Yes I’m due to collect on Tuesday, the price I was very happy with given the mileage and mot history of it. Just thought I’d see if the owner was on here. Any common things to look out for with them?
This will be a challenge, but see if Dick Lovett Swindon will do a Pre-Purchase Inspection. If not, try Dale at Prestige to see if he would be available but I doubt it at such short notice.
I bought a 4200 from carswithnoreservereading but rejected it after taking it down to DL and discovering a number of faults. You have the same day to reject the car and carswithnoreservereading were no issue to deal with.
Arrival at their premises is a bit disconcerting, no expense spared there, but it is what it is. A source of potentially cheap or ruinous cars, unlikely to ever be top grade.
Well done, I hope. You can check if the variators have been fixed by looking down the oil cap. If they look 'like a swiss watch' they've been fixed. Apparently.
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Definitely have a good look on subframes as I got caught outThanks for all the advice. I know there will be issues with it, but then there could have been issues with any car I buy unless I pay a lot of money for a top car. The price of this one seems to be worth the risk as long as there is nothing obviously wrong.
I knew of the variators so will be asking for it to be cold when I arrive so I can check. Didn’t know about the subframes so will check for this!
Where are the common areas to check, I’ve read the top wishbone mountings but anywhere else to look?Definitely have a good look on subframes as I got caught out
I think there's some on Maserati Life but could be wrong. It's latethat’s good to know, I assumed I had to listen from cold start but I suppose that only tells you if they are bad, not if they have been sorted. Does anyone have images of what the old/new variators look like from the oil filler?
Honestly I’m not the best person to ask,pretty sure there are some very knowledgable people on here to give adviceWhere are the common areas to check, I’ve read the top wishbone mountings but anywhere else to look?
Subframes rot inside out so check anywhere that looks like rust. I have seen images of some going on the top of the frame. Heres a 4200 from recent.Where are the common areas to check, I’ve read the top wishbone mountings but anywhere else to look?
Yeh mine where bad
Wire brush, newspaper and black stonechip will fix that up a treat.Yeh mine where bad