Right to clarify a few pointers having just returned from viewing the car , and previously doing a few checks , yes the car is cat D , if it was stolen recovered would have been cat X , so yes damaged was sustained to the engine whilst in the process of being stolen hence the cat D , now as i was led to believe by persons unamed .......
they will know who they are .....
the car was said to have been swimming in water possibly up to the steering wheel , which really perturbed me , know one in their right mind would be trying to palm off a car that had been that deep in water without some water/tied marks to the interior ...........ive seen a few cars that have been in the drink so i know what to look out for , what you can hide and what you cant
Yes its Hydrolocked , but one of the cleanest engine bays ive ever seen , not a single solitary spec off the rocker covers ( and yes probably its been jet washed ) but still mega clean
Discs are just a tad covered in rust not much tho , and sincerely not as bad as my own GS that had been sitting still for 5 months before i bought that
Interior is unmarked , and i mean unmarked
Fuse/ relay and ecu area under the passenger footwell bone dry , even had the fuses and relays out wiped with tissue , not a sign of any dampness
Fingers underneath the carpets and quilting bone dry on the passenger side , but on the drivers side very slight dampness , nothing major , no smells of damp or muskiness
All electrics work and yes i checked the dammm lot , only fault i found was that the passenger window was not lifting up the half inch when the door was closed , but thats a reset issue and nothing major
So the only lights left on the dash were the CEL which as expected wouldn't go out unless the engine was running which obviously it cant at this stage
Service history and packs are present along with the V5 but they and have been are damp , i was told that they were in the wallet which was under the drivers seat , when i felt there , i found a pair of glasses and a large clump of tin foil commonly known as a rather large stash , was embarrasing to say the least
So would i bid for the car from what ive seen , probably yes but it will be a no go i fear , the guy offered me a deal there and then , when i left MK the bidding was at £8K so my thinking was wait for the auction to finish and then show my hand , cheekily i offered £10K and he refused said he was wanting £16K or if not he would put an engine in himself and sell it for £25K ......................bit pie in the sky is my thinking but hey what do i know , we'll have to wait and see
On another note , sure i read somewhere that the auction was a no reserve therefore it would go to the highest bidder and cannot be withdrawn , is that the case never bought a car on ebay
Hope that answers a few questions
regards loz
