Buying 2nd hand, advice please....

[tomdbomb61_djtj]

been looking for a clio for a friend of mine, and found this:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/131643.htm

She doesnt want to spend over £2K, this looks like a good buy.

However I have just rang the guy who is selling it, and he has said that in the last couple of days the exhaust has started to rattle when in 1st gear.

If it were a car you were interested in, would you ask him to take it to a garage to find out what is wrong prior to going to look at it? it is 30 miles away, and I am no mechanic, so wouldnt know what is wrong.

Suggestions?

 

[S22 JGS]

cant see why he wouldnt take it to get looked at... not gonna cost him anything

 

[rich19]

if he wont do that then just nok off the price of a new exhaust off the purchase price and it maybe only a braket. if he`s told u on the fone tho it appears he`s an honest man 2 an extent

 

[tomdbomb61_djtj]

He has said he will sell it for £1750, does that seem reasonable? or would you be safe and get him to check first?

 

[Rich_16v]

If its only in 1st gear then its prob just when idling, at a guess it'll be a worn exhaust hanger and the rattle could well be the exhaust tickling the rear beam

When driving (i.e not in 1st gear) the engine sits up and straightens out the exhaust system moving it away from the beam

I'm guessing that is the problem, if so its any easy fix

No harm in going to have a look

 

[_M_A_T_T_]

sound gd mate it shunt cost that much 2 sort out an exsaust get under it an c if it of a bracket n give it a gd shake

 

[ports172]

i think alot of money for not alot of car

 

[dannyh_17]

i paid 1465 for an s reg with 48 k on clock tho for a 2000 reg in black that seems a good price and also the milage is fairly decent id sort the rear lights out tho

 

[dannyh_17]

it could be the heatshield on the exhaust flapping this happened to my brother and its fine now jus ripped of the flapping bit and the sound went

 

[Christopher]

heat shield probably

 

[bendee]

lol @ the tights on the lights

 

[gtruk]

:| oh dear