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18th June 2008, 12:27
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Location: West Midlands
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Looking at selling car.
Ive had enough of it now tbh, i had my MOT today and it has failed on 2 things.
001 - offside rear inner wheel arch sub frame mounting is excessively corroded
002 - offside front wheel bearing feels rough when rotated
Got a few advisory notices as well.
I'm seriously pissed off now and i think its time to sell it, i have spent hundreds trying to get it ready for MOT & fixing it up with new spark plugs, leads, rear axle, serviced, Pre-MOT, head gasket, cam belt & now have to get someone to adjust the tappets on my car.
Ive booked it back in for tomorrow and am getting someone to weld the 1st failure & fix the 2nd failure as i have bought a new wheel bearing.
So once MOT has passed and i have taxed it at end of month i think it will be going.
Can safely say i wont be getting another french car i dont care what anyone says.
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18th June 2008, 12:35
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Benfleet, Essex
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Unlucky bud, not good.
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18th June 2008, 12:36
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ashford
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Wheelbearings do go on all cars you know?
...good luck with the new car.
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18th June 2008, 12:37
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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prime example here,people telling me french cars dont rust,think again,sorry to hear though dude,any ideas on the next car?
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18th June 2008, 12:38
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Your car is 10 years old... This sorta things gotta be expected.
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18th June 2008, 12:44
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Location: Coventry United Kingdom (England)
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seems a bit of a overeaction, as said any car of the age will start to have its problems.
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18th June 2008, 12:47
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karl
Wheelbearings do go on all cars you know?
...good luck with the new car.
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Ye but its been one thing after another, i wouldn't of minded if just the wheel bearing went but its been each month something new has happened. The car might as well be brand new with the amount of things i have changed on it.
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Originally Posted by rapidvtr
prime example here,people telling me french cars dont rust,think again,sorry to hear though dude,any ideas on the next car?
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Cheers.
Dont know yet want something around a 1.6 maybe a golf or A3 hopefully.
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Originally Posted by David
Your car is 10 years old... This sorta things gotta be expected.
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Even still its had 1 thing after another going wrong with it, 1 or 2 things i would be alright with but at the moment i'm spending loads each month on fixing it.
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18th June 2008, 12:48
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Maybe itll be alright from now on, and your gonna be selling a perfect VTR for someone else to enjoy and experience no problems...
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18th June 2008, 12:49
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Or maybe you'll buy the worst A3/Golf, which costs alot more than a Saxo to fix...
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18th June 2008, 12:52
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Every time i get in the car its like "whats going to go wrong next" i would rather not take the chance as i have had bad experiences with it in the space of 11 months. The kid before me obviously didn't look after it at all as for example the rear axle someone had previously tried to lower it messed up on it and put it back together, as i found out when i went to get it lowered.
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18th June 2008, 12:54
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A3/Golf gearboxes on the 1.4/1.6's are fucking shite. Expect a massive bill when that fucks up. Chances are it will cost alot more than everything your saxo has cost.
There should be a ban on these threads.
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18th June 2008, 12:55
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Saxperience Hardcore!
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Buy an A3,
turns out it was Robbs motor,
windows bricked everytime you park it up...
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18th June 2008, 13:00
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Robbs motor is pimp. When i rock up in fleet he has bouncers surrounding it. Serious.
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18th June 2008, 13:02
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Thats what i mean,
what if its some ex Pimps car.
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18th June 2008, 13:03
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Location: Manchester
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Completely understand where your coming from mate, if you have chucked all that time and money into it and it still fails the MOT. If I were you I would also MOT it, maybe tax it too and get it sold asap.
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18th June 2008, 13:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Danr
Robbs motor is pimp. When i rock up in fleet he has bouncers surrounding it. Serious.
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Bouncers as in overweight ladies?
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18th June 2008, 13:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leckie
Bouncers as in overweight ladies?
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no, as in...
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