should i ? or should i not ?
 

rite!! been offered a met green, v reg saxo westcoast,62,478 miles,cd player,mint interior,mint bodywork APART from......bonnet is blue (i can paint it)needs o/s headlight,new front bumper,radiator,it has a sportex system on it also,no mot or tax,runs perfect though!!!

£400,is it worth it?i would buy it for the missus but im not getting ripped off and something tells me not to buy it for this price??

by the way is it a 1.1 or 1.4 if it is a westcoast lol cheers

westcoast is 1.4 mate :)

Got any pics of it mate? Do all the various checks on it and see what you think

and i wouldnt buy it. why has it got blue bonnet? and why need front bumper? they may be masking structural damage from accident? but i dont know what im talking about :) lol

reason i ask is it has the old shape lights,and its flat arched lol but its V reg,my mate has a V reg vtr and it has mark 2 lights,slighltly confused here!!

^^^^^it has had a little smash but nothnig serious,cross member is fine,chassis is fine,inner wings all as they should be the car is nice no dents fading or scratches,im just not sure if its worth the 400?a similar car went around here for 600 with nearly full mot and tax non smashed on vtr wheels,so i now wish i had grabbed it up!!

think V was cross over mate:y:

i wasnt aware of any westcoasts in flat arch model but 1.4s were made the 1.4 sx and vsx were 1.4 wernt they? my advie dont rush into it and think about it and view it thoroughly :)

Westcoasts have the VT kit and only come in silver, red, posi blue and mango. Eastcoasts are basemodels and come in green but you can only get 1.1/1.0s. So its gotta be a VSX or SX

it isnt a westcoast mate if it hasnt got a bodykit.

sounds ok after it's had a little work. I know this has been said already but make sure you check everything and don't sign anything until your happy about it:y:

dam it lol,i checked the drivers door badge again and its definately a v reg model,and definately got eastcoast written on the doors,does that mean its a 1.1?its a flat arch lol

Eastcoast 1.1 flatarched (mk1)
Westcoast 1.4 Vt kit (mk1)

unless its had a badge fitted to the door lol a badged up 1.1 to a 1.4 oh jesus

sounds like its been crashed.

and also, no MOT.. wouldnt touch it, could cost 600 quid to MOT it

yeh that is a good point to be fair mate,think i will find a already legal car for the missus!!

i always try to get a car with over 8 months MOT, and if they havnt done too many miles since the MOT, then you kno if its been used alot, and what could need fixing.

if its had loadsa miles since its MOT, then it coulda been thrashed about and allsorts