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worth it??
#1065884
07/07/2010 21:09
07/07/2010 21:09
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biggbn
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biggbn
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v plate 20vt with no history, 126k miles, good mot and tax, 3 owners..seems like a well looked after car, 6 speed model NOT a plus or le though...£1500...
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Re: worth it??
[Re: JimO]
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07/07/2010 21:17
07/07/2010 21:17
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proccy
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proccy
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i bought my Plus at 113k miles with no history - £12.5k later (not including purchase price) she's about 95% right
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Re: worth it??
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#1065911
07/07/2010 21:50
07/07/2010 21:50
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ooherr
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ooherr
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Well, You have got to thoroughly check this vehicle out, take someone with you (mechanical brain) and have the Buyers guide from this forum to go through all the detail............if it checks out as a good example, then make an offer and keep your fingers crossed for the future! ps. i have just purchased a '97 20VT, No tax, No mot (or previous mot's!) No paperwork at all, other than the V5, Gearstick was not centralising, oil leak and management light on! However, in all other departments it was superb & obviously well looked after for most of its life! It drove and performed fine. Cost me £500 I sorted gearshift, leak and engine management light (removed battery overnight)......Brilliant i thought! Bargain????? Well, just been hit for an MOT bill for £770 !! (suspension and brake lines in the main) "Pays your money..........."
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Re: worth it??
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#1065916
07/07/2010 21:58
07/07/2010 21:58
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ooherr
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ooherr
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Sorry.....here is the pic' that should be in above post...
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Re: worth it??
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#1065942
07/07/2010 22:48
07/07/2010 22:48
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MattCoupe
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MattCoupe
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No, history doesnt worry me at all to be honest. i would check any car i view very thoroughly.... there are tell tale signs a car has or has not been looked after!!
Last edited by MattCoupe; 07/07/2010 22:48.
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Re: worth it??
[Re: coupedummy]
#1065991
08/07/2010 00:11
08/07/2010 00:11
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biggbn
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biggbn
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i owned a 20vt for years and am fairly familiar with the cars...it seems a good un and i would get belts done as matter of course anyway....some of you may have seen the car at craigtoun...??...
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Re: worth it??
[Re: coupedummy]
#1065998
08/07/2010 00:33
08/07/2010 00:33
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ooherr
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ooherr
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well for £1270 with full mot and fresh suspension and brake lines cant be a bad.
Just need cambelt done and keep an eye on oil cooler pipework,clutch etc Yes, I guess you're right there, the guy i took it to (ainsely McEwen, Fiat specialist in Derby) has been very thorough, he has given the car (on my request) an extensive health check and judging by the half hour telephone conversation he had with me today, has left no stone unturned (even checked timing belt/tensioner, diagnostics, air con' coolant system etc etc...) The coupe overall is in very good order, i have just copped for a lack servicing to some suspension components over the past few years! As he said "it could of been a whole lot worse for £500 worth of 20VT coupe"
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Re: worth it??
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08/07/2010 07:40
08/07/2010 07:40
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bezzer
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Forum is my life
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i bought my Plus at 113k miles with no history - £12.5k later (not including purchase price) she's about 95% right I'm not saying anything However, Paul at Motormech loves you like a son/brother/father Regarding the OP, as JipO said, how do you lose a service history wallet/folder? I'd forget this particular coupe.
......My Boy...... (PB #7)
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Re: worth it??
[Re: bezzer]
#1066239
08/07/2010 13:28
08/07/2010 13:28
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Gunzi
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Club member 189, Former Club President
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If you do buy it, buy it in the knowledge it may need a new clutch, full belt change, replacement turbo and a full service. Then you'd have a £1,500 with £1,500 spent on it, yet it's still worth £1,500 with no previous history. IMO if that were the case spend £3k on a good FSH 20vt6 model.
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Re: worth it??
[Re: Gunzi]
#1066367
08/07/2010 15:59
08/07/2010 15:59
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biggbn
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biggbn
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im not going take the car guys...it drives spot on, definitely doesnt need a clutch, or turbo..but belts need done, simple..there is some history but no documented proof of belts...also, its wheels need a refurb..and it has had all the dress up gubbins under bonnet, drilled airbox etc..etc..not my cup of cha....offered similar money for a '98 750i bimmer this week, so we shall see...
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