Hi guys I'm currently looking a car as a stop gap to take mine off the road to get some work done. I'm not wanting to spend mad money on something buy I've stumbled across a high mileage VRS that I could possibly strip when I'm finished as I'm looking a vrs interior etc to "jazz" mine up. But has anyone any  advice on buying a high miler vrs with the common rail diesel engine? Don't want to buy something that leaves me stranded while I'm sorting my own.

Doris Stokes is dead sadly. She never saw that coming.   You have to just gamble on what you get & if it leaves you stranded. 

 

Depends on the condition, depends on maintenance, depends on many many things.

Is there good parts fitted now to brakes, suspension, good tyres, windscreen etc.

Just do not buy a shed, or something someone bought to move on quick for a quick profit, or because faulty.

Check MOT history and then look at car again to check failures/advises have been replaced not just tidied or covered up. When looking for a fabia for my son it was shocking the number of cars that had failed  MOT in the past with bald tyres/canvas showing ,rust problems worn suspension etc you name it. It can give you an idea if the car has been looked after or not. Theres a lot that are bought cheap ran or thrashed  for a while and tidied up with years MOT for selling on. Some of the ones we looked at with years MOT reckon wouldn't last 3-4 months without major work. My old garage used to say a car with an MOT doesn't mean much and can be just slightly better than Scrap.

 

Alasdair