Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 2000 'W reg MGF 1.8MOT October 9th 2015TAXED TO GET YOU HOMEMetallic council garage door green (BRG, to you)85,000 miles.To be fair, it actually looks really tidy. Take a guess at the first fault... 'It hasn't overheated, but sometimes loses water, but it's not bad because I put some of that cement dust stuff in that seals it' Also:The exhaust blows quite badlyThe n/s door handle surround is sellotaped on.I think he said the fan belt squeals. £225 collected from Chester. Hopefully it's worth that in parts/weigh in if nobody wants to fix it up, the interior is nice and it has alloys. Aston Martin, eddyramrod, Barry Cade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partridge Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Dugong (Parts Dept.) to the front desk please. Lord Sterling and Taff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 That looks nicer than mine. Damn. Fan belt squealing might be that sodding alternator sticking problem. How would one go about getting it from Chester, I wonder. Did someone have a trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 One would risk it for a chocolate biscuit and drive the motherflipper back. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I'd risk it, with a few cubies of water in the boot. And breakdown recovery. PM sent. Vince70 and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthyjohn Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Does it drive without overheating? Or have you not had the chance to check? It's cheap enough to rip out the lottery engine and fit something mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 The truthful answer is I have no idea. I haven't driven it yet, that pleasure will come tomorrow afternoon where I might try and ride up there, take both wheels off my bike, chuck it in the car and drive it back.Or just get a lift up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 God that is tempting. Very tempting eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Worth 150 to 200 for the seats and about 100 to 150 for the wheels. Colour code HAM or HFF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 CTP - get it man, you enjoyed driving mine didn't you? Get it bought! If it died you would get your money back just on the wheels and seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Just deciding which kidney I will sell to raise the funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Often fancied an 'F' I'll join the queue that seems to be forming!!I await with bated breath the drive home report... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Coolant loss could be any of the following: Coolant bottle cap (more common than you might think) - replace and monitor, do this as a yearly service itemHoses - various - replaceUnderslung coolant pipes - replace with stainless pipesCoolant pipework fixings - whateverRad leak - replace with ally rad from a TF None of the above are major or that costly. OMGHGF Drain coolant to get rid of that shite he has put in, flush, refill and bleed the system properly (3 bleed points), use OAT coolant. Monitor closely. Exhaust - it's only small and pretty bloody easy to access. Get one from a breaker or cheapish on fleabay. Get the fucker bought Billy you git, one car I cannot buy. Thanks a bundle 'mate' Barry Cade, eddyramrod and Taff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Jeesuuussss Billy- you dun gone dun us proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Hnnnnnngggg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 It's like a blinkin car supermarket on here at the moment, shiters heaven, and not much more than a grand would buy them all! purplebargeken, BorniteIdentity and Vince70 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 This is the problem with autoshite, a never ending smorgasbord of interesting and currently available chod that threatens to overload my 'sensible gland' with the sheer 'wow-ness' of it all. I'm having real automotive psychological issues now. Damn this forum. beko1987, Craig the Princess, stripped fred and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hnnnnnngggg!Do it! I can run you down in the skudder:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 C'mon folks, get this bought. You are not going to lose money on it even if it is OMGHG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 C'mon folks, get this bought. You are not going to lose money on it even if it is OMGHG. don't tempt me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 as PBK has said, exhaust is cheap enough to put right, mine was £35 quid inc gaskets. Those seats look nicer than mine, as do the door cards, and the alloys should probably fetch £100 if the tyres are any good. As for the water vanishing, follow the procedure that PBK suggested and keep an eye on it. Beer money motoring in a soft top in this weather? get it bought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 You know you want to Taff. You also have the seat gloop. It was meant to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 You know you want to Taff. You also have the seat gloop. It was meant to be. are you suggesting some sort of BRGMGF sandwich with an X1/9 filling? you disgust me. In a good way edit to add:- that would some photo, eh? F, X, F side for side outside my gaff purplebargeken and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Do it, these are a hoot.Worst case as Ken says, interior and wheels will see you even, the hood looks OK too so £100 there. Then just list panels on eBay waiting for all the Fs that haven't been driven all winter to go backwards through a hedge on their shiny tyres. purplebargeken, eddyramrod and Taff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 good point, whats the hood/rear window zip like? as in, does it work at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 K-seal 'cement' is the best thing you can do with these stupid engines, it's the only thing that fixes them permanently. the judge and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 ^I have to agree^ I had a leaky K Series in my 75. It was a straight choice between £350 for a specialist to do it on my driveway after a 6 week wait, or £15 in Tec 2000 "Stop Leak". It worked a treat for 10,000 miles before beginning to lose coolant again. Another £15 and it bought me another 10,000 miles before it started to go again. Repeated for the third time and sold the car. So a saving of over £250 and it kept me on the road. It's not all shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Provisionally sold/first refusal given to a fellow shite fanatic, will keep everyone updated. stillOrange, BorniteIdentity, Craig the Princess and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Yay! Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 LWD approval Vince70, forddeliveryboy, Lacquer Peel and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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