my first commodore, what's your option

[steve44]

hi, just picked up my first commodore yesterday, after having jap turbo's and 4x4's.
What do you guys think?
VY 2003 v6 executive Auto
delft blue (re-sprayed, I forgot to ask why)
new timing belt, sparks, leads, front brake pads and rotors
143000kms, Vz calais rims with good 235/45 17 tyres
Rego till march and roadie
factory option FE2 suspension, cold air induction
and a full tank of fuel
$5000
I'll post some pics soon
I thought it was a good deal so I snapped it up
only problem is I don't get my licence back for another 7 months

[RiCeY]

Timing belt?

[Cosmosis]

Timing belt?

His apparently has a new one....

Damn thats pretty cheap tho!
Why so cheap?

[aaronevolution]

His apparently has a new one....

Damn thats pretty cheap tho!
Why so cheap?

Cheap? It's only an exec. Thats all they're worth.

[CapriciousWL]

If you don't get your licence back for another 7 months, why not wait?

Generally a respray will be to hide something.

Price sounds good, but get the mechanical side looked at as 7 months is a long time to wait and find that it has issues.

[Dr HaxZaw]

if its running a timing belt you may have some issues in the foreseeable future

sounds ok but the re-spray and new timing belt sounds dodgy

[TMM]

The dealer/seller was probably just making shit up about the timing belt, either that or they meant the serpentine/accessories belt which is worth about $30 and takes 2 minutes to change.

(VYs have a timing CHAIN, not a belt. It doesn't have any scheduled replacement and should last the life of the engine)