Originally Posted by xr4x4rs

had mine since septemeber and is faultless

any with ayc light on leave well alone, make sure thelight comes on and goes off when started

servicing is the big key to the engines they need to be done regular, cambelts have two belts so these can get expensive

the ayc isnt a problem, you have 3 oils, hydraulic - which controls the pumps for ayc, you only need to change this is you change the pumps as these are what brings yyour ayc light on, but its a sepcialist job to bleed the system

then you have the ayc clutch, this needs to be changed regular, or every time you go round a corner the rear diff will sound like a donkey

then you just have your normal gear oil

clutches, get one with an uprated clutch already, mines has a flywheel and paddle clutch off an 8

body wise, wings and bonnet are alloy so no rust issues there, arches dont tend to hold dirt behind kit either, its mainly underneath due to no wax oil so check carefully, espeially by the rear mounts for rear beam

the weak point on engines is conrods, so try and get one thats had a forged engine fitted or at least evo 8 rods and pistons, simple remap, exhaust filter will give 360bhp, reliabl and ready to take a kick in

gearbox you dont have worry about

interior, the 5s are better seats, one being black and grey, the 6s have a net over them (same seats) that wears and looks horrible, though the rear seats tend to turn purple due to sun fade

brakes are good, but an upgrade kit is only £900 for 8 pots and 360 discs

body wise the 5/6 arethe same bar front numper and rear spolier, 5s look more agreesive its why i went for one

i think the 6 had a bigger oil cooler and some other bits but nothing major or that you cant buy cheap

parts are resonable aswell prices aswell even new items

door cards the cloth is shite and peels off aswell

its like most old cars, get the best you can for your budget, but there are some bargains out there, they do exactly whats on the tin, excellent cars ill admit, but dont expect them to feel like a cossie if thats what your used too, there a lot more refined even on coil overs lol

proberbly loads more but take your time and shop around, also black, yellow and red, are optinonal extra colours only in 5s