Tezz
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So car is now at 89,000 miles and had a fair few issues, but as parts are so cheap for car and a few non standard repairs, its not really cost me too much in terms of money, yet if I had to have taken it to MB almost certainly would have scrapped car after first visit, but a lot of hours messing with car, I've serviced it changed all filters fluids and fixed most of water leaks to inside, with exception of gear box that will have to wait till after xmas but it was done at 40,000.
Im still shocked when I read cost of pair of disc on some mercs some and basic cost of service items
Not a fan of car as its just a car to me, but body work and inside are in very good condition no rust I can see even to bottom of doors, and it suites me as can fold rear seats and got a big load area in small car.
So have 3 choices, run as is till Feb 2021 and replace, wait see what breaks next, get a low millage engine seen for about £200 60,000, replace all parts known to fail over next year and just pay garage to drop in next time it fails. but then there's the big can of worms that are the electrics :-(
Most jobs on car are fairly easy until you get to the Renault engine and almost all seam to involve engine out or hours of frustrating work.
issues im sort of aware of but not experience, drive shaft, glow plugs, injectors, water pump , belt and all bearing, tensioners ect ect,, egr cleaning, thermostat, gearbox , im sure are many more
I don't mind changing parts if I can see them and get to them, car just passed MOT so that's done for year, even though a front spring broke 3 days later
as they say is it better the devil ya know.
Looking around, I think I need an older car, now of all the cars iv owned never had any issues with a Honda, so that's a possibly, loved my old Rover 620 that was basically a Honda
So fair few indys on hear what im looking for is a car I can repair easily with out removing engine or sub frame, don't need a full strip down at 100,000 like a Mini, don't mind petrol or diesel but has to be an Auto
At moment, excluding front spring car drives great, but I always have that nagging feeling of whats next :-(
Mechanically sooner or later I work it out, rust and body work are a big no no for me
so I got car thinking MB Badge would get me some degree of quality so was less enthusiastic in my inspection Lesson learned, thinking minor issue no problem as fabric of car would be upto MB quality like im lead to believe is the case, had I realised its just another Lego kit car put together by a manufacture I would have probably passed on car.
Ps on inspection before changing spring I noticed on top mount the weld has cracked all along its seam, like the top mount never fully welded to body properly, this considering its location worries me as what rest of welds are like
Tezz
Im still shocked when I read cost of pair of disc on some mercs some and basic cost of service items
Not a fan of car as its just a car to me, but body work and inside are in very good condition no rust I can see even to bottom of doors, and it suites me as can fold rear seats and got a big load area in small car.
So have 3 choices, run as is till Feb 2021 and replace, wait see what breaks next, get a low millage engine seen for about £200 60,000, replace all parts known to fail over next year and just pay garage to drop in next time it fails. but then there's the big can of worms that are the electrics :-(
Most jobs on car are fairly easy until you get to the Renault engine and almost all seam to involve engine out or hours of frustrating work.
issues im sort of aware of but not experience, drive shaft, glow plugs, injectors, water pump , belt and all bearing, tensioners ect ect,, egr cleaning, thermostat, gearbox , im sure are many more
I don't mind changing parts if I can see them and get to them, car just passed MOT so that's done for year, even though a front spring broke 3 days later
as they say is it better the devil ya know.
Looking around, I think I need an older car, now of all the cars iv owned never had any issues with a Honda, so that's a possibly, loved my old Rover 620 that was basically a Honda
So fair few indys on hear what im looking for is a car I can repair easily with out removing engine or sub frame, don't need a full strip down at 100,000 like a Mini, don't mind petrol or diesel but has to be an Auto
At moment, excluding front spring car drives great, but I always have that nagging feeling of whats next :-(
Mechanically sooner or later I work it out, rust and body work are a big no no for me
so I got car thinking MB Badge would get me some degree of quality so was less enthusiastic in my inspection Lesson learned, thinking minor issue no problem as fabric of car would be upto MB quality like im lead to believe is the case, had I realised its just another Lego kit car put together by a manufacture I would have probably passed on car.
Ps on inspection before changing spring I noticed on top mount the weld has cracked all along its seam, like the top mount never fully welded to body properly, this considering its location worries me as what rest of welds are like
Tezz
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