Found out that the car I brought needs a VIC check done...
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Please, please be very careful if you're going to buy a Ka. They rust like mad - in fact, they dissolve in a heavy shower. Parts to look at include the underside of the front edge of the bonnet, just behind the bottoms of the front doors (bottom of the 'B' pillar, in technical terms), around the fuel cap and around the rear window.
Underneath they rot away around the rear suspension mountings and the front floorpan. They can be a serious liability.
Steering racks leak and are expensive to replace, if not done straight away the power-steering pump runs dry of oil and lunches itself very quickly.
Spark plugs frequently seize in the head and break off when trying to replace them.
Daughter-dear had one and I had to sort out all of the above faults; it was only six years old at the time! Never again!!
Underneath they rot away around the rear suspension mountings and the front floorpan. They can be a serious liability.
Steering racks leak and are expensive to replace, if not done straight away the power-steering pump runs dry of oil and lunches itself very quickly.
Spark plugs frequently seize in the head and break off when trying to replace them.
Daughter-dear had one and I had to sort out all of the above faults; it was only six years old at the time! Never again!!
littleredrooster said:
...and I forgot - all the external door locks will fail, as will the driver's door handle. And even a well-maintained one will rattle like a dalek having a w
k in a dustbin. They all do until just before they expire, at which point they go very quiet for a while.
Nice. I also like 'two skeletons fk in a dustbin. They all do until just before they expire, at which point they go very quiet for a while.king on a tin roof.'
The Spruce goose said:
i have to say having seen a KA written off after bouncing off my 2000 plate audi and injuring the driver, whereas my car wasn't damaged i wouldn't buy one, they are pretty low in safety terms..
But for a £500 budget.... what is? Maybe a clio as long as the bonnet doesn't pop up? Edited by The Spruce goose on Saturday 2nd August 21:13
Nigel Worc's said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
I'm sorry this is green, but my wife had one of these, they are actually good little motors :
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Just do a min £500 max £500 search on autotrader, see what you fancy.
Screw all of that searching Nige! You've found her the right one already. I'm sorry this is green, but my wife had one of these, they are actually good little motors :
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
Just do a min £500 max £500 search on autotrader, see what you fancy.
OP, go and buy that skoda. It's a bargain for that price and will literally soldier on forever. It won't need any work and you can probably get away with neglecting it too.
My mum ran one from 5 years old until around 8 years later. In the last 5 years she had decided it would go the next time it needed significant money spending and she stopped doing anything other that safety maintenance. No oil changes, no coolant or belts. Just tyres and brakes. It went on and on for FIVE years!
Even then it sailed through its MOT the week before she traded it in. She swapped it for a fabia after getting a windfall and the dealers son took it as a first car. That was 5 years ago and I saw it recently still plodding around. That makes it 18 years old now
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