R5 GTT Buying Advice

[Zollo]

...Anyone got any?

And no smart arses with, "Yeah, don't get one because they're a pile of old shite", please.

[Rich]

they like to go rotten underneath and everywhere elso for that matter so the usual renault syndrome!

[Swervin_Mervin]

My advice is "be careful".

:P

[Zollo]

Yeah, that's the plan. But I'm going as the level-headed knowledgable mate, which is a bad idea on both accounts. :P

Still, it it all goes wrong in a couple of months, I can buy it off my mate as a cheap track car

[Rich]

boot window surround rot
rear window surround rot
front window major rot
bumper mounts rot
sills and kick plates rot
sunroofs leak (surprise surprise)
heater matrix leakes check it or its a dash out job
check for smoke
clean coolant
any leaks
clutch is an engine out job
battery tray will have rotted away, maybe took the body with it
check subframe
check steering for play and make sure the indicators cancel,if they dont it could of been pranged and the column has bust
door pins wear and the door hits the kick plates
check no leaks on the petty tank
brakes work good

or buy one that is new from the ground up with 71k on the clock and ****ing mint for 3k off my mate!
new engine and new turbo
full silicon hoses
stainless tanks
all new panels
interior all mint
new brakes, shocks, wishbones
and u wont need to do anything with it!

(add me to msn mate if ur interested and i'll put you in touch ;) (tunsgten grey btw)

[Zollo]

If it was me, I'd be getting a bigger loan and, by the sounds of it, buying your mates! But unfortunately my mate wants to spend a grand max, and then tidy it up himself over time. I've tried to explain to him that he'll end up spending more in the long run if he buys a shitter, but he won't have it!

Cheers for the advice Rich, I shall go armed with the info and try to stop him buying on first sight! I'll let you know if I persuade him to up his limit considerably! Would your mate take any less?

[Rich]

he's spent 10k restoring it mate! he went in with the same thoughts as your mate and he has paid the price heavily!

all i can say is if you get on msn when you can i will put you in touch with the owner so you can talk with him direct, in all honesty though with what he has spent i'd be v.surprised if he took less

also piccys available from him via msn ;)

[Rich]

oh and all parts are genuine renault too

[Zollo]

I'll speak to him tomorrow and see what he says, but I doubt he'll be keen on changing his original plan. I'll PM you my hotmail addy over the weekend if he is interested though

[Rich]

few piccys to help change his mind!