MattyDaniels Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Hi there,Finally decided after a long chat with the father that a starlet is the car for me! after only just passing my test i will be going for a n/a starlet to start of with, then hopefully as I get older I will work my way up to the top.Anyone know what to look out for when buying a n/a starlet? and what's reasonable prices? cheers Matt Quote
morgey Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Welcome dude and a good choise you both made Not an awful lot to look out for really, generally good solid little motors so its just the standard check list really.Arches and sills for rustAny signs of damage or repair workThe gearbox syncro's wear out so fast changes into 2nd are usually a common issueService historyEllectrics all workingOil leaks around engineThe interiors are quite hard wearing so if its low milage id expect it to not be worn much at allThe steering is the only really funny point. They tend to have quite floaty steering as standard so if you can test drive a couple and see if you can feel one that feels better or worse than the others. Price wise for a base spec around £600 - £800 Middle spec £700 - £1000Higher spec'd Gls - Sr £800 - £1200 condition and milage dependant obviously some will be higher than this Keep an eye out for people on here selling, that way youve most likely got a build log of the cars recent history aswel Edited December 20, 2012 by morgey Quote
MattyDaniels Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 Okay that's great advice,thankyou very much mate shall keep you up to date in what I get!Cheers Matt Quote
TrisK Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Welcome to the club. Have a look in our Starlets for Sale sectionany links you find post them on here and people can give you what they think/if they know it/things to check.Good luck! Quote
MattyDaniels Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 Ok I will do mate,thanks for the advice Quote
Liam_D Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Welcome to UKSO! Good luck with your search Quote
ro55ifumi Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Do a search for EP80's only 1.0l so cheaper on insurance an welcome to UKSOLink to one on here ;) http://www.ukstarlet...showtopic=47480John Edited December 20, 2012 by ro55ifumi Quote
MattyDaniels Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 Thanks for the advice guys! Matt Quote
hughes21 Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Where you from mate ?? I'm selling my na in the new year Quote
MattyDaniels Posted December 21, 2012 Author Posted December 21, 2012 Im from blackpool mate and cheers lads Quote
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