VX Calais v6

[jvt38]

hi all
I was looking for a new daily since my current vt calais is a project and is not finished. I came across a vx calais v6 in reasonable condition for $3000 with 201000kms and was wondering if this is a good deal or should i continue looking.

 

[Commo64]

Well how much work is there to go on your VT? It might be worth finishing it first (if there isn't much left) as it will be cheaper than to buy another car...

Otherwise, that VX does seem like a good deal and has pretty low kilometres for it's age (if it's genuine)... Do you have any pictures or the advert for the listing? That would help us to see if it's in good condition or not...

Service history would be good but it probably doesn't exist, since it's pretty cheap...

 

[jvt38]

Well how much work is there to go on your VT? It might be worth finishing it first (if there isn't much left) as it will be cheaper than to buy another car...

Otherwise, that VX does seem like a good deal and has pretty low kilometres for it's age (if it's genuine)... Do you have any pictures or the advert for the listing? That would help us to see if it's in good condition or not...

Service history would be good but it probably doesn't exist, since it's pretty cheap...

Yeah nah not much left on the vt but was just thinking the vt could be made into a nice cruiser car and the vx could just be a runabout. Since the vx has a towbar it would be handy towing my dirtbike to the track or the beach since my vt calais has no tbar.

 

[Commo64]

Yeah nah not much left on the vt but was just thinking the vt could be made into a nice cruiser car and the vx could just be a runabout. Since the vx has a towbar it would be handy towing my dirtbike to the track or the beach since my vt calais has no tbar.

Sure, if the VT is in good condition, then keep it as a cruiser...

Any pics of the VX? Because of the towbar, this may have towed things regularly which puts stress on things like the transmission...

 

[jvt38]

Sure, if the VT is in good condition, then keep it as a cruiser...

Any pics of the VX? Because of the towbar, this may have towed things regularly which puts stress on things like the transmission...

some scrateches outside, radio loooks a bit loose and few buttons missing from the steering wheel but overall not too bad in my opinion

 

[Commo64]

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The car looks good and reasonably well cared for from these photos... Make sure everything is where it should be in the engine (no dodgy wires, no oil leaks, etc) and there are no uneven panel gaps... Also check fluids, and make sure they're topped up, check that everything works in the interior and make sure that it drives normally as well...

 

[Commo64]

One final thing, don't be rushed into buying it... If the seller doesn't let you test drive it, get it inspected and/or warms up the engine before hand, they're trying to hide something and I'd walk away...

 

[jvt38]

The car looks good and reasonably well cared for from these photos... Make sure everything is where it should be in the engine (no dodgy wires, no oil leaks, etc) and there are no uneven panel gaps... Also check fluids, and make sure they're topped up, check that everything works in the interior and make sure that it drives normally as well...

yeah will do for sure thanks for your help mate

 

[Commo64]

yeah will do for sure thanks for your help mate

No worries