Buying beats

[groundhog]

When going to see a beat that i'm interested in buying,what are the main areas that i should check?.I've bought plenty of cars in my time but there must be things that are peculiar to a beat,

Cheers Alan:help: :confused: :)

[Andy V]

Alan,

Until anyone else pops up with further comment / advice, here's a few threads for further reading for you.....

http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=445

http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116&highlight=buying

http://www.u-ukhbc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=180&highlight=buying

When we bought our Beat last summer we fell foul of the "Engine-Warning-Light-Bulb-Dud-or-Missing" problem, although this has now been resolved.

Andy.

[groundhog]

Thanks for that Andy,if i find a beat that needs some paintwork is there any problem with paint codes etc Also, are there any particular area's that should be checked for rust,

Cheers Alan:):)

[barkley]

i just painted mine not for rust but for shoppin trolly dents .... when removing the front splash guards i did notice that the front panel has started to rust inside so it went for a wee drive to the sand blaster apart from that mine was fine