Meaning of: "Weeping coming from the rocker cover"?
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Hi guys,
I was looking at a 2004 car with 99000 miles and the seller was saying: "Slight weeping coming from the rocker cover which is given a burn off, drives very well."
Not quite sure what that means though. Do you think that's something which will need to be sorted out ASAP? and if so, could it be an expensive repair?
Thank you.
I was looking at a 2004 car with 99000 miles and the seller was saying: "Slight weeping coming from the rocker cover which is given a burn off, drives very well."
Not quite sure what that means though. Do you think that's something which will need to be sorted out ASAP? and if so, could it be an expensive repair?
Thank you.
It is a Lexus. I was not looking into BMW, Audi and a few other top brands because I think the repair costs tend to be quite massive (not sure how Lexus is in that regard).
But thinking about it, I might just pass on this one, as I don't understand much about what issues cars might experience and I might end up paying too much if it's a big problem.
If it happens after I've bought something, maybe it cannot be helped, but now that the seller is already telling me, I think it might not be worth the risk.. :S
But thinking about it, I might just pass on this one, as I don't understand much about what issues cars might experience and I might end up paying too much if it's a big problem.
If it happens after I've bought something, maybe it cannot be helped, but now that the seller is already telling me, I think it might not be worth the risk.. :S
Ah sorry, I misread and thought that you had discovered the leak. I agree with the others, walk away. If that's all that is allegedly wrong with it and being such a cheap and easy fix then why would the seller sort it before selling? Even if it's not something more serious, it certainly tells you a lot about the seller.
I'd actually be more likely to buy a car off someone who knows what a slight leak from a rocker cover is and what it looks like than some nonce who just gets a main dealer to look under the bonnet for him once a year and reassure him everything is ticketyboo.
A relatively easy and inexpensive fix. It wouldn't put me off the right car at the right price.
A relatively easy and inexpensive fix. It wouldn't put me off the right car at the right price.
nunpuncher said:
I'd actually be more likely to buy a car off someone who knows what a slight leak from a rocker cover is and what it looks like than some nonce who just gets a main dealer to look under the bonnet for him once a year and reassure him everything is ticketyboo.
A relatively easy and inexpensive fix. It wouldn't put me off the right car at the right price.
Yes, that's the problem when one doesn't really understand something specific, difficult to understand the risk :SA relatively easy and inexpensive fix. It wouldn't put me off the right car at the right price.
S100HP said:
Is a 14 year old car the right car for you OP?
TBH, I don't even think we need a car. The last one a couple of years ago was barely used, around 1000 miles a year, and most of the times we were forced to move the car so that the battery wouldn't die. I prefer to use public transport but my wife now says that she wants to get another car to "see" if we are going to use it more, so I didn't want to spend more than £2000 on it just in case we end up like before, just having it parked most of the time... For that amount, I've just seen old cars. mickael28 said:
TBH, I don't even think we need a car. The last one a couple of years ago was barely used, around 1000 miles a year, and most of the times we were forced to move the car so that the battery wouldn't die. I prefer to use public transport but my wife now says that she wants to get another car to "see" if we are going to use it more, so I didn't want to spend more than £2000 on it just in case we end up like before, just having it parked most of the time... For that amount, I've just seen old cars.
Cars don't like just sitting. Older cars need maintenance and someone who has half an idea what they are looking at. Would you be better joining a car club given your lack of use?S100HP said:
Cars don't like just sitting. Older cars need maintenance and someone who has half an idea what they are looking at. Would you be better joining a car club given your lack of use?
I was mentioning to my wife that we could rent a car when needed, but she wanted to have it there, just in case.Do you know any good car club to research into that possibility pls? It might be an idea if there's anything around our area...
It sounds as if a car is just a tool for you, to get from A to B. If it's not being used much, do you need a Lexus? Based on what little I know, in your situation , with limited knowledge about cars, and with that budget, I'd be looking for something small and Japanese, try to find one that's been cherished by one or two owners, if unsure get it inspected, and you won't go far wrong.
lornemalvo said:
It sounds as if a car is just a tool for you, to get from A to B. If it's not being used much, do you need a Lexus? Based on what little I know, in your situation , with limited knowledge about cars, and with that budget, I'd be looking for something small and Japanese, try to find one that's been cherished by one or two owners, if unsure get it inspected, and you won't go far wrong.
Well, a Lexus is Japanese and they're not all 'big' cars per se. It's just a sub brand of Toyota, it doesn't automatically make them more expensive to own than a 'regular' Toyota.
As has already been said above, cars don't really like to be left sitting - even the most reliable cars will have their reliability tested by long periods laid up not doing anything.
Assuming you guys can afford it I'd say leasing a new vehicle would be the way forward.
You don't have to pay to get it serviced. You don't have to worry about MOT. You're not planning on using it heavily so it's unlikely you'll find yourself doing major mileage in it and falling foul of heavy usage penalties. £200-300 a month should get you a nice enough thing to drive, a smaller engine 1 series BMW for example.
I checked the car clubs in my area, and there was nothing nearby really. It seems most cars are in zones much closer to central london the few different companies I tried.
I thought about leasing a few weeks ago as well, but I think they usually give you a much newer model for a much higher price, ie, if we get something for less than £2K, then it shouldn't be so much per year after that, even if we don't use it much. Mainly service and I guess one or two repairs per year if the car is not too bad?
The Lexus was just a coincidence that appeared. We were not looking for anything specific, which makes looking much harder even as one doesn't know what to search
I thought about leasing a few weeks ago as well, but I think they usually give you a much newer model for a much higher price, ie, if we get something for less than £2K, then it shouldn't be so much per year after that, even if we don't use it much. Mainly service and I guess one or two repairs per year if the car is not too bad?
The Lexus was just a coincidence that appeared. We were not looking for anything specific, which makes looking much harder even as one doesn't know what to search
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