Been to see a Chim - Advice Please
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As per the thread title, I've been to see a Chimaera farily locally to me this evening with a view to buying and would appreciate some advice/feedback on my assessment. It's the first one I've seen and the main things I was looking for seem to be in really good order e.g. the chassis is in excellent nick, outriggers replaced recently, consumables all serviced/replaced regularly and it runs and drives very nicely. A few bits I'm wondering if the collective can please help with. I'm wondering if these are typical for a 1999 car (there's one available for a similar price elsewhere but it's 110 miles away):
- Cosmetically it's a bit shabby in places:
- The driver's door has clearly scraped a wall down the leading edge so needs a bit of tlc/ paint repair.
- Plenty of stone chips which aren't a major fix but still need sorting.
- Driver's side doorcard is hanging off a bit at the top; there's a screw which has been located into filler that's popped out. Not sure how easy or otherwise a fix that is.
- Front splitter looks like it's a slightly different shade of blue to the rest of the car so I'm assuming has been replaced at some point and will need to be repainted.
- One wheel is darker than the others - it's a replacement for a slightly buckled wheel that comes with the car. Not a huge cost to get it repainted but another job to do
- Seatbelts very stiff and don't shoot back into position when released.
- Passenger window very slow to go up.
None of these jobs in isolation are huge but they all add up. I know you're going to get bits and pieces to sort with a classic car but I don't know how typical the list above is. It's not badly priced (£12.5k) but I'm not sure if the above could all be sorted for £1k or so or if it's going to be several times that in which case I'd be better off spending a bit more up front to save the hassle.
All feedback gratefully received, thanks.
- Cosmetically it's a bit shabby in places:
- The driver's door has clearly scraped a wall down the leading edge so needs a bit of tlc/ paint repair.
- Plenty of stone chips which aren't a major fix but still need sorting.
- Driver's side doorcard is hanging off a bit at the top; there's a screw which has been located into filler that's popped out. Not sure how easy or otherwise a fix that is.
- Front splitter looks like it's a slightly different shade of blue to the rest of the car so I'm assuming has been replaced at some point and will need to be repainted.
- One wheel is darker than the others - it's a replacement for a slightly buckled wheel that comes with the car. Not a huge cost to get it repainted but another job to do
- Seatbelts very stiff and don't shoot back into position when released.
- Passenger window very slow to go up.
None of these jobs in isolation are huge but they all add up. I know you're going to get bits and pieces to sort with a classic car but I don't know how typical the list above is. It's not badly priced (£12.5k) but I'm not sure if the above could all be sorted for £1k or so or if it's going to be several times that in which case I'd be better off spending a bit more up front to save the hassle.
All feedback gratefully received, thanks.
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