I have just bought a 1997 elx 1.8 16v weekender
the boot was dodgy, and the bonnet release was hanging down, so i dropped the price (92k miles, £450 I hope a reasonable deal?)
Rest of the car looks great and the drive is good too. I am very impressed by the interior, comfort and layout..
My tailgate open warning stays on, no surprise because it wont stay shut. Looks like someone has put a screw in the tailgate handle but pulling this right out does not make a difference. Also neither key rotates the boot lock.
Also both front doors work ok (noisy drivers, I will try and tighten up the bolts) but sometime you have to push the handle in before you close the door,they both seem to have lost their spring return. Otherwise the doors will not shut tight. Is this a common problem, as a lot of threads appear to have requests for handles? Like I say, they work, but sometimes stick out and need to be nudged back.
The bonnet release can wait, hopefully
Thankyou, in anticipation, for any replies/links/warnings etc..
Rob
the boot was dodgy, and the bonnet release was hanging down, so i dropped the price (92k miles, £450 I hope a reasonable deal?)
Rest of the car looks great and the drive is good too. I am very impressed by the interior, comfort and layout..
My tailgate open warning stays on, no surprise because it wont stay shut. Looks like someone has put a screw in the tailgate handle but pulling this right out does not make a difference. Also neither key rotates the boot lock.
Also both front doors work ok (noisy drivers, I will try and tighten up the bolts) but sometime you have to push the handle in before you close the door,they both seem to have lost their spring return. Otherwise the doors will not shut tight. Is this a common problem, as a lot of threads appear to have requests for handles? Like I say, they work, but sometimes stick out and need to be nudged back.
The bonnet release can wait, hopefully
Thankyou, in anticipation, for any replies/links/warnings etc..
Rob