Not really in the market for another car after selling the Lada, but I do like looking at the possibilities, and came across this Cadillac on ebay for £620 with one day to go. The bad points that he has set out don't look too bad as its mainly the brakes, and was just about to bid when I remembered that you can now check the mot online. Well i was a little bit shocked to see that the car had failed the mot rather spectacularly just 2 weeks ago.
Here's what the seller says the car needs...
Electric fan heat control switch does not work so routed a switch through the car for now, same with the widow wiper pump
Brakes need replacing at the rear and a few corroded pipes
Hand brake doesn't work
Hard brake pedal due to corroded brake lines.
No mot
And here's the fail sheet
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
nearside front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
nearside front front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
nearside rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
nearside rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
rear parking brake recording little or no effort No Effort (3.7.B.6a)
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (3.6.G.2)
offside front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Subframe Area (6.1.B.2)
nearside front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Inner And Outer Sill (6.1.B.2)
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Nearside Rear Outer Sill, Within 30cm Of Seat Belt Mounting (5.2.6)
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Nearside Rear Wheel Arch Corrosion Within 30cm Of Suspension Components (6.1.B.2)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Centre Exhaust Pipe And Rear Box Excessively Corroded (7.1.2)
Emissions not tested (7.3.A.1)
Battery insecure Battery Terminals Loose (1.9.1)
Electrical wiring insecure Underbody Wiring Loose And Inadequate Means Of Connection (1.9.2a)
Electrical wiring inadequately supported Nearside Door To Bonnet Wiring Inadequately Routed (1.9.2a)
nearside front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
offside rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
offside front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
offside rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c)
offside front outer Front constant velocity joint is insecure (2.5.C.1b)
nearside front Brake hose excessively damaged (3.6.B.4d)
offside rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement (3.3.A.5)
Brake pedal has no servo assistance (3.3.B.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
nearside rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
offside front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
nearside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
offside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Offside Rear Lamp Damaged But Temporary Tape Fitted No White Light Illuminating
Oil Leak
Steering Rack Slight Leak
Underbody Corrosion
Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement Nearside Front And Offside Front Arm Bushes (2.4.G.2)
Both Nearside Tyres Perishing
nearside front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
offside front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
nearside front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Shame really as that interior is cool in a sickly kind of way
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-Cadillac-Sedan-Devile/122141999428?_trksid=p2060778.c100276.m3476&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725133651%26meid%3D98ee808b19ad49d8acab9fd355eb22b1%26pid%3D100276%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D172350307865
So thank you goes to the mot checker, a great idea and a saver of money/time
Here's what the seller says the car needs...
Electric fan heat control switch does not work so routed a switch through the car for now, same with the widow wiper pump
Brakes need replacing at the rear and a few corroded pipes
Hand brake doesn't work
Hard brake pedal due to corroded brake lines.
No mot
And here's the fail sheet
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
front Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
nearside front front brake binding (3.7.B.1)
nearside front front brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3)
nearside rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
nearside rear rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
rear parking brake recording little or no effort No Effort (3.7.B.6a)
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (3.6.G.2)
offside front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Subframe Area (6.1.B.2)
nearside front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Inner And Outer Sill (6.1.B.2)
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Nearside Rear Outer Sill, Within 30cm Of Seat Belt Mounting (5.2.6)
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings Nearside Rear Wheel Arch Corrosion Within 30cm Of Suspension Components (6.1.B.2)
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Centre Exhaust Pipe And Rear Box Excessively Corroded (7.1.2)
Emissions not tested (7.3.A.1)
Battery insecure Battery Terminals Loose (1.9.1)
Electrical wiring insecure Underbody Wiring Loose And Inadequate Means Of Connection (1.9.2a)
Electrical wiring inadequately supported Nearside Door To Bonnet Wiring Inadequately Routed (1.9.2a)
nearside front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
offside rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)
offside front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
offside rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c)
offside front outer Front constant velocity joint is insecure (2.5.C.1b)
nearside front Brake hose excessively damaged (3.6.B.4d)
offside rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.2.1f)
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement (3.3.A.5)
Brake pedal has no servo assistance (3.3.B.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
nearside rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
offside front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
nearside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
offside front Track rod end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Offside Rear Lamp Damaged But Temporary Tape Fitted No White Light Illuminating
Oil Leak
Steering Rack Slight Leak
Underbody Corrosion
Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement Nearside Front And Offside Front Arm Bushes (2.4.G.2)
Both Nearside Tyres Perishing
nearside front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
offside front coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b)
nearside front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Shame really as that interior is cool in a sickly kind of way
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-Cadillac-Sedan-Devile/122141999428?_trksid=p2060778.c100276.m3476&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140725133651%26meid%3D98ee808b19ad49d8acab9fd355eb22b1%26pid%3D100276%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D172350307865
So thank you goes to the mot checker, a great idea and a saver of money/time
