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Buying
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:48 pm
by benwall101
Hi
Im looksing to buy a morris minor
The one im looking to buy is a 1950 split screen, the owner wants £1999 but i believe they may be open to offers
does any one know what i should look out for when viewing this car?
also what should i ask the seller?
Thanks
Ben
Re: Buying
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:01 pm
by bmcecosse
Welcome to the forum...... Look for RUST! Make sure it has a NEW MOT - and ask what repairs have been done......
Re: Buying
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:08 pm
by mike.perry
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Re: Buying
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:55 am
by benwall101
Re: Buying
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:29 am
by ASL642
So not the original plate, YSL is an age related one. I have ASL
Nice looking car.
Re: Buying
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:15 pm
by robedney
The seller refers to "smoke" twice, so do check the engine -- maybe even do a quick compression test. However, as BMC suggests, the engine is almost irrelevant compared to the potential expense of dealing with rust. Shiny paint can hide massive amounts of filler, and the underside should be checked with extreme care by someone who knows these cars well, particularly for rust in structural sections. It is a lovely looking car, by the way.
Re: Buying
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:03 pm
by mawl73
Sorry Benwall101
I bought this car for £1750 a few weeks ago,
The engine was smoking quite a lot, and needs rings doing
So may be you've dodged a expensive job lol
I'm happy with it though;-)