Originally Posted by
wastingtime
Yeah I paid 7k for 130k but it may be worth paying 8k if you find one clean.
Main thing like manolli said, stay away from autos they are time bombs, first of the tiptronic (I took a friend to look at a couple and both had auto problems with less than 150k lol)
Check for timing belt at 100k, auto tensioners are known to fail and are worth replacing once buying if they haven't been, balancer seals can pop off on early models and have retainers to stop this on later models, crank pulleys can also fall off or come loose usually from not being tightened after a timing belt so its worth replacing the bolt and getting it done up VERY tight (check the pulley isn't moving too much on idle or through the revs because sometimes people get it fixed and crank will wobble)
h22's use alot of oil and are common to leak oil too being 15 years old, other than that they are fairly solid cars and I wouldn't worry too much about km's providing its got good service history and the engine and gearbox feel/sound good, plenty of people get way over 300k out of them in the US, pretty good considering how high they rev.
They're the main things I would of liked to be aware of before buying but I don't regret buying one at all!