VZ Purchase

[rambunctious]

Friend has looked at this and wants me to look at for her.

https://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Holden-Commodore-2006/SSE-AD-5620125/?Cr=0

My thoughts are high k's and the mags are stuffed.
She tells me the rest looks good.
Any thoughts please people before I head down the highway to BrisVeagas.

 

[figjam]

Your link shows me 26 VZs.

 

[rambunctious]

Your link shows me 26 VZs.

Thanks for picking that up.
It was the first one.
New link added.

 

[figjam]

Looks OK. Clean cars generally mean a bit of driver pride, and that it has been looked after.
Why has it got a Calais front bumper ? Drivers door looks to be a different white ?
Those Calais alloys are very easy to repair gutter rash and repaint at home with a bit of elbow grease..

Edit. Just noticed it is SVZ …. Calais bumper standard.

 

[sleepa]

Looks fairly tidy to me. Even though someone has definitely given it a presale clean, id say it was looked after before hand.
6 months rego left, no real issues that can be seen in photos. I'd have a look at it.
The kms aren't that high as long as things have been looked after/replaced when they have needed to.

Can you find out if it has log books and receipts?

Edit: That bonnet looks slightly mis-aligned, on the drivers side has a larger gap

 

[gossie]

Clean. Well worth a look.
Just make sure no money owing on it, and ALL the books are with it, and properly filled in showing correct services and fluids used.

 

[commodore665]

check the service history , otherwise looks quite tidy

 

[Calaber]

I agree with the other guys. Check service history and outstanding debts, but otherwise seems a decent buy. Bit rare too.

 

[exanVZ]

Agree with everyone else, it does look clean but I wouldn't pay anywhere near $6k for it. Maybe $4-4.5k - the v6's are pretty **** TBH. Will be due for a major service around 200k so factor that in too.

 

[figjam]

I don’t have much faith in the credibility of log book servicing.
It would be all too easy to have Dodgee Bros Auto Servicing bring the book up to date by filling in services with believable distances and dates.
Personally, after the warranty has expired, I go by individual items distance/time, and get servicing done by specialists … eg. auto trans, brake fluid, radiator, and keep the relevant receipts in a folder which I can show to a prospective buyer. (I could also be in a tiny minority doing this.)
A major service at 200Km may not be needed if the vehicle has been maintained by the above method.