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Steve750 
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 Topic: 2013 RSV4..worth the risk?Posted: 08 Jul 2023 at 13:00 |
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My brother has been offered a 2013 V4 with 17000 miles. It struggles to start and doesn't run correctly...could this be an expensive buy?
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Bladerunner919
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Posted: 08 Jul 2023 at 13:14 |
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Rather depends on how much he's been offered it for!
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Steve750
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Posted: 08 Jul 2023 at 15:12 |
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4k.....
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Spoonz
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Posted: 08 Jul 2023 at 16:14 |
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It’s always a risk unless you have an idea why it has issues. I very much doubt that the owner wouldn’t have tried some of the obvious, plugs etc. It could be it has old fuel if it’s been off the road or something else low cost to fix or has it got low compression on one or more cylinders from top end issues etc. As the saying goes, only gamble if you can afford to lose. If the owner would let you do some basic tests before purchase it would help ( maybe compression test etc )
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Steve750
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Posted: 08 Jul 2023 at 16:50 |
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After speaking to my brother, the owner reckons it was fine last year and now it has issues. Like you said.... I would have thought the owner would have at least tried a few things first.
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oscarb2b
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Posted: 09 Jul 2023 at 08:50 |
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Sounds valve related if it's struggling to start...
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Steve750
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Posted: 09 Jul 2023 at 09:16 |
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Yes, you could possibly be right which I imagine is a costly fix? I think he's going to walk away.
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redratbike
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Posted: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:03 |
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walk away or go down the money pit …mmmnnn what a choice
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badapple
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Posted: 09 Jul 2023 at 12:08 |
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Turn and walk!!
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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IanG
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Posted: 11 Jul 2023 at 17:28 |
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Something about touching with barge poles springs to mind
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