Power Assisted Steering

[beautifulrock]

The AA send their man in the van round. He will give you a full and detailed report detailing wht is wrong or needs changing. This report will not have any costings included. Well worth doing although still feel you should look around a bit more and find one that is not making any silly noises. (still worth getting the AA check on any car you decide to purchase)

[paul_oshea]

rockbottom, i have seen a couple of cars, and to be honest when buying privately you wont get a better deal as you wont get any warranty, and MOT generally has run out for most of cars ive seen around that price. Plus I saw the full service history and the car has only had 2 owners, plus it was serviced about once every year, which is decent enough, so from the pratical side of things ( which i have an idea about ) it does seem decent enough.

However mechanically is something I dont have a clue about and getting a check done is a good thing, but am giong to ask around mates and mates' mates first, if nothing there then ill get the AA thing. thanks for that link

[dahamsta]

Depends on the inspection company. AA would be pretty independent, after that you'll need to use the old noggin.

[paul_oshea]

got the car yesterday in the end, gave it a good drive yesterday, brakes are worrying though, nothing near like an emergency stop, very slow gradual stop, would this be fixed by changing the discs and pads or could there be more to it, if not how much would it cost to get that stuff done around?

[dahamsta]

Take it to a mechanic and ask!