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[RobC_NE]

found a 2.5 man meggie estate on ebay, in warwickshire. the descriptions bad points are as follows.

Oil leak from under the engine.  Not sure where its coming from  but the top of the engine is clean so it may be coming from the sump gasket??  Uses its oil up after about 1000-1500 miles so keep it topped up.

Overeheating in heavy traffic, not sure why, I've had a new water pump fitted but it didnt help much, is fine when driving but gets hot quickly, must keep the engine revved to keep the temp. down.

Power steering has failed, not sure why, car still drives fine but is bit heavy in car parks etc.

Uses coolant, needs topping up once a month or so, not sure where its leaking though, may be another symptom of the overheating.

Bodywork is rusty round some of the door edges and has loads of stonechips in the bonnet.  Rear tailgate has a couple of small dents and one rear light lens is craked.

Clutch is slipping sometimes so probably needs replacing.

Radio is not connected to an aerial but still works.  One back door light not working.

what do you guys think. worth getting?  :-/

[DaveL]

No M8, would be good for spares but would almost certainly cost a fortune to repair.

Lots of good ones or reasonable ones about.
 8-)
DaveL

[RobC_NE]

well my assumptions are as follows.

Overeheating in heavy traffic, not sure why, I've had a new water pump fitted but it didnt help much, is fine when driving but gets hot quickly, must keep the engine revved to keep the temp. down. possibly due to the coolant loss, maybe HBV Failure.
 
Power steering has failed, not sure why, car still drives fine but is bit heavy in car parks etc. possibly the pump?
 
Uses coolant, needs topping up once a month or so, not sure where its leaking though, may be another symptom of the overheating.  as said possibly the HBV
 
Bodywork is rusty round some of the door edges and has loads of stonechips in the bonnet.  Rear tailgate has a couple of small dents and one rear light lens is craked.  mainly cosmetic, not too expensive  :-?
 
Clutch is slipping sometimes so probably needs replacing. (£120 for clutch kit. do work myself...

[DaveL]

Have you bought the car or are you still undecided?
 8-)
DaveL

[RobC_NE]

still undecided DaveL, been offered a 2.8 TD LWB frontera for the same money with 12mth test. probly more suited to what i need as im starting back up working with a medical team for forest rally's. dont fancy bogging down a rwd meggie in the mud   again   but dont panic. i will probly buy another meggie (MV6 manual ex plod being my main choice) for when i fancy avoiding mud n water and goin that bit faster  

cheers for the pm. the details for anyone who is interested in having a look is:

item no: 250088327254
direct link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250088327254&rd=1&rd=1

might be of use to someone  

[RobC_NE]

oh and i just noticed. until this post. me and you DaveL, we have the same post count   sad aint i. half three in the morning and im doin this. ahh the joys of long nightshifts haha

[DaveL]

Not any more M8  
 8-)
DaveL