I bought a 1800cc Astra Estate from a dealer in Nottinghamshire inside was mint exterior was excellent, mileage 69000. All was fine until I looked underneath at the back I couldn't believe how rusty it was, even the cast iron lip on the engine were the sump is bolted to the bloc was corroded. Some time later and several cans of primer, and underseal, I happen to look at the previous owners in the log book and found it was last registered in Scotland. Well I would normally avoid any Scottish cars but as the external condition was excellent and it was 200 miles from Scotland I didn't give it a thought.
Hard times, could be losing on an Audi too had oil pump and sensors, timing belt kits and can't get rid of oil pressure fault so it's proving quite hard to stay positive at the moment! I'll be back with more
If I'd done my basic checks I'd have known! It's a shame I've had a fair few Scottish cars off Wilsons and done well off them, including my 22 year old BMW which is very tidy and rust free!
I reckon it is. £250/300 worth of panels. In the right hands, someone who can weld/paint the cars got to be worth £3k minimum. Sadly I don't know a decent welder, last car I bought that needed just the Sills was sat around for 6 months with a chunk of change tied up in it so not for me!
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I bought a 1800cc Astra Estate from a dealer in Nottinghamshire inside was mint exterior was excellent, mileage 69000. All was fine until I looked underneath at the back I couldn't believe how rusty it was, even the cast iron lip on the engine were the sump is bolted to the bloc was corroded. Some time later and several cans of primer, and underseal, I happen to look at the previous owners in the log book and found it was last registered in Scotland. Well I would normally avoid any Scottish cars but as the external condition was excellent and it was 200 miles from Scotland I didn't give it a thought.
Yeah I had a few rusty Scottish ones but not to this extreme! This was just a case of negligent bidding! Should've done my research and checks
What a rust bucket that the trouble woth mazdas the arches and sills go so easy
Such a shame with it being low mileage automatic!
I try and avoid Scottish cars where possible, I have had lots of bad experiences with rust on them, hope you get your money back on it!
Fingers crossed! Yes a lot of the cars here are Eastern/Western Group part exchanges like this one!
That is a very valuable lesson, I have made the same mistake!!
First car i bought in 1980 was a mini1275 gt 1973..jacked it up at the jacking point..jack went straight through the floor..😂
I've done that with a Jag X Type before 🤣
happens to us all mate. like your honesty and videos, better luck with next one
Hard times, could be losing on an Audi too had oil pump and sensors, timing belt kits and can't get rid of oil pressure fault so it's proving quite hard to stay positive at the moment! I'll be back with more
@FlippinMotorsUK that's a weird one 😮
I was looking at items (not cars) at a Wilsons auction which had 40% + VAT fees!! you need to have real restraint when bidding
Luckily they're cheaper with the cars!
So what your saying is don’t do what I did with my Volvo at WB and son’s 😅😅
The price you paid was different though this was nearly a grand out the door!
Buying a Scottish registered Mazda 3 is asking for rust unfortunately. Shame as otherwise it looked tidy enough.
If I'd done my basic checks I'd have known! It's a shame I've had a fair few Scottish cars off Wilsons and done well off them, including my 22 year old BMW which is very tidy and rust free!
We've all made mistakes. Be interesting to see what you're down after sale fees. Maybe £350?
It worked out about 400 it went through yesterday
Dosant look like it's worth saving?
I reckon it is. £250/300 worth of panels. In the right hands, someone who can weld/paint the cars got to be worth £3k minimum. Sadly I don't know a decent welder, last car I bought that needed just the Sills was sat around for 6 months with a chunk of change tied up in it so not for me!
Cant win them all mate!
Shame as there nice things to drive aswell.
Drove it up the road before loading it on the truck and it was a lovely auto box nice drive!