Oil leak from car for sale

[rayyan171]

Hi guys
I've seen an xc90 for sale, but it has an oil leak. Gearbox is fine, the salesman said it needed a new seal, and the whole job would cost £225 pounds.
It's got sat-nav, and priced quote low at about £3995 for only 130,000 miles
It looks promising, and I'm prepared to repair for a good deal.

So
What do you guys think?

[Shadeyman]

Originally Posted by rayyan171

Hi guys
I've seen an xc90 for sale, but it has an oil leak. Gearbox is fine, the salesman said it needed a new seal, and the whole job would cost £225 pounds.
It's got sat-nav, and priced quote low at about £3995 for only 130,000 miles
It looks promising, and I'm prepared to repair for a good deal.

So
What do you guys think?

If he's telling the truth, tell him you'll pay him £4220 and let him fix it.

[phaedrus]

Agree with Shadeyman. I have recently spent over £1000 on my 130k miler fixing what appeared to be a small leak and turned out to be rear main oil seal and rocker cover gasket, £600 and £500 respectively, along with numerous visits to and from the garage for diagnosis. Get it fixed before you part with your cash.

[rayyan171]

Yeah, I think it would be a good idea to repair it first.
How is the sat nav on these cars? I know that it pops up out of the dash, which is cool, but is the actual thing good?

[60041]

Originally Posted by rayyan171

Yeah, I think it would be a good idea to repair it first.
How is the sat nav on these cars? I know that it pops up out of the dash, which is cool, but is the actual thing good?

I would agree, if the salesman says that it would cost £225, then let him get it fixed for that.
The sat nav is not brilliant, but is ok; a lot depends on when it was last updated, the newer discs have improved things quite a lot but it is still not up to the standard of a recent Tom Tom or Garmin.

[Ducklakeview]

Hi, new here, BUT I think I know the exact car you are on about - Indeed I know the previous owner who traded it it in because of the quotes she had received for repair, I was tempted to buy it, as I am a time served mechanic myself, but didn't fancy doing the job at home on ramps..

The car in question actually has a small scrape/graze to the passenger front door, just below the mirror, if it's the same one.., and a bit of scuffing to the front NS bumper...

Mike