[nigelbat]

Im honestly useless with tools. I have a friend that has a workshop and he usually carries out my maintenance and repairs on my cars for beer tokens, plus parts at trade prices help the wallet.

I f at all unsure about your ability to check a car for faults, pay the AA or RAC or someone like these Pre-Purchase Inspection - Next Car Check | Used Car Checks
Plenty around just google car mechanical check.
I had a s5 v8 that was too far away, the mechanic rang and told me not to bother still sent a report, the seller tried to get a copy and haggle the price, I told him to pay me for the report..
Well woth the price