Help for newcomer

[chris_french]

I am looking to buy a 98 Starlet SR but it has a little over 180,000 miles on the clock.

Is there any serious problems that are likely to occur soon or has anyone gone well over that and been fine??

any help would be great!!

cheers

[Guest Enzo]

hey criss welcome to the club man, to help with your question, as long as it has a full service history there shouldent be anything to be scared of to be honest ;)

[chris_french]

hey criss welcome to the club man, to help with your question, as long as it has a full service history there shouldent be anything to be scared of to be honest ;)

cheers, it is an ex driving instructors car so im assuming that it has been looked after, apparently it just needs the left rear panel respraying from where his school vinyl was.

[Guest Enzo]

i think ive heard of this one, think i saw it on ebay, should have a full histrory, get in contact with the seller,

how much is he looking for it?

[chris_french]

£800, hopefully i can get it down but im not really sure what would be a reasonable offer. i want it as a project car to slowly do up.

[Guest Enzo]

if you start at 600 and work your way up maybe? just an idea to be honest man,

does the guy stay far from you?

[chris_french]

no its only bout 15 minutes drive away.

[dex]

i wouldnt pay £800 have seen one's with about 80000 less miles go for about £1000

[Guest Enzo]

my advice would be to go and check it out then since its that close,

if you find any faults with it just use them as barganing tools for lowering the price even more

main things to check for

panel gaps

overspray

a mayo type residue under the oil cap

oil dip stick

service hsitory

and get on your ass and have a check at the rear shoxers gauranteed if they haven t been replaced they will be shagged

just poke about the car as much as possible

check that all electrics inside are working

etc

if you find anything negative use it as a bartering tool ;)

[chris_french]

cheers for all your help man, im going round to see it tomorro night.

[dex]

i would use the mega mileage as a good bargaining tool service history or not.

wouldnt personal pay any more than £300

[dex]

and if its an ex driving instructers car then its probly spent its life being bashed up curbs and into things an driven by people who cant drive

[chris_french]

and if its an ex driving instructers car then its probly spent its life being bashed up curbs and into things an driven by people who cant drive

i guess £100 is a reasonable offer then!!

[Guest Enzo]

lol regardless of milage if its in good condition it would be worth aleast under a monky500

[dex]

i guess £100 is a reasonable offer then!!

i would worst they could say is no.

[chris_french]

ill let you know how it goes.

[dex]

just to compare you say they want roughly £800 for the one you are looking at.

there is one here with about 50000 less miles for £750 ono dont no if its still for sale

http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5464

[Sparky]

Welcome to the club im sure its in pretty good nick and at least hasnt been ragged to death

I say start at £500 and work your way up, wouldnt pay more than £750 though ;)

[Idrees]

Welcome!

[chris_french]

bought for £700, a little more than id liked to have paid but it was pretty mint.

[Nanglebadger]

congratulations chris!!!!! get some pics of her fired up for us to have a nosey!!!!!

oh, and welcome to UKSC!

Phil.

[SiCaln]

yea lets see man, what does £700 buy these days lol?

[Glanza_Ragger]

Fire some pics up bro

[chris_french]

havnt got any actual pictures yet but i was playin around with the project sr look-a-like car in photoshop and i reckon it will end up looking a bit like this

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/chr...nch/starlet.jpg

maybe with the sr graphics.

[Idrees]

That would look sweet ;)