hotrain69 Posted November 4, 2008 Author Posted November 4, 2008 I always buy privatecos I get RAC to check the car ourt for me and I end up saving over 3k how much do RAC charge to check over the car? do you think the car in the link above is overpriced then? i thought it was pretty reasonable. Depends if you are a member with them or not, expect to pay around £140 but its worth every penny. They are there for like 3 house checking every inch of the car. Only thing they dont do is cam belt for obvious reasons. Never pay the private price on face value, haggle haggle haggle. I normally get my friendto call them up and offer them a really cheap price to get them humming and erring, then Ill come in with a £100 more and offer it there and then, normally works great advice thank you. will RAC be able to check a car that is at a dealer? Quote
Zedrush Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 I always buy privatecos I get RAC to check the car ourt for me and I end up saving over 3k how much do RAC charge to check over the car? do you think the car in the link above is overpriced then? i thought it was pretty reasonable. Depends if you are a member with them or not, expect to pay around £140 but its worth every penny. They are there for like 3 house checking every inch of the car. Only thing they dont do is cam belt for obvious reasons. Never pay the private price on face value, haggle haggle haggle. I normally get my friendto call them up and offer them a really cheap price to get them humming and erring, then Ill come in with a £100 more and offer it there and then, normally works great advice thank you. will RAC be able to check a car that is at a dealer? Yeh they check anywhere in the country dealer or private, give them up to 4 days and prewarn the dealer or seller before they come down. If the dealer or seller has a problem with car being inspected its usually because they have something to hide Quote
Leeroy Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 An HPI check will reveal if the car has suffered severe damage. The rest really is down to how confident you feel you are in assessing the overall condition of a car. True, but I know someone who rolled a new Lotus on a trackday and stupidly wasn't covered on the insurance. A lot of money was paid to fix the car up but it wasn't reported. Not sure of the legality of doing that - I wouldn't want to buy it and an HPi wouldn't flag it up. Quote
Zedrush Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 An HPI check will reveal if the car has suffered severe damage. The rest really is down to how confident you feel you are in assessing the overall condition of a car. True, but I know someone who rolled a new Lotus on a trackday and stupidly wasn't covered on the insurance. A lot of money was paid to fix the car up but it wasn't reported. Not sure of the legality of doing that - I wouldn't want to buy it and an HPi wouldn't flag it up. +1 HPi are not worth it get a proper check Quote
Trev-the-Rev Posted November 4, 2008 Posted November 4, 2008 An HPI check will reveal if the car has suffered severe damage. The rest really is down to how confident you feel you are in assessing the overall condition of a car. True, but I know someone who rolled a new Lotus on a trackday and stupidly wasn't covered on the insurance. A lot of money was paid to fix the car up but it wasn't reported. Not sure of the legality of doing that - I wouldn't want to buy it and an HPi wouldn't flag it up. +1 HPi are not worth it get a proper check Good point. Hadn't thought of that Quote
hotrain69 Posted November 5, 2008 Author Posted November 5, 2008 saw this on autotrader: http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... eage=40000 does anyone know how long this has been for sale by any chance and whether it is known to have any problems? cheers Quote
Sarnie Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 I would want to know what number GT4 it is, if it is actually a GT4....... Also, why has it got a JDM rear bumper.............. Quote
Beavis Posted November 5, 2008 Posted November 5, 2008 I would want to know what number GT4 it is, if it is actually a GT4....... Also, why has it got a JDM rear bumper.............. And also says its 276 bhp This is not a GT4 imo Quote
hotrain69 Posted November 5, 2008 Author Posted November 5, 2008 thanks your reply guys. it does seem like an import and not what i'm looking for. as always i'm so glad for your help on here. Quote
hotrain69 Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 anyone know if the wheels on the car in the advert below are any good? and then in general if the car looks good? http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... eage=20000 cheers guys. so deperate for my first zed Quote
sl114 Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 anyone know if the wheels on the car in the advert below are any good? and then in general if the car looks good? http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... eage=20000 cheers guys. so deperate for my first zed Any good? They are superb Quote
hotrain69 Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 anyone know if the wheels on the car in the advert below are any good? and then in general if the car looks good? http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... eage=20000 cheers guys. so deperate for my first zed Any good? They are superb really? dont really know much abuot them, haven't really seen them before. do you know what they are? like that fact they are 19s though. Quote
Beavis Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 I see the GT4 as been dropped from the description Wheels are Volks SF Challenge i think Quote
hotrain69 Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 I see the GT4 as been dropped from the description Wheels are Volks is it because it's not a GT4? so the wheels are good then? Quote
hotrain69 Posted November 13, 2008 Author Posted November 13, 2008 i apologise for my ignorance in advance! Quote
Stew Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 I guess the GT4 was dropped as it wasn't true. Lots of dodgy desciptions coming through at the moment. Best to check the forums for cars for sale before looking elsewhere in my opinion. Always best to post a link up if you are unsure. Quote
larsdowg Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 I would always buy private overdealer anyday! Got mine VIN checked and also good once over (used to be mechanic and bought cars from Auction so know what to look for) but if unsure AA check or RAC check can be done for peice of mind and you will get maybe some bargaining power with the seller re brake pads etc...... I got a 2004 GT with 12,000 miles £4000 cheaper than a dealer 2004 GT with 40,00 miles on the clock.Now obviously there is warranty but you can even buy this now...... so I just weight up risks and bonus vs other outgoing costs and make a decision, but always end up buying private or even auction. I bought an FTO selling private years ago at around 7K from http://www.charlesworths.co.uk/ and got it for 4K with 3 day money back gaurantee..... now that might not seem long to check it over, but the cost saving was nearly 1/2...... Lots of Auctions now pushing through 350Z's as went to a few myself but then found a good one private, Hope this helps Larsdowg Quote
wanta350 Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 I would always buy private overdealer anyday! I got a 2004 GT with 12,000 miles £4000 cheaper than a dealer 2004 GT with 40,00 miles on the clock.Now obviously there is warranty but you can even buy this now...... so I just weight up risks and bonus vs other outgoing costs and make a decision, but always end up buying private or even auction. Larsdowg how much did you pay for your 04? Quote
larsdowg Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 I would always buy private overdealer anyday! I got a 2004 GT with 12,000 miles £4000 cheaper than a dealer 2004 GT with 40,00 miles on the clock.Now obviously there is warranty but you can even buy this now...... so I just weight up risks and bonus vs other outgoing costs and make a decision, but always end up buying private or even auction. Larsdowg how much did you pay for your 04? Ended up paying £12,500 after some haggling down a bit Quote
Sarnie Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 anyone know if the wheels on the car in the advert below are any good? and then in general if the car looks good? http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... eage=20000 cheers guys. so deperate for my first zed The wheels are SF Challenge in gunmetal. I had a set of these, they are top wheels mate and cost about £2100 plus tyres Quote
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