beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Here we have a half arsed for sale thread for the Meriva. A fellow shiter had expressed an interest but has pulled out, so it's time to go public! Important stuff: Z16XE 1.6 16V KH54 XTCMOT - NovemberTax - To get you HomeInsurance - To get you homeWarranty - End of the roadCambelt, Waterpump, Tensioners, Thermostat and Coolant all done a year or two ago, cant remember the mileage, there's a thread on here about it somewhere, I'd say it's not even halfway through the interval though.3 ace tyres, 1 low but perfectly legal tyre. Spare is there and looks fine but an unknown quantity as we have never used itRecent exhaust as they seem to rot out at the backbox join (cheap ECP job, £60 from the cat back). About 2.8 years of life leftCD30mp3 tuunage boxNew windscreen in NovemberGear linkage modified metal linkage fittedSub 1 year old batteryFront suspension bushes/joints have all been replaced over it's time with us, but obv it's been driven with no care for avoiding potholes etc since then so who knows.New rear springs and shocks not long after we had it due to spring snappage and weepy shocksRear is de-badged for an extra 3bhpFree fully fitted Autoshite dealer stickerRecent boot struts as they failed and nearly knocked me out Boring stuff:Biffed on the rear corner by Amy. Bumper is fine, the paint fell offBiggish dent in the passenger sill where Amy reversed over a tree stump whilst rescuing me from 2 burst tyres coming home from SF15. Proves the sill isnt rusty thoughPaintwork is a bit shit here and there but polishes up ok. Lacquer peel starting in a tiny place on the bonnet.All teh trim is missing from the drivers side windscreen all the way to the back. Never bothered usFew dents in the tailgate, was like that when we got itNeeds the front wheels balancing and the tracking done fairly urgently/stay below 55mph and it's fine. It pulls to the left a fair bitEngine needs a damn good flush with snake oil/oil change/italian tune up. Not been above 3k revs in a long while...Rear brake pad holders need re-rusting and new pads fitted as they are proper lowFront drivers side indicator bulb housing does a vauxhall now and again, but is generally fineInterior needs a good shampooI might wash it/run it through the car washNO service history until we bought it, literally all we got was the last MOT and the V5 (and the handbook pack) when we bought it1 key, and no key code card so dont loose the key/leave them in the car as it auto locksfuck all fuelProbably needs a rocker cover gasket. I did fit one a few years ago at the side of the road in Northampton in the pissing rain, it's done alrightRuns cold. Needle barely moves off the bottom when running, rises to the middle and the fans kick in after a prolonged idle though. Heaters arent too gr9 either, hopefully just needs a flush Tempted? £250 to pay for the Zafira, trusted shitter payment scheme possible. Located in OX9 3XZ, train station pickup possible, I'll book a day off work if it helps to get you here and wave you up the road! Some shite pictures (we do have the rear cubby box, remind me if I forget, it's in the porch) Self rustproofing engine, it doesn't use any more oil than it usually does (1l/1000 miles, they all do that sir) No oil No mayo Looks like my arse after 3 packets of softmints in an hour... I reckon this is why it runs cold This is the worse tyre, it's not ancient though, we put it on not long after getting the car The rest all look like this though, the rear passenger one has been bashed on the inner side and has caused a bit of perishing, but has been ok for the last few months. I recommend lobbing the rears onto the front, fronts onto the rears then getting 2 tyres on the front, balanced and tracked. Biffage. It had taken the foglight blank out too but I replaced that for the MOT just in case sharp edges etc Missing trim, it should look like this Dashboard shot! So there we go. I'm not going to suggest a roffle tbh, their all a bit slow at the moment and we would like it gone, saying that I still need to go and clean/empty it... It's not been horrific tbh, despite it being a vauxhall. Boringly reliable I would say, throwing the odd consumable here and there. I'll probably lob the single din radio adapter and ISO adapter wiring block in too as it wont fit the zafira (it wont work the steering wheel controls though but their shit anyway). Would make a cheap van/first time family bus. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Cambelt changed on the 25th June 2015 at 84kish miles! http://autoshite.com/topic/20858-meriva-a-z16xe-cambelt-change-success/page-3 Oddly the temp gague worked back then apparently, so maybe the £cheap ECP thermostat is gubbed and the heater matrix needs a flush. Or it just runs cold. Forgot another thing, air con re-gassed on the hottest day of the year in 2015, so it's ice, ice cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 My money's on the 'stat, Beko, quite common on these. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 I reckon you should drive your Zafira down, purplebargeken trains it over and you drive the meriva home and ken drives the Zafira home... Then I go to the pub eddyramrod, Cavcraft and Dave_Q 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Probably the stat, I changed one on our Z16XE in an Astra G. Mega easy job on them. Couple of bolts on top of the engine, new gasket and new housing. Reassemble, add coolant, burp and done. Temperature sensors are known to fail too. I bought a cheap one off eBay to replace the one on the Astra as a precautionary measure for it to fail soon after. Ended up buying a genuine replacement from Vauxhall. Still have the original working one somewhere (probably should have put it back on after the cheap aftermarket broke). GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Easy job on these too - I did one on a Corsa C which probably actually had other issues beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Yes the stat is very easy, not like the 8v thats under the cambelt I've had a message of offer already, so provisionally possibly maybe sold! More when it happens, unless the bloke who messaged me jumps on board and reveals all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I've said I'll have it. My xantia has numerous problems the main one being a knackered cat and the MOT is up on the 20th. and it's cold out there to be crawling under cars. A collection thread for this would be got in car drove for 10 minutes to pick up car then drove home again. It's ideal for me, local and a reasonable ticket on it so I can gradually sort the xantia when I feel like it. I'll even pay over the odds and add a xantia leather gear knob to the deal. The Moog, SiC, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Fuck it, sold! A local xantia too, ace! We are slowly creating the OSM! eddyramrod and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 This place.......... chaseracer and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Most xantias on here are diesel and I have been eyeing one that's on ebay at the moment but that was down in Devon. Both my xantias have been petrol so far. A vauxhall from Thame is a lot easier to pick up it will be the first one I've owned since I had a Chevette back in the eighties! beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 I know. I was genuinely expecting it to not really sell since it's about as far away from autoshite as one can get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I work in Hemel and the only way for me to get there is by car so I have to replace or fix the xantia by the 20th. A Meriva is the last thing I would have thought of looking at but it's available, cheap, you are local and it's got a nice long ticket on it. Once I get round to sorting out the xantia I might pass it on to my nephew or just keep it as a backup and they always handy for tip runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 It's ace for tip runs, fits a 2 seater sofa in nicely too! Maybe get the tracking done if your off to hemel in it every day though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 These are a good little bus. But I understand why the gumtree massive have little interest - both front seats are required for the drivers' arse cheeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I've said I'll have it. My xantia has numerous problems the main one being a knackered cat and the MOT is up on the 20th. and it's cold out there to be crawling under cars. A collection thread for this would be got in car drove for 10 minutes to pick up car then drove home again. It's ideal for me, local and a reasonable ticket on it so I can gradually sort the xantia when I feel like it. I'll even pay over the odds and add a xantia leather gear knob to the deal. You've done very well, at that price it's a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 At that price it also means I've swapped a 54 plate meriva for an 08 plate zafira, once I've waved it up the road I'll pop round to amys sisters and give her the cash! Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Bugger me, that sold quick! Rightly so, looks a decent car for the money. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 With some minimal fettling it'll be fine. I did have it all planned out in my head, but now we have the Zafira I'll spend the money on that instead! The most urgent jobs on the Meriva are: Clean up the rear calipers/pad sliders, and new rear pads (discs aren't too old, but I'm not sure how bashed about they have been by the sticky pads) Put the worse tyres on the front and get them replaced and balanced, then the tracking. Or just get what's on there balanced and tracked and job done! New rocker cover gasket, thermostat and oil/filter change, maybe clean the engine of all the old oil leaks to check all is fine Rag the fuck out of it for a while once the above is sorted. I took it to work the other week, and booted it in 2nd/3rd up to the redline a few times, there was a massive dead spot between 3k and 4k, then it took off and blew a load of shite out the back. Amy changes up at 2.5k all the time, and rarely gets above 50 as she rarely goes on the motorway (the new owner will probably know the chinnor to wycombe route up and over bledlow ridge, that happened a few times a week, 98% of its other driving was thame to chinnor from cold both ways) The rare occasion we went to peterborough in it the creamy sludge was always looser, but we haven't done that for over a year now. I think I budgeted £200/£260 with second hand calipers for all that! That'll probably do it for the foreeable. Leave the handbrake off when it's proper icy cold too as it sticks on as we all know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 The gunging up of the breathers on these is quite common, chances are the stat is fine, you get it when they have short runs. Had this recently on a Corsa, it's not something serious as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I'm off work for a couple of weeks so I'll thrash it around and see how it goes regarding the thermostat, may just flush the cooling system out and see what happens. Wheel balancing will be the number one priority I hate vibration from the steering wheel. I'll have to pick up some oil to keep it topped up unitl I change it, is it 5w30 synthetic/part synthetic? One unwelcome surprise today was Direct Line wanted another £66 to insure it compared to the Xantia although I now have zero excess. I did try putting a £200 excess on it and that made £3 difference so opted for the zero excess. I suppose it makes some sense as there are a lot more Merivas than Xantias and a lot of Merivas are probably being used on school runs in the rush hour. I did have a look on a comparison site and all the quotes were around £60 more than the Xantia cost so not just a Direct Line rip off. The road tax is £25 less so swings and roundabouts. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 I got all the paperwork together just now Found the cambelt deets, 10k ago! Had a check of the omgsnowkhaos It is actually snowing but barely And now I'm waiting for Amy to come home from her night out, then I'll give the xantia a test run to risborough to pick the new owner up in a reverse collection twist! tabact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm off work for a couple of weeks so I'll thrash it around and see how it goes regarding the thermostat, may just flush the cooling system out and see what happens. Wheel balancing will be the number one priority I hate vibration from the steering wheel. I'll have to pick up some oil to keep it topped up unitl I change it, is it 5w30 synthetic/part synthetic? One unwelcome surprise today was Direct Line wanted another £66 to insure it compared to the Xantia although I now have zero excess. I did try putting a £200 excess on it and that made £3 difference so opted for the zero excess. I suppose it makes some sense as there are a lot more Merivas than Xantias and a lot of Merivas are probably being used on school runs in the rush hour. I did have a look on a comparison site and all the quotes were around £60 more than the Xantia cost so not just a Direct Line rip off. The road tax is £25 less so swings and roundabouts.Just read this properly and yes, it cost more for Amy to insure this than me to insure the xantia, despite us having a multicar policy. £17.40 a month to tax too. She went out in it last night for a goodbye drive/lob a tenner in as its not gentlemanly to sell a car on the red light in my opinion, even if that only lasts 30 miles... tabact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Gone! Lovely to meet you tom! Top bloke, and I'll have you wheel trims when you get the car away from the wall! And my car didn't disgrace itself either, so another win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Nice to meet you and Amy, thanks for picking me up. Didn't get any particular vibration at shall we say a higher speed on that straight stretch out of Thame. Time to read the handbook I've never owned a car this new before. Recommended seller, would use again. I'll get the wheel trims off for you. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabact Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Just been down for an MOT and failed miserably on steering and suspension, not a surprise. The day started ominously when I went out to do a quick double check on the lights and one of the rear lights had decided to blow since checking last Wednesday. Excessive play in the steering column is the real problem and not worth rectifying considering what the car is. The engine light decided to come on a couple of weeks ago as well and it does use oil. So it's bye bye to one of the worse cars I have ever owned (in terms of design). How did the design of these cars get signed off as OK by Vauxhall? While I've had it I've only had to do the rear pads, thermostat and indicator relay so basically cost me £300 for 8000 miles so can't complain. beko1987 and HH-R 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Must be a thing with vauxhalls of this model - My mum's corsa, which was basically the same underneath, needed a new steering rack fitted at quite a low mileage.... IMO the corsa C and its derivatives were one of the shonkiest built peices of shit of ever. HH-R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Quite often, the pinch bolt and nut on the UJ will tighten up...two minutes, job done.Had a Corsa D last week that felt like the rack was about to fall out, tightened up by 3/4 turn and it’s sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 I had one for a year . never again will I be a Vauxhall owner ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Awww that's a shame! It had a new rack a few years ago as a gator split and let water in. Dunno about the rest though. It has always used oil, the handbook said 1l every 1k but if it's got worse, there's no point in carrying on I forgot to say I saw you driving to wycombe the other day, by the time I knew it was you it was too late to flash and wave! Bye bye meriva, horrible thing! Fond memories though, bought both kids home from hospital in it! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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