bigbossowen Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 hi boys and girls im looking at a 2001 1.8 tddi foucs on eBay the gear box has gone but that's not a problem is there anything else i need to watch out for??? thank gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 hi boys and girls im looking at a 2001 1.8 tddi foucs on ebay the gear box has gone but that's not a problem is there anything else i need to watch out for??? thank gary best advice dont bother with eBay one you have no idea if its clocked if the gearbox has gone gauranteed other stuff has as well but if you insist do the dash test to make sure all the bulbs are in the dash that way you know if any warning lights have been tampered check the mileage old mots etc will have it on them if the car has little or no paperwork walk away look for black smoke from the car ensure it idles smoothly check the rear bushes bolted to the underside of the car look up under the rear doors youll see them they should be solid and not split check for wet carpets in the rear boot and front footwells check all electrics make sure the car has 2 keys and central locking works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbossowen Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 thanks luckerly this one is on eBay but only up the road so i can have a good sniff round it ta gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artscot79 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 thanks luckerly this one is on ebay but only up the road so i can have a good sniff round it ta gary well in that case go for it if its decent as you say you hcan have a good sniff round it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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