Your Bangernomics successes

GunJack

reddwarf2002 wrote: »

Good stuff!

I take it you did that yourself? How difficult is it to do the job...any special tools required?

No, that's part and labour at the garage

GunJack

So there we go....MoT 'till April next year Will need a couple of rear tyres before long (advisory) but that's only £40 and they've been on since before I got it.....Cracking little motor this has turned out to be.

On a similar note, Mini-Gun#1's just had his dad-sourced banger MoT'd again, £100 for the work and he'll be good for another year. That'll be the third MoT we've put it through at an average cost of £120 each (0, 260 and now this one for 100). Not bad for a £450 Suzuki

Gotta love Bangernomics for cheap motoring

mr_harris

GunJack wrote: »

So there we go....MoT 'till April next year Will need a couple of rear tyres before long (advisory) but that's only £40 and they've been on since before I got it.....Cracking little motor this has turned out to be.

On a similar note, Mini-Gun#1's just had his dad-sourced banger MoT'd again, £100 for the work and he'll be good for another year. That'll be the third MoT we've put it through at an average cost of £120 each (0, 260 and now this one for 100). Not bad for a £450 Suzuki

Gotta love Bangernomics for cheap motoring

Is it a Alto? GJ

GunJack

mr_harris wrote: »

Is it a Alto? GJ

No, WagonR+

don't forget the "+" !!!



...and no Postman Pat jokes

[Deleted User]

Another years MOT on the 08 Pug 207 HDI (13 months really ) and only needed 2 bulbs, a CV boot clip and the back box of the exhaust securing.

Bulbs I knew about but couldn't get my hand in to change them. I also knew about the insecure back box, sourced a custom-ish made bracket off that there eBay which the garage kindly fitted saving on having to weld it up or replace the whole back box.

Total cost less than £100 including the MOT test fee. :beer:

GunJack

Nice one Lee How long you had that Pug now?

fred246

I did a lower Ball joint for MOT last week. 2/5 spanners in Haynes manual ie really easy. My dad had an old ball joint splitter. The tool just bent. I bought a tuning fork type tool. I spent ages hammering it in with a lump hammer. Didn't move. I bought another splitter. Instead of pushing the bolt out the bolt split into three like a tripod. In the end removed suspension arm sawed the remains of bolt off and drilled it out. Old cars can be hard work.

[Deleted User]

GunJack wrote: »

Nice one Lee How long you had that Pug now?

3 years now. Repairs have been minimal.

GunJack

Deleted_User wrote: »

3 years now. Repairs have been minimal.

Excellent!! Approaching 2 years with the fusion, and the overall average is still over 60mpg

Once I hit the 2-year point I might stop logging all fuel & mileage, I can have confidence it's good

mr_harris

Hi

Just wondering how many miles fellow Banger owners do per year already done 12k in my Punto in 6 months