Am new, need advice about saxos

[gijoe]

hi in a few week am going to swap my mk1 1.8 mx5 for a black saxo.. its an 00 xreg thats done 55k on. havent yet been to view the car yet but what shall i look out for? any common problems that i should need to take note? its MOT has expired but the dealer said he will MOT it for me.

cheers joe

[LeeM]

if it gets a full mot there shouldnt be any problems. make sure the rear wheels dont point in at all at the top as its a sign the rear beam is on its way out which can be up to £300 to fix if theyre not fully fucked it will get an advisory for them on the mot.

[de4n0]

I would be carefull as if hes a dealer he probobly has friends that can mot a car so will put it through no matter what problems it has, just look at the usuall things, oil leaks, sound sof the engine (from cold!), clutch. etc...

[gijoe]

thanks guys, any more particular things i should look out for? is there a common thing that saxos tend to have

[de4n0]

Airbag light flashing, dont let it put you off, very comon and mean nothing.

[Casper1]

powersteering pump leaking iv heard :S

[Ryan]

thanks guys, any more particular things i should look out for? is there a common thing that saxos tend to have

theres quite a few lol.

Faults develope over time quite often on a number of models. Thing is you cant predict it in most cases, so its just a case of making sure when you drive it etc.. the suspension doesnt feel fucked, theres no odd cambers on the rear wheels (rear beam bearings failing if so) and that theres not smoke etc.. same as most cars

[gijoe]

:D thanks alot

[Ryan]

overall they are not as bad as people make out mind, its usually just idiots who make them fall appart, destroying 13 gearboxes becuase they want to keep doing wheelspins

[gijoe]

overall they are not as bad as people make out mind, its usually just idiots who make them fall appart, destroying 13 gearboxes becuase they want to keep doing wheelspins

true true.. the days of me doing that are over.. am not chav haha.. although i do like the RWD in the car i have now... will miss that for sure!