Hi guys & gals,
I am looking for some advice from you regarding probably the worst mistake i have ever made in car buying!!
I wont bore you with the full story but having previously owned 2 850 T5's I fancied a change and spotted a 1998 V70R on Ebay, guy seemed genuine enough so I traveled, with a friend, to see the car having agreed a VERY decent price (not so cheap now!!) and having taken it for a drive and looked and listened to everything all seemed fairly well and i parted with my cash.
On the drive home the Lamda light came on (and is still on) but this did not bother me too much as the 850 I owned before this did exactly the same thing. I got the car home with no issues and although there were a few bits that needed doing I was generally happy with the car.
Within a few weeks this turned into despair as problem after problem kept happening and I was having to spend a fair bit of money on it!!
To date I have spent out on the following:
Cat Back Jetex Exhaust (old exhaust had Cat pieces in it - see below)
Work on Cat (see below)
Front Wishbones
Suspension Arm Links
Engine/Hydraulic Flush (tappets were noisy)
Some other work i cannot remember!!
I am now at the stage where I doubt it will pass its MOT as there was a problem with the Cat disintergrating so my local mechanic cut a slot and removed all the loose pieces thus leaving me with half a Cat!!
The Lamda light is still on and now the Auto Transmission Light on the dash is flashing and the codes are:
29 - Transmission Control
332 - Lockup Solonoid Open Curcuit
So all in all I am at my wits end with this car and not really prepared to spend another penny on it.
So I suppose my question is would there be anyone interested in buying this car as a whole from me for either a project or spares etc or do I sell it off in pieces (wheels, exhaust, interior, panels etc) and try and recoup some money that way??
The car is showing 265k on the clock but the engine has been changed and has done around 165k also the auto box has been recon'd around a year ago, both of which i have paperwork for. The aircon unit is missing too!!
Your advice would be appreciated into what I do with this car, sorry for the essay too!!!
Sean
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