Ive been offered by a local garage, a Broom yellow (aren't they all!!) mk2 Punto 1.2 16v sporting 2000 x reg for £500 notes, problem is head gasket has gone. And on top of that the car doesn't run...oh dear! They said the owner gave them the car as she couldn't afford for them to spend anymore time on it, by the sound of it the owner was more intrested in the pretty bits of the car. Rather than maintaining it too!
The head gasket would be easy to sort, skim head, new head set, coolent, thermostat, water pump. fan switch etc..
Im woundering if the cambelt has snapped, hence why it doesnt run (bad times). Or something easy like a coil pack, key fault etc etc.. (good times) Should i just avoid like the plague, or has anyone got any good ideas or what i could look for to identify the non running issue.
The head gasket would be easy to sort, skim head, new head set, coolent, thermostat, water pump. fan switch etc..
Im woundering if the cambelt has snapped, hence why it doesnt run (bad times). Or something easy like a coil pack, key fault etc etc.. (good times) Should i just avoid like the plague, or has anyone got any good ideas or what i could look for to identify the non running issue.