Price quote on these mechanical problems please anyone

[rhysdalegend]

Hey guys, first thread ever for me.
Im planning on buying my first car (commodore defiantly)
been saving up for 3 years of my casual job.
Now to the real part, found a nice, well looked up holden commodore 2001 s pack VX

he wants 9600 for it with rwc and its done 200000 (extra feartues he had included)

but before i went ahead and told him to get the rwc, i payed for a RACV test. Which came back positively
with a big green for go (pass)
but they did pick up on 3 minor things though.

Steering rack leaking
Rock cover leaking-New gasket
Rear extension seal leaking-Auto
(apparently there not bad enough for a fail..but could affect rwc)
Sorry for lack of detail, i wrote exactly what the report said.

Now the guy is offering to take off 200 dollars and get the rwc but i have to fix them myself or should i tell him to do and wait that extra to get it?
What should i do? is it cheaper for me to fix those things myself?

Thanks guys, hope you can help.

 

[moose man]

I'd say that it would want to be a good car for $9600. It seems a bit steep. The little golden book tells me it should be worth somewhere around $7000 in average condition.
A steering rack job might cost you $600
Rocker cover gasket $80
Ext. seal $120.
(Approximate installed prices) Some of this stuff is a bit tricky, may not be possible in your driveway by your average bloke.

 

[shifty6]

$9600 is a lot of money for a VX with that many k's.
you could get a vy with less k's than that and cheaper too.

 

[petesmith]

Considering i just bout a VT Wagon for $3000 (180,000km's plus $1200 RWC), $9600 bit steep!

 

[Sabbath']

First things first, i think the price is WAY too high. But anyway:

Steering rack leaking

Roughly $500 to fix.

Rock cover leaking-New gasket

Rocker cover gaskets are about $30 each. Not too hard to do, just swing the throttle body out of the way and the alternator to make it easier.

Rear extension seal leaking-Auto

Seal is about $80. To do the job you need to drop the tailshaft and use a hammer and chisel/screwdriver to knock the old seal out. Depending on the exhaust, it can be a real pain sometimes.

(apparently there not bad enough for a fail..but could affect rwc)
Sorry for lack of detail, i wrote exactly what the report said.

If there is any oil leaking profusely, or that looks like it will drop onto the road, this is reason to fail a car on a roadworthy.

I'd be getting him to knock $2000 rather than just $200 off the price.

 

[lufkin]

i would continue shopping around mate, for that many K's and that price your just getting ripped off, no matter how good of condition the rest is in, it definitely isn't worth nearly 10k

 

[chargedvx6]

Way too much for that car. Steering rack is $400- $500, Rocker cover gaskets are $120ish, and extension housing seal is around $120- $170. These are all common on commos as well as castor rod bushes and engine mounts.

You can get a fully optioned VX Calais for around $8500 with either a GenIII, L67 or the V6 if you are on restrictions. I would give the S pak a big miss unless he dropped it to $5800 or so

 

[acarmody]

I bought rocker cover gaskets from Holden for about $15~ each.

 

[wana s' charge stock vt]

if ya haven't got the hint yet- its way too expensive.

 

[rhysdalegend]

thxs for the replys guys, iv read through it all. Yea the cars expensive but its got some good stuff done to it
im still thinking about it, im taking all your replys to mind.

First things first, i think the price is WAY too high. But anyway:


If there is any oil leaking profusely, or that looks like it will drop onto the road, this is reason to fail a car on a roadworthy.

I'd be getting him to knock $2000 rather than just $200 off the price.

Well the RW guy siad they weret big enough to effect a roadworthy so i believe there not big, but need fixing.