what do you think of this car??
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1029457.htm
would you say this is a good price??
what about the miles ??
does anyone here know the car ??
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
asking because someone new here is thinking of buying it ..
so all advise would be help full to him
would you say this is a good price??
what about the miles ??
does anyone here know the car ??
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
asking because someone new here is thinking of buying it ..
so all advise would be help full to him
Edited by 007 VXR on Monday 30th November 13:08
Bargain so long as you appreciate you will have to sell on cheap one day as well. High mile cars normally run sweet since everything is bedded in nicely, I certainly would not let the miles put me off for that price!! Just buy it, change all the fluids - PS, engine, g. Box, Diff, brakes, coolant and you should be fine. Motorways do little damage to clutches, brakes etc. 
007 VXR said:
www.pistonheads.com/sales/1029457.htm
would you say this is a good price??
what about the miles ??
does anyone here know the car ??
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
would you say this is a good price??
what about the miles ??
does anyone here know the car ??
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
what second car mate??? Mrs 007 taking driving lessons then or just a day to day car
10k not to bad 007 VXR said:
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
My 20yr old race car has 118k on the clock and the last 1000 have been on track, and it still runs sweet (dynoed recently with only 1 bhp drop on Toyota's spec), and that's a high revving engine, not a big lazy V8. In short, as long as it has been well looked after, and you look after it too enjoy the bargain! Then spend the money you save on mods Edited by Glyn84 on Monday 30th November 11:00
S WO2TEC said:
007 VXR said:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1029457.htm
would you say this is a good price??
what about the miles ??
does anyone here know the car ??
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
what second car mate??? Mrs 007 taking driving lessons then or just a day to day car would you say this is a good price??
what about the miles ??
does anyone here know the car ??
what problems should you look for with this 117k on the clock ??
10k not to bad 
some one ive been email ..looking at getting one ,hes a bit worried about high miles on the car, and cost/storys of engine rebuilds ..
thought if i start a thread ,he would be able to see what everyone on here thinks , and what to look for. could help him make his mind up
thats some uber milage in for a 3 year old car, still if its been serviced it should not be a problem, as said the ls's are strong engines.
mines on 58k now, ive done 13k since march!!
id much rather buy a car which has been used daily and serviced, they tend to go wrong allot less.
sitting in a driveway has no benefit to a car whatsoever, its good to get clean fresh oil round the parts on a daily basis
mines on 58k now, ive done 13k since march!!
id much rather buy a car which has been used daily and serviced, they tend to go wrong allot less.
sitting in a driveway has no benefit to a car whatsoever, its good to get clean fresh oil round the parts on a daily basis
That car is £9940 on autotrader.....
Not bad, but I think this one would interest me more...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2009...
Not bad, but I think this one would interest me more...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2009...
Edited by ARAF on Monday 30th November 13:49
i cant see there being any major issues with the car after all it may have high miles but its still only a few years old. Bearing in mind where its for sale you will probably find its been part exed for a vxr8 in which case the owner loved the car and has now upgraded due to the high mileage they do. Its of the age where it needs an mot which will cover the basics. Its bound to have a few niggles but nothing that cannot be sorted and they are such a simple beast that chances are if it drives straight it will be fine
I was going to say budget £2k for potential stuff that needs doing, then say the link for the black one, would probably buy that instead, be much easier to sell on whenever sale time comes.
Silver one is a good price especially under £10k but id put money on the brakes needing to be replaced (discs or pads or both), suspension undoubtedly would need attention, not sure how well the standard clutch would hold up either but a few bits will definately need doing!
Silver one is a good price especially under £10k but id put money on the brakes needing to be replaced (discs or pads or both), suspension undoubtedly would need attention, not sure how well the standard clutch would hold up either but a few bits will definately need doing!
ARAF said:
Something that dawned on me tonight:
My Beemer at 80mph is doing 3500 revs in top. Our VXR8 is doing about 2000.
The 'Ro may have slightly different gearing, but I think the above shows that enginewise a VXR8 can do about 350k miles for the same engine revs as the BMW doing 200k.
My Beemer at 80mph is doing 3500 revs in top. Our VXR8 is doing about 2000.
The 'Ro may have slightly different gearing, but I think the above shows that enginewise a VXR8 can do about 350k miles for the same engine revs as the BMW doing 200k.
tbh i dont think that really matters as i presume your bmw is a multivalve engine? they are designed to work at high reve.
remember ohv engines have more valvetrain mass and more moving parts.
ARAF said:
Yes, you're quite right, though barring something actually breaking, the biggest engine wear is valve seats and bores/pistons. These are both rev dependent, and the wear rate increases exponentially with engine speed.
i stand corrected!
would the valvetrain not break before anyother parts of the engine? this requiring new parts/rebuild?
Edited by k15tox on Monday 30th November 19:52
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