Things to look out for when buying a Titan Silver 07 Coupe

Doddsy

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 Newcastle upon Tyne
Hello

Thought I would do a write up of what to look out for when buying a Titan silver 2007 Coupe 😉

These are now old cars and most things you would expect. But at least prep a car and then price accordingly

ABS and Traction control triangle lights have been totally wiped. Lights do not come on when ignition is turned on.
DTC button does not do anything at all either. Same with TPMS button

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Brake pipe corrosion can be hidden by smothering in copper grease ( no photo ) or tape ( see photo) TBF my first thought was maybe they had it stuck to a cable rod fishing tool to feed it through the back end of he car. But the tape looks brand new compared to the pipe 52B4D4C5-0638-4C1A-9A4E-37B79129C72F.jpeg

Exhausts can blow especially in 4 places
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Tyres can wear down and end up bald. Also scrub and destroy wheel arch liners and bumpers

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Other issues that can occur:

•TPMS light can occur when 19” wheels are fitted and correct tyre sizes are not then fitted
•Slight coolant leaks from expansion tanks
•Oil level indicators can stop working even when oil is up to temperature and on level surface
•Brake disc dust shields can corrode and rattle around
•Brakes can get very noisy when cheap pads and discs are fitted
•Brake calipers can stick
•Cars can end up being off the road between 2013 and 2015 and end up with really bad paint jobs, overspray and paint runs
•Common areas of corrosion include front wings, rear quarter panels and N/S door and near N/S door lock striker plate
•keys can bend and spares can need replacing
•O/S door aperture seal torn

Like I say I wouldn’t normally grumble with most of the above but price it accordingly, and describe the car as it is.

Just don’t want anyone else to buy any car online that isn’t local and end up regretting it.
 

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When buying cars from dealers you would think they would be valeted or at least sanitised especially after Covid-19. Quick wipe with baby wipes on just the steering wheel showed all of the below. Continued wiping down the rest of interior and it was yellow. Cars are sometimes smoked in I suppose.
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Lynchy said:
Did you get your money back Paul ?

Dealer reckons it should be with me within 2-3 working days once he’s received the logbook. Logbook arrived to me an hour after the car was transported back down 😂 just thought I’d put this up straight away though as there it is back up for sale at same price. Just don’t want any one being out of pocket if purchased without seeing it
 
N4LLY said:
I would edit your title to make it more of a "WARNING" post :wink:
I agree but I think Doddsy is just being a bit careful until he gets his money back.
 
Thanks for the info Doddsy.
I was chasing this one a fortnight ago but the garage never got back to me as I think this was when you were agreeing the deal.
 
MTD said:
Thanks for the info Doddsy.
I was chasing this one a fortnight ago but the garage never got back to me as I think this was when you were agreeing the deal.

I was second in line. Shame as it looks class in the dealer pictures.
 
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