A round trip of about 275 miles earlier to view the YRV turbo.
Mileage is 69K with service history upto around 35K.
Anyone know of Sharow Garage? Mostly serviced by them in the early years.
No recent history.The seller said he had owned it around two years.
The previous owner was from Birmingham as well.IIRC,4 previous owners or was it 5? Around that.
He said he was going to 'do it up' but started car-trading so never got round to it.
The current MOT expires in May 2012.I saw there were advisories,don't know what though?
Cat D back in 2006/07,he didn't know...he said front nearside wing was replaced and later on,he said the front wishbone was replaced(nearside).Maybe he knew more than he was willing to disclose?
Started the engine,the fan belt was squealling for about two or three minutes then was very quiet once settled down.Idles quieter the my YRV.
There was no flashing D or anything flashing in the instrument clocks.
I wasn't able to test drive it because it was parked behind three other cars.
Straightaway,I saw the rear nearside wheelarch was severely rusted from behind...holes soon,I expect.This was very off-putting.
The rear offside wheelarch has 'light' rotting as well.
Very disappointed with the condition of the rear wheelarches.Considering my own YRV is a 2001'Y'reg,it has no rust whatsoever.Some scratches and dents,though.
The bonnet vent and both wing mirrors were very faded.
The bonnet had a few heavy stone chips in the past and these are now all rusted and very visible.
The engine bay wasn't very clean at all.The front section of the engine seemed very 'chalky'..sort of like some water damage in the past? Or leaking bonnet vent? I've seen much cleaner engine bays on other turbo's for sale.
All the wheels are corroded as well,water damage on the lacquer?...once again,disappointed.
I liked the roof aerial though.LOL!
Also,it still had the double tailpipes.
Without driving the car I can't really say if it drives good or bad.
The seller said it drives 'perfect'...I'm worried about the front nearside damage the car had received.Don't know for sure if the damage was fixed properly.
For the money he's asking I think it's borderline ok value.
The seller could of cleaned and polished it to make it more enticing.The interior need a good clean and vacuum as well.
I'm afraid it just didn't tug at my heartstrings at all.Such a shame,I was really looking forward to viewing it on the way up.
In my opinion,the bodywork let the car down.I'm probably just being picky.
One good thing was the seller was willing to take my YRV in part exchange for around £300...although I was thinking at least £4-500.LOL
My YRV has MOT until 08/12 and taxed until 09/12.

After I thought about it all,I decided to 'think about it' and walked away.
This is the second time I've ever seen a yellow YRV turbo and I could say I won't be viewing another yellow one unless it's in very good condition.
I think maybe a silver or black one for me.