To buy or not to buy.
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Tonight we went to look at a astra on a 56 plate with 32k on the clock.
Nice drive, The service book was in the clovebox and was blank nothing stamped no history no record of anything.uh!
On returning to the network Q garage i asked the salesman about the histroy etc,and because the car was sold by this garage. he was helpful and checked the computer.
There was a new ecu put in the car and a new alternator??????
Alarm bells ringing 32k and a new ecu,alternator why,and why no paperwork?
All this for a bargain windscreen price of £5425.
So i ask the PH massive to buy or not to buy? that is the question.
(I don't want the missus to drive around in a car that could pack up any minute and cost
£5k.)
To you lot.
Nice drive, The service book was in the clovebox and was blank nothing stamped no history no record of anything.uh!
On returning to the network Q garage i asked the salesman about the histroy etc,and because the car was sold by this garage. he was helpful and checked the computer.
There was a new ecu put in the car and a new alternator??????
Alarm bells ringing 32k and a new ecu,alternator why,and why no paperwork?
All this for a bargain windscreen price of £5425.
So i ask the PH massive to buy or not to buy? that is the question.
(I don't want the missus to drive around in a car that could pack up any minute and cost
£5k.)
To you lot.
I just sold a 21k 1.8vvt Design Auto 5 door, 2007/07 with three Vauxhall service stamps, for £5,150 this weekend just gone, so it does not sound super cheap.
However you have to take into account that a car from a main dealer should come with 12 months Vauxhall warranty, and that has to be worth something.
Although a main dealer approved used car should also come with full service history. If the chap looked on the system and all he found was some was warranty work, I would have thought that a main dealer should not be selling it as a NetworkQ car.
I think the price reflects being sold by a main dealer, and the warranty work should also not be too much of an issue, but I would advise leaving it because of the history.
At the end of the day its a Vauxhall Astra, there will always be plenty more.
However you have to take into account that a car from a main dealer should come with 12 months Vauxhall warranty, and that has to be worth something.
Although a main dealer approved used car should also come with full service history. If the chap looked on the system and all he found was some was warranty work, I would have thought that a main dealer should not be selling it as a NetworkQ car.
I think the price reflects being sold by a main dealer, and the warranty work should also not be too much of an issue, but I would advise leaving it because of the history.
At the end of the day its a Vauxhall Astra, there will always be plenty more.
Mk5 Astra - alternators can die early. ECU? Chances are it was the CIM, which is a common fault on the Mk5. I know of a few which are on their 3rd one. The CIM used to be called the BCM (body control module) - it basically runs everything from the bulkhead backwards, including the immobiliser which is often the problem.
Really, I'd walk away from the Mk5 and go look at a Focus. I had a top-spec Mk5 Sporthatch and hated it, it wasn't half the car of the Mk4.
Really, I'd walk away from the Mk5 and go look at a Focus. I had a top-spec Mk5 Sporthatch and hated it, it wasn't half the car of the Mk4.
Sorry to bring this one up again,but the missus told me last night that a fr iend of hers
well a workmate went to look at this car i mentioned (astra 1.6 ) and was going to chop her
1.4 tigra T plate in .
Now she was told by the garage that the car had a full service history and they where happy
to give her £5k for the tigra WTF.
I smell somthing fishy ,how are the garage able to make a service history up?
And further more £5k for a clapped out tigra EH!.
well a workmate went to look at this car i mentioned (astra 1.6 ) and was going to chop her
1.4 tigra T plate in .
Now she was told by the garage that the car had a full service history and they where happy
to give her £5k for the tigra WTF.
I smell somthing fishy ,how are the garage able to make a service history up?
And further more £5k for a clapped out tigra EH!.
pad58 said:
Sorry to bring this one up again,but the missus told me last night that a fr iend of hers
well a workmate went to look at this car i mentioned (astra 1.6 ) and was going to chop her
1.4 tigra T plate in .
Now she was told by the garage that the car had a full service history and they where happy
to give her £5k for the tigra WTF.
I smell somthing fishy ,how are the garage able to make a service history up?
And further more £5k for a clapped out tigra EH!.
Have a word with trading standards people. Yes, I concur, this smells.well a workmate went to look at this car i mentioned (astra 1.6 ) and was going to chop her
1.4 tigra T plate in .
Now she was told by the garage that the car had a full service history and they where happy
to give her £5k for the tigra WTF.
I smell somthing fishy ,how are the garage able to make a service history up?
And further more £5k for a clapped out tigra EH!.
its a 5k vauxhall walk away and go buy a focus much much better cars in my view and surely any garage could just go an get a service history book and bang a few stamps in it yes this is wrong but they have all the computers and ability to print paperwork to make it so who be any the wiser
Correct me if I'm wrong but I seem to remember Vaxhall doing quite well in the reliability index stakes these past years.
I always think there's a bit of badge snobbery when it comes to vauxhalls.
Always struck me as quite good value cars but admittedly always pipped at the post by Ford. But of course their price takes this into account...
I always think there's a bit of badge snobbery when it comes to vauxhalls.
Always struck me as quite good value cars but admittedly always pipped at the post by Ford. But of course their price takes this into account...
The Crack Fox said:
pad58 said:
Sorry to bring this one up again,but the missus told me last night that a fr iend of hers
well a workmate went to look at this car i mentioned (astra 1.6 ) and was going to chop her
1.4 tigra T plate in .
Now she was told by the garage that the car had a full service history and they where happy
to give her £5k for the tigra WTF.
I smell somthing fishy ,how are the garage able to make a service history up?
And further more £5k for a clapped out tigra EH!.
Just because the book isn't stamped doesn't mean is wasn't serviced, maybe the garage gave a print out of the service history ? It does sound dodgy though...well a workmate went to look at this car i mentioned (astra 1.6 ) and was going to chop her
1.4 tigra T plate in .
Now she was told by the garage that the car had a full service history and they where happy
to give her £5k for the tigra WTF.
I smell somthing fishy ,how are the garage able to make a service history up?
And further more £5k for a clapped out tigra EH!.
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