ADVICE please about car on ebay

impressive_ironing

Hello all
I am looking to get a bigger car but my funds are limited and so is my knowledge. I would really appreciate some opinions on this car on ebay??
(I am not allowed to post a link so its item number
281767206189 )

I need a diesel and it can be scruffy as I have dogs I am not bothered about scratches or dirt only mechanics.
What does it misfiring mean?
So many thanks

ChumLee

It's French, with a problem and is being sold as spares or repair.

If you have to ask then this isn't the car for you.

captainawsome

It means it's got a fault and it's only going to get worse. If you don't have the knowledge to fix yourself I'd avoid it. Me personally I'd also avoid anything French if your looking for rugged reliability

Marktheshark

1.6 hdi engine, suffers black death carbon build up, amazed it got this far in mileage.
You would be buying a money pit

motorguy

Marktheshark wrote: »

1.6 hdi engine, suffers black death carbon build up, amazed it got this far in mileage.
You would be buying a money pit

+1

and DPF problems, EGR problems, Turbo failure problems.

A 1.6 HDI in quite literally the worst year for them.

Clearly the owner knows theres big bills looming therefore selling it as "spares or repair".

I've spent £3,000 on one of these engines getting it running right under warranty and £900 on another one.

If you want to imagine what owning it would be like, flush a bundle of £50 notes down the toilet.

I would rather !!!! on my hands and clap rather than have of these about me

impressive_ironing

Oh dear! thank you so much guys hmm what is a good alternative? I would get a ford connect but I need more seats but I dont want a7 seater thing .I have 2 teen boys and 2 dogs

motorguy

impressive_ironing wrote: »

Oh dear! thank you so much guys hmm what is a good alternative? I would get a ford connect but I need more seats but I dont want a7 seater thing .I have 2 teen boys and 2 dogs

The 1.4HDI and the 2.0HDI should be grand, but that 1.6HDI is a dog.

Also, i wouldnt rule out a petrol one if you can find one.

Any estate car would be grand - Ford Focus Estate, Mondeo Estate.

I sold a really nice Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec Estate in silver, alloys, full years MOT some time ago for £700.

That 1.6HDI is also in Fords, Volvos, Peugeots and Citroens among others so beware.

Marktheshark

Nothing Diesel if you are on a budget, this "old wives tale" they run for ever could not be further from the truth, 120,000 and most modern diesels get very expensive indeed to keep running.
Any saving on fuel is very quickly passed in keeping them running.
They are built and designed to do average miles for ten years and drop to bits.

On that budget and old Volvo 850 estate will have all the room, they have to shoot them when they want to scrap one.

motorguy

impressive_ironing wrote: »

these people think they are fab I'm so confused :O

What people?

Rolandtheroadie

Would an ordinary run of the mill estate not do? Quite like my VAG group cars. Had a couple of Passats over the past few years and an Audi 80.
All under a grand, 2 sold on as a going concern with the third still owned by me and used daily.
All had over 200k miles when purchased.

Edited to add we're talking pre 2000 cars here, so no problems with things modern diesels can suffer from. 1.9tdi 110 engines in the 3 of them.

ChumLee

Marktheshark wrote: »

Nothing Diesel if you are on a budget, this "old wives tale" they run for ever could not be further from the truth, 120,000 and most modern diesels get very expensive indeed to keep running.
Any saving on fuel is very quickly passed in keeping them running.
They are built and designed to do average miles for ten years and drop to bits.

On that budget and old Volvo 850 estate will have all the room, they have to shoot them when they want to scrap one.

What's her budget?