Hallsy
Tuesday 7th April 2009, 22:40
Finally found myself a T5 today :)
It's a '96 P 855 T5 CD in Pewter Silver (I think).
Driven about 150 miles today and love it :) So, sooo, soooo much nicer than what it's replacing, almost too good to be the dog/dump car!!
All round pretty good condition, stack of receipts, 2 owners from new. Only problems I need to sort are a couple of stonechip/bubbles, and sort out a squeaky circulation fan. Oh, and fix the glovebox catch.
Also, I'm a little annoyed I missed this but it does appear to have a slight oil leak as it left a small patch outside my house. Had a quick look in the dark and looks to be dripping oil from rad, so guessing it could be one of the oil cooler connectiosn leaking, hopefully a nice easy fix. It's also due a service so will give the engine a good clean, replace what's needed and check for any other minor leaks at same time.
Other than the necessaries, it 'needs' a rear spoiler as it doesn't have one for some reason, and it's also missing the load cover which I'd like to replace if I find one cheap. Aircon maybe doesn't blow quite as cold as it should, but maybe the indicated temps are lower than actual temp. I.e. if I set it to 21' it feels hot, but if I turn it down to say 18' it does get colder, but doesn't feel as cold as 18' should - maybe, lol!! One to worry about in the summer!
Overall, very, very happy with it - I'm sure it will prompt a few more threads/posts from me as well!!
It's a '96 P 855 T5 CD in Pewter Silver (I think).
Driven about 150 miles today and love it :) So, sooo, soooo much nicer than what it's replacing, almost too good to be the dog/dump car!!
All round pretty good condition, stack of receipts, 2 owners from new. Only problems I need to sort are a couple of stonechip/bubbles, and sort out a squeaky circulation fan. Oh, and fix the glovebox catch.
Also, I'm a little annoyed I missed this but it does appear to have a slight oil leak as it left a small patch outside my house. Had a quick look in the dark and looks to be dripping oil from rad, so guessing it could be one of the oil cooler connectiosn leaking, hopefully a nice easy fix. It's also due a service so will give the engine a good clean, replace what's needed and check for any other minor leaks at same time.
Other than the necessaries, it 'needs' a rear spoiler as it doesn't have one for some reason, and it's also missing the load cover which I'd like to replace if I find one cheap. Aircon maybe doesn't blow quite as cold as it should, but maybe the indicated temps are lower than actual temp. I.e. if I set it to 21' it feels hot, but if I turn it down to say 18' it does get colder, but doesn't feel as cold as 18' should - maybe, lol!! One to worry about in the summer!
Overall, very, very happy with it - I'm sure it will prompt a few more threads/posts from me as well!!