- Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:35 pm
#154981
hi all my name is paul, im from peterhead in scotland. i am organising a viewing of a civic eg 1.6 vtec, the 130bhp hatchback model. so far the owner has told me that the car runs perfect which i believe, it needs some bodywork done to get rid of some rust which i am willing to do. just thought id ask what kind of problems i should look out for when i go to view the car this weekend?
any help would be great
Paul
any help would be great
Paul
. and i would look for oil leaks, maby take a compression tester and check that. drive it on the streets and take it on the freeway and get it up to speed and listen for weird noises. look for any damages to the car, and look under it for bad rust spots. and so on. ask questions like what he did to it, how he drove it etc. think of it as buying a new car of the lot. i mean its not gonna be perfect but think on those guidlines.

