Expert opinions on potential purchase please/anyone know this car?

Hi guys - I only joined last night (see welcome area for my first post) and am doing a bit of a rush buy on an r26 as I need wheels when I get back to the UK next week. Not ideal but I think something suitable may have already come up:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...ultsport-f1team-r26-285bhp-------2007/3045901

Any opinions / advice on the car / price would be welcome, as well as any previous owners and so on if they were forum members. The present owner has only had it a few months, and the mods were done by the previous owner. However the current owner seems a thoroughly nice chap who sounds like he has really cared for the car.

Thanks in advance for any intel/opinion

Pirran

 

You're right Andy - I emailed the seller and the remap was done by KTEC. The car has 4 new vreds on it.

Thanks Jocky - perhaps, but I'm not chasing numbers - with circa 285 ponies it should be fairly nippy.

Any other opinions/advice gratefully received - is it priced right - seems a smidge high to me.....

 

Hi Andy - educate me - what's not to like about KTEC's work?

As I live overseas and am only in the UK for a few weeks at a time, messing about with cars is unfortunately not something I am able to indulge in, so it's definitely a case of the latter - ie like this one, get one with it all done. Do you reckon it's sensibly priced?

 

Thanks guys. Hmm well the first couple of posts (including your first one Andy!) were encouraging but the latter are putting me off a bit, which I suppose is what I asked for!

Have there been instances of KTEC-mapped engines going pop then? The problem I am facing is limited time in which to buy - and not being in the UK I can't bide my time, visit lots of cars and so on. Well, that and my desire to get something a bit fettled.

So is this a strong warning to walk away? The car will only be used for a few thousand miles a year tops.

 

Ok thanks Naith. Might not be the ultimate r26 but surely it will be more fun than a standard r26 won't it? Should sound nice as well as going nicely surely?

Who provides the gold standard in maps then for members on here, and how much are they? If I get this car it wouldn't be out of the question if you think it would make a big difference.

Thanks for your advice all - as you can tell I am more or less a greenhorn on r26s, despite having one on my "must own at one point" list for some time.....

 

sweet cheers andy. It seems that the best regarded specialists for any brand I get involved in are up north!

 

@Duke - seller is sticking to the asking price and in no rush to sell, whereas I am in a rush to buy - not the best position to be in!

@Denbers - how does on tell a good KTEC map from a bad one? The owner has all the receipts, printouts etc so I can get them sent over. Also - didn't know about that FB page - have joined and see one or two other tempting cars for sale - including one with an rs map for 5850....

@Steve - cheers for the encouragement mate - I haven't written this one off yet!

 

Thanks Jocky. So far no concrete examples of bad experiences on this thread.....

 

LOL thanks Chris and others. I'll only be putting a couple of thousand miles a year on the car, having said that I want something reliable.

I think I'll go and see it, with a view to getting it providing there are no surprises. Should I be putting down a deposit? When talking about Lotuses and M3s I know what a rare specced car is that is likely to be snapped up, but I don't know enough about r26s to know whether there is likely to be a lot of interest for this car at this price.

 

It's 10mins drive from junction 4 of M5 or junction 2 of M42

Joeh - yes you're probably right, and my lotus is kept entirely standard, but for some reason I am more drawn to the fettled r26 examples.....

 

Chris that's extremely generous of you mate, thanks ever so much. If it's not too much hassle then I would be really grateful for someone who knows what they are looking at to have a look at it - more of a first opinion than a second! I'll definitely owe you a few xmas brews if you are able to have a look for me.

The owner is off work today and tomorrow I think, then working from friday over the weekend and until next wednesday, so what with the early evenings I guess it's either today or tomorrow if you're to see it in daylight. Are you free at any point? If so I'll get in touch with him and ask if he'd mind.

Thanks once again for the kind offer.

 

Thanks Chris will PM you in just a minute

 

Thanks James

 

Chris mate just tried PMing you again but your inbox is full and the system won't let me - could you pls delete a few messages?