Should I buy this vr6?

[SimonJ]

Hi guys, I am interested in a vr6, and have seen one in my local autotrader which I am going to view on Thursday. The guy who is selling it is asking around 2 grand for a 93 k reg, with 140k and fsh. However, when I called him up he said that it needed a new head gasket and he was getting it done for ?600 before selling,  which is good, but do you need to renew timing chain etc when fitting a new gasket? also he said that the car has had a new gearbox fitted about a year ago. Are these common problems or is this just an abused example?

[Len]

Try reading the VR6 thread in this section.

But in general if all the work has been done professionally with bills etc. should be no problem.
One word of caution - head gaskets are rarely just a replacement gasket, usually a head skim as well. If he is gonna do it ask how much the head was skimmed.