Anybody any experience of them?

Picking one up tomorrow off a mate as a runabout hack but don't really know much about them its a 1997 R reg model Phase 1 decent tax and test 116k lots and lots of history and pretty much in mint condition throughout. Only planning on keeping it for a short while but want to know what to look out for, what they are like to live with etc...

 

i had a VTS i think the AA did more miles with it attached to them then i did with it

 

Headgaskets, back axle bushes, gearbox probs, make sure its cheap with those miles.....

 

Check the back axle for play with that sort of miles if its not been replaced or rebuilt it could be worn.

Gearboxes are bad for going aswell along with the drivers side driveshaft as the bearing in the middle can get noisy.

EDIT- Too slow at posting as above

 

i had a vtr and it was excellent no problems with it,sold it to my mate and his missus still happily running about in it.

 

My mum has had one from new its now 8 years old and only problem she has had is water temp sensor and afew coil packs

 

My mates got one, same year, and with full black leather. He got it new and it's been very reliable. Only thing that packed up was the power steering.

 

my saxo did driveshafts as if they were made of cheese and thats it really the 8v engine is ment to be very good

 

Took the plunge in the end and just been to pick it up not a bad little runaround tbh. It'll do for a month or so until I get bored anyway!!

 

Dont crash in it! They are made of tinfoil!

 

missus brought 1 when they were brand new, it seemed like a good little hot hatch, but that was brand new, saxos generally get nailed, by lads who love 2 sniff their armpits

 

had one pull out on me, ill try and dig out the pics. the thing crumpled like a crisp packet, nothing left of it, while the focus had minor damage all fixed the next day

 

Yeah my mate totalled one a few years ago and it just looked like an old crisp packet!!

It will do for now to just run about in I guess - been quite well looked after though so not a totally nailed piece of crap.

 

i have a 97 vts with 113k on the clock. good cheap run about!

 

ok for a nippy little hatch i thought about tracking the one the missus had but got rid axle bushes and gearbox are the main things

 

I gotta admit i wouldnt mind a VTr or S for cheap smoker. But as said dont crash it, one went into my old dear at lowish speed and the ease it crumpled was amazing! Massive cabin intrusion while my old dears 206cc damaged bad but cabin was fine.

 

good track cars tho!

 

i had a r reg VTR as my first car. was a good little motor, had no problems with it and i ran nos in it for 6 month!!

 

i work at citreon

they rot like fuck

back axle bushes and bearings

back axles!!!!!

head gaskets

etc etc etc etc

not the best like but okay 4 a run about i supose