Cavcraft Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Ok, so it's two-kay-seven-teen, muthaflipperz let's get the year rolling with something very dull and very horrible. Sorry it's a shit modern one, but we have to start the year somewhere, and somehow Didn't quite get the full sweep at SHITHOUSE BINGO as I'm afraid to report the lack of cutlery, McDonald's toy or the odd loose fry. Sterling effort on the sweets, sticky coins and pencils count though Nice present on the n/s/r wheel arch Oh, three wheel trims and one cylinder missing in action. Suspect a valve seat is knack'd, or possibly something worse, no sign of head gasket failure. Driving it home was erm 'fairly entertaining' but it got back ok. Clearly, to be in this state, it's a really old car... BRB, off to message some trader mates. cort16, Coprolalia, Partridge and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Don't these do that hilarious thing where washer fluid trickles into a spark plug well and causes a misfire and/or welds the plug into the head? Uncle Jimmy and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jams Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 How do people get the seats so minging!!!!! Shit them self's whilst piloting said chariot? Anthony30, Vince70, Uncle Jimmy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Split new motor that, interior looks well clarty. Well* bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Don't these do that hilarious thing where washer fluid trickles into a spark plug well and causes a misfire and/or welds the plug into the head? My lad read there was some sort of common fault with them, but the plugs do come out/go back in ok. The girl who had it had four kids and a springer spaniel, so no wonder it looks like it does. To be fair she was lovely and not the usual chav you expect when you see things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I thought you were going to say she was quadruplegic so couldnt pull a damp cloth across the dash with her teeth.Suppose having children and a dog is similar. Uncle Jimmy, cms206, dave21478 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 I honestly thought you typed 'gash' and not dash then. cms206, Jim Bell, Uncle Jimmy and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Sorry, that must have been autocorrect that changed it to Dash. egg, Jerzy Woking, cort16 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I just sold my 07 one yesterday after one whole day on gumtree, I could have sold it ten times over judging by the amount of calls I had about it. The seats where awfy uncomfortable as mentioned before but they do drive nice enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Truly dread inducing. Those seats are foul. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Mrs crab has a 54-plate 5-door one of these in metallic blue. Its dead tidy and has a recent cambelt and whatnot, she bought it from a main dealer 3.5 years ago I think. Maybe has 40k miles on. Think its a 1400cc pez, although its as slow as a real-life bastard. Fairly basic (eg no remote locking) Looks identical to the one below. What do you think it would sell for if we got rid and put the money towards a Landcrab or something instead? matty879 and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 You'd probably get a grand for that, maybe a bit more given low miles I have a slightly ropey 1400 on an 04 plate that I used as a loan car and quite like how it drives to be fair. It's also for sale at a bargain price to a shiter but it has problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 I agree with Kiltox, B0L. It's worth that/there about all day long, the only 'fight' you'll have is from the special ones who will try and bid you down because they've seen a hopelessly bad 2009 one go on eBay for £800, or something.Anyone serious who really does want a small, tidy low mileage car will snatch if up I reckon. This one was dirt cheap to be fair, in fact we've had a few pretty well priced 'modern' cars recently, inc. the Tigra, the 2010 Corsa and this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Whats the two testicle shaped stain on the passenger seat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 A grand for an 04? hmm maybe that's how mine sold within the day then,2007 with 75k miles and i got £800 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Must admit I envisaged about £650, but then I always flog everything off too cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Yeh I seem to sell everything too low but at least they usually sell if cheep Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 To be fair that doesn't look too minging for an oldish small car that's been used for carting kids and dogs around in, especially at this time of year. You're hardly going to polish the flippin dash if it's started running like shite and you've decided to offload it cheap ffs. If I go to town and clean Mrs_WoC's Golf inside and out it looks nearly as bad as that about five minuites after the kids go anywhere near it. aldo135, scdan4 and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 The Guangzhou ToxicWasteStream Teabag Honourable Son of Soldier 125 scooter has gone this morning, thank fuck. chaseracer, strangeangel, The Reverend Bluejeans and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 A mate had one of those type things. It was called "The Golden Bee", also a 125. Uttely fucked at a year old. Thankfully, someone nicked it. Cavcraft, strangeangel and alcyonecorporation 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpi_matrix Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Mrs crab has a 54-plate 5-door one of these in metallic blue. Its dead tidy and has a recent cambelt and whatnot, she bought it from a main dealer 3.5 years ago I think. Maybe has 40k miles on. Think its a 1400cc pez, although its as slow as a real-life bastard. Fairly basic (eg no remote locking) Looks identical to the one below. What do you think it would sell for if we got rid and put the money towards a Landcrab or something instead? Worth good money to someone who realises the value of a cambelt change, when I was trying to buy one the amount of people that were telling me it only needs to be done when it reaches a 100K and not understanding it was 100K OR 10 years really started to piss me off. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Step one to changing the cambelt on these - remove front bumper...TBH it does only take 10mins to get the bumper off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 'As if I'd ever have a Renault diesel again'Gone up a notch here, from four missing things on the Fiesta, this has five.Namely 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th and reverse gears. They said all of them had gone, but 'a local garage looked at it, said it wasn't the cables and now 1st gear works'Bottled out of school finishing time rush hour drive home, going back later or tomorrow when roads a bit quieter. Jim Bergerac, KruJoe, Bucketeer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Sounds ideal for punting straight through the next local auction. EssDeeWon, strangeangel, Tickman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Go via m6, you shouldn't need to go out of 1st gear that way. Keymaster, KruJoe, Cavcraft and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucedoctor Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Check for knackered gearbox mount. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Shame about the gearbox. Otherwise it looks immaculate* Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Fuck me. How much are they paying you to take that away? strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Try jacking it up, taking the wheels off, then keep the wheels and scrap the car. Its a trick with these old Renaults that usually solves most gearbox problems. Cavcraft, Conrad D. Conelrad, Mr Bump and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Time waits for no man, neither does a little fib: In the end my son followed me home so was the only person lucky enough to have seen that message. Less fortunate were the queues of traffic behind him, but hey ho. Trying it out before we left meant it's now jammed in first, so I held the clutch in at junctions, then when coasted it where possible. Except the bit where I forgot it was in gear and nearly kangarooed into a Mondeo.At the moment we're still fairly hopeful it's the linkages or something, if the worse comes to the worse, the tyres (215-45-17s, or something like that) are all pretty new even if they are Khmer Rouge Spindlewinks. worldofceri, Twiggy, Supernaut and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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