R.I.P. Dom's Yellow 106 GTi - Page 11 - Saxperience

Krys_23 · 5th January 2011, 18:18

Wow that was rough.. how did it even fire without a crank sensor? Impossible.

Dom · 10th January 2011, 00:52

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Originally Posted by Krys_23

Wow that was rough.. how did it even fire without a crank sensor? Impossible.

More and more wires got wrapped around the shaft until it cut out matey

I would have thought the crank sensor would have been the one that killed it off, read the description I give in the problem & queries section as I can't remember how it all happened

Should be a good week with the car, apart from Petrol prices going up and making me use it less and less, I will be picking up a steering wheel hopefully tomorrow to get rid of the Grandad steering wheel in there at the moment lol

hard_corejoeboy · 10th January 2011, 08:30

Petrol prices shouldn't have gone up. They were too high to start with and its nearly all tax. I might go into the petrol station and ask if i can pay my car tax when i get some fuel as if i buy 10 litres im only really buying 2.

Dom · 15th January 2011, 03:08

Pointless, yet disappointing update.

Its 3am, Im bored, so might as well update this eh?

December 11th;
Car was sitting dead as per usual, got it to work with extremely dodgy wiring in the bay, oh well, it works.

Cleaning up a mechanics mess was a piss take to be honest, could have done without the hassle but hey, im cursed. Still going strong despite my doubts, made it to the CC Meet in MK without ANY problems, Sweeeeet.

Snow Pic's y0!

Was way too cold to clean the car, so when a nice day come up, I thought it would be rude not to clear the mess.

Oh, and I bought a OMP Corsica off AshleyP, getting rid of the Grandad Wood look-a-like Steering wheel which looks like it was borrowed from the Titanic

Now the bad bit..
Since some of you have me on Facebook, you will know Sainsburys cut my hours from 50 per week, to 26. Leaving me £500 down per month-ish.

Insurance is £3000 a year, £250 per month basically. I can't afford the car any more this means. Just as everything was going perfect as well, kind of gutted. Looking for cash in hand work, bits and bobs creeping up but nothing major. What has even more pissed me off, check this out, If I took out my insurance today, instead of August, with the same fucking company;

Oh well, live and learn I guess, insurance screws you lol

Im just hoping for a miracle at the moment.

Thanks for looking, comments and criticism always welcome, just don't take the piss.

nicole_ · 15th January 2011, 08:30

its not a real omp...not sure how much you paid though. but im almost 100% its not. RWD or something?
chin up dom, at least you have a pretty car to look at when it does break

Dom · 15th January 2011, 09:17

Nope, its a replica, but still looks tidy on my living room floor for now

hard_corejoeboy · 15th January 2011, 19:29

Cancel your insurance. Then reinsure today!

Im in the same boat but worse mate so you are not alone!

mattknight1984 · 15th January 2011, 20:39

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Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Cancel your insurance. Then reinsure today!

Im in the same boat but worse mate so you are not alone!

Yeah, exactly - just do this?! Even if you have to pay a cancellation or something. Can be sorted easily mate - just get on the phone.

hard_corejoeboy · 15th January 2011, 20:52

Definately do this. I don't know how old you are (you look rather young though)
but that quote (if you are as young as you look lol) is very very good. I pay about the same on my vts albeit with all modifications declared and im 27 and have 3 years ncb and i also have a class 2 licence.

Dom · 16th January 2011, 23:58

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Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Definately do this. I don't know how old you are (you look rather young though)
but that quote (if you are as young as you look lol) is very very good. I pay about the same on my vts albeit with all modifications declared and im 27 and have 3 years ncb and i also have a class 2 licence.

Modifications? What are they?

Im 19 mate, look about 12, when I drive a Landrover it looks like I stole it. If its as simple as people say, im on the phone to the insurance company tomorrow evening. I have got 6 months to go on the current policy (£1500's worth), this new policy is £955 for the whole year, it just don't add up really.

hard_corejoeboy · 17th January 2011, 07:49

If your 19 thats a mega price!

Dom · 17th January 2011, 13:10

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Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

If your 19 thats a mega price!

I know, shocked me. Got ze mother home just for back up on the phone

Wish me luck bitches!!

Dom · 18th January 2011, 00:05

Very slow progress.

Dom · 20th January 2011, 19:49

Update regarding Insurance;

They will fuck you over in every way possible. I rung Admiral, put through to a call centre in India, the women didn't understand me! After a discussion with my problem she hung up on me! Called again, put through to Canada, asked to be put through to Cardiff, they fuck me off. Called for the last time, put through to Cardiff after a argument with a call centre in India again, bloke said "Sorry, can't help you with this situation, call our customer services line in India".. So had to call them yet again.

I have them by the short and curly's now, they sold me a policy under false pretences (Multicar policy for just one fucking car)..

I asked to cancel, she worked it out as 'ADMIRAL WILL HAVE TO PAY ME £5 FOR ME TO CANCEL!" Result really.

Calling me back tomorrow for the final agreement.

Mochachino · 20th January 2011, 19:56

LOL what a ball ache!

CBA motors going strong though

good luck with sortin it out, I cant be arsed with phone calls everywhere!

Dom · 20th January 2011, 19:59

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Originally Posted by db_sax

LOL what a ball ache!

CBA motors going strong though

good luck with sortin it out, I cant be arsed with phone calls everywhere!

I wonder if I take a hammer to my inlet manifold that I can carve a set of TB's from them. You were very lucky your engine got away with what it did! haha

Mochachino · 20th January 2011, 20:42

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Originally Posted by Domleydon

I wonder if I take a hammer to my inlet manifold that I can carve a set of TB's from them. You were very lucky your engine got away with what it did! haha

lol its ok it got resqued just in time! too much violence against metal at your home

. You should be able to with your expertise though, jus hammer the end of the inlet off lol throttle bodies

Dom · 20th January 2011, 23:26

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Originally Posted by db_sax

lol its ok it got resqued just in time! too much violence against metal at your home

. You should be able to with your expertise though, jus hammer the end of the inlet off lol throttle bodies

Raggo Motorsport Ltd. FTW! Armed with nothing but a hammer, chizzel, sledge hammer, and a slammed wheel barrow rolling on a 106 Rallye Steelie lol

timmythechef · 20th January 2011, 23:33

When i had my gti180, i payed 2400 to insure it (19 aswell), and when i cancelled to go with a different company for the A3, i had 8 months left, i was expecting at least a grand back, adrian flux gave me 385 back, and took 25 off for cancelling, i was well cheesed off tbh, you got off there lucky

Dom · 24th January 2011, 22:18

No luck with insurance, Im stuck for ideas. Help