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    3 hours ago, Cornish Guy said:

    We spent a £1000 doing up this motor, but we are not going to tell you about the other £2000 we also spent!

    .... and then £2000 we should have spent!

    Apart from the obvious, the  Alfasud was a good car for its age. Twin cam, 5spd, discs all round etc. But.....?

  6. Posted · Edited by metcars

    Does anyone else remember having to queue up behind HGV's in a car to use the one diesel pump in the petrol station?:D

    Diesels originally had two advantages, economy and longevity/robustness. Modern manufacurers seem to now just focus on the economy side leaving an expensive fragile ticking time bomb under the bonnet. I've personally owned a couple of old ('90s) diesel 4x4s that easily ran to 300k on their original IP and HG but struggled to do more than 25mpg, but they're 'still' running.

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    I've done a few hundred miles in my old banger C-max and its not put a foot wrong. I think it will benefit from a gearbox oil change and a set of plugs but anyway. So today I'm in traffic (as usual) and I get  a whiff of coolant. Hmm.. pull over and lift the bonnet, can't see anything leaking out. Obviously, I have to use the ignition key to unlock the bonnet so the engine is off when I checked. Carry on my journey, feeling the carpet and mentally pricing up heater radiators. Got home and checked under the bonnet again and there's a jet of steam coming out of the header tank, a crack about 10mm right next to the pipe connectors. Managed to pick one up from a breakers this afternoon (£10) and I'll be putting it on in the morning.

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    17 minutes ago, betginge said:

    No one has added Febs sales list, so I thought I would do the owners

     

    Last few Days

    2007 Polo 1.4 (hate the 1.2 it  burns valves out for shits and giggles)

    2006 Focus 2.0 Petrol :o Ghai X ( Shock of the week)

    2006 Corsa 1.2 twinport banger via facebook, sold in 1 hour from posting online B)

     

    Even bought in a MG ZS today (soft spot for MG's) 2005 Facelift 1.8 Petrol, 89K, in grey for £140, Old guy walks in after a mot fail, needs a spring and tyre and he been quoted silly money so baled on it. Now i Know there worth nothing these old ships but for £795 asking, its a cheap bit of motor.

    Wow, a 2 litre Focus! Well done that man. I've always found them really hard work.

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    9 hours ago, Jack Regan said:

    Old X reg Astra auto , took it in chop over a year ago just put another test on last week, it owes £80 , just to and fro in it .

    For a while I had an old astra auto estate with 130k, it was unstoppable!:D

    10 minutes ago, betginge said:

    Am glad to hear that there is guys out there driving smokers regardless of the amount of money we spend on cars to sell, Just goes to show what penny pinching gits we are :lol:

    I don't want to tie up money, I much prefer to use my 'stack' for buying stock. I'm not bothered about impressing the neighbours either.

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    On 18/10/2016 at 8:25 PM, metcars said:

     '02 Focus 1.6 ghia 130k that cost me less than you guys spend on a takeaway :D

    She's gone, because of elderly parents and a wheelchair to consider I've upgraded to a '04 cmax as my 'smoker'. It came from the block, I bid £195 and its mine. 122k, history and ticket, 3 owners, silver and working air. Bad side, a bit whiney around 35mph but not too bad (banana skins), horribly undergeared, and almost no driving dynamics, but better than the bus:D

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    8 hours ago, Fixedgear said:

    Anyone else get really pissed off with ignorant offers day in day out?

     

    For a split second I sometimes want to send a clever answer back to the perp but then I refrain.

     

    When I send a nice reply I never get one back, which makes me think shall I just ignore all of them!

     

    How do you guys play it?

     

     

     

     

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    It would be interesting to see the reply if you accepted the offer?

    I was watching a comedian on Youtube who decided to reply to the African prince spam. Hilarious!

     

  13. Posted

    6 hours ago, tradex said:

    forgot to add when I was selling quite a few of the 2nd gen' (yours will be a 3rd gen) the 3 doors sold better, could never understand that...maybe a visual thing?

    A few years back I bought an '03 vitara soft top with a bad gearbox. We had a box all lined up ready to go in, and was all set until we saw the rust underneath! Shame as it was spot on otherwise. Even then I got my cash back when I pushed it back through the block. I like all these little offroaders, especially Mitsubishi Pinin, but there not for the feint hearted.:D

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    1 hour ago, Phil H said:

    ........ Asked to source a cheap 3 series for a family friend........

    The words I always dread. I absolutely hate buying cars for family/friends, it always goes wrong for me. My sister is after replacing her ageing Fiesta and I know she's 'warming up' to ask me to look around for her. Not looking forward to that!