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buying a 97 fiat scudo tomorrow need advice

  • 13-01-2010 7:04pm
    #1
    zeemax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭


    might be getting a scudo tomorrow and was just wondering am i making the right choice. doing a self build now and dont want to dog the car. a mate who sells cars just got a 97 1.9d scudo in and is looking 750 with no doe and 1000-1250 with a doe. now i'm trading my 99 astra with him which has a years nct so i'm hoping for a straight swap and i'll doe the van. (HELP)


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  • #2
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    How come a mate is charging you €250-500 for an €80 DOE?

    Does it need work?


  • #3
    2qk4u
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭2qk4u


    My advice is dont buy it.... they are ****, an absolute money pit.


  • #4
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    2qk4u wrote: »
    My advice is dont buy it.... they are ****, an absolute money pit.

    The are tons of them working away grand on the road. I drive a 97 expert and it's A1 despite having a very hard life before I got it. Had a 2nd on that was fine too bar things that had been physically broken by misuse (I only bought it to strip for parts).

    The engines are bombproof (Toyota used them for a bit) and theres very little to go wrong in them (on accoutn of them beign very basic but very comfortable for a 13 year old van) so dont see why you think they are a money pit


  • #5
    zeemax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭zeemax


    cheers guys. my mate works for his old lad selling cars and suspose there out to make as much as possible. i don't know if it needs work he said its in top shape. so guess i'll se tomorrow


  • #6
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    2qk4u wrote: »
    My advice is dont buy it.... they are ****, an absolute money pit.


    Thats Bo!!ox. Dont listen to that advice OP. They go for ever. Yeah bits fall off them right left and centre but they last forever and a day. A van with a new test for a grand, sure what more could you want :D


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  • #7
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    I had one for a year in a previous job. They take a lot of abuse and keep on going. The only thing that failed in mine was a power steering pump, but otherwise I drove it pretty hard and never gave it a break. It took everything I threw at it and kept going. A good purchase IMO.


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