Originally Posted by
ReadAndDead
Hi, I'm from Washington, wife and I looked at a nice 2005 Coupe today. Was fun to drive and even fitted me in at 6 foot 2.
Bodywork is excellent but there's a few issues the forum helped me identify. But at what point do they become deal breakers. 58k miles.
It definitely needs rear tires ($600)
The rear fin has a mind of its own - Battery ($200)
The headliner is sagging on the passenger side ($300?)
Speaker grill detached.
How reliable are all the buttons on the console?
Has been stood a while, owner died. So been driven quarterly so perhaps needs an oil change.
Thanks for reading. Looking forward to learning.
Hi,
I would check to see if the "Stickey Key" fix was done. Open the driver's door and open the fuse box on the dash. Look at the door you just removed. If the fix was done, it's usually written on that door. The fix can be done by you and will cost $0.00
For tires try simpletire .com. I got a full set of 4 tires for about $750.00 (Cooper Cobra Instinct).
Battery at Walmart is about $160.00-$180.00
Headliner is about right or you can do it yourself. Plenty of how to's in the technical section under interior.
Speaker grill can be fixed or find one on e bay or place a "wanted" in the market place section of this forum.
The buttons are usually no problem.
I would change the engine oil and filter no matter what. Use a Mann HU 718/5x filter, for oil I use Mobil 1 European Formula full synthetic.
Good luck!