Specifically what should I look at? Its a 2000 with 86,000 miles. I just need to inspect the car before(if) I buy.

 

the noob guide will tell you but look for sludge in the oil thats the most important than see if the timing belt has been replaced if not i wouldnt buy the car with out a discount and a way to the dealer for a timing belt

 

test drive it listen to turbo make sure its still running strong. look at the condition of exterior and interior to see if any big noticeable problems. see if they have previous records of maintenance that has been done. good luck finding a car. just got mine and love it just need to learn to drive 5sp lol

 

It's time for a timing belt, if you do it yourself it's around $300 for parts or $1k installed. But the usual: cel, brakes, undercarrage, tires, tubo, emissions, ect, ect... GL maybe post up some pics?

 

If it's a 2000, does it have 170 or 150 hp?

 

u cant ask for a discount for required maintenance on a car, thats like buying a numbers matching 69 yenko and saying u didnt replace the brakes like u should have take 5 grand off... doesnt work that way

if the timing belt HASNT been replace honestly i would stay away from it, cuz who knows how hard he/she has driven it, or if they did any of the other common maintenance on it... just my advice

 

2000 is the 150 hp. I would guess the tb has not been done and that is one reason for the sale. The owner doesn't want to spend 1k on a tb but hopefully you can get it discounted and maybe even do it yourself. I have bought cars that needed tb and clutches and just took down the price of what it would cost to go to shop to have it done. I would then do the work myself and save some $$. If everything is clean I'de say go for it if the price it right any pics or add listing though??

 

wtf? phill now you comparing american to german stop doing that and yes you can i think we have all done it befor

 

timing belt will be the thing to specifically ask about, the tensioner and waterpump should be changed at the same time, make sure they have records of all the work

 

don't forget the control arms too. that's as much as common maintenance goes. also make sure when you test drive it, rev it past 3k and see how the turbo responds.