how much?

[Šįk]

hey, could be buying a very mint example 172 this weekend, only done 20,000 over the past 6years and it hasnt had a cambelt and aux service to get them changed. how much am i exptected to pay to get this done, aslo how long will it take to do... finally will the car be ok to drive untill i get it done...???


SORRY THIS IS A DUPLICATE THREAD, MY COMY DID SOMTHING VERY STRANGE.. LOL

 

[Bluebeard]

£300 ish tops.

As for driving it...... Bit risky imo.

 

[Šįk]

omg gay! i need to get it all the way up north (carlisle) from dover wen i buy it to get it serviced were i live aswell...

if it turned bad what would hapen?

 

[Jonny_Paul]

Snapped belt, bent valves etc. You'd have to be unlucky for it to snap on your way home, but it is a canny drive and is possible!

 

[Bash]

its only done 20K so that's a plus, fact its 6 years old and hasn't been changed is a minus so its about 50 50. If your a member of the AA and have roadside relay, call them up get them to come look at the car just say you think the cambelt may be slipping nothing else. If they don't tow you home then you will have a receipt from the AA mechanic to say they think your car is ok to get you home and if it breaks on the way back it will be their problem. Its not cheep to change due to the size of the engine and the small engine bay and it doesn't help the fact parts are not cheep either.

Good Luck!

 

[Ian_182]

Good luck with it

 

[Bluebeard]

Can you not trailer it?

Think about it, your asking a 6 year old (relatively) unused brittle piece of rubber to contain your engines sanity for what, 600 miles???

 

[Šįk]

ino... hmmm is very tricky situation... an no i dont have access to a trailer, thing is im confused to y it hasnt gone already... hes done 2,500 miles in it in the last 8month..

 

[meeeees]

Is it black? I know the guy selling it if it is, it is a good clean example. IMO it would probably be fine on your way home, just take it easy.

 

[Šįk]

yea its black, guys called dan.. is it the guy u thort it was?

Is it black? I know the guy selling it if it is, it is a good clean example. IMO it would probably be fine on your way home, just take it easy.

 

[meeeees]

Yeh I know him hes my Clio buddy lol. As far as im aware he has looked after it well, just hasn't had the belts done obviously.

 

[The Boosh!]

give the seller money to get it done for you before you pick it up?

 

[Šįk]

good idea..! i dont know what to offer him tho... car is a 02plate, 20,000miles. mint condition (cambelt could get done before i pickup).. what would you guys offer for it?

 

[iimushroomzii]

2k with no cambelt done.

 

[Fletcher]

Or just take it very easy.

 

[The Boosh!]

2k with no cambelt done.

Bit low for a car with 20k miles on it?

Mate, offer him 3k WITH the cambelt done (get him to f**k about doing it). If he accepts that great, but i would have thought he will push for a few hundered more.

Not many 20k RSs about

 

[iimushroomzii]

Still a six year old car though, Cars with less miles normally encounter more problems than cars with higher miles, If that makes sense.