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  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 17,619 Forumite
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    mr_harris wrote: »
    :D


    Great buy was the cambelt done on the car have you had to do many repairs.

    I was told verbally that it was done but as there wasn't any paperwork I got it done myself. I've had a few bits to do but nothing major, all things that you'd expect on a 16 year old car and once done will not need doing for a long while - new front shocks (£80), new brakes all round (£100). I think the car is worth about £1200 if I come to sell so any money spent isn't wasted.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Stoke
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    MK4 Golf's are always worth spending money on. They're cracking motors and they're super comfortable to drive. I very nearly bought a white TDI before the Audi. I left thinking "I want that car", decided I would buy it a few days later only to find out it had been sold.

    I would have undoubtedly had better luck with the Golf than the A4.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,673 Forumite
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    Coming up on 3 months with the Fusion :)

    Ave mpg so far is... 63.5mpg :D

    it's proving to be a good big/little motor :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    GunJack wrote: »
    coil spring gone maybe? get it checked before it ends up through the tyre....Could be something else, of course...
    Stoke wrote: »
    Could be the spring? Could also be something like the drop link or suspension bushes. With it clanging it should be fairly easy to track down.
    BeenThroughItAll wrote: »
    "Came on suddenly"... almost certainly spring I would agree.

    Just thought I'd update this and yes it turned out to be the coil spring. £80 at local indie garage to replace.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,673 Forumite
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    Deleted_User wrote: »
    Just thought I'd update this and yes it turned out to be the coil spring. £80 at local indie garage to replace.

    Yay!! At least springs are relatively cheap these days :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

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  • GunJack
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    OK, coming up to 6 months with the Fusion :)

    Over the coldest, darkest 6 months, I've averaged 60.3 mpg :D

    Saw the consumption drop as expected as it got darker & colder
    it's on the rise again

    MOT due in March, so we'll see how it is in the next couple of weeks.
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,673 Forumite
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    edited 29 March 2018 at 3:57PM
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    Took the £10 Fusion for MoT this morning, it failed :(

    BUT, it only failed on 4 brake lines, 3 of which were advisories on last MoT :)

    £230 for the work and a fresh ticket, so £240 for 19 months motoring :D

    (..and only £30 a year road tax and 60+ mpg to boot :) )
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • reddwarf2002
    reddwarf2002 Posts: 573 Forumite
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    GunJack wrote: »
    Took the £10 Fusion for MoT this morning, it failed :(

    BUT, it only failed on 4 brake lines, 3 of which were advisories on last MoT :)

    £230 for the work and a fresh ticket, so £240 for 19 months motoring :D

    (..and only £30 a year road tax and 60+ mpg to boot :) )

    Is that £230 including MOT charge?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    Sounds like my other spring is broken, ah well least I got a few extra months out of it. :money:
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,673 Forumite
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    reddwarf2002 wrote: »
    Is that £230 including MOT charge?

    No, the MoT test fee was £30 - I don't count that as it's the same for every car you get, it has to be done no matter what so that's a fixed cost :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
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