Dommo Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Could be worse, could have failed after you bought it! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naranja_Al Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 10 hours ago, Dommo said: Could be worse, could have failed after you bought it! I second this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Imagine driving home, only for that to happen! 😬 I sincerely hope the owner shut the engine off before it overheated. After he gets it sorted, I’d want to be there to see and hear a cold start, and a full heat cycle including thermostat opening and cooling fan operation, before parting with my cash. Also a little lesson for us all - do not ignore or delay replacing a weeping core plug! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednop1 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 17 hours ago, I-16 said: I went for test drive today, and to hopefully buy the car today, but had a message from the owner on my way to say the weeping core plug had entirely failed when he took the car for a last drive. Unfortunately I had to turn around and go home. He’s going to fix it and hopefully get back in touch. Offer to buy it from him as a non runner at a reduced price that's the way too get a good deal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leesv8 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Hey 1-16 I’ve just brought a Seight on Friday and was looking at this one but couldn’t get hold of him. don’t give up on a V8 mate as I’m already in love with mine they are awesome. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhens Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 He’s been ill and in hospital hence selling, I had the same trouble. He’s still waiting on the part to fix it but shouldn’t be long now. Shame we’re losing the weather now so may not get much use now this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhens Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 On 05/09/2024 at 13:30, Rednop1 said: Offer to buy it from him as a non runner at a reduced price that's the way too get a good deal Yeah nice idea but it’s only a £10 fix, don’t think he’s going to go for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhens Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 I test drove the car at last today and unfortunately there was an issue with a hard juddering or hesitation on heavy acceleration. It was absolutely fine when driving normally but under full throttle at around 4K it juddered badly like it was hitting the rev limiter. Hopefully an easy fix but I wasn’t happy to take the car as it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Keep at it - this car will be perfect by the time you've finished! To be fair, at 4k you weren't too far from the limiter anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhens Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 Car is sorted, plugs were changed and now it’s running well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 This is such a similar story to when I bought my Lotus Exige. I so wanted to just buy it despite it having a bit of hesitation on full throttle. But my mate who, I wisely chose to be my anchor man, said “no, walk away until it’s fixed. Otherwise you could be chasing this ‘easy fix’ for months and many £££” It was just a case of new plugs and I have been a very happy owner for over a year now 👍 Wise move! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naranja_Al Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 22 minutes ago, I-16 said: Car is sorted, plugs were changed and now it’s running well. Have you bought it then…? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldhens Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 Not quite, hopefully as soon as I can get to see it again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oldhens Posted September 20 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 20 I bought it! Drove home 1hr 45min in the dark on the motorway last night which was interesting! Love the car, it does have a few very small niggles which I’m looking forward to addressing once I’ve finished re-concreting my garage. Will post some pics soon, in the meantime this is a bad photo of me stopping for fuel! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinten Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 You'll be soon on a first name basis with the petrol station attendant 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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