Just bought this...

[SaxoVTR2008]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250872327436&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1426.l2649&autorefresh=true#ht_1080wt_1139
After years of being on this site and never owning a saxo, I have finally purchased one! What do you think for the price? Although ive got a long journey to get it...

[NickJ]

Looks tidy, nice one, although why are there gaps underneath the headlights?

[SaxoVTR2008]

Who knows? I only need a cheap little runaround so it seemed ideal, if its a heap of shit then ooh well! Obviously I still haven't paid/collected it yet..

[Vtr_Cam]

bargain by the looks of it, those are the headlight trims. cant tell if they are black or missing :P

[Ashleyp]

no gaps under headlights, just black headlight trims by the looks of things.

looks tidy for £468. potential bargain... but potential shitter.

[LouisUK]

Bargain for the price. Looking good.

Also to post above, i think he's changed them headlight trims to a diff colour. Doesn't look like a gap.

Edit: too slow :D

[SaxoVTR2008]

Cheers guys, i dunno how much saxos are worth.. As i said its only a cheap runaround for a couple of months.. Potential profit when I sell it on? I thought the 67k miles was reasonable too!

[Cam]

nice buy but imo, his being a bit cagey about pics
MORE PICTURES WILL BE ADDED SOON
why would you put that you know your selling it you would surley do pics...
:geek:

[NickJ]

It's a bit of an odd part to paint black, but yeah good buy (hopefully)

[Ashleyp]

Cheers guys, i dunno how much saxos are worth.. As i said its only a cheap runaround for a couple of months.. Potential profit when I sell it on? I thought the 67k miles was reasonable too!

If it's all in good shape, and runs well. a two tone should be worth at least £1k, maybe £1.2k

minor overhall on parts - service, linkages, bushes etc (if they need doing) and you should easily make £1k selling on.

[Jay_T87]

Looks a bargain dude.. Good effort!

[joe333]

Looks bang tidy! lol

[SaxoVTR2008]

So what areas of the car should i take a close look at? I know it's exhaust is blowing, but that's only minor... Is it fine to drive 3 hours home with a blowing exhaust? I only know about motorbikes!

[LeeM]

looks like black trims, either been in a front ender or the originals were broken or nicked by someone to replace broken ones. ive got a set of silver ones in the garage going cheap ;)

[RobVT]

about 5 mile away from me might go and offer him £50 more ha :P

[Yates]

fine to drive with blowing exhaust, ive done it for 300 miles lol, not my car, but the lass who owned it wouldnt drive, and i needed to get down there

oooooo stockton though, i wouldnt buy a car from there

[0rang3peel]

you could make money on it but at the going rate of saxo's these days its unlikely! Just be glad you got a nice runner though by the looks of it

[LSOfreak]

very brave for not looking at a car before buying. as said, could be a potential bargain or a potential shed. why do you think it has the black trims? think its had some sort of accident?

[rick_VTR]

what a shed.

[SaxoVTR2008]

what a shed.
Says a pongo who just bought a VTR the same year with 30k more miles for £800 more ;)

[Yates]

very brave for not looking at a car before buying. as said, could be a potential bargain or a potential shed. why do you think it has the black trims? think its had some sort of accident?

its not brave, if he goes up n says actually mate thats a shitter im not buying it, then he doesnt have to pay, whats he gona get, bad feedback!? if he goes up n its spot on, its a good deal

[slow-norris]

looks good like the 2 tone models

[SaxoVTR2008]

Well me and my mate are off up there tommorow, nearly a 4 hour journey so hopefully its a nice car!
As I said previously, main points to check for when I get there?
Cheers guys

[Yates]

all the arches for rust, get your head right in there

crumped boot floor

panels that dont quite line up

pop bonnet and look under ecu tray and fuse box for rust

if he takes you out, see if he boots it straight away or lets it warm up

see how dark the engine oil is, ask when it was last serviced

[LeeM]

make sure its cold when you get there, turn it on when you start looking around it and let it get up to temp to ensure the fan comes on and it doesnt overheat.
pull the carpet away from the sides in the boot (its glued on) to check for rust.
make sure it goes into first and reverse easily
check underneath for any cv grease on or around the driveshafts
get it jacked up at the rear and make sure theres no play at all in the rear wheels. if he wont let you jak it up then tell him to jog on and leave

[LSOfreak]

as said most costly problems is the rear beam having play in it. more likely to happen with cars lowered using the wrong method tbh

and the rust in the rear arches/boot floor & under ecu/fuse box

also check and ask about any interior leaks as they can be annoying.

[Dury]

Looks like a nice little runaround tbh but check it over when you have a look at it

[Furioman]

The drivers side wing is a different shade from the rest of the car likely been in a bump but for 450 its cheap

[rick_VTR]

Says a pongo who just bought a VTR the same year with 30k more miles for £800 more ;)



i bought it in 2009 so unlucky on that one ;)