Newbie

Afternoon guys,
been lurking for a while now and thought I had better introduce myself.
Im picking up my first frontera at the end of the month. Its an S reg in decent nick with the 2.2 petrol engine.
Is there anything I should be on the lookout for? Tried to look for a buying guide, but couldnt find one.
Not my first vauxhall, but first time venturing into the 4x4 community, so I am a bit wet behind the ears when it comes to these old girls!

Last edited by Valerian on Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.

...another South West Fronty man...welcome to the Forum

Hi and Welcome along.
:welcome:

Hi and welcome along :lol:

I'm sure one of the 2.2 guys will be along soon to give you some advice

Welcome to F.O.G. Hope you enjoy your potential new purchase.

Welcome matey, :dance:

Loads of info on ere for ya new motor...

Catch you around on ere

Laters

Gregster

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To The World Of FOG :dance:

Enjoy

Well,
its nearly Friday, so nearly time to pick the old girl up. Im strangely excited!
Any tips for what to look out for on the old girl?

Thanks

Mat

Make sure the cambelt has been changed at 40k mile interludes.
Make shure speedo and dash lights are all working correctly.
Head gasket can be a problem on these lumps so check for overheating, coolant loss and mayo in the oil.
Air bag/seatbelt warning light staying on can be a problem also but is usually just breaks in the underseat wiring harness
that causes this problem/

I assume it is the B series Fonty?

Hi and Welcome to the Club!

Well,
picked it up yesterday and its a bit more of a pig than the advert suggested. Fixed the front passenger window today, also fixed the rear glass tailgate which wasnt mentioned as broken. There is a massive split in the lower tailgate, so that will need replacing and the front drivers side wing has taken a bash so that could do with replacing. Just got to find one being broken in the same colour now! It has half a farm yard in the boot and under the back seats, so I am going to pay for a valet next month.
There is a large dead spot in the steering(around 5cm play on the steering wheel) when centered and over 50mph. i was getting blown all over the place yesterday. Is this normal for these old girls or do I have a couple of dodgy rubbers under there somewhere?

Hi see -
viewtopic.php?f=41&t=3862

If you have a query post in 2.2 or steering and you will get lots of help.

Nigel

welcome to the wonderful world of fog and the forum

Hi m8 and welcome

Hello and Welcome!!!!!

Good to have some more Oxfordshire people here, as we're pretty thin on the ground!

Hi and Welcometo the gang