Hi there! I'm Rahul and I just brought home my second car, a very poorly maintained 2015 Fiesta ST. My first car was a 2002 Focus wagon which was also in terrible condition when I bought it. I spent the last 9 months restoring it to as close to factory finish (minus the sound system and shift knob) as I could and sold it just this weekend to buy the Fiesta, formally named "A EGG."
I found the car on marketplace for much cheaper than every other one in a 100 mile radius. Only 4 blurry photos and a two sentence description, but hey it was cheap so I went to test drive it. I spent 20 minutes looking over the car, taking it round the block, and writing a list of anything concerning that I noticed. Here's that list of every red flag I spotted in just those 20 minutes...
I'm excited to have a new project, and at the idea of being a member of a still active forum.
Happy to have all your help, advice and friendship along this journey!
P.S The images are from the marketplace listing. I'll take pictures along the way as I fix her up!
I found the car on marketplace for much cheaper than every other one in a 100 mile radius. Only 4 blurry photos and a two sentence description, but hey it was cheap so I went to test drive it. I spent 20 minutes looking over the car, taking it round the block, and writing a list of anything concerning that I noticed. Here's that list of every red flag I spotted in just those 20 minutes...
- Vin info shows it's had 10 owners!
- Broken front bumper
- Dented intercooler
- Exterior really dirty, looked like it had been sitting outside unmoved for a while (surface rust on brake discs)
- Interior full of dog hair and smells musty despite the 4 air fresheners hanging on the rearview
- Low on coolant, the reservoir was pretty much empty by the time I drove it home. Temps didn't go up but fans stay on constantly
- Almost stalls when idling for a few minutes
- Clutch occasionally sticking halfway up after release. It sounds like a trans drop is in my near future for the slave cylinder
- Steering wheel vibrates at idle (if anyone has experienced this please explain it to me lol)
- Steering screeches at full right lock
- MBRP exhaust and no symposer delete. It actually hurts my ears above 3k rpm
- Two wheels bent and covered in balancing weights
- 1 Kumho tire, 3 Fullway tires
- Blend door actuator clicking
- Faded and cracked decal across the windshield
I'm excited to have a new project, and at the idea of being a member of a still active forum.
Happy to have all your help, advice and friendship along this journey!
P.S The images are from the marketplace listing. I'll take pictures along the way as I fix her up!