Skinner

am new 2 the site and wanting 2 buy a s2

what should i look out for when buying

any help would b appreicated

Nath

Rust in the chassis rails, battery tray, sills, arches, front panel, sunroof surround both inner and outer, inner wings and generally all over in case its a shit one. The rest of it mechanically you'll just need to check while your driving it and look out for smoke out the exhaust in case the engine or turbos shot...

Hope this helps and welcome to the site

Skinner

cheers
any idea what the insurance will b like at 21

Nath

Think of a number and double it No idea m8, you'd really have to phone around and see what what

ballin

iTrader: (1)

at 21 you should be fine mate, how many NCB?
like Nath said rust is the biggest issue, and other than that generally engine condition

Wazzzer

from stripping mine down you need to look inside the front panel to see if its rusting where the bumper bolts on, the rear arches can rust out big time under the kit so check there, to give you an idea heres mine before it was sprayed



Check the boot floor also where it meets the inner arches for the shock mounts

Engine wise look for smoke, blue puff on startup its probably stem seals, not a prob really, about £15 and an hour to sort, white more than likely head gasket, blue all the time its rings gone and black will be overfuelling.

Give the car a real bootfull so it comes on boost and then back off the throttle, watch for smoke on over run, if so the turbo is shot...

Are there any mods done to the one you're looking at?

Good luck with it mate

Skinner

cheers for the advice
no havent seen 1 yet just started looking for 1
and ill have 2 find out bout insurance first

any 1 got any suggestions for insurance ????

Shings

How much you spending, any less than 2.5 and u r gonna buy a shed or be really lucky