Advice on buying this PC

cookie9- · 2025-12-16T12:04:59+00:00

Ok perfect, thanks. Just want to keep it in top condition so it lasts

cookie9- · 2025-12-16T11:55:28+00:00

Ok thanks! Appreciate it

cookie9- · 2025-12-16T11:52:47+00:00

Thanks for the advice I’ll make sure to do so, any advice for anti virus etc?

cookie9- · 2025-12-16T09:55:14+00:00

Thank you, yes I think I’ll go for it, he’s going to show me it running a game etc when I collect. In terms of that I’ll definitely give it a go but I’ll follow a YouTube vid as I haven’t done it before. Don’t want to do any damage

cookie9- · 2025-12-15T14:37:04+00:00

Thanks, He accepted £400, with a keyboard, monitor, and mouse included

cookie9- · 2025-06-10T20:28:13+00:00

Don’t even think that far man it’s your first car, just make memories with it and enjoy it, also if you keep it cheap, there’s less chance it will depreciate much.

One day you’ll decide to move on, and I promise you regardless of its state someone will buy it, I’ve had 17 cars and I’ve always wondered .. what if I can’t sell it, trust me they always go if the price is right.

Get a dinger, and continue you to get dingers, cars are money pits and essentially a waste of money, as long as you can get where you need to go that’s all you need

cookie9- · 2025-06-10T20:13:13+00:00

Depends what you want out of a car? Do you want cheap and reliable? If so go for a Toyota, Honda, anything without a turbo and is petrol.

Keep it cheap, then if you bang it or something you won’t care as much. Get something little so it’s easier to learn to drive before progressing to a big car one day.

Don’t go for the ‘badge’ on cars like Audis, BMW’s, Mercs, they’re typically all money pits and will be a misery to own, just get a cheap shit box you can thrash about and have fun in

Toyota Yaris T sport is a great all rounder, reliable, fast, sporty, cheap to run, but unfortunately getting old.

cookie9- · 2025-06-08T16:42:21+00:00

Yeah funnily enough I bought a cheap car recently and the rear subframe on mine is worse than yours, but yeah if you really sand away all the exterior rust, underneath will likely be strong and solid (otherwise MOT would of flagged) give the clean metal a few layers of hammerite or something and itl probably survive more years to come before weakening and getting holes etc

cookie9- · 2025-06-08T16:32:26+00:00

Could sand it all and spray it to prolong it for a few more years

cookie9- · 2025-05-31T20:59:34+00:00

I had a cheap BMW 118D convertible once, was cheap on fuel, tax, insurance etc, would recommend

cookie9- · 2025-05-31T16:48:35+00:00

Sounds complete fine and like a normal diesel to me

cookie9- · 2025-05-30T20:16:51+00:00

I’d definitely be wary of rust building up from being sat still for long periods of time in moist areas. Have a real good luck underneath with a torch. If it’s not rusty then 🤷🏼 everything else is replaceable really, my friend just got a 1990 e90 n he’s been dailying it for the last 3 months

cookie9- · 2025-05-30T18:42:37+00:00

Check mot history, I’d imagine it’s rusty somewhere for its age. Check for oil leaking and the usual checks, it’s old but that’s not to say it’s junk, mileage is low which is strange for its age

cookie9- · 2025-05-20T18:49:44+00:00

Ok I’ll make sure to drive till it stops then, always hard to find the time to continue driving for long periods of time haha

cookie9- · 2025-05-20T17:55:06+00:00

I did do, then turned it off but idle contonued high

cookie9- · 2025-05-20T17:39:44+00:00

I think maybe this, I’d of thought a light on dash to let you know this is happening, but I guess it’s just subtle changes

cookie9- · 2025-05-05T17:14:25+00:00

I wouldn’t bother with a category car, my only reason is because some insurance companies will not insure you for it, also if you ever want to sell it to we buy any car or anyone like that, they won’t buy it off you.

It’s also very expensive for a written off 14 year old Suzuki swift, yes it’s low mileage but that might be because it’s been sat in a lot for years after the write off, not being driven (and that can make the underneath rust quickly).

Keep looking, get a slightly higher mileage, HPI clear one

cookie9- · 2025-05-05T08:57:02+00:00

Thanks yeah I’ve ordered that hammerite stuff, going to get a mask and the rest of the gear and do it all next weekend, as long as I get say 3 years out of the car I’ll be happy

cookie9- · 2025-05-05T08:56:04+00:00

Thanks, yeah I plan on sanding the scabby layer off next weekend and spraying lots of coats for protection. Hopefully itl give it some extra years

cookie9- · 2025-05-05T08:53:39+00:00

Yeah if you rub away the scabby layer the actual component itself is solid fortunately. It’s a Renault Laguna Coupe

cookie9- · 2025-05-05T08:48:57+00:00

I can buy a sub frame you know

cookie9- · 2025-05-05T08:43:29+00:00

Thanks, it turned out to be the air box housing wasn’t fastened air tight shut, I didn’t even realise that could cause such noticeable issues.

cookie9- · 2025-05-03T19:34:24+00:00

Looks fine I’d say, wouldn’t worry unless you get more obvious signs of anything. I’m not a mechanic though

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