Picked it up today, and to be honest I now know why it was £695. Not that I'm too dissapointed, it's something to keep me occupied!
Bad points:
The paintwork does look quite tired, not as pink as I'd thought but a bit tatty round the edges, and there is a bit of rust
, but nothing a day with a grinder and a teeny bit of welding wont put right.
Slight whhuuurrring noise from the rear, not sure what it is, any ideas? It gets kinda faster at higher speeds, something to do with the diff?
The diff sensor needs cleaning/replacing i think, as the speedometer, odomiter etc. don't work. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Central locking doesn't work, but no doubt there's about a million threads on here that'll help me sort that out if I can't get anywhere.
Electric rear mirrors don't work.
Good points:
Excellent interior, only a bit of wear on the gear knob and a slight scuff at the very back of the headlining.
The engine is amazing, really quiet, smooth and goes like a mad man after about 3500rpm.
Brakes and suspension feel fine.
Lots of receipts for things like new disks, new fuel lines, fuel pump, head gasket, yadda yadda yadda all fitted pretty recently.
Plus it got me all the way back from Manchester without putting a foot wrong!
I do like this car alot, if I had been more patient though, would I have waited and spent the little extra on a better condition one? I guess I'll work that out when I start sorting out all the niggles.
I'll try and get some pics up soon too!
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