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« on: 28 April 2008, 23:51:20 »
hey every 1 my names matt im new to this site need some advice on buying an elite 97 auto 3.0. its got full stamped service history only 73000 on clock and seems to me to be in pretty good nick on the outside but its all the stuff underneath im concerned about so here goes... never owned an auto so what do i do to make sure it drives ok is there a test i can do while test driving it? it seems ok tho apart from when stationary and selecting either of the gears when i move the stick say into drive position you can feel the car changing into gear only slightly tho-is this normal? it feels ok on the road (i like sports button very much) also when i brought car back from test run i was sitting in it and i could smell the heat from the engine if that makes sense-wasnt over heating or anything,do they generally run quite hot anyway? it starts ok even after good thrash which is good. last but not least mayo in filler neck,not head gasket had sniff test on that no mayo on dipstick no oil in water.....any ideas? the car has been sitting for 6 months up until 5 weeks ago and now only does about 3 miles a day.sorry for loads of questions,looking forward to any advice recieved
