I am going to look and test drive a P1 2moro, its priced at £12.950 from a garage on a X plate. is this good or to high? Can anyone tell me what i need to look for when looking over the car, i no its a 2000 reg and it should be immaculate but 13K is alot of money and i dont want anythin thats bin thrashed to within a inch of its life. Thanks for any help people can give, FINGERS CROSSED!!!!!!

 

Main dealers charge up to 15.5k for P1's.
Main thing i would be looking for is FSSH and a good warranty.
Do a search on here and you will no doubt find that one or two go bang around 50-60k miles.
Nik.

 

oh rite this has got service history and im not sure of warranty!!! its done 50,000 miles so not sure now lol

 

also see wot the warranty actually covers and how much per claim it needs to be ov resonable value on a p1 to be ov any use if you need it

 

Get the P1 vehicle number stamped into the ID plate on passenger strut top & log yourself onto p1woc.co.uk to see if you can find any history on the car.

 

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I got told that the MAF needs to be replaced around 40K -50K if not they usually go bang! around 60K

If it has been replaced then should be ok!

 

All p1's have been thrashed, that's what they are for, but don't let that put you off they are hardy cars.

If it's from a main dealer it will have 12 months warranty which is handy.

Take someone in the know with you, you can't look at one of these cars without expert knowledge or AA type inspection. (unless it's a main dealer).

As for their reliability they have a reputation of breaking and there doesn't appear to be a defiitive answer as to why this happens. If you can't afford an engine rebuild then stay clear.

Take the test drive, you won't be dissapointed. Awesome cars.

 

I was told coz the MAF fails around 40,000 miles & need to be replaced if they dont the engine goes boom!

 

Yes along with..........

Insufficient oil pump/flow
High speed runs cause inadequate intercooler efficiency
Too low RON fuel
"Broquet" (spelling) in the fuel tank see's out its life around 40k

Probably some others aswell.

 

Makes you wonder why some people are prepared to pay up to 15-16 grand for them, bloody sure i wouldn't.
Nik.