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Hi my name is Elliott and obviously I am new to the forum. I am going to look at a 02 arosa on saturday 1.4 sport and was wondering if there is anything or any problems I should be looking out for with the car? Also whats a good price for one its got 36k on the clock and looks like it is good condtition
Thanks for your help:D
lunalupi
22-02-2007, 15:04
First and formost make sure it is actually a sport, and not a 1.4 s - S is only a trim level, a true sport will have a centre exit exhaust! :)
Also check the clutch pedal for signs of pedal box failure - take it for a good drive, and also check the level of the pedal. It should be just above the level of the brake pedal, if its lower then you may have pedal box failure (its a goodwill repair on Lupos, but SEAT are a little harder to pursuade as it doesn't seem as common in Arosas.
Other than that, just take it for a good drive, make sure everything is working, and look over the car for dents, dings, chips or rust :)
cool thanks is deffo a sport 1.4 16v any idea what a good price for one would be I looked on parkers and its say private £3300 is this abut right or will i be looking more? also I know it will be a bised opiion in here but are they fun car to drive?
Sounds about right. Have a look on the Seat website at used Arosa's and they will probably be a little more expensive. I have a 1.4 Auto Arosa and whilst my opinion may seem biased its the most fun I have had driving a car ! Welcome to the site By the way :D
lol so looks like the £3750 that they want is a bit too much oh well will have to see if they will come down to a more realistic price
lunalupi
22-02-2007, 16:57
Arosas tend to go for a little over the Parkers guide as they seem pretty desirable. Try and get them down on it, but they may not want to go down to match Parkers. :)
Have a look on Autotrader to compare prices and get a rough guide on what they go for
Auto trader is where i found it and was the only one in the area so looks like there arent many about.
lunalupi
22-02-2007, 18:01
Theres a couple up nationally starting at £3750, so its about right. You could get them down a bit though, depending on what condition its in :)
Or you could join the old-skool-crew and get a mk1 sport ;)
ArosaRacer
22-02-2007, 18:28
shame you dont know how to fix one i know of a nice one!
I sold my 03 Sport for £3650 just before Xmas...was in top condition with a few subtle mods if that helps :)
driveforward
22-02-2007, 19:43
Most MK2 sports go for between £3.5-4.5 as stated - they hold their value very well :)
On the test drive, make sure to use the top end of the rev range - that's where the car really takes off, also check the rear wash-wipe - make sure it squirts and that the central locking works well - the rear screenwash pipe is prone to popping off/leaking which can short the micro-switch on the boot lock :)
Other than that, enjoy and buy :D
well the car is for the other half and she likes the mk2's
will deffo keep a look out for these problems but they dont seem all that bad which is good
Well we have just been to see it and we loved it put £100 down on it till Wednesday when the cheque would have cleared from her last car. We got it for £3500 which I think is a fair price for it.
lunalupi
24-02-2007, 15:29
Thats a pretty good deal! :D Hope you enjoy it - any little plans for it?
For now we are just going to keep it standard but I fancy making it in to a Arosa Racer replica but dont think she will go for that
Wohoo well done Elliott !! Welcome to the happy world of Arosa motoring ! Cant wait to see some piccies :)
driveforward
24-02-2007, 19:49
For now we are just going to keep it standard but I fancy making it in to a Arosa Racer replica
Hehe.. don't we all! Well done on the purchase :)
lol yeah would probably just go for the looks of the racer as wouldn't cost to much and keep the insurance down. cant wiat to pick it up
ArosaRacer
24-02-2007, 23:31
what your painting it white and making it into a MK1 SDi :lol:
lunalupi
24-02-2007, 23:37
Except his car runs ;)
Sorry :redface:
take it thats what you got then lol
lunalupi
25-02-2007, 00:19
He's got a modded white Mk1 SDI with a broken gearbox! :(
oh dear I love white car though
Well we picked it up this evening and so far I love it such a nice sound to it in the higher revs. only problem is the rear washer jet isn't working I think it will just be the pipe come off but how do you get to it? do you need to take the black plastic bit off the inside of the boot?
lunalupi
28-02-2007, 22:27
Yep, its a very common problem. Take the trim off the boot lid and you should see where its come adrift :)
is it just the screws in the hand bits you need to take out?
driveforward
28-02-2007, 22:42
Indeed.. watch out for a few plastic 'hooks' as well..
Hmm.. I'm sure I mentioned the rear wash wipe.. :rolleyes: ;)
yep forgot to look before lol
The pipe seems to conected up fine and not leaking any other ideas?
Not personally familiar with Arosa's but has the washer fluid actually reached the end of the pipe and can you hear it trying to pump when you activate it? If so then likely to be blocked outlet.
I have had another look today the front is fine and the pump makes the noise when i try doing the rear but nothing comes out and and there are no leeks think I will have to have a proper look at the weekend see if there is a kink or blockage.
Where do the pipes run through?
lunalupi
01-03-2007, 08:40
Now, if I remember correctly it something silly like:
From the pump, up the left side of the tailgate, accross the top, along the right hand side of the car, down the windscreen piller, accross the top of the dash, out of the grommet and over to the washer bottle.
I may be wrong on the details, but I'm sure its something idiotic like that! :rolleyes:
If you haven't done so already it's worth poking a thin pin into the outlet first I would have thought before checking the length of the pipe just to check there's no blockage there. If the previous owner hardly used it that's quite likely.
I will have another look tonight if i cant sort it will bring it in to work tomoz for one of the technicians to look at it
Not sure if this helps, but when I had my old arosa sport I found it was leaking water from the rear washer just behind the front wheel - I sold it the day after so I never got it sorted but I'm guessing it was a pipe which had come loose..
Also - congratulations on the car, I loved mine dearly..
:clap: Got them to have a look at it today at work and is all sorted now
lunalupi
02-03-2007, 19:05
Hooray! What was it in the end?
was the pipe had come offbut i couldnt see where will know for next time lol
Will have to wash polish and wax it tomoz and get some pics