the misses has just bought a pretty good nick vectra 2.0 sri 140 on a T plate for the princely some of 575 quid, its not a ford granted but its not too bad to drive, is there anything I should watch out for with them?? (apart from blue smoke), common problems that sort of thing, its got 139,000 mile on it but full history and all old MOT's an shit. don't smoke or nothing either. can't say i've ever been a fan but she likes it

 

Rear bushes.

 

been done on this one, receipts to prove.. only for the parts though,

 

the ecu's ark about and fuck up on ones ive had experience with.

 

The cat,camshaft sensor,crankshaft sensor,rear brakes,rear shockers,broken springs,rocker cover leaking,exhaust manifold cracking,apart from that .........

 

manifold cracks

leaking fuel tank

dampness in boot

sensors as above

 

steering racks

abs pumps

arb bushes

arb links

 

lots of things, lets rephrase the question lol.
what dont you need to look out for ?

 

For 600 quid I wouldn't even pop the bonnet...

My old man has an estate and I had a saloon... they're ok for a run around.

 

The front bumper tends to have a vauxall badge on it, you need to keep a eye on it can result in a corsa, beware

 

Rose or trailing arm bushes? both fail.

Tanks do leak, ebay sell them for around £100 and vaux charge near £400.

usual sensor problems.

knock sensors make the eml light come on, their's a guide for a paper clip test. comes in handy.

Register on vvoc.co for more tips

 

Cheap car, run it till it breaks and then throw it away. When you kill it you can sleep well knowing another God awful car is off the road.

 

it will only be on the road for a few weeks then lol.