Your Bangernomics successes

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MOT due next month on my Megane too. I know it's going to cost £££.

jimjames

Latest bangernomics find arrived yesterday. £500 Golf MK4 TDI, my favourite diesel! Needs bonnet and wing and good clean but otherwise sound. Hopefully a good few years motoring in this one.

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jimjames wrote: »

Latest bangernomics find arrived yesterday. £500 Golf MK4 TDI, my favourite diesel! Needs bonnet and wing and good clean but otherwise sound. Hopefully a good few years motoring in this one.

Sounds good... year and mileage? MOT? DPF ok?

BeenThroughItAll

Deleted_User wrote: »

Sounds good... year and mileage? MOT? DPF ok?

There won't be a DPF on a Mark 4.

mcjordi

jimjames wrote: »

Latest bangernomics find arrived yesterday. £500 Golf MK4 TDI, my favourite diesel! Needs bonnet and wing and good clean but otherwise sound. Hopefully a good few years motoring in this one.

should have a few years with that. my mate has a 51 plate tdi golf on 300k at the last check..

jimjames

Deleted_User wrote: »

Sounds good... year and mileage? MOT? DPF ok?

As above, no DPF. One reason why I like the MK4 Golfs.

MOT till Sept, 51 plate with 144k miles so 100k less than my previous one, plenty of life there! Found out cambelt hasn't been changed for a while so that's first thing on my list this week. It's not been run for 6 months so needed a spare battery to get going but started on first turn of the key.

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I had the 2001 Megane in for MOT yesterday, it failed on 2 tyres (1 front 1 back), front track rod end, and front brakes imbalanced across an axle. Also an advisory for worn & pitted front brake discs and front pads wearing thin.

Had the 2 new tyres and track rod end replaced and the front discs and pads advisory replaced too which sorted the brake imbalance. Garage rotated the tyres too so the 2 new ones are on the same axle and not 1 on front and 1 on rear as per the failure.

Total damage including MOT fee £266.

All set for another years budget motoring. Lovely jubbly :cool:

Oh yeah, rear passenger door still stuck so they obviously didn't check the doors during the MOT.

consumers_revenge

Hi


Got to scrap the missus's micra as I found a big hole in the sill, needs quite a few other bits so prob wont re MOT TBH


So started looking round at a clio 1.4 auto ( I had one about 8 years ago ). Its on ebay and they want £375 for a BIN price.


All looks tidy outside and the guys got 100% feedback ( 188 items )


Its got 55 on the clock and looks like its passed its last MOT ( feb 2016 ) quite easily. Tells me the belts been done 3 years ago. 2 owners on the log book and it looks like it does 2k a year or less.


Its just its from 1991 so now 25 years old ( please tell me shut up and stop being paranoid!!! )


Should I grab it? ( I will have a quick go round the block hopefully and see theres no oil dripping )


Vehicle make RENAULT


Vehicle model CLIO


Date first used 7 August 1991


Fuel type Petrol


Colour Silver



MOT history of this vehicle

• Test date 11 February 2016
• Expiry date 11 February 2017
• Test Result Pass
• Odometer reading 55,577 miles
• MOT test number 7305 7747 0897

• Test date 18 January 2016
• Test Result Fail
• Odometer reading 55,574 miles
• MOT test number 5602 8777 6040
• Reason(s) for failure
  Main beam 'tell-tale' not working (1.7.4c)
  nearside front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.2.5b)
  offside front outer Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
  nearside front lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
  
  

• Test date 13 January 2015
• Expiry date 11 February 2016
• Test Result Pass
• Odometer reading 51,550 miles
• MOT test number 6762 2361 5044
• Advisory notice item(s)
  Offside Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d)
  Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  
  

• Test date 12 February 2014
• Expiry date 11 February 2015
• Test Result Pass
• Odometer reading 46,346 miles
• MOT test number 9256 9324 4051
• Advisory notice item(s)
  Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  

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consumers_revenge wrote: »

Hi


Got to scrap the missus's micra as I found a big hole in the sill, needs quite a few other bits so prob wont re MOT TBH


So started looking round at a clio 1.4 auto ( I had one about 8 years ago ). Its on ebay and they want £375 for a BIN price.


All looks tidy outside and the guys got 100% feedback ( 188 items )


Its got 55 on the clock and looks like its passed its last MOT ( feb 2016 ) quite easily. Tells me the belts been done 3 years ago. 2 owners on the log book and it looks like it does 2k a year or less.


Its just its from 1991 so now 25 years old ( please tell me shut up and stop being paranoid!!! )


Should I grab it? ( I will have a quick go round the block hopefully and see theres no oil dripping )

If it's the one I've just searched for, Silver J-reg, then I'd say it's worth a punt.

I'd go for it if I was in need of a replacement car and it was local.

But you'll have to be quick as the seller appears to be one of these time waster types that expect you to bid in a 10 day auction while also stating "The car is advertised elsewhere, we reserve the right to end the auction at anytime!"

consumers_revenge

going around to see it tomorrow.


lady said shes quite happy for me to give it a spin ( that makes me feel much more confident tbh )


just need to check its not dripping on the floor and the oil caps black inside and I suspect I'll buy it.


CR