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dingg1 Member Since: 29 Jun 2013 Location: PORTUGAL Posts: 1312 ![]() ![]() |
Get rid, there's plenty out there 👍 |
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DrRob Member Since: 16 Apr 2015 Location: Petersfield, Hampshire Posts: 4278 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Reject. Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
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AndyRoo Member Since: 06 Dec 2023 Location: Gloucester Posts: 512 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'd reject it, the knocking noice is likely a drive shaft issue, joint on the way out, probably linked to the leaking boots.
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7702 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
That needs to be less than £10k really. Brake pipes and bushings to be expected really. Had to have mine done a few years ago.
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7702 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Oh and check the coolant doesn’t have oil in it or is dark. Oil cooler leaking is a common issue on these.
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Johnmann10 Member Since: 10 Jun 2024 Location: Rugby Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks all for your replies and advice.
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JayGee Member Since: 27 Jul 2021 Location: London Posts: 3028 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'll say that's not a bad price from a dealer for a sub 100K miler with that list of faults if that's all the faults a specialist could find but if they didn't identify the knock you have to wonder how far they looked?
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Johnmann10 Member Since: 10 Jun 2024 Location: Rugby Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks Jaygee, that is helpful. If those are the fundamentals that need sorting, good to know.
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Ian Donkin Member Since: 17 Aug 2010 Location: A Yorkshireman in Surrey Posts: 107 ![]() ![]() |
Sale of goods act is your friend here - you've paid strong money for the piece of mind that a retail purchase should bring with it; they don't have any wiggle room and all of your issues should be fixed, but expect a fair bit of resistance from the dealership.
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Johnmann10 Member Since: 10 Jun 2024 Location: Rugby Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks all for the various bits of advice. As a couple of you have called out the Jack point as a particular concern, I took a picture. I think it’s a simple case of the rubber fixture having been lost rather than anything more sinister, no evidence to my untrained eye of any welding etc. Front as it should be, rear missing.
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Zebedee Member Since: 09 Jun 2016 Location: Cheshire/South Manchester Posts: 357 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'd say some of these are pretty minor:
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Johnmann10 Member Since: 10 Jun 2024 Location: Rugby Posts: 11 ![]() ![]() |
Thanks all again. A swift conclusion here. I went over and spoke to the dealer unannounced earlier. He clearly sees me as a customer he can live without! That’s not to say in any way that he was at all unhelpful or obstructive, quite the opposite in fact as he has agreed to refund me and take back the car. My writing to him listing the faults has I think moved me into the ‘too much trouble’ category. For my part I offered without being asked to accept £500 less than I paid as I have driven 1200 miles in the car. Honour satisfied all round. I will start over but this time insist on an expert inspection before agreeing to purchase. I may be returning a fundamentally sound car here, but I shall sleep better tonight. |
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AndyRoo Member Since: 06 Dec 2023 Location: Gloucester Posts: 512 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
As mentioned before, the guys here regularly sell through the forum, so a quick shout out with your available budget and spec you want and you might get yourself a good deal and a nice motor at a private price, albiet likely without a warranty though.
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Ian Donkin Member Since: 17 Aug 2010 Location: A Yorkshireman in Surrey Posts: 107 ![]() ![]() |
I'd also add (now that you're getting your money back), that with some careful searching you can probably get at least as good for 2/3rds of the price this one cost and then use the balance to make it perfect / save that additional money for a rainy day.
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