SelbyRST

iTrader: (2)

Alright this is my first post so is every one alright?!

Im going to look at an S2 on friday and just wondering if any one knows of it at all?

This is the link http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/150620.htm

Do you think it looks ok? iv set my self a limit of £3500, so this one fits that nicely with a little but to spend on it if i need to.

Iv done a hpi check and its had 5 owners, that too many or doesnt it really matter?

Thanks in advance, selby.

rstubby

hi there and welcome to passion ford for a start, that looks a very nice example and seeing it hasnt being played with will most likely be in your favor, remember to nagotiate a price u can always go up but if u say too much they obviously wont go down, check out the battery and fuse box trays and check the underside for sills being rotted, lift the carpet in the boot and check for rust or corrosion there, feel under the arches for rust also, these are all common spots, also check over the roof for spots coming through as this is normally the sunroof rustin underneath, do obvious general checks like condition of oil and the suspension movement, hope all goes well for you

vroooom ptssssh

Welcome to PF!

5 Owners is nothing for a 18 year old car!

SelbyRST

iTrader: (2)

Cheers yeah i wil check all those, i went to look at one last year which was up for 3650, drove all the way from nottingham to london and it turned out to be rusty as hell! no wonder its still for sale now.

Cheers for the adive, if i like this one i am hoping to get him down to about 2500 but not sure how much he will want to move on his price.

thanks for the welcome any way

ivorbiggun

It's got a brand new header tank on it and bonnet raisers as well, I say it's had over heating problems in the past proceed with care. Good Luck

COSSIE CAL

i wouldnt but ok welcome

Turbocabbie

The advert states :-
However its running a dump valve, im pretty certain they never came with these fitted, which simply means the statement is not correct

Its not exactly a lot of effort to remove a chip or replace a ecu ( if a chip has never been fitted the ECU should be sealed I believe )

I personally think its unlikely that someone would fit uprated shocks, 17 inch alloys a dump valve, performance exhaust, bonnet lifters and not at least consider fitting a chip....

if its seems to good to be true, it usually is

SelbyRST

iTrader: (2)

iv been put off it already lol! think ill just save my money untill a nice white one comes up, as thats what i really want... any one know of any white ones for sale?

antony215

Mate i would go and look at it (and take someone who knows abit about cars) it may be a good car

matt p

Christ i let my one go for £2700 and its a lot minter than that!

COSSIE CAL

need a standard one mate

SelbyRST

iTrader: (2)

Im changing my mind faster than any thing on these cars lol, iv seen another which might go at the link is
Its the one at the bottom for £4200, on the phone he said i could have it for £3500 cash, which seems a fair deali think going by the photos.. and its totally standard!

Only thing i did notice on it is on one side the wheels go one way and on the other they go the other way..... is this correct like he tells me, because iv got a feeling it aint! Cheers.

edited due to link iof my postcode lol

djmillsy

[Only thing i did notice on it is on one side the wheels go one way and on the other they go the other way..... is this correct like he tells me, because iv got a feeling it aint! Cheers.[/quote]

what do yu mean buy the wheels go one way on 1 side if you mean way the alloy face points that how the wheels are meant to be there not sided wheels

1 other thing tho its says one former keeper and theyve had it since 1993 so who had it for the first year or 2

djmillsy

thats the best colour my advise is dont rush int o it mate take a mechaninc friend and look at a few then youll get a feel for the prices on them and what you want

Billy_RS

iTrader: (5)

SelbyRST


Take the autotrader link off mate, i found your postcode by accident. Dont know whos watching

COSSIE CAL

get it off mate,

c.fogarty

Mate, best advice I would give is: Flatter,Beg, Kidnap, butter up.......

basically do what ever it takes ( probably best to draw the line at sexual favours) to get someone who knows RST' inside-out to have a butchers before buying.

Sooooo easy to buy what seems a minter, but turns out to be a munter