scotty07 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 hey my m8 is selling his saxo(not a boyracer one). for £150 because he went to kwit fit for a full service and got a fair list of faults so he went and got a new car. so ive looked at the list and i dont think its that bad on the plus side my g.f is a mechanic and can do all the work at home kwik fit quoted him £650. parts are timing belt wheel cylinder x2 spark plugs brake fuid two wipers four new tyres is it worth buying for the £150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I wouldn't believe anything Kwik Fit told you, as usual they are just looking for unnecessary work!. The parts you say apart from the wheel cylinders, wipers and tyres are just normal service items. 4 tyres, £80; Brake service kit, £25; Wipers, £3. Why the brake fluid, is it contaminated? Spark Plugs debatable; timing belt, also debatable on an old car? How old is the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty07 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 Car is 2002 and the brake fulid is dark brown if changing wheel cylinders may as well put new fulid in. And for the bike dont be stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The expensive bit is the timing belt. This can't actually have failed, otherwise the engine would be junked, they probably have just found that it has not been replaced at the recommended interval. It is possible, though unlikely, that they managed to inspect it and that is why they want to replace it. In any case, it might go for years without needing changing, but when it fails it will ruin your whole engine. This is usually a job for a garage and will be at least £200, probably £300. The brake cylinders probably have leaks, and you can probably get a set of seals and do it yourself. Tyres can be as little as £20 each, but I doubt all four are illegal at the same time. It is more normal to wear the front two first. The wipers probably work, it will just be rubbers which cost a few quid. I don't know how much spark plugs are, but not much, and they are easy to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Mod Note Off topic posts deleted The OP wants to know if it is worth buying the car for £150, if you can't help with that then there are plenty of other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTaGeWaLkEr Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 hey my m8 is selling his saxo(not a boyracer one). for £150 because he went to kwit fit for a full service and got a fair list of faults so he went and got a new car. so ive looked at the list and i dont think its that bad on the plus side my g.f is a mechanic and can do all the work at home kwik fit quoted him £650. parts are timing belt wheel cylinder x2 spark plugs brake fuid two wipers four new tyres is it worth buying for the £150 If you're seriously considering buying it, I'd be putting it through an MOT to see exactly what it fails on. Like others have said, I wouldn't trust Kwik-Fit with anything - other than to rip me off. You can pick these cars up for as little as £800-00 (2002) so if you can get all the work completed that the car needs for less money than that - and it's in good condition in other respects, and the paperwork checks out, then it might be a good buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 If it was being serviced as well as the MOT I would have expected the plugs to be replaced. Or is a Kwik Fit service nothing more than a wash and top up the fluid levels? Going on that list I would have thought that (barring emissions and any brake issues) it would only be the wipers and tyres which would fail the MOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Even if you have to do all that work, it will cost you a LOT less than the Kwik Fit quote. With a mechanic to help you, parts will probably cost you in the order of £100 total, plus £80-100 for a set of economy tyres, which would give you a popular 2002 hatch for under £350 - maybe 1/3 of its value? If the car has tidy bodywork, it is a seriously good bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I'd say it depends on the condition of the bodywork, interior and the overall mileage. If it's a clean car then well worth it. Shouldn't cost £650 for that list of things, tyres will be the most expensive thing where obviously you could get cheap nasty ones or spend a bit and actually be able to stop and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty07 Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 thanks yea the bodywork is all good checked the oil cap no white mayo on it so no water is in the oil. theres no knockings. and my g.f dad is a mecanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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