the clutch is very stiff when pushed , made enquiries and told that it would fix the problem. The owner said he has been driving it like that since he had the car.

Edited by Residesinsurrey on 10/08/2012 at 12:29

That's what I was thinking Tony thanks for your feedback

The clutch on my Primera of the same year was stiff.

I have had a couple of Primeras. A 97 1.6 and a 2000 2.0. Both very reliable. Both sold on at around 140K running well.

The owners club is very friendly and helpful even to non paying members and is full of tips/fixes. It is very rare that major problems get reported on this model particularly with this engine. I am still a member despite not having a Primera for 2 years.

Haggle a bit, then use the car. Once MoT is up or clutch goes, ponder what to do but you could weigh it in for £150-ish maybe and then buy something else. So don't get carried away spending ca$h or costing all these things up.

Just be careful that that the tyres are all ok, you don't want to spend say £100 on tyres then have the clutch go/MoT failure.

If you're fairly handy with the spanner then you can sort the clutch out if you need one.

It'll be cold in November though....hope you have a garage.