Hi Freddy
Welcome to the Bravo room. Sorry I'm a little late, but here are some small issues that you may wanna look out for though - none are deal breakers but they may total up to a few tenners if you need to get them fixed:
* If it has white dials be prepared to never know how fast you are going (they are difficult to read under most light).
* Check the lights behind the air conn panel are lit up at both sides - these lights are on regardless of whether the lights are on or not and hence the bulbs fail - doesnt bother most and they will probably fail anyway but FYI anyway.
* The clips on some of the wheel nut centre caps can snap and hence the covers come loose - give each one a few taps and make sure none are loose/about to fall off.
* Front badge - casing can crack from stone chips - check.
* Rear badge - boot button and will leak in water - check for pinky colour/discoloration. If you purchase, try and use the fob button to avoid water leaking in here, rather than the badge button.
* Look under the front of the car and see if the heat shield is loose - on my (diesel) they are very loose and close to the ground and can come apart if grounded out on speed bumps.
* Play a few CD's in the CD player - these can be temperamental - mine only plays some CD's.
* There is a cupboard (usually) built into the front passenger seat, the lever to open it is located near to the lever for moving the seat. It has been known for people to pull the wrong lever to move the seat, use too much force and snap the door off.
* The washer fluid hose can leak on the join by the fuse box - open the bonnet and spray the rear jets by pushing the stick towards the dash (not the front jets with the bonnet up or you'll make a mess) and check under the front left of the car for a puddle.
* Lift the carpet out of the boot and check under it to see if you have a toolkit/spare wheel/jack.
* Check for any peeling on the leather steering wheel/handbrake lever.
* Listen for any rattles immediately behind the instrument binnacle - a small but common issue is stuff coming loose behind there and flapping about.
* Misting up behind the rear light clusters - this is normal.
* The Bravo has cornering lights - the front fogs come on and off if under 40mph and you turn the wheel/indicate - it mystifies some people, particularly white van men.
* If on the test drive the steering feels too light there is a button to the left of the CD Player that adjusts it - it looks like a steering wheel.
* Do a few tight turns in the road at low speed where safe to do so - parts of the brake assembly/heat shield can become loose and catch in the wheels on full lock.
Only other thing is the only problems I've ever had have been drivetrain related (flywheel and driveshaft bearing) - I dont think the problems are as common in the petrol variants but listen as you accelerate for any nasty noises.
I will be honest I had a lot of issues with mine - mostly were just due to horrendous luck (2x windscreens and a mechanics wrench through two radiators by accident). Aside from the drivetrain stuff though its been pretty OK.
Mods - Can I suggest a Common Issues sticky thread please, for all new users interested in bravos. There are probably other points that other owners can contribute also, and a lot of prospective owners have been on the forums of late.
