saxo's

[laura_g]

have any of you guys ever had a saxo that constantly isnt in the garage....

Was just thinking bout it coz mine was a bag of nails and two of my mates are aswell is it possible to have a saxo that reliable

[Scattle]

Mine has been, and it's on 125k and it's almost 12 years old.

[laura_g]

Mine has been, and it's on 125k and it's almost 12 years old.

what and you never had a problem, its ok just abit strapped for cash n thinking of goin back to a sax but cant be bothered to be constantly fixing it

[Scattle]

Well nothing major has ever gone wrong with it, the few odd bits. But it's stll driveable all of the time.

[liam7200]

thta well good never had a car yet tht stayed in one peice for to long lol

[laura_g]

Mine has been, and it's on 125k and it's almost 12 years old.

did you have it from like brand new like passed down in the family?

[Scattle]

Sort of, parents got it on 2000 when it was 4 years old, I had it from 2006.

[laura_g]

lol thats still very good goin though, how bout vtr/s how do they manage

[shooorn94]

I've had my car for 5 months now, ten years old, just hit 70K and no major problems *touch wood*. Serviced frequently and she's passed every MOT. As long as the cars well looked after and has a good service history then you're fine. Keeping the car for 3 years or more so bound to encounter some problems of my own.

[VTR_Nick]

Mines never been in the garage since I got it last march only had a few small issues that I have been able to sort out. Brakes need changing next month (do them myself) but that not really anything to do with reliability

[Scattle]

As Shooorn said, if you find a saxo Laura that has been serviced regularly and that has not been ragged by some boy racer, then you should be fine imo.

[laura_g]

yeah but my mates car shes got a mk2 vtr thats always packing up and that had full service history

[kristel10589]

I've never had anything major wrong with mine. I think the most major thing i HAD to replace was the battery lol and it's nearly on 98k

[Baz]

this one and my old one. Had them 2 and a half years now, not one problem with either yet. Touch wood

[laura_g]

so how will i know if its been looked after because my old one was

[Scattle]

Take someone who knows what there looking for, how many owners and stuff like that.

[laura_g]

Take someone who knows what there looking for, how many owners and stuff like that.

i took my dad and he knows wat his doin sayin that my last saxo had 6 owners and no service history the first car i saw i brought lol :d

[kristel10589]

i took my dad and he knows wat his doin sayin that my last saxo had 6 owners and no service history the first car i saw i brought lol :d

Me too!! I bought the first car i saw :y: Has 9 owners now lol I think that's coz the previous owner went to Australia and lent the car to a few of her mates so she put it in their names as she was in another country. Still no big problems with it:p

[Scattle]

Well then lol :d... if there is 1 old lady owner, it shouldnt be too bad, low miles and regular service intervals.

[laura_g]

lol it was all good though never regret buyin my saxo after it crashed i got way more then wot i actually paid wahoo

[Raz]

ive had a few problems with the saxo...as with most cars, your going to get a problem.

you only get more in a saxo cos its french.

im still driving my car...and its in the garage hopefully end of this week, to beginning of the next....so it will drive better than it is now :y:

[laura_g]

wel since iv had my clio i only had one problem when it wouldnt start but then i realised i didnt have any petrol oops lol

[VTRacer]

mines been fine got the odd problem now but its things that aint been doin in ages when i got mine the girl had it serviced every 6 months which is what im doing,

[laura_g]

yeah when i had my saxo i got it serviced then like a month later it was written off, good thing bout the clio is that it only needs servicing every two years and it flew through the mot

[willsy]

Since having mine 'touch wood' ive had no major problems, for things that actually needed changing was clutch and cambelt but thats the same for every car.

R reg and its never failed an MOT, only had its first advisory point on the last one and that was only because id changed my suspension legs to 4 stud and 1 of the wheel bearings needed changing soon.

2 owners before me, 1 a 50 year old lady teacher who did a few daily miles to school and that was it, then passed on to her daughter who had it for 6 months doing the same thing

[Emma_ZS]

I haven't had a major thing with my car go wrong, yet :oops:

*touches wood*

[laura_g]

Since having mine 'touch wood' ive had no major problems, for things that actually needed changing was clutch and cambelt but thats the same for every car.

R reg and its never failed an MOT, only had its first advisory point on the last one and that was only because id changed my suspension legs to 4 stud and 1 of the wheel bearings needed changing soon.

2 owners before me, 1 a 50 year old lady teacher who did a few daily miles to school and that was it, then passed on to her daughter who had it for 6 months doing the same thing

looks like you got a gooden there then seems like oldr ones are proven to be more reliable by the sounds of it x

[Scattle]

haha mk1's ftw.

[Hanuman]

had a 98 reg vtr for 10months, 54k on the clock when i got it, 60k when sold, needed 2 driveshafts when i bought it. had the brakes checked few times for squeeking, sailed its mot only needed new break lines and lamp adjustment, it always felt flimsy to drive and crappy tbh, but it didnt actually break. but it has LOTSSSSS of receipts of work carried out on it mainly little things tbh.

luck of the draw. just bought a mondy 02 plate, FULL new mot. did a 120m trip on the motorway.... came off motorway KLUNK....nothing wrong 5mins later... literally pulled into my street and sounded like i was rolling on a metal rim... front coil spring had just snapped for no reason. just unlucky

[shooorn94]

haha mk1's ftw.

that said my 1996 white sax brakes were on the way out, there was a leak, the suspension was sold to me knackered from auto driect car centre (Northampton, near rushden. My warning to you not to buy from there) Also the horn had gone and the usual airbag warning light. Oh and during my crash the front drivers seat came loose so I was travelling towards the steering wheel quite rapidly-luckily airbag was actually there :y:

But definitelly MK1's ftw. I haven't heard of a Mk1 rear window smash yet (due to closing or heating), seems only to happen on the mk2. :err:

[laura_g]

i was gona get a mk1 red west coast but it had sold wounded

[Emma_ZS]

I haven't heard of a Mk1 rear window smash yet (due to closing or heating), seems only to happen on the mk2. :err:

Wrong lol :P

My mates Mk1 rear window smashed due to closing boot, just ask benski310 :)

[Hanuman]

that must be up there with one of the worst most stupid faults on a car to date

[shooorn94]

i was gona get a mk1 red west coast but it had sold wounded

you're just too slow in your clio thats the problem :p (hides car from within profile)

My mates Mk1 rear window smashed due to closing boot, benski310

Just heavy handed tbh :p ;)

[laura_g]

lol at your 1.1

[Scattle]

so you gunna get a vtr laura?

[laura_g]

not to sure yet dont know weather to stay with french

[shooorn94]

lol at your 1.1

Technically I have a 2.2-

Car(s): 1.1i sx white saxo. Red mk1 1.1i X S reg saxo.

It's just a secret shhhh.

But what sax are you actually after? :y:

[laura_g]

if i was gona get a saxo id try for a vtr/s dependant on insurance

[Dasher_VTR]

i've had my 2001 vtr for a year haven't really had that many problems.

radiator blew up
4 new tyres due to wear and punctures
new boot because someone smash my back window

spent about £350 on it

[DawsonWicked]

dunno mines kind of bullet proof nothing has gone wrong with it, just keep up with the services and dont pull its bollocks off and it should be ok.

[laura_g]

nah id defo look after it i never rag my cars lol

[Hanuman]

mine didnt have to many probs but it always felt like anything could go wrong at any time (just never felt like a rock just felt like it was a timebomb ticking) probably down to crap build quality tbh

[craig180]

Is Lauraloops Clo in disguise?

I've had my fair share of problems since owning mine (3 years now) but nothing that can't be easily sorted.

You get problems with any car tbh, it's just that not all are as cheap to fix as Citroens

[Raz]

Is Lauraloops Clo in disguise?

I've had my fair share of problems since owning mine (3 years now) but nothing that can't be easily sorted.

You get problems with any car tbh, it's just that not all are as cheap to fix as Citroens
agreed....saxo's got to be one of the cheapest cars to run, and fix etc lol

[laura_g]

Is Lauraloops Clo in disguise?

I've had my fair share of problems since owning mine (3 years now) but nothing that can't be easily sorted.

You get problems with any car tbh, it's just that not all are as cheap to fix as Citroens

lol no thats why id prob prefer a jap car

[craig180]

lol no thats why id prob prefer a jap car

Still go wrong and expensive to fix/run/maintain. You ask Japman!

[smiith]

yeh, least saxos are cheaper to fix, jap stuff goes wrong and its costly.

cars are more reliable if you look after em well :)

[shooorn94]

lol no thats why id prob prefer a jap car

Japs get problems too, mate had... sorry Has a Civic. Done something stupid such as 125k miles, he always bragged about build quality how his car has been around for 14 years and its had no major problems. Spoke to me the other day,

"Hows the car....?"

"Dont even ask mate, loads of things are going sh*t"


that led onto a story of how his exhaust came clean off. (probably due to rust tbh)

You'll get problems with any car. 306's seems terrible for faults though just before 56k.

[laura_g]

yeah ok a german car instead

[Raz]

yeah ok a german car instead
all cars have their faults somewhere down the line...even german cars

french cars seems to be cheap to fix should a problem arise...

[laura_g]

Ok il stick to french then lol just what do you reckon about the swap ?

[Raz]

Ok il stick to french then lol just what do you reckon about the swap ?
whats wrong with the clio? seems to be more reliable then your mates saxo's etc etc

[laura_g]

true just cant afford it tbh

[Danr]

Mine has never been off the road once in the last 18 months. Clutch went. Which happens on any car.

Other than that bits that have needed to be fixed have been done in a few hours max and never caused me any problems to do.

[laura_g]

saying that when i had the saxo it was never anythink major cost me £100 but kept reacurring so the garage had to fix it lol

[Yates]

never had a problem with the vtr, or now the vts

[Steve]

have any of you guys ever had a saxo that constantly isnt in the garage....

Was just thinking bout it coz mine was a bag of nails and two of my mates are aswell is it possible to have a saxo that reliable

mine hasnt had a problem fingers crossed :p

[Raz]

never had a problem with the vtr, or now the vts
thats only cos your not driving it yates!! :P

[laura_g]

i want one the same colour as yours raz

[Raz]

i want one the same colour as yours raz
we can all dream Laura :P nah....should be able to find one i think :y:

[laura_g]

lol what colour is your called

[Raz]

Blue....no just kidding....its icelandic grey....

heard people say blue etc but the proper colour term is Icelandic grey

[Mikey]

i think it depends what you use the car for when it comes to reliablity! if you dont rag it and never go anywer the car will last longer. if you drive like tiff nedell then it will shag up lol...my furio was shit, the vts was great.

[Karl]

Mines not broke in eight months.
rock on.

[laura_g]

sod it think il go for this next http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/FERRARI/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146,N-4294967092/advert.action?R=200740296021610&distance=101&postcode=B79+0LH&channel=CARS&make=FERRARI&model=&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=

[Jazz]

My vts has been super-reliable ever since I got it, but then I aways warm it up before moving off, and keep the revs very low until the engine is warm. Always check the liquid levels, Depends on how well you treat your car I suppose, keep everything on it maintained and you should have no real problems tbh..

[Wayne]

aslong as you look after a car it will look after you, my old furio and my VTR now have had no problems i take great care of every car i own.

[laura_g]

my clio gets looked after well always keepin it clean my dad does the rest lol

[Scattle]

lol, mine hasnt been cleaned for about 3 months

[laura_g]

bloody cost £7 for the car wash the other day and its dirty already lol

[Scattle]

by hand ftw. and cheaper.

[laura_g]

its too cold to clean the car though car wash saves time and is fun lol

[Lozza_vtr]

I have had the first problem with mine yesterday, started misfiring really bad. Got it on the code reader, looks like the ignition coil has decided to give in. Just waiting for one from gsf. Roll on tomorrow. :y:

[MARTYN19588]

had my furio for 10 months and never had a problem with it, till it went through 3 railings then hut a lampost....then it had a few problems. then had a vts. only kept it 2 months kinda started makin knockin noises tho when i turned corners :n:

[stoney_182]

mines in for a service on sat, wonder how much new parts are gonna cost me :P

[SaxoJamie]

Had my saxo for almost 10 months now. It has needed a few new parts here and there, 9 times out of ten it will start on a cold morning, hasn't let me down much at all. With any car it depends how it's been treated.

[B+B]

Got my Furio in Jan 07 ( W reg 70k) only had a oil change and cam belt at 70k, never had any probs, once I thought the gear box was iffy, but the oil was low in the box. its a pleasure to drive and own