[QUOTE=fredank;778045]Hi Mo,
I sadly do not have any close friends with car expertise ("medical expertise now that would be a whole different ball game")... :-)

in any case, was planning on going to see the car/similar with the wife this saturday, but as I just mentioned it turns out the car doesnt even have much of a service history, so its price as it stands may well be a false economy, with disasters waiting to happen. But with the wife never having driven or seen a crossfire in real life, may take her to still go see it just to see if she will fall for them like I have.

Cheers for the advice though

A





Don't get hung up on service history!!! I have seen cars with "Full" history and they were a bag of nails!!! remember times are hard for some and self servicing is the only option. These cars are pretty bullet proof. My 53 N/A came with no history what so ever! it's not cost me a penny in 5 years (other than consumables) I know a lot of people will say service history is everything!! it's not!! easy to get a service book stamped!!
Something I do when I buy a car, when viewing at a dealer, ask for the V5, make a note of the previous owners details and try getting in touch with them and ask them about the car, they will have nothing to gain by not telling it as it is!!!!!!!


Buying any car is going to be a gamble!! don't look at too many as it will get all blurred lol lol I have never come across an abused Crossfire, not saying there are non out there. Trust your gut instinct, you will know when you find the right one :-)