bobbykdy Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 12 hours ago, Adam101 said: Somehow I burnt out my windscreen washer pump and the fuse went (i tried that first) and i was quoted £80 for a new one including labour are they having me on because they are decent guys at my local garage but it seems steep. Still trying to figure out how I burnt out its motor If you have tried to scoosh your windows while the water in the reservoir was frozen that can burn it out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Thanks for all the advice. My guess is it's a shock absorber that has worn out. Booked in the garage tomorrow. Fingers crossed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 5 hours ago, scottsdad said: Thanks for all the advice. My guess is it's a shock absorber that has worn out. Booked in the garage tomorrow. Fingers crossed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Muir Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I'm going for a worn bush. Lower suspension arm or anti roll bar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, Jumbo Muir said: I'm going for a worn bush. Lower suspension arm or anti roll bar. Fnarr fnarr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Had asda petrol pump clicking every pound or so at the garage today. I tried another garage and it seemed fine. Supermarket pump just overused and needing maintenance or what?The rubber at the front of it was moving around also - the bit that separates your hand from the nozzle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 40 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: Had asda petrol pump clicking every pound or so at the garage today. I tried another garage and it seemed fine. Supermarket pump just overused and needing maintenance or what? The rubber at the front of it was moving around also - the bit that separates your hand from the nozzle. Just safe practice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Can get a 2004 slk within my budget. Is that just madness? Just screams money pit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) 46 minutes ago, JamieT1314 said: Can get a 2004 slk within my budget. Is that just madness? Just screams money pit. 2004...just repeat that, 2004. 14 years ago. What age were you then? I hadn't met my current partner. My kids were at primary school and they're both working now. 2 thousand and fucking 4, are you completely fucking mental? Edited January 26, 2018 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Can get a 2004 slk within my budget. Is that just madness? Just screams money pit. In 2004 it cost upwards of £30k. Your budget is £3k. That means it’s now 90-95% worn out. But it’ll still cost at least as much to run as when the original owner (who could afford to run a £30k+ car) bought it. You do the math. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 11 hours ago, JamieT1314 said: Can get a 2004 slk within my budget. Is that just madness? Just screams money pit. Alta Pete ^^ covers it well but you can also weight that up against how pernickety you are. You'd probably find one that looks good and drives fine, so you can feel chuffed with your purchase. Once you start noticing all the wee things that are wrong, and when you take it to a garage for a tyre and they tell you it needs 2k of suspension work, or the roof starts playing up and you're looking at a bill of double the value of the car you might go off the idea. But still, when it's all scrubbed up and driving well you'd probably love it, despite its flaws. You could get something like a 595 Abarth for £199pm, £199 dep if you want something wee and sporty. Goes faster, sounds better, handles better will cost you nothing to run except petrol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Cheers, Shandon and Pete. Exactly the kind of thing I need to hear, it's total head over heart time, what would you get for £4k (could go to £5k)? First car, mid 30's, no kids or shit like that to worry about so want it to be fun while I have the chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, throbber said: Why do you hate old cars so much? I don't. If I had the money there's a few odd ones I'd like to buy. But I wouldn't get one if I was relying on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Cheers, Shandon and Pete. Exactly the kind of thing I need to hear, it's total head over heart time, what would you get for £4k (could go to £5k)? First car, mid 30's, no kids or shit like that to worry about so want it to be fun while I have the chance. Quick flick through autotrader and if it was £4K of my money I’d drop it on something like this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801122701320?advertising-location=at_cars&advertising-location=at_cars&maximum-mileage=80000&price-to=4500&postcode=fk101aa&sort=price-desc&page=1&price-from=2500&radius=60&make=BMW&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Had a look at one, might be a good middle ground between boring first car and mid life crisis two seater. You got any experience of them? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT1314 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Head is saying spend the full five grand on a newer ford focus for am easy life but part of me just wants something exciting and f**k an easy life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Looking into a getting a new car. Has anyone had any experience of: Nissan X-Trail Skoda Kodiaq Kia Sorento 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: Looking into a getting a new car. Has anyone had any experience of: Nissan X-Trail Skoda Kodiaq Kia Sorento You can't go too far wrong with any of those kind of things. Maybe check the Seat Ateca too as you can get some amazing deals from Seat and it's the same car as the Kodiaq. Also, you can get great savings on a nearly new Ford Kuga Titanium X. Every conceivable toy on it and really nice to drive. ETA.. there are still a few final edition Yetis kicking about too. Edited January 30, 2018 by Shandon Par 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: You can't go too far wrong with any of those kind of things. Maybe check the Seat Ateca too as you can get some amazing deals from Seat and it's the same car as the Kodiaq. Also, you can get great savings on a nearly new Ford Kuga Titanium X. Every conceivable toy on it and really nice to drive. I'm looking at something with the option of 7 seats, as the weans are getting to the stage that we'll be shuttling their friends about once they get a bit bigger and start going to things and there's always the possibility that we may decide to have another one. The three I mentioned all come with 7 seats either as standard or as an option. I think the Ateca is more similar to the Karoq and the Sportage and Qashqui in size. I'm currently leaning towards the X-Trail as I think it's the best looking. Saw the Kodiaq up close at the weekend and I wasn't blown away, although the reviews seem to suggest it's the better car. Going to go see a Sorento this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just now, KnightswoodBear said: I'm looking at something with the option of 7 seats, as the weans are getting to the stage that we'll be shuttling their friends about once they get a bit bigger and start going to things and there's always the possibility that we may decide to have another one. The three I mentioned all come with 7 seats either as standard or as an option. I think the Ateca is more similar to the Karoq and the Sportage and Qashqui in size. I'm currently leaning towards the X-Trail as I think it's the best looking. Saw the Kodiaq up close at the weekend and I wasn't blown away, although the reviews seem to suggest it's the better car. Going to go see a Sorento this week. The new Renault Grand Scenic is pretty funky and can come with 7 seats. Pretty space-age looking inside and out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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