donny_daz

Hi guys, ive been looking for an accident damaged uk turbo saloon for some time now, im looking for an R-plate onwards any colour with either engine failure or accident damage. I found this one the other day which looks well on the outside, its a t plate that has had a minor fire behind glove box. What is the extent of this damage, is there any vital/expensive parts around this area? as im trying to work out the repair cost.
The car isnt cheap its for sale at £3500 !!!!!



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juggers

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dont touch a damaged car full stop

howellsy42

i wouldnt even bother not worth the hassel as it will never be right again!!

andythejock01wrx

IF I was going for a damaged vehicle to save cash, I'd avoid those with fire or water damage because of the greater risk of unseen damage.

Personally, I'd wait till I had a bit more and buy an older classic that was in good condition. Surely you could get a decent one for not much more cash ?

Looks like wiring problems abound with this car - a pal of mine had a car with wiring problems and it seemed a bit of nightmare for him.

AJF

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dont buy anything with fire damage as you will never get rid of the smell


Adrian

scoobynutta555

How much! A good example of that age should be 5.5k, maybe less, a fire damaged one should be much much less.

I bought one with a knackered engine for 1.5k, W reg MY00

Mangel

three letters, ECU

andrew02

looking at the those shots,it looks like there is two areas of damage,but nothing above!!!.it maybe that they tried to burn it for the insurance,but failed.so there could be no problem in repairing it with no after problems.ok don,hope this helps.remember,when lighting fires,always leave the window open.just a tad!!!!!!!!!

GC8

I wouldnt entertain a fire-damaged car under any circumstances.

AudiLover

**** that. You must be really desperate to even think about it.

youngstar

dont touch it!
fire damage and water are the worst,
bearing in mind, if this got hot enough and the fire brigade were called then u have the two worst evils to ruin a car
fire and water

donny_daz

cheers guys, gonna steer well clear

360ste

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A word of warning about dealing with any vehicle that has had a fire. Some of the plastics used within vehicles can turn into a very nasty acidic substance, name fails me for now. If this comes into contact with any part of the body surgery / amputation is the current method of pain relief as it cannot be neutralised.

chocolate_o_brian

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guy on piston heads selling a uk r-plate turbo, silver i think, for £3950. asked for piccies and sent me some. looks ok. dont think its damaged or owt either


andy

Scoobybits

[QUOTE=donny_daz]Hi guys, ive been looking for an accident damaged uk turbo saloon for some time now, im looking for an R-plate onwards any colour with either engine failure or accident damage. I found this one the other day which looks well on the outside, its a t plate that has had a minor fire behind glove box. What is the extent of this damage, is there any vital/expensive parts around this area? as im trying to work out the repair cost.
The car isnt cheap its for sale at £3500 !!!!!

Well overpriced and wouldn't buy a thing from that seller!
Daz might have one for you end of this week so drop me a email if you still looking?

Jap Import

I agree, on a damp or wet day the burnt smell tends to be more noticeable

SteveScooby

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It's the window seals that melt, so you're only in danger when it's actually on fire.

gaz-cole

yes mate you are spot on it is called fluronlastermers or something daft like that and IS NASTY! i was going to buy a burnt out mk1 astra gte about 100years ago when i was at college and the teacher brought in pictures of the damage this stuff causes to human flesh not nice stuff

stiginger

the damage aint that bad but it only worth 2 g tops

donny_daz

who could repair it?