The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Jesus!! 2005 as well. It had no sill left on passenger side. I mean, it wasn't there. gordonbennet, theorganist, Twiggy and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 Okay, so I lied a bit. There was a sill, but Kelloggs style. mouseflakes, Junkman, Shep Shepherd and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRat Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Wow. I reckon a bit of t-cut and gaffer tape and it'll be road legal* in no time! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk brickwall and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 [pistonheads mode]That's a twelve year old car, what do you expect from something so ancient?[/pistonheads mode] That's got to hurt, I suppose it wasn't too obvious until you started to prod at it? J-Rod and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 One good kick to the sill and it just fell off. But the rear quarter was like that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rod Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 [pistonheads mode]That's a twelve year old car, what do you expect from something so ancient?[/pistonheads mode] That's got to hurt, I suppose it wasn't too obvious until you started to prod at it?Surely 'what do you expect from something outside of a lease agreement?' BorniteIdentity, Junkman and Sigmund Fraud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Wow that's some prime-time rampant rot there 😠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 I told another lie - it wasn't a 2003 - it was 2005 05 plate. And absolutely fucked beyond repair. It's the worst one I've ever seen I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Bet the interior is immaculate, so well worth buying !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Numbers 8, 10 & 12 please The rot is mad on that. Mum had a 53 plate one that she got rid off, was worse under the fuel filler that that one so god knows what it was like under the plastic bumpers. Junkman and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 It doesn't look that bad it's still rot free around the petrol cap and the door bottoms look ok 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I've got a biscuit tine here that has been in my Grandads garage since 1937 and it's got less rust than that anonymous user, Paul Dupart, Junkman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 When working and not rusty they are fun cheap simple car, but I've never known anything to rust the way they do. They seem to rot from the inside out in a more or less uniform fashion, so by the time you see a couple of blebs on the outside theres only the paint holding it together I've welded a few up and turned 50p size blisters into 4 foot long gaping holes just using a housekey. Evans Halshaw had a 55 plate one in Rotherham for sale for not far shy of £3k complete with underseal tidemark and big blebs round the fuel cap. Only 29k miles though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Rod Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 My mum's got one - her Rover 6 gave out after many attempts at saving it. She then went and paid way over the odds for one of these (about the same year as this too and misery-spec). I'm tempted to send her this thread to try and get her to part ways with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 It doesn't look that bad it's still rot free around the petrol cap It wasn't - it had been filled and painted on that whole side. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 That's terminal that is. You cannot reasonably weld that up viably. What are you going to do? Skip it? You could always rivet some old road signs to the big holes, get some chicken wire, newspaper and copious amounts of Isopon, then trowel it on thick. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I'm hoping you've just found that in a scrap yard. Mind you, the rear quarter would be behind the big lumps of plastic so makes you wonder how many on the road are like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 At least you don't need to worry about getting it to the bridge.. I think if you tapped it with a broom the rest of it should crumble away to dust then all you need to do is sweep it up.. Only thing don't throw it in the green recycle bin as I think thats for metal rather than flaky rust I doubt any of that can be turned into washing machines or Chinese eBay tat. Has it been living by the coast all its life or was it actually parked up in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I bought my brothers missus a ka a few weeks ago, you gotta admit they're a brill small car though (rust aside). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted August 8, 2015 Author Share Posted August 8, 2015 I spotted it in a scrapyard and couldn't believe how bad it was. Mine is only 18 months newer but whilst it's required a pretty involved repair to the fuel filler area, the rest of it is fine. Going to get it up on the ramp next week and rustproof it properly with some Waxoyl and the air fed Waxoyl gun and lances. With 10-0 psi behind it, it's going to get everywhere it needs to. I reckon there will only be a tiny handful of these left in 10 years. Easily the biggest rust bucket in the last 15 years, proper Mini / 1100 style rot. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Worse than any Alfasud I've owned, they were at an older age too *Probably worse than a Ford 100E was at similar age billyboy406v6 and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Damage Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Fucking hell...Only 10 years old, too? That's ridiculous. It really does make you wonder how many similar deathtraps are running around out there. When they're on the road and with less holes than a teabag, they are great fun. Easily the nearest thing in spirit to the Mini I've ever driven. That rot makes 1100s look as durable as the pyramids by comparison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 ......rustproof it properly with some Waxoyl and the air fed Waxoyl gun and lances. With 10-0 psi behind it, it's going to get everywhere it needs to......That's a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Just cements what I've always said about them, they're absolute and utter crap. Junkman, Taff and Jim Bergerac 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Ka is rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Ford Ka's were specially treated at the factory with a saline based solution to keep garages in welding work. FACT! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 They rot so badly. It's getting so well known now that I'd say 95% of eBay ads for Ka's now feature an obligatory 'petrol filler cap shot'. SWMBO's best friend had an '06-plate Ka and she's just scrapped it because it was rotten as a pear. Shame as they aren't that bad a car IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Looks like a W210. Fords have Mercedes build quality! Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 They rot so badly. It's getting so well known now that I'd say 95% of eBay ads for Ka's now feature an obligatory avoid showing the 'petrol filler cap shot'. greengartside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I disliked Kas when they were new. I dislike them even more now they are bangers. Pawnote: That first pic is so horrific, I had to tweet it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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