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mcjordi

getting close to MOT time for the megane again

so far ive replaced CV boot on the drivers side..
and i think it may need a wheel bearing on the rear drivers side too.. (dont have a press so will end up paying mechanic mate to do it)

SingleSue

SingleSue wrote: »

The old Astra was taken off to the scrap yard last Monday (got £130 for her) and in her place I have a Peugeot 406 estate diesel.

Full service history with filters, oil, cambelt etc all changed at the correct intervals, pristine interior and exterior (back seat had never been sat in!), 160k miles, every conceivable optional extra on offer at the time the car was built, 12 months ticket and 6 months tax, R reg...so not a young car.

£750.

She drives like a dream, so comfortable and her MPG is not bad either compared to the Astra (who I am sure used more fuel than she should have). The novelty to me is that things still work! From rain sensing windscreen wipers to finally, yes finally, having a car with remote central locking that actually works!

She may have been a bit top end with the price but the security in knowing the garage she has come from (where we all have our services, repairs and MOTs done - so if he sells a lemon to me, he loses out on lots of business) is priceless.

Thought I would update this post from June 2013

Peggy is still going, still feels lovely to drive and even better, only needed the hand brake adjusted for her MOT last week.

mcjordi

SingleSue wrote: »

Thought I would update this post from June 2013

Peggy is still going, still feels lovely to drive and even better, only needed the hand brake adjusted for her MOT last week.

ive never had a french car fail on anything major tbh.

fingers crossed mines ok

Joe_Horner

Another French pass here today for my Pug 405.

It did need a front wishbone bush and a little freeing of the n/s/r brake (hadn't noticed any symptoms but it was dragging pretty badly on the roller tester) but other than that no problems, no advisories at just shy of 210k miles

So I rewarded him with a set of glow plugs (well, the "free" remains of the set I got for my wife's 525 a few months back before finding she only needed 2 of the 6). No more smoky start-ups - for anyone who's been on holiday on Anglesey recently, those atmospheric early morning mists may well have been me starting the Pug

Samsonite1

The problem for me is I am itching for a new "banger" every couple of years.

The year was 2002 - the price of the car was £free - the mother in-law (to be at the time) was throwing out a 1988 Nissan Micra, but I did not have a car. I gave it an oil change (very easy due to high ground clearance) and changed the air filter. Car worked fine. The exhaust pipe fell off when I went over a speed bump - £45 to get that fixed and that was it. Sold the car for £100 to a family friend who wanted to teach their 17 year old daughter. So I suppose I made a profit on the car really, albeit tiny!

The only other cheap car (not really <£1000) was a 1997 BMW 318i E36. Cost about £1000 at 92k. Wonderful car to drive, probably still the best I have driven - amazing gearbox. Ran that for 2 years and sold to a friend for £750. Amazingly this big RWD old petrol managed 40mpg!

mcjordi

its looking like the meggy aint gonna make the next mot.

its just lost all power and wont rev past 3k. all since i changed the map sensor. hoping a battery disconnection for a few hours sorts it out.. otherwise its car heaven for it

BeenThroughItAll

Can't you just put the old MAP sensor back? Or try another one?

mcjordi

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Can't you just put the old MAP sensor back? Or try another one?

its not the MAP.. i think it was just coincidence that it happened like that. my mechanic mate thinks its blocked cat.. so getting it done next weekend.. 66 for cat and 20 quid for him to fit it (ball ache of a job)
i should add that the cat was flagged as knackered at last mot (6k ago) so the last 6k miles would of probably killed it altogether

mcjordi

well its looking like the old girl is going to be scrapped by the end of the month..
took the cat off and its not blocked.. can see daylight etc when held up to the light.. and it still wont rev very well..
18 months for an inital £150 wasnt bad.. will get £70-100 scrap for it..

mcjordi

update : megane scrapped clutch was slipping badly.. along with other things that needed doing wasnt worth fixing..

on the hunt for another banger. eyeing up some x types/volvo's possibly a mondeo diesel all seem fairly cheap.. gotta hit on right to avoid the massive VED tho