after a string of probs the latest being alternator with my 2001 2.6 est is it time to throw in the towel...the mot is due soon will need 2x tyres..new n/s exhaust section ive got an ongoing prob with the front wheel bearings plus emisssions well a miracle i think to get it through love the car but where do you draw the line...

2 tyres, £140?

Exhaust, £120

Wheel bearing, £100 say?

You would spend more then that sourcing a replacement, easy.

Just fix it  :y

Can get tyres around here £35 each if all you want is rubber on your wheels......

All of those things are basic wear and tear items that will need replacing/repairing regardless of what car you drive.........!!

Keep itif I were you.....!

If you're not keeping it, then you are valuing your car at less than £400 so can I buy it please......!!!!

:y

i hear what you are saying about keeping it...didnt mention the intermitent missfire...and damage to rear bumper...£400...its yours.... :P

lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:07:

i hear what you are saying about keeping it...didnt mention the intermitent missfire...and damage to rear bumper...£400...its yours.... :P

Misfire probably coil pack? Rear bumper.....£not much.....

Come on mate, keep her, if you cant afford to sort her surely you cant afford to sell her and replace her with something else.....

:y

will see how it goes when ive put the repaired alternator back on tommorow,good offer though....

will see how it goes when ive put the repaired alternator back on tommorow,good offer though.... i have the money to spend on her got to the stage where i think i might be wasting it 116000...no service history...starting to smoke..plus reliability as i now do 100 miles a day to work...

only bought it as fill in car then ended up keeping it as it was so good to drive... ;D

lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:23:

.... as i now do 100 miles a day to work...

:-? and I hate doing 45 miles each day  :(

and i drive another 150 miles while at work ::)...bus driver..(no hate mail pls)...lol.. :D

lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:43:

and i drive another 150 miles while at work ::)...bus driver..(no hate mail pls)...lol.. :D

yuk!  ;) ;) :y :y


bloody buses clogging up the roads, won't use the bus lanes even when they're there, just pull out on you .............  ::)  ::)  ::)  :y ;)

i c you are from bury mmmm...first bus...crap drivers!!! :-X use to work for them in norfolk >:(...do contract work now...tar and brush come to mind...lol ;) 8-)

lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:59:

i c you are from bury mmmm...first bus...crap drivers!!! :-X use to work for them in norfolk >:(...do contract work now...tar and brush come to mind...lol ;) 8-)

They are First bus & yes they've pulled out in front of me  a few times!  :y  :y  ;)

doesent suprise me...they have crap working conditions and no chance to keep on time so take it out on everyone else on the road ::) same here aswell :o...glad to be out of it ...

off now...looking forward to oily cut hands after refiting the alternator back on tommorow ;)...dont be surprised if you see the car in the for sale section in the near future... :y

refited the alternator not the most enjoyable job ive done on the car but is back on the road again ;D woopwoop... ;D...short lived excitement as thought id check the car over again as mot looming and now add to the list of jobs for the mot track rods outer os/f...inner&outer ns/f...x2 tyres...plus exhaust where will it end... :-/

Andy B wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:28:

lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:23: .... as i now do 100 miles a day to work... :-? and I hate doing 45 miles each day  :(

i hate doing 8 miles ::)

its what u get use to doing...im sure theres ooofers out there who travel further :y

Andy B wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:28:

lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:23: .... as i now do 100 miles a day to work... :-? and I hate doing 45 miles each day  :(

I do 65 each day - and it's the best part of the day.

Mind you, some mornings I can do the first 25 miles before seeing another car

32 mile round trip for me, and I have to agree that sometimes it is the best part of the day :)

2woody wrote on 30. Mar 2010 at 08:29:

Andy B wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:28: lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:23: .... as i now do 100 miles a day to work... :-? and I hate doing 45 miles each day  :( I do 65 each day - and it's the best part of the day. Mind you, some mornings I can do the first 25 miles before seeing another car

Bunch of girls, i do 150 miles a day

2woody wrote on 30. Mar 2010 at 08:29:

Andy B wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:28: lozzzz wrote on 28. Mar 2010 at 22:23: .... as i now do 100 miles a day to work... :-? and I hate doing 45 miles each day  :( I do 65 each day - and it's the best part of the day. Mind you, some mornings I can do the first 25 miles before seeing another car

If I lived where you live I'd work as a waitress at the Hartside cafe just for the commute.  ;)

Kevin