Quick question....

[trotter]

Hey all, found a nice FD that me gonna look at soon...

92 plate, gunmetal grey, Veilside C2 front and skirts.

Quick question tho.......

Comp test done by Pip in Aug \'06 showed these:

7.75 7.65 7.15 â€" Front
7.35 7.35 7.50 â€" Rear

the car has done around 3k since then - should I expect the results to have changed much? Or is that a question of how its been driven, cared for, etc??

CHeers in advance

T

[peterwolds]

decent figures Pip is reliable

[interloper393]

if the cars been looked after and not hammered all 3k miles then there wont be much change in the comp results bud, when i had mine done pip said it takes a while for the bits to ware doon good oil is the key lol

[trotter]

cheers lads, the guy has an Evo8 as well, so I reckon thats the one thats been taking the abuse! Just outta curiosity, does anyone up here in bonnie Scotland know the one im taking about?

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/208385.htm

[koolance]

i know the car, its one of my friends he doesnt post on this forum tho he just reads it

[trotter]

cool,  i know it\'s a bit cheeky but can I assume that it hasn\'t had the t!ts ragged off it?

[koolance]

no he barley drives it because he has an evo

[20B_boy]

Comp test done by Pip in Aug \'06 showed these:

7.75 7.65 7.15 â€" Front
7.35 7.35 7.50 â€" Rear

the car has done around 3k since then - should I expect the results to have changed much?

Could have. The key point is, dont rely on a compression test as a guarantee that you wont need to pay for a rebuild in the near future. It gives a good assessment of overal condition, but doesnt rule out an apex seal failure for some random reason, or coolant o-ring failure around the corner...

Buy it with your eyes open, these can be very expensive cars to own if you are unlucky.

[trotter]

cool, thanks guys..spoke to him today, gonna go see it next weekend if it hasnt been sold by then...

[m4drx]

car looks great mate in my opinion.

as rich said compression can change anytime so if you can tets it at point of sale. generally it looks like a nice and tidy car.