Car check please

[Jay-ZS+]

Originally Posted by Supercharged_Z

a quick way to see if its had a rear bumper and it dosnt always work. but look at the number plates

Thats a good tip!!!

[Maxxed_Ross]

Is it just me or is that a 110 bumper? I can't see if it has an exhaust cut out or not from the pics

[Southside_ZS]

I wouldnt worry to much about the milage. My 54 plate ZS only had 19k when i bought it 3 months ago and its had 3 previous owners. Im 4th. I was a bit wary as you are but i checked it out and it all runs true on previous mot's and service history.

I would be slighty worried about the rear end though. May have been written off and repaired. Even if it doesn't show on a Cat doesn't always mean anything as some get unrecorded or settled out of insurance.

[kendoskeg]

Doesn't matter now anyway as its sold.

Well, I got an email saying its sold anyway. Did ask a fair few questions so who knows, but I wont be getting that one either way.

So the search continues!

[Ritchy]

it looks like a new bumper to me, there pretty brittle so crack pretty easy so not nessisarily a high speed crash

[Jay-ZS+]

Originally Posted by ritchyp

it looks like a new bumper to me, there pretty brittle so crack pretty easy so not nessisarily a high speed crash

would have replaced the spats though if they werent damaged though?!!
Lifting up the boot carpet and looking at the boot floor to see if theres any damage is always a good option

[Ritchy]

not if they couldnt get them and say 1 got cracked and they just checked a 45 bumper on, it wouldnt put me off buying it if i got it cheaper than that becuase sooner or later a bumper with spats would turn up somewhere, best just phone and ask, i recon u could bash tht down 500 uid if u hagled using that as a tool for bargaining

[KevG]

Just looking at this, found a few points wrong:

• Solid paint - It is silver therefore metalic (Starlight silver)
• Rear End Damage - Rover 45 Bumper fitted and painted as such.

Anyway it is a 2005 registered

From the DVLA

The vehicle details for BX05 MGV are:

Date of Liability 01 03 2010
Date of First Registration 01 03 2005
Year of Manufacture 2005
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2497CC
CO2 Emissions 227g/Km
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour SILVER
Vehicle Type Approval M1
This vehicle can be licensed at a DVLA Local Office without the V5C Registration Certificate
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £118.25
12 Months Rate £215.00

[Dan1971]

If it's sold, maybe the new owner'll turn up here and we can break the news ...

[kendoskeg]

Thanks for the digging guys, kind of glad I didn't get the chance to go for it now.

As said the main thing that bugged me was the fact that it had only done 12000 miles and 2 owners. Just seemed slightly fishy.

Anyway Im still looking, some nice examples in the for sale section here in fact. And Id rather buy from a forumer than anywhere else, if i do go for the ZS