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Looking at a cheap run around for the missus and child to zip around town in. Seen this literally a few roads down from where we live. I checked the MOT History and there's a few advisories on the current new MOT when it passed. Apart from obvious tyre changes would you be suspect of the 'oil leak' and 'exhaust leak'. I'm not sure whether to walk away or not. Just need something that will last us a year.

  • Vehicle make CITROEN
  • Vehicle model C3
  • Date first used 1 March 2004
  • Fuel type Petrol
  • Colour Purple

MOT history of this vehicle
  • Test date 1 June 2017
  • Expiry date 31 May 2018
  • Test Result Pass
  • Odometer reading 95,289 miles
  • Advisory notice item(s)
    Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
    Oil leak ()
    exhaust rubber broken
    nearside front tyre worn on outer edge and perished
    Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
    offside rear tyre worn on inner edge and perished
  • Test date 19 May 2017
  • Test Result Fail
  • Odometer reading 95,288 miles
  • Reason(s) for failure
    Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
    Registration plate lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (1.1.C.1a)
    Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
    Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
    Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened worn badly (3.5.1i)
    Nearside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a)
    Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (8.4.1)
  • Advisory notice item(s)
    Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)
    Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
    Oil leak ()
    exhaust rubber broken
    nearside front tyre worn on outer edge and perished
    Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
    offside rear tyre worn on inner edge and perished
  • Test date 26 March 2016
  • Expiry date 29 March 2017
  • Test Result Pass
  • Odometer reading 92,034 miles
  • Advisory notice item(s)
    Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
    Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
    Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
    Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
 
Haha and there was me worried about the oil leak and exhaust leak.

Yes indeed I did think that too when I read the MOST history. I was considering knocking money off for the lack of new tyres but yes how did it pass if the tyres are perished.

Walk away now yah
 
It's a 1.6 petrol automatic. It's on for £895 but I was going to offer £750 before I'd even seen the MOT history. Now I may offer £700.

I'll hopefully be selling my Mondeo to cover any future costs and add to my wedding funds but it's rare for an auto to come up so close but then if it ain't right it ain't right
 
grudas said:
At that end of the market you need to look for simple things..

Is it running fine?
12 months MOT
No big issues in advisories/on the car

That's it.. buy it and run it to the ground basically.
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Yes, that's exactly what I want to do. So nothing on that MOT is a big issue I'd say. Just tyres and a few things to get right.
 
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