Major problem with 11,000 mile nearly 2 year old Ka UPDATE POST 71

Kilty_2

petrolhead69 wrote: »

not that it's much use this time, but if your skint and probably going to be more skint once a baby comes a better idea would be a £1000 car instead of an £11000 car. that way when it dies from neglect you can scrap it getting £200 and you could do that 13 times and still be ahead

+1.

Only problem is that £11,000 car is probably now next to worthless.

MrsE_2

Kilty wrote: »

+1.

Only problem is that £11,000 car is probably now next to worthless.

How can it be worthless?

If she has it repaired then its worth what it would have been before this.

I posted on here for a bit of advice for someone, not so half a dozen key board warriors could take the mick.

This is supposed to be an advice board, not a public ridiculing forum:(

petrolhead69

Thats exactly my point. Skint people buying expensive stuff on tick invariably leads them to be worse off, not better.

Kilty_2

MrsE wrote: »

How can it be worthless?

If she has it repaired then its worth what it would have been before this.

It's warranty is void and it's missed a service, how can it possibly be worth the same as it was?

petrolhead69

You got lots of advice, you just dont like a lot of it. Doesn't make the advice any less valid. All the legal ways forward are going to cost some. Sorry.

MrsE_2

Kilty wrote: »

It's warranty is void and it's missed a service, how can it possibly be worth the same as it was?

Worth what it was prior to the mechanical trouble stupid.....

Its far from worthless missing one service with 11k miles on the clock.

MrsE_2

petrolhead69 wrote: »

You got lots of advice, you just dont like a lot of it. Doesn't make the advice any less valid. All the legal ways forward are going to cost some. Sorry.

I didn't get lots of advice, I got lots of abuse to pass onto my daughter.

Their is really no point telling her its all her fault, shes an idiot for missing a service at 5500 miles (she is aware of that).

Advice is what helps & assists you when you are in trouble, not kicks you in the teeth when you are down......

thescouselander

Kilty wrote: »

+1.

Only problem is that £11,000 car is probably now next to worthless.

Bit of a stupid comment really - and uncalled for. I'm sure the vehicle in question can be fixed at a reasonable cost and until someone has had a proper look at the engine no one can say for certain who's liability the repair bill is.

I would put money on missing the service not being related to the problem though.

petrolhead69

Assuming ford decline fixing it goodwill which is a very slim chance but wirth a few letters. Get the oil flushed and changed and the ccv filter replaced and run it for a wee while using the full rev range, an italian tuneup. If the ring is just stuck it might free off. I would hope the garage tried this first is why i never mentioned it to begin with but you never know. Have the garage do a leakdown test and check with a borescope it might just need a head. Next cheapest method is find a smashed one on ebay and message the buyer with an offer for the engine, maybe £750 ish and ask the garage to swap it out.
Remember its your responsibility to inform the dvla of the new engine number. Try not to spend too much on it as the resale value is scunnered.

anotherbaldrick

MrsE wrote: »

I didn't get lots of advice, I got lots of abuse to pass onto my daughter.

Their is really no point telling her its all her fault, shes an idiot for missing a service at 5500 miles (she is aware of that).

Advice is what helps & assists you when you are in trouble, not kicks you in the teeth when you are down......

You got lots of advice, you just need to read the sensible posts and ignore the rubbish ones.