toffee-pie
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- Legacy 3.0R Spec.B 6MT
Guys,
I've had Olli look at my car and he has done all the jobs I asked him to do, I also told him give it a once over for peace of mind.
I got a bit of a shock with his comments. (circa £3k to resolve)
- tyres were bad, I noticed this also. Ditch finders, need 4 new tyres most likely. The tyres he said were the likely cause of a vibration at ca 70+ mph
- coolant wrong type
- a/c weak
- brake pads in front worn (forget which side) > need 2 new pads
- rear brake lines? corroded (think this is what he said)
- leaking rear strut
-front ball joint worn (creaking noise on full lock, he thinks most likely ball joint)
- spark plugs, should have been done at last change.
Now. I am not entirely pleased with much of this, not because of the cost but because the seller I bought car from had this car checked and had work carried out prior to me collecting, by an independent specialist he uses himself.
I asked the seller to check A/C before I collected, give me a full health report and change the oil.
When I collected car and took it home I saw oil not done, so the seller came to my work place and took the car to his own specialist to do the oil.
I also got them to do the coolant and brake fluid.
Why would they not put in correct fluid? why not top up the A/C.
The report said brake pads at 50-60%, not according to PCS.
This brings me to the warranty, I am looking into have some of this carried out by this, mainly strut, ball joint and corroded brake lines. I think its £300 or so per repair job. How should I approach the seller, the invoice just said 3 month warranty , £300 per job or along the lines of that.
Its an expensive car for sure and I knew that before I bought it, just feel incredibly let down by the garage he used, plus I am not entirely convinced they knew what they were doing with that rear camera modulator I got, I also saw 2 screws missing on the Comand unit. Not the service I would expect on such a car.
I should point out that the car is in very good condition other than these things I need to look into, its 13 years old after all.
cheers.
I've had Olli look at my car and he has done all the jobs I asked him to do, I also told him give it a once over for peace of mind.
I got a bit of a shock with his comments. (circa £3k to resolve)
- tyres were bad, I noticed this also. Ditch finders, need 4 new tyres most likely. The tyres he said were the likely cause of a vibration at ca 70+ mph
- coolant wrong type
- a/c weak
- brake pads in front worn (forget which side) > need 2 new pads
- rear brake lines? corroded (think this is what he said)
- leaking rear strut
-front ball joint worn (creaking noise on full lock, he thinks most likely ball joint)
- spark plugs, should have been done at last change.
Now. I am not entirely pleased with much of this, not because of the cost but because the seller I bought car from had this car checked and had work carried out prior to me collecting, by an independent specialist he uses himself.
I asked the seller to check A/C before I collected, give me a full health report and change the oil.
When I collected car and took it home I saw oil not done, so the seller came to my work place and took the car to his own specialist to do the oil.
I also got them to do the coolant and brake fluid.
Why would they not put in correct fluid? why not top up the A/C.
The report said brake pads at 50-60%, not according to PCS.
This brings me to the warranty, I am looking into have some of this carried out by this, mainly strut, ball joint and corroded brake lines. I think its £300 or so per repair job. How should I approach the seller, the invoice just said 3 month warranty , £300 per job or along the lines of that.
Its an expensive car for sure and I knew that before I bought it, just feel incredibly let down by the garage he used, plus I am not entirely convinced they knew what they were doing with that rear camera modulator I got, I also saw 2 screws missing on the Comand unit. Not the service I would expect on such a car.
I should point out that the car is in very good condition other than these things I need to look into, its 13 years old after all.
cheers.