Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Rivian raise another $2.85B taking their raise total to $8.2B having produced exactly 0 cars.

Hi all, a bit of a basic question.. but any help would be much appreciated.
I'm looking at a Volvo XC70 D5 SE Lux, 2014, 42k miles. Are there any major issues to look for?
I'll probably get a RAC/AA vehicle inspection. - Is this best to get done prior to purchase (at the garage), or shortly after purchasing? Thanks.

Do it before purchasing for sure. Is it private seller?

Ok thanks. It's at a Toyota dealership, taken as part of a part-ex.

Main dealer is main dealer.

See if they are doing any deals, is there a vw specialist nearby?

The injection was a bosch D jettronic, and that the points gave issues so the car didn't start or ran badly was a great way to get a cheap type 3.

Not exactly a joke, oh and antiquated and dreadful is now personality. Type3 had a cult following by people who paid garages to do everything, usually the garages didn't work on VW so cars were never repaired properly. So sold on cheap.

best tactic for replacing tyres on the cheap? order some online and then call a garage to fit them? just head to kwik-fit?

edit: just seen asdatyres.co.uk (lol) have some sort of system where they ship the correct tyres to a local garage to get fitted. seems pretty easy

Look at who the on line people use to fit the tyres and give them a call to see what prices you get. Then give the kwik fit/ats etc a call to see if they price match.

Anyway I thought it ( green type 3)looked Great in the rain , it looked in top nick too
I do wonder about the classic car market , who will be paying £40k for mark one escorts in the future ?
But it’s nice to see something different parked on the street

People of a certain age buy MK1 escorts for nostagia reasons, so as people get older it will be the cars of their youth.

A lot of tyre guys won't fit tyres they don't supply. Best bet is to find a good mobile tyre guy who operates on his won rather than a big brand I suspect. That's who I use anyway and price is always excellent!

nice! thanks

muy bueno will look into it

https://www.blackcircles.com/

I've been window shopping these a lot recently. I blame Wallander.

I used asdatyres for 4 tyres on my fiesta before christmas. They just have them sent to a local fitting centre, in my case a halfords autocentre. Pick a day / time for fitment & bring the car along to them. Totally straightforward and comfortably the cheapest.

+1 for this option.

Binky paint job looks incredible.

This will be my bedtime viewing tonight.

I think it’s not out until tomorrow unless you’re a Patreon supporter.... just in case you can’t find it.

Blackcircles

Camskill are worth checking. Just paid £270 for 4 x Michelin ps4’s 225x40x18 for the 130i

I use Oponeo had trouble with Blackcircle kept delivering the wrong size tyres before
https://www.oponeo.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3smABhCjARIsAKtrg6L_qJxykRwRNxCWCdbU6-UkHNcbXTrTCCRdepq3RPtL-_i9oXGJK1saAn5XEALw_wcB

I think I win today’s car spot.

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