S60r buying advice

[s_cowen]

if you ever fancy giving the body work the once over im happy to help. getting what i think are good results now. check out the detailing section

Thanks mate, could do with a good detail.

[s_cowen]

Nice car. Shame they never bothered to fit a new DMF when they fitted the new clutch thou!! . May aswell not bothered. A new DMF with the new clutch would have made a huge difference. Instead of 100k of reliability it will be a question of 'when to change the DMF'....and while your there chuck ANOTHER clutch in too!!

Didn't notice that, why would you go to all the bother of changing a clutch & not the flywheel, some people are bafoons, Trying to save money but will end up paying more in the long run!

Theres a few on Auto-trader & there not to far from you either.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/u...earlynew%2Cnew

[M-R-P]

Didn't notice that, why would you go to all the bother of changing a clutch & not the flywheel, some people are bafoons, Trying to save money but will end up paying more in the long run!

From experience, finding a dmf under £500 is not easy, so If you're repairing a performance car on a budget... Luckily, I got one for 350 (ish) and a good thing too - the springs were nothing short of powder on mine. So if the guy changing the clutch on the R tried the flywheel and felt no travel, they could be forgiven for thinking it's ok.

[graemewelch]

just give me a shout if ever fancy it. got ost the stuff to correct the body work. mght need a few pads as mine are wearing out fast. theres a guy trying to sort a northeast meet if you fancy it

[Hoppsym]

Cheers Graeme, that's nice Cowan and a nice price to, seen them ones on trader liked those 2 black ones but the wife was like its no different to the d5 we gave to me dad, what do you think of the green on 13 miles away, is sharkys an early one or a late one ie o3 or o5 cheers

[Harvey]

is sharkys an early one or a late one ie o3 or o5 cheers

It's a 2005 on year trim on bumper is body colour not black.

[Hoppsym]

Ok thanks, must be like hens teeth in that colour, does anyone no anything about the 2 blue ones that's on ebay

[volvokid]

It's a 2005 on year trim on bumper is body colour not black.

And it will have a slightly nicer interior

[Jimmie]

Didn't notice that, why would you go to all the bother of changing a clutch & not the flywheel, some people are bafoons, Trying to save money but will end up paying more in the long run!

I must be a buffoon then!!
Might be a perfectly good reason why the flywheel was not changed.

[s_cowen]

I must be a buffoon then!!
Might be a perfectly good reason why the flywheel was not changed.

Yeh true.

[Hoppsym]

What question do I need to be asking if I'm enquiring about one

[Hoppsym]

Well after all the debating what to buy I went and viewed a 09 s60 t5 today but didn't take my fancy so rang after a 07 d5 went and viewed it and couldn't pick any faults with it bodywork and paintwork was cleaner than my 59 plate insignia what I've owned from new, so I bought it, I know it's not a r or a t5 but had a change in circumstances and needed a car soon as.