Price: £6,250

Engine and model: 2.0 20v Turbo

Mileage: 52,000 miles

Body colour: Scotts Green

Interior colour and material: Black leather

Manufactured in: 1997

# of previous owners: 3

MOT: December 2020

Known technical issues: Can only open boot with internal release. However the previous owner had all the barrels replaced as had lost some keys so all 3 keys are with the car, alloy, blue and red.

General condition in and out: Condition is very good inside and out see below for recent work carried out. The only thing detracting from the interior is some scratches on the drivers seat back bolster (probably caused by jacket zip)

Extensive work carried out in November 2017 at Midland Car Servicing included the following at a cost of £2850
Full service
Alternator
Exhaust manifold gasket
Cambelt kit
Both front wishbones
Air con condenser
Front anti roll bar drop links
Turbo pipe replaced
Handbrake cables replaced
Full alignment

In April 2018 I had the steering rack replaced and the bonnet repainted to take car of some stone chips.

Modifications: None

Reg Number included

My full name: John Brooks

Doing the kids’ Fiat 500 servicing and repairs. Rear hub nut (M22x1.5 pre-peened) - £8!!! That makes main dealer Merc prices seem reasonable. Previously I’ve been quoted insane prices for other parts too. Why? It’s not as if they’re well-engineered. I had to fix the broken door handle (the YouTube video I used as a guide had had 172,000 views) - second one I’ve done.

I nearly always buy what I can from aftermarket suppliers.