gemsdad said:
you should have done a LOT or research before you go out and buy one of these.there are a lot of things that can and will go wrong on p38's.there is a chap on this forum who bought a p38 of a dealer,he thought because of that it would be a good one.WRONG,it is the biggest load of crap you could imagine,he is taking the dealer to court over this.BEWARE.:eek:
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And that pile of crap just happens to be parked on my drive lol.
 
i just cant beleive how helpfull you guys are on here i never expected someone to come along and help me if i ever can repay the favour i certainly will
 
willsp2007 said:
as a family car should it be ok then
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yep pretty safe,one of the few vehicles that if it can it will limp you home.
i have a 1995 diesel,so far i have changed the aged realated stuff,that is all
it has been reliable,just make sure you keep it regularly maintained,do all you can yourself,and find yourself a good garage that can cover most of this complicated beast,learn to look after it yourself,get to know your vehicle,if you are not familiar with it,learn all you can,download rave,try to keep running costs down,don't expect good mpg,mine returns around 25 mpg,so they are a bit thirsty,i would not be without mine.
 
my budget is 5k tops, been looking around at td5 discos but have allways wanted a rangey, dont see myself in all the normal estate cars lol
 
jay140285 said:
What time did you go = how have you got on

What time are you going = hope it goes well
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been looked at it left it where it was, to many faults on it. rear air bags, srs light on airbag light on, book lit up so prob blends. water low so started it up put water in it, leeked out from rad, all in all foooked..:eek:
 
cant thank j the range enough for coming to look at it for us,so helpful i really never expected to get this sort of help on the first day with the club, been back in contact with seller explaining all the faults and possible fixes so have negiated a 1500 pound off the price or 5500 with faults fixed considering taking as is for a lot cheaper sort it and i know its right, i think
 
willsp2007 said:
cant thank j the range enough for coming to look at it for us,so helpful i really never expected to get this sort of help on the first day with the club, been back in contact with seller explaining all the faults and possible fixes so have negiated a 1500 pound off the price or 5500 with faults fixed considering taking as is for a lot cheaper sort it and i know its right, i think
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plenty more to look at,i would leave that one alone.
 
just thinking of buying it for 3k as body is pretty much mint, its the spec i want dhse,112k, looks a good one, then i have 1500 to put all of the above right, then ill have a good rr in the colour spec engine i want? what do you guys think what would cause a radiator to break down the bottom and cause a leak?
 
If the Rad is leaking how do you know it hasnt over heated at some point,

I know these engine dont like been over heated.
 
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