this might be a good buy....

[mtnviscacha]

Hi all,

i think it's about time i got rid of my old suzuki 1 litre monster. I was thinking of a longwheelbase vitara for a while, but now i'm looking at the widetrack feroza beast.
Anyway, here's a car i found for sale with the following details, that i'm going to check out this weekend...

SX2, 1995, wide body, 5 spd, p/s, p/w & mirrors, removable hardtop, CD, tint, new clutch, full alloy b/bar & side steps, fully rebuilt motor 3000kms ago with receipts, 2yr warranty, full service history, all receipts, spotless interior, excel cond, $8500 ono.

Sounds like it could be a goer!.....

[HotFourOk]

Sounds great man!

Make sure you read the section on things to check before buying s you dont get caught buying a crapper

Let us know if you convert to Hatsu! Theyre a great little car!

[murcod]

Hi, get a RACV/RAA/NRMA/RACQ/? inspection done on it if you're serious. The owner won't have any problems holding it subject to an inspection if there's nothing wrong with it.

A lot of recent buyers on here have been stung.

[Maverick]

as a car salesman i find that price a bit expensive, but hey i reckon every ones car is expensive that i am buying

go to www.redbook.com.au and look up the average private sale price

if you live in nsw make sure you do a REV's check on to make sure ,there's no money owing on it Google search REVS
at the department of fair trading

if it has lots of klms hence the motor rebuild is it going to become a hole in the ground that you throw lots of hard earned cash at it what else is going to go wrong with, ask why are they selling it ?

look for additional expenditure, like rego, tires screen etc , instead of a nrma inspection, get your local reputable mechanic to have a look at it and see what he thinks you'll save some bucks

make sure it has the service books and a service history if it doesn't leave it alone oh and make sure they supply you with a road worthy

and good luck

[RockyF75]

There's an IMMACULATE 84 Diesel F75 rocky for sale near my place, $3500, stock as a rock and looks like its never been offroad, has the old woman carseat covers too , says one owner on the sign

[murcod]

.... instead of a nrma inspection, get your local reputable mechanic to have a look at it and see what he thinks you'll save some bucks

I used to think the same thing until I recently had an RAA inspection done on a car I was selling (for a potential buyer interstate.) The guy came to my place and spent over 3 hrs going over it! The test was very thorough and surprised the hell out of me. They even checked the window tint to see if it was legal. Having worked in a mechanical workshop before I could guarantee the average shop wouldn't have been anywhere near as thorough. They also had specialised test equipment the average workshop wouldn't posses (not that a Feroza would need it).

They even do an ownership check and then a technical advisor calls the potential buyer and discusses in detail any issues.

[Maverick]

well the NRMA inspection is a visual only ,a crock for what they charge, thats why i suggested a local reputable mechanic

[murcod]

I thought there would have been some sort of "standard" between all the clubs?! Mind you I think the RAA does three levels and the one done one mine was the highest.

One thing that did surprise me was they didn't check if the ABS or traction control worked- big $$$ if they are stuffed too.