I looked at others prices, I thought this is a 'too good to be true' advert...

Nevermind ay? Just have to get a better job

 

[Bradders]

Link to the ad?

 

[benb404]

Can you amend the price on autotrader as I swear it was 5,475;
link

But I think I would prefer this;
link

Still looks nice, crappy 1.2 NA but still better than my 1.0 3 pot. Won't have the more expensive common issues. and insurance will be about £500 cheaper. Overall maintenance easier and cheaper.

 

[Bradders]

thats why it was too good to be true lol was probably a pricing error, and the second one is nice! would be good if that was a vxr too!

 

[benb404]

I don't think vxr is the way for me... or the bloody mrs alm:

Yeah the insurance is about £500 cheaper on the other one. But I can understand why

 

[Bradders]

If you was going to get a vxr of any kind i'd recommend the astra! corsa's are poo on the cornering.

 

[benb404]

FFS Cat C... alm:

 

[Bradders]

which one lol? the vxr?

 

[benb404]

The 1.2

 

[Bradders]

bit steep for a 1.2 lol wait just seen its 2011 lol

 

[benb404]

Yeah, 2011 still under VX warranty... Just.

 

[benb404]

basically to be a cat c the car must have had about £7000 worth a damage as the cost has to be more than the value of the car?

Probably worth steering clear I suppose

 

[Bradders]

no thats for a write off the cost has to be more than the car! was probably rear shunted or something and had to have new boot, bumper etc.. or bonnet bumper and wings

 

[benb404]

If it comes to it I might call and ask what happened, and if there's photo proof before and after fix. If it's nothing major.