Car viewing tonight
26 December 2012 | 10:07 PM
#31
How would it have been an "ok" car? It was over priced, had no history, high mileage (for the money and lack of history), and not much to say it was "amazing spec", and anything with chavvy lights usually has been ragged and abused.
If you'll settle for an "ok" car, then there's plenty out there, but if your spending strong money, I would want the best I could find, and there are plenty of them about for sale.
Reasons you did the right thing:
Engine light on - could be anything from a reset required to a full rebuild around the next corner.
Wife threw the history away - couldn't they think of a better made up story?!
ABS disconnected - This in itself is bad, there are numerous high power cars, with much more power than that car would ever have, still running ABS and probably glad they have it!
Price - It was strong money for a "not strong" car that could potentially need another few grand spending on it, making it a very overpriced car that you'd never recoup any money from in the future.
...you did the right thing, dont second guess yourself and trick your mind into thinking it could have been good.
If you'll settle for an "ok" car, then there's plenty out there, but if your spending strong money, I would want the best I could find, and there are plenty of them about for sale.
Reasons you did the right thing:
Engine light on - could be anything from a reset required to a full rebuild around the next corner.
Wife threw the history away - couldn't they think of a better made up story?!
ABS disconnected - This in itself is bad, there are numerous high power cars, with much more power than that car would ever have, still running ABS and probably glad they have it!
Price - It was strong money for a "not strong" car that could potentially need another few grand spending on it, making it a very overpriced car that you'd never recoup any money from in the future.
...you did the right thing, dont second guess yourself and trick your mind into thinking it could have been good.
Hold out and one will come along mine did its a peach take off the undertray and the chassis rails are the same colour as outside they are out there this time of year your pissing in the wind with choice early next year January/February they will start trickling back on the market
27 December 2012 | 12:03 PM
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Doubt it; Blobeyes are ten a penny, epescially in WR blue.
Its a buyer's market mate, so just make sure you get a good one, as there are plenty of iffy ones about. This one sounded iffy for the money as I know of newer and cheaper unmolested cars out there with FSH.
Especially with the CEL and ABS with the acclaimed 400bhp and missing history...basically to me that says its bodged about a bit and had previous owners who aren't too attentive to detail - no true car enthusiast throws away history without reason, nor lets the missus do it, and nobody disconnects ABS on newage cars unless racing/rallying. Maybe on the pre 1998 classic cars with 3 channel ABS, but the later 4 channel systems are fine.
Last edited by ALi-B; 27 December 2012 at 12:11 PM.
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