The good pointsIn excellent condition (see pics).
Drives really really well, doesn’t pull left or right. Really rapid and smooth.
Doesn’t burn any oil between oil changes.
Doesn’t leak any fluids or even lose pressure from the tyres.
Has cruise, Bluetooth handsfree, 4 almost new tyres, Witter dual electric towbar.
It’s a year 2000 model but I put a cheap private plate on to hide its age.
It’s a manual.
Oil changes (I’ve spent a lot on oil and filters!):
11,649
20,741
30,778
40,996
50,845
60,752
70,008
79,763
89,028
95,792
102,084
107,714
113,961
119,142
124,585
129,476
134,956
139,465
144,912
149,441
154,671
160,152
165,668
170,464
175,010
Cambelt and tensioners done properly 6,000 miles ago
The bad points177,000 miles
MOT expires 1 April 2011
Front door central locking solenoids are a bit sticky (I suspect a squirt of WD40 would sort them out, if the door doesn’t lock on the first press of the remote it always locks on a second press).
Just failed the new MOT (one month before old one expires). It has only failed on droplinks and one leaking front shock absorber. So it could be got through for about £80 of parts, in fact if I’d wiped the oil off the shock it would probably only have failed on the droplinks. However, the wishbones are a bit tired and I’d only change the shocks in pairs so to fix the car properly requires 2 x droplinks, 2 x wishbones, 2 x front shocks.
I’m located in Bristol and I’d like £250 for the car. I also need to hang on to it for a week or two until I can buy something else.
