Car Scrappage Scheme

goldspanners

Derek_Duval wrote: »

Yes I have to agree, my mum's just ordered one, the extras seemed to be worth more than the 100cc. The only small drawback is the 1.1 needs a cambelt change at about 60K (dealer said about £200, so not a big issue), where the 1.2 is chain driven.

its fairly common these days for chain driven engines chain tensioners or pulleys to fail, so the belt could work out to be the cheaper option.

CFC

The 1.1 engine is identical to the Picanto engine.

buglawton

Have had a belt driven engine for 10 yrs now and looking forward to a rest from same - a £250 job every 60.000 miles or sooner is annoying. Apparently, chain cams let you know well in advance via noise and visually that they need changing. Plus a good quality chain cam design can last 100,000 miles.

goldspanners

buglawton wrote: »

Have had a belt driven engine for 10 yrs now and looking forward to a rest from same - a £250 job every 60.000 miles or sooner is annoying. Apparently, chain cams let you know well in advance via noise and visually that they need changing. Plus a good quality chain cam design can last 100,000 miles.

maybe you should ask some vauxhall owners about thier timing chains.
a good quality timing chain should last the life of the car/engine. they were designed to need as little maintenance as possible and last forever. nothing is built like that anymore so why should one of the cheapest cars on the market be the exception to that modern rule? i dont think the decision should hinge on belt or chain.

freightexec2009

I am looking into this scrappage scheme, and I think its a good idea. But I have a concern, as I have a bad credit history from previous years. This mainly being the reason for me having a car of ten years plus + and I think this may be likely for a few people in this position. Any help on this would be grateful, finance is the only way I can do this, and would be able to afford the re-payments. Suppose subject to terms and conditions? Previous history just doesn't give me a great start!!Surely this scheme would be eligable for the likes of myself?

salinia

Can anyone help please, my brother ordered a new Audi on the 4th March 2009, he was thrilled with the scrappage scheme incentive anounced in the budget..£2000 allowed for his 10 year old clio and he ticked all the right boxes..or so he thought. Audi have just e-mailed they say the scheme does not apply to new cars ordered before the 23rd April 09 can that be right? he takes delivery on or around 21st May 2009. Gary

sabretoothtigger

Yea thats right. Maybe he can cancel and reorder but any deal he negotiated then would be excluded

Chris2685

salinia wrote: »

Can anyone help please, my brother ordered a new Audi on the 4th March 2009, he was thrilled with the scrappage scheme incentive anounced in the budget..£2000 allowed for his 10 year old clio and he ticked all the right boxes..or so he thought. Audi have just e-mailed they say the scheme does not apply to new cars ordered before the 23rd April 09 can that be right? he takes delivery on or around 21st May 2009. Gary

He should just tell them the deal is off then (as long as he doesn't lose anything). They will soon change their minds...

James123_2

As VW have formally confirmed that they've thrown their hat into the scrappage deal I had a bit of a look around for the VW Fox ... £4884! However, VW say there's never really been any stock. They can order, but it's unlikely to be delivered within the timeframe for scrappage. There are, however, some Foxes out there with factory-fitted options. However, the price is going to be way, way over the base price. So, no-go for budget VW motors.

Derek_Duval

goldspanners wrote: »

its fairly common these days for chain driven engines chain tensioners or pulleys to fail, so the belt could work out to be the cheaper option.

There have been many cases of certain makes/models, where it's common for the cam belt to snap well before the manufacturers specified replacement interval. It's also common for the cam belt to drive the water pump, & a seized water pump will snap the belt. Water pump replacement isn't usually in the service schedule, so replacing the just the cam belt doesn't eliminate this. Then there's the common occurrence of the cam belt not being replaced correctly, which I've experience twice, both times from main dealers. Once it was fitted one notch out, which I wouldn't have noticed if I didn't keep a close eye on my MPG, & on another occasion it was tensioned incorrectly. I'd personally prefer to risk the chain.