Walk away, someones been messing about with the brakes who doesn't know what they are doing, presumably the fronts only by putting some odd ball trash on the car probably from an online auction site.

The car now has sub standard imbalanced brakes that sound like they are down to the metal, if the brakes are better then it will be overbraked at the front, if they are worse cold or warm (they will be, one or the other) then you might find yourself in the unhappy position fo having the balance biased unduly towards the rear, a bad thing.

If he's ponced about with the brakes, ask yourself why, the answer being he probably drives like a twerp so what else has he modified, the oil the filters?, and what damage has he done by driving hard enough to need boy racer brakes on a people carrier.

This car would have to be seriously cheap to be considerable, factor in probably £500 for new pads and discs (all round) maybe more for genuine parts, and factor in another grand for goodness knows what thrashing damage to emerge, personally i'd walk unless it's two grand under another private sale and 3 grand under a MD sale for the same vehicle.

I'll lay a little side bet with you, if he's renewed the tyres they are cheap ditchfinder junk.

Edited by gordonbennet on 06/12/2011 at 02:26

''I guess means that it's been taken to a local workshop where perhaps the correct parts weren't fitted''.

Or it hasn't been serviced at all, i like Mitsi's and i think they are good cars but servicing and genuine parts have never been cheap, seems odd no MD services at all for such a relatively new car and supposedly low mileage, could there be mini cab use evidence?

''On the side bet, the tyres were replaced 4 months ago (supposedly, I saw more wear than that) for Kuhmo brand''

Hmm i wouldn't buy them but not ditchfinders.

Will you haggle or walk?