| Check to see if 120k service has been done. It was done @ 103,000 miles (roughly 14k ago). If not deduct @$1200 to have it done at a shop or $450 to do it yourself. What are cylinder compressions? I've never done a compression check. Looking for 145psi+ for every cylinder. What color is oil (milky-run away)? Oil is fine. Any oil sheen in cooling water? Nope, just replaced coolant - but before then it was fine. Any smoke (white or grey) on zero throttle (high vacuum) deceleration (bad rings/turbo leak). No smoking. Clean CarFax? (get copy in-hand) There was one front-end collision before I bought the car. The title is "clean" though (not rebuilt). Get under car and check for rust or anything weird (fluids or anything bent). Any overspray to indicate body work done? It was repainted after the wreck. The paint isn't perfect but looks good (to me at least). Tires wearing evenly? So far. Lip on front brake rotor outer edge? No lip. Car stopping straight in panic stop. Any clutch slip on 2nd gear acceleration from stop? Stops straight, no slip. If all OK it looks like the seller is not going to get over $8,500 on todays market. I'm asking $9.5k or best offer. We'll so what happens. Good Luck
Recursively Yours,
Kenny...
PETZ Member #5
You guys rock socks. (Click for pie-chart)
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
- EW Dijkstra
|
