well just bought a cheap 306 diesel turbo on a t plate.its a 3 door in silver in okay condition got a couple of months mot but no tax!it was a bargin price so i couldnt say no even though i dont need it and have no space! .belonged to a bloke who had to give up driving due to illness.been sat on his drive for about 3 months so theres a few things it needs.
first job was to try to get it to start.
so checked levels and all good
the battery had been taken off and the seller told me it was scrap so i turned up with a battery but no joy.as you guys will know the positive terminal screws onto the battery but the screw thing was misssing,but connected it with a jump lead and it fired up first time.[result]
the car wouldnt move as the brakes where siezed on as it had been left with the handbrake on so a couple of taps with the hammer and its rolling.
the problems/faults are
clutch pedal very stiff[might free up with use or something else]
drivers side electric window moves about 2 mm
exhaust missing from about the center back but its not noisey
trim missing off front wing
front discs rusty
so the plans are to sort out a exhaust get some tax on it take it for a mot and see what happens.its got 2 months mot at the moment,
so with buying a exhaust,tax,swapping the insurance the costs are stacking up already and as its a 3 door and i really want a 5 door i might end up scrapping/selling it.
also its got a sony x player type cd player that i cant work out how to switch on!
first job was to try to get it to start.
so checked levels and all good
the battery had been taken off and the seller told me it was scrap so i turned up with a battery but no joy.as you guys will know the positive terminal screws onto the battery but the screw thing was misssing,but connected it with a jump lead and it fired up first time.[result]
the car wouldnt move as the brakes where siezed on as it had been left with the handbrake on so a couple of taps with the hammer and its rolling.
the problems/faults are
clutch pedal very stiff[might free up with use or something else]
drivers side electric window moves about 2 mm
exhaust missing from about the center back but its not noisey
trim missing off front wing
front discs rusty
so the plans are to sort out a exhaust get some tax on it take it for a mot and see what happens.its got 2 months mot at the moment,
so with buying a exhaust,tax,swapping the insurance the costs are stacking up already and as its a 3 door and i really want a 5 door i might end up scrapping/selling it.
also its got a sony x player type cd player that i cant work out how to switch on!