Buying second hand?

[swampy56]

When buying a second hand machine what should i look out for? And what are the differences between the early gtr and later models? Thanks in advance for your replys.

[LMRACER]

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[DHGTR]

My personal opinion is that with the Ultima, you get what you see. Pretty much.

Check for damage to body work, the overall feel of the car. How the engine/gearbox sounds.
There has been a lot of talk on here wether factory spec is best or not. I dont see that as an issue as it is down to personal taste. A non factory spec car is put together as well as a factory spec car, just with different parts. It's not like the factory give a 5 year warranty that you invalidate.

I think it is all pretty much common sense on these cars. I haven't heard of any particular inherent problems. That said the red cars apparently have black swirls that appear in the gelcoat. Had my red bodywork for 4 years now and dont have any, perhaps that is something in the earlier gelcoat.

As with buying a 'normal' car, check it all works and if not why not - it may be that a particular switch, gauge is no longer used and rather than leave a big hole the switch has been left in.

Just my '2 penneth'

Dave

[MSPV12]

Unlike mainstream cars, the big advantage when buying a car like the Ultima, is that you can easily see everything and to be honest, they are fairly basic/straight-forward. Like said previously, check everything works and the engine/trans don't make any odd noises.

[swampy56]

Thanks for the replies. The gel coat on the later models looks awesome compared to early models, do you think this is due to weathering or better manufacturing?