Too good to be true?

[Ex-User (41173)]

Hey all, im currently looking for a 172,

to good to be true?

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2002&vehicleRegLetter=02

Any thoughts?

James

 

[phantomx0_1]

Looks good. Make sure the belts have been done! Very low miles!!!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

its not a cup

and i'll bet £10 its hasn't had the belts done

 

[Da]

Exactly, low mileage means the belt changes will have gone out the window.

Oh it's not a Cup!

 

[Revels]

Will still need belts.

Its also not a Cup.

*edit*

Lets all 3 of us say the same thing! LOL

 

[Ex-User (41173)]

but other than belts and it not being a cup, is it a good price?

im slightly suspicious!

 

[Revels]

Yeh, its pretty good.

You'll need to spend £5/600 on a big service though.

 

[Ex-User (41173)]

what cambelt and aux belt?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yup

 

[Ex-User (41173)]

cambelt at those miles! bloody hell lol

 

[Fred@BTM]

5years from new OR 72K miles

WHICHEVER COMES FIRST

 

[Edd]

Age and miles, needs doing every 5 years regardless of miles.

 

[Edd]

too slow...

 

[Ex-User (41173)]

so to be realistic, i need to nock at least a grand off!

 

[Curley]

At most £500.

I think that the owner hasn't got a clue about the car and its been driven slowly in a high gear with low revs all its life lol

 

[Revels]

lol @ knocking a grand off.

£3.5k is a good deal if its mint. You wont find a MINT one for that price with the belts done. You'll get the odd story on here of Bobs mates cat walker who got one with 10k miles with FSH for a bag of Haribo but you'll be unlikely to find one.

Go and check it out and see if they'll knock a few hundred off because of the belts. They probably think it doesnt need them doing because its so low miles.

 

[markhinton]

£3.5k is a good deal if its mint. You wont find a MINT one for that price with the belts done. You'll get the odd story on here of Bobs mates cat walker who got one with 10k miles with FSH for a bag of Haribo but you'll be unlikely to find one.

How's that car been treating him? He did get a billy bargain imho!

 

[cliolou]

u just paid too much marky lol

 

[cat171]

lol @ knocking a grand off.

£3.5k is a good deal if its mint. You wont find a MINT one for that price with the belts done. You'll get the odd story on here of Bobs mates cat walker who got one with 10k miles with FSH for a bag of Haribo but you'll be unlikely to find one.

Go and check it out and see if they'll knock a few hundred off because of the belts. They probably think it doesnt need them doing because its so low miles.

Fpmsl !!! Ain't that the truth !!

 

[markhinton]

u just paid too much marky lol

I know! I didn't get it for a pack of Haribo! I lose

 

[Robno1]

hey 182 trophy what area you from ? all the cars you put up ive been looking at

i steered away from it as it is sill chea and didnt read about the history

 

[Ads_172]

If I was looking for one of those then I'd expect to pay £3800+ for that many miles IF the belts had been done, so £3k-ish is a pretty good price.

The engine will need some wearing in though, I bet it's had a lazy life.

 

[whatisjustis]

Run a search on the plates, then bombard the owner with facts and figures about how much you're going to need to spend on it to get it up to service standards. He/she is clearly happy to be rid of it at that price, and he/she mentions it was a gift, so....

As said, clearly had an easy life from an owner who knows nothing about RSs.

 

[Šįk]

you can get cambelt and aux done for far less than 5/600, i got mine done for 325!! ask around! i luckily got my contact from some1 who i was thinking of buying their cup off of them, if you are willing to travel up to newcastle i can give u his number! he did a gr8 job! works for renault but does it in his spare time at a m8s garage for pennies! he stamps your book to say its been done also with a renault stamp!

 

[182kev]

you can get cambelt and aux done for far less than 5/600, i got mine done for 325!! ask around! i luckily got my contact from some1 who i was thinking of buying their cup off of them, if you are willing to travel up to newcastle i can give u his number! he did a gr8 job! works for renault but does it in his spare time at a m8s garage for pennies! he stamps your book to say its been done also with a renault stamp!

sounds like the same lad thats doing mine next saturday :approve:

Imo try get it for around the £3k mark but tbh its a bargain at its price now

 

[AlexS]

Factor in £500 + for a decent service, and bare in mind it will prob be slow as f**k on those miles, if it was flame or Monaco I would be tempted.