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[Banjax]

off to look at/buy a 3.0ltr elite saloon - is there anything i should look out for particularly?

83k miles, in (i think) "old man" burgundy

apart from the horrible colour what would make you walk away?

[ians]

when exactly was it registered?   That will significantly affect your annual running costs come next year..

[Danny]

off to look at/buy a 3.0ltr elite saloon - is there anything i should look out for particularly?

83k miles, in (i think) "old man" burgundy

apart from the horrible colour what would make you walk away?

buy my navy blue one with just over 76k on it, about to have 12 months MOT on it and tax til 01/09, and its LPG

perfect running car but with minor LPG issues

[Jay w]

check for cambelt. should have been done 3k ago, and make sure that the tensioners were done at the same time, if not factor about 350 to 400 to get the job done.

service history, does it have any, check the header tank for evidence of any oil.
try and make sure the car is cold when you first start it up, listen for any  noise and check the exhausts

aside from that it is pretty much typical Omega stuff

[Darth Loo-knee]

off to look at/buy a 3.0ltr elite saloon - is there anything i should look out for particularly?

83k miles, in (i think) "old man" burgundy

apart from the horrible colour what would make you walk away?

Also pull a spark plug lead out and look to see if there is any oil down there... it aint an expensive job to do yourself but around £150 at the dealers so these things can help you reduce the price maybe

[HolyCount]

I would seriously look at Danny's car ....... very minor issues on the LPG --- but it's got everything you are after PLUS LPG. It's had a lot done to it to make it top notch

[Banjax]

registered jan 01 - so its exempt as far as i know

timing belt done at 62k

[Banjax]

i dont know if my bucket would make it as far as manchester from up here --- mind you - its downhill all the way innit??

[Banjax]

ok - thanks for all the advice guys - I'll let you know how i get on

[ians]

registered jan 01 - so its exempt as far as i know

timing belt done at 62k

Good one - just about optimum
...until they change things retrospectively again

I'd check the tyres (300 quid upwards if they need doing soon), bodywork etc.   Any warning lights coming on.   Check running temp is around the middle of the guage - lower not a big problem , but higher may be.   AC blowing cold.  Check it has both radio  and cd changer codes.  and the stuff others mentioned.

[Entwood]

Switch ignition on without starting engine .. check EML light comes on for 2-3 secs and goes out.

If it does NOT come on then someone is hiding something that could be nasty ...   - at which point I'd be walking ...

[davlad22]

83k miles, in (i think) "old man" burgundy

apart from the horrible colour what would make you walk away?

Old man burgundy might be 'Rubens Red', which I really like! Looks nice and classy when clean  

Check it's got both keys, new one around £60-80. Condition of exhaust etc.

[Banjax]

OK - bought the car  

mechanically appears to be A1 - recent service, receipts, etc

on the plus side:

MOT'd til July  
6 months tax
3 month warranty for mechanical breakdown up to £1000
the "old man burgundy" turns out to be a weird mauve/brown/dark gold colour - maybe you'll know it better than me - the wife likes it - its growing on me
good tyres
great run up the M90 home from Edinburgh - smooth, fast, quiet, fast, did I say fast?


on the downside:-

AC doesnt seem to blow very cold (I weighed it up against the rest of the car and fingers crossed it just needs charged  :-/)
rear sun screen makes a clicking noise - but nothing happens!!(not too worried as I've never had one in anything else - so thats no prob)
err thats it I think.....oh - sat nav inactive and pushing all the buttons randomly doesnt seem to work - theres a CD in the car that it doesnt like - I'll read up on it


so thats that - I'm happy £1650 with my '96 2.0 GLS as trade-in

 

[Banjax]

oh - forgot to say - the brakes aren't great - but I'll get them looked at

[Markie]

So your next stop is getting a trade card, cost of £20 through " various other forums" and it will pay for itself when you change brakes  

Good to see another Jock too