What to look for?

[Lethal]

hi all, starion newbie here :D

considering gettin a JA, and i was just after some info on what are the main things i should be looking for/in to? I dont no the areas to scan or what to look harder at etc...

any help will be much appreciated :beer

[FST4RD]

Everything! LOL Make sure it's a runner

Seriously look for rust in the normal places (behind rear wheels, bottom of doors and front guards...)
I don't know if you guys have the equivilent of the AA here where you can take a car and they give you a full run down on everything and give you a report for a fee?

[Starion VR4]

Do yr self a favor, DON"T BUY A JA... look for a JB or JD... better electrics in them... & other stuff :beer

[JD_Stazza_Brendan]

Body
- Rust in lower front guards, in front of windscreen and lower sections of doors, under the boot spoiler on JA/JB models are the main areas for rust.
- Good to get one with plastic front grille intact as they can be expensive to buy

Motor
- Get a compression test done
- Check for leaking injectors, as its becoming a more frequent problem with these cars
- Check gearbox for noises
- Check turbo for freeplay
- Check motor for smoke on startup , under load/boost

Interior
- Front seats in JA will almost always be cracked unless they have been retrimmed
- Make sure headlight switches are intact and work properly
- All gauges work properly

[Starion_Turbo]

Motor
- Get a compression test done
- Check for leaking injectors, as its becoming a more frequent problem with these cars
- Check turbo for freeplay

I don't think many people will allow you to perform these tests before you purchase the car unless you can convince them to take it to a garage to have them done.

[redzone]

^^ dont see why not, if they want to sell the car, they shouldnt have a problem with it..

i second the buy a JB/JD thing derek mentioned, the list of things that are better is that large its worth thinking about.. they are SO much more reliable....

definitely get it checked out by a third party.

[Lethal]

thanks all :beer

as for the JA, well ya gotta start somewhere.....right?

[thrash]

yeah, start somewhere else.. don't start with a JA rofl

nah, a lot of people have decent working examples of JAs don't they?

[JD_Stazza_Brendan]

I got a JA, Wiring is fine.

Although i got MPI under the bonnet :D