What do to after this RAC inspection?
What do to after this RAC inspection?
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dhokes

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6 posts

47 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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I'm looking to purchase a Suzuki Swift from a vendor and I paid for an RAC inspection as my knowledge on cars isn't great and I don't have someone knowlegeable to view the car. The results of the inspections are here - https://imgur.com/a/pbfEioR

I was wondering what/how to follow up on these issues?

Tom8

6,160 posts

182 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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Look for another car.

Ryan_T

248 posts

133 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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I mean that’s just a cam cover gasket and replacing a consumable item, a tyre?




SAS Tom

3,746 posts

202 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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Looks fine to me. A tyre and a rocker cover gasket isn’t the end of the world.

dhokes

Original Poster:

6 posts

47 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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SAS Tom said:
Looks fine to me. A tyre and a rocker cover gasket isn’t the end of the world.
Cam cover gasket/rocker cover gasket - how much would that typically cost to get fixed from a garage?

Pistonheader101

2,206 posts

135 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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ask the RAC man?

Cheekster247

149 posts

80 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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Looks like an ideal bit of information to negotiate on the price. I wouldn't expect big things though as we're not talking big money to rectify the likely issues.

Dan W.

1,196 posts

106 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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new tyre and check the cover, will be done and replaced. buy it if you like it

georgeyboy12345

4,564 posts

63 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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dhokes said:
SAS Tom said:
Looks fine to me. A tyre and a rocker cover gasket isn’t the end of the world.
Cam cover gasket/rocker cover gasket - how much would that typically cost to get fixed from a garage?
Shoud be a couple of hundred quid at an indy

Jakey123

269 posts

173 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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A weeping cam cover will probably continue to weep fine until the car reaches the end of its usable life.

It will be a very simple job on a swift to replace, hours labour + parts I'd guess.

I wouldn't worry about those items at all.
Buy it, drive it and See what's picked up on next service

defblade

8,027 posts

241 months

Friday 30th September 2022
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"Oil residue staining present"
Might not even be leaking, just some oil spilt while topping up?

ZX10R NIN

30,422 posts

153 months

Saturday 1st October 2022
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Give your local garage a call & get a price to replace the gasket.