Hi All,
Very happy to be a member of this community, some of you may know I have been looking for a few weeks and have now put a deposit down on below Puma Thunder
https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/ford-puma-thunder-low-mileage-full-mot-leather-interior-/1150733260
Have been following this 1 for a while, it started at £799 and I got it today for £499 comes with 1 year MOT, history from MOT history check looks pretty solid, no major concerns but has had 6 owners which I know is not great but by the looks of the pics, MOT history and low mileage of 75k I thought I would take the chance.
I am from Northern Ireland so could not view the car personally but spoke to the owner of the garage at length and he assures me it is a good enough car and has plenty of life in it and will travel to Ireland no problem, I will be picking it up within a week, will be a drive from Stoke on trent to Liverpool to get ferry to Ireland then a 3 hour drive to Londonderry, I am looking forward to the drive but need help to make it smooth trip.
I know doing a phone transaction is risky and should not buy a car this way but location does not allow me to test car and as was tracking this car and the price dropped to $499 think it's worth a punt.
So...this has no history of cambelt change...I want to do this whilst in Stoke, anyone know of a skilled garage or Ford quick fit nearby to get cambelt full kit, water pump and rocker gasket replaced, was looking to pay £250 - £300 for this work and want it done before my long journey, I will also need to get AA breakdown arranged or similar, any tips on best deals.
Any thing else I should consider, spare parts or things I may need ?
Thank you all.
Regards,
Brian.
Very happy to be a member of this community, some of you may know I have been looking for a few weeks and have now put a deposit down on below Puma Thunder
https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/ford-puma-thunder-low-mileage-full-mot-leather-interior-/1150733260
Have been following this 1 for a while, it started at £799 and I got it today for £499 comes with 1 year MOT, history from MOT history check looks pretty solid, no major concerns but has had 6 owners which I know is not great but by the looks of the pics, MOT history and low mileage of 75k I thought I would take the chance.
I am from Northern Ireland so could not view the car personally but spoke to the owner of the garage at length and he assures me it is a good enough car and has plenty of life in it and will travel to Ireland no problem, I will be picking it up within a week, will be a drive from Stoke on trent to Liverpool to get ferry to Ireland then a 3 hour drive to Londonderry, I am looking forward to the drive but need help to make it smooth trip.
I know doing a phone transaction is risky and should not buy a car this way but location does not allow me to test car and as was tracking this car and the price dropped to $499 think it's worth a punt.
So...this has no history of cambelt change...I want to do this whilst in Stoke, anyone know of a skilled garage or Ford quick fit nearby to get cambelt full kit, water pump and rocker gasket replaced, was looking to pay £250 - £300 for this work and want it done before my long journey, I will also need to get AA breakdown arranged or similar, any tips on best deals.
Any thing else I should consider, spare parts or things I may need ?
Thank you all.
Regards,
Brian.