I take it this is your first Mk1?
Nick Challoner wrote a good guide to the MK1 that you can read Here.
First, decide on what you want. If you have a hankering for a Mk1 and usually keep your cars for around a year, then a budget of £500-600 will get you a safe fun car with a years MOT to hoon about in and then chance your next MOT with. After that you can sell it for parts or whatever and recover maybe £200 at worst.
If however the MK1 is THE ONLY CAR FOR YOU! then a budget of perhaps £1500 or so will get you a very very nice car, well looked after, with complete service history and a solid shell that you can keep for several years.
Personally, I'd advocate buying a cheaper one first to get to know these cars and whether you actually like them enough to drop £1.5k on a 20 year old motor! You'll also learn all about the rust weak spots (possibly the hard way) and if you do go on to buy a better one you'll know the peaches from the lemons often at a glance.
In the meantime if you are insistent on viewing a car try and persuade someone who knows about them intimately to come along and give their "expert" view on it. It needen't put you off buying a car but it could help stop you buying a death trap.
need a bit of advice pls....
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Re: need a bit of advice pls....
leevo5.1 wrote:hj kevin, went to see the red one but what desapointment, it was another rust bucket.. so sad.. but i just found something that i been waiting for, is in scotland past edinb, but looks very good http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0274180806
have a look. just wait for owner to replay back regarding few question..
will keep you posted,,
rust coming through at the base of B pillar and on rear arch
its good to look at lots of rough ones first though gives you a good idea of what to look out for
Re: need a bit of advice pls....
hi what do you think about this car again,, i got a good feeling about this car, let me know what you thing pls, any advise will take in.. is doing my head in i really want a mk1, remind me so much of my chilhood. pls help to find a car for me iwill appreciate
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... TQ:GB:1123
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... TQ:GB:1123
Re: need a bit of advice pls....
leevo5.1 wrote:hi what do you think about this car again,, i got a good feeling about this car, let me know what you thing pls, any advise will take in.. is doing my head in i really want a mk1, remind me so much of my chilhood. pls help to find a car for me iwill appreciate
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... TQ:GB:1123
kevin..in wrote:
rust coming through at the base of B pillar and on rear arch
apart from that it could be fine immpossable to say from 3 pics which seem to be taken in the rain (always the worst way to view any car!)
travelling all the way to falkirk to view it though may seem a bit too keen
be patient there are lots of good cars around
Re: need a bit of advice pls....
hi neville, thanks for your advice, i already read that buyer guide, and got a rough idea of what im looking for, this is why i already walk away from three. my budget is about 1200 but if i do see a good one i will match up to 1500. i want a mk1 due the fact that i love them and been thinking to get one for weekend drive and for fun. i know them quite well us i use to sell jap import but bloody hell hard to find a good one... anyway if anyone got one or know someone selling one pls let me know...... lee
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i know kevin, im waitn for some more pic to sent to me will post for you guys to check it, i will take the chance if not a good one atleast a good wqeekend i love scotland lol bu the way this came on late last night looks good a bit on the high end check it out kev
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0298104973
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0298104973
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limey, been and seen that one, is a rust bucket and could not belive how much he was asking for, did have a good history but that was it,, all arechs has rust buble and both a post just starting to rust and also b post was badly repair is like blue peter been on it. but the chap did have a very nice scooby p1 with 580 thansk you any way.. but im goin to leeds to meet this one up have a look http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/752983.htm, even thought had thef ruin the bumper, the chap replace it yesterday that i why i goin to check it out see if it worth 700
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good luck, that could be a good buy.
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