Hello All....

[ldjh1985]

Morning all,

Just thought i'd say hello, im currently on the look out for a nice Corolla T-Sport and i'm willing to travel anywhere in the UK for a decent one :)

Anything I should look out for when purchasing a second hand T-sport?

Cheers

Lee

[Jan&tone]

Welcome to the club, hope you find your Corolla....

[Bos]

Welcome to TOC.

[morgie]

Hi Lee,

Welcome and good luck with your Corolla T Sport hunt! There are a few things to check in particular as well as the usuals. A few threads about if you search like this one. Here's some thoughts at a high level (some mentioned in that link):

* Lift! - Check that it kicks in nicely (only when the engine is warmed up!) over ~6,200 rpm

* Seat pins - Check both passenger and driver seats move back correctly.

* Heater - check it pumps out hot air when the temperature is set to max (seems to have been issues with some heater matrix on some models).

* Clutch - quite a few squeaky cylinders out there - it's not serious as far as I know, just more of an annoyance. I find turning the radio up to be a good work around

* Keys - they should come with 2 black keys (both operate alarm) and one grey master.

* Gap above Radio - Check if it looks like the radio unit has a gap above it and the dash. Normally a sign that the center console/radio have been out before, that's not an issue in itself, but the design does seem to mean it can result in this gap appearing. There are some suggested ways to improve it if you search the forum.

Other points that are more your decision to make when looking for a CTS:

* Interior Trim - Decide if you want 'leather' (rarer) or cloth.

* Doors - decide if you want 3 or 5 dr (5 dr generally rarer), generally down to your personal taste. If you want 5 door the next point is answered, only pre-facelift available in 5 door.

* Face Lift or Pre-Facelift - Switch over was at somepoint in 2004 I believe. Easy way to spot the difference is the "tear drop" style lights on the front of the facelift.

* CTS mats - always nice if the car does have a set of clean looking CTS mats.

Hope this helps as a starting point! Obviously all the other usual points such as service history checks etc apply when looking at any CTS. Worth remembering that you can check the (available) MoT history of a car online now - you'll just need to get the reg number and V5c document reference number, or details from an existing MoT - visit the DirectGov website here.

[ldjh1985]

Thanks all,

The hunt is on, will upload some pictures when I manage to find a good CTS.

:-)

[Ckman85]

Hi Lee, i live in Wickford not too far away from u :-)

They hav a Facelift Tsport at the Hyandai dealer next to the Watermill in Basildon, not to sure if its been sold yet but it was sitting on the forecourt for a while bcos they were asking for a high price. Maybe they r willing to drop d price if its not sold yet.

Might see u around wen i drive past basildon :-)

As for things to look out for, Morgie has pretty much mentioned everything

[GraemeRob]

Welcome!!

Good luck!!