How exciting. In talks to part exchange for this:
Nothing will probably come of it but here's hoping. ST - RS conversion running 400BHP/500lbft torque.
I'd be VERY wary of that. The guy who bought it owned it for all of a day before selling up!
How exciting. In talks to part exchange for this:
Nothing will probably come of it but here's hoping. ST - RS conversion running 400BHP/500lbft torque.
I'd be VERY wary of that. The guy who bought it owned it for all of a day before selling up!
I also read this today on the EO FB page.
Alarm bells would be ringing for me personally but it could be an honest reason for reselling... 24 hours after purchase![]()
Doesn't mean its a bad leak. On my last MOT the tester commented on a seal on my gearbox weeping. My mechanic said it really isn't a problem and will be changed whenever it needs a clutch.
There are definitely not pools of oil under my car xD
Funny enough I've just rang him about it and he said it was some kind of gearbox oil leak also! And it flagged up on the mot because there was still oil residue from when it was leaking originally and they have to put it down as an advisorydoes that sound right?
Sounds about right to be honest. Drive it and see what the box feels like, mines still great. Over time you are going to get seals which start to degrade a bit, just part and parcel of the materials. As long as its not bleeding fluid I cannot see the problem. But then I trust my mechanic. Good the seller is being honest to be fair, mention oil leak and people instantly think things are going to implode.
Silly really, my merc went through 2 MOT's with oil weeping from the rocker covers onto the manifolds and never got picked up.
Funny enough I've just rang him about it and he said it was some kind of gearbox oil leak also! And it flagged up on the mot because there was still oil residue from when it was leaking originally and they have to put it down as an advisorydoes that sound right?
Well went to look at it and the guy was moaning as I was picking faults with it. And the passenger door had been resprayed. Then he proceeds to have a full on argument over the phone threatening some guy while I'm stood thereSounds a bit iffy... unless you can take a good mechanic friend to poke around there's loads out there for sale!
Well went to look at it and the guy was moaning as I was picking faults with it. And the passenger door had been resprayed. Then he proceeds to have a full on argument over the phone threatening some guy while I'm stood there
Then he took me out and ragged it from cold.
Couple questions from what I noticed about the ST225:
Is the clutch supposed to feel really light? And the gearbox felt overly smooth like I couldn't feel it clicking into gear. Can't believe how close 3rd and 5th are. Have to say though they are very quick! Noticeably quicker than my ST220 to 60.
I would be walking away from that one.
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Get some pics up of your new paint jobMines got a very smooth gearbox also and quite a light clutch pedal, not overly so but not heavy. I've had mine back finally with a decent job on the paint and I've missed how brilliant a drive it is for a daily and of course near on 300BHP after driving 60BHP's worth of non-power-assisted-anything-Pug-106 is sweet.
It seems they are a hard car to shift when selling private. I've been offered the one I viewed for 4.7k and another 2006 1 owner with 70k on for 5k as the owners haven't had anyone even come view the cars