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Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
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Author:  ewan221 [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
As title

item number 200486590279

pretty local to me and possibly worth a punt
Author:  tr7v8 [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
Umm location will possibly limit the price TBH. Fine if you're local but a damn long way north. Have a look at the buying guide stickied here viewtopic.php?f=25&t=5183
It doesn't say anything about camchain which at that mileage will be critical, check it has been done or if not get it checked before buying. Find out who has done the maintenance work on. They might be new tyres but I've never heard of Chempiro :mrgreen: obviously a quality Scottish make :roll: Is this indicative of the way it has been maintained lots of polish, new interior (which looks so so) but no money spent on the important bits?
Author:  poprock [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:07 pm ]
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Don’t know it I’m afraid … the interior looks pretty distinctive though, definitely a custom retrim job. If anyone does know it, that makes it easy to recognise!
Author:  ewan221 [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
tr7v8 wrote:
Umm location will possibly limit the price TBH. Fine if you're local but a damn long way north. Have a look at the buying guide stickied here viewtopic.php?f=25&t=5183
It doesn't say anything about camchain which at that mileage will be critical, check it has been done or if not get it checked before buying. Find out who has done the maintenance work on. They might be new tyres but I've never heard of Chempiro :mrgreen: obviously a quality Scottish make :roll: Is this indicative of the way it has been maintained lots of polish, new interior (which looks so so) but no money spent on the important bits?


Was meaning a punt for myself :-) spoke with the seller and its just had the sills done and according to him very well maintained at any cost, asked about the interior and it was like that when he bought it - hoping it actually looks better in the flesh.
Author:  J.J. [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:52 pm ]
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Yep nice interior but don't know the car. Could be a good car with a poor advert. It doesn't list any major work like water pump or clutch being changed so I wouldn't look twice at it. But if the works been done & the seller didn't bother to list it then it could be a bargain. I spent that on mine this year!
Author:  sulzeruk [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
Ewan, had tried to pm you but my pm is stuffed at the mo, can't send any. If you want me to come and have a look at the car with you, I am just down the road from Dollar. E-mail me at alasdair at ydsparts.com if you want. I am also on 07515 899 500 if you want to ring,
Alasdair
Author:  ewan221 [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
sulzeruk wrote:
Ewan, had tried to pm you but my pm is stuffed at the mo, can't send any. If you want me to come and have a look at the car with you, I am just down the road from Dollar. E-mail me at alasdair at ydsparts.com if you want. I am also on 07515 899 500 if you want to ring,
Alasdair


YHM
Thanks was going to try and be there for around 1pm
Author:  AerialAndy [ Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
J.J. wrote:
I spent that on mine this year!


I'm spending more than that on my upcoming respray :?

Nice wheels, interesting front splitter, not fan of box sills (could hide nasty stuff behind it), odometer looks bit wonky. Take a good long look b4 bidding :wink:
Author:  David924S [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 8:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
Looks reasonable for the price depends what it ends up as.

The interior looks fine red inserts are not to everyones taste but you could dye them back to black, at least the seats aren't torn.

The S2 badge at the back is in the wrong position so has either been replaced or the car has had a re-spray.

The picture ofthe N/S door entry seems to show what looks like filler where the box section fits to the sill, might just be a badly fitted box section.

The black shroud against the bulkhead in the engine bay looks to have has been cut to fit the alarm and is also held together with tape (passenger side), worth checking for damp in the passenger footwell in case this is why it has been taped up (water sits behind the bulkhead then can leak into the car via the heater fan arrangement)

The oddometer does look out of alignment but then again so does mine and I know my car has not been clocked.

The wheels look OK but would need a refurb as well scuffed, plus the tyres look like a budget type but not sure.

All good bargaining points or at least questions you can ask about.

Overall it looks good for the money and it does state the belts done at 128K so depending how long ago that was it should be OK, I would ask if the water pump was changed at the same time plus cam chain tensioner pad as this is prone to wearing and once the chain comes off bye bye cams and usually tensioner post (so new or repaired head).
Author:  ewan221 [ Wed Jun 30, 2010 7:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ebay 944 - does anyone know the car
Well the bad news is that car was not what Im looking for but guy selling also had a 968 and was keen to join TIPEC :-) so not a total wasted journey
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