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more to follow,it was cheap at £95!!!!!!

well back from ms hosptal app,see pictures,eml light is on,exhaust blowing from one of the pipes,nice looking comfortable seats,radio nil,gls model,front electric windows,no airbags,no pws less to go wrong ,mot runs out dec 15,will need a blt of welding,some was done last year,year before full exhaust and cat,great 3 cylinder engine,more to follow,time for tea....

more to follow,it was cheap at £95!!!!!!

well back from ms hosptal app,see pictures,eml light is on,exhaust blowing from one of the pipes,nice looking comfortable seats,radio nil,gls model,front electric windows,no airbags,no pws less to go wrong ,mot runs out dec 15,will need a blt of welding,some was done last year,year before full exhaust and cat,great 3 cylinder engine,more to follow,time for tea....

well back from ms hosptal app,see pictures,eml light is on,exhaust blowing from one of the pipes,nice looking comfortable seats,radio nil,gls model,front electric windows,no airbags,no pws less to go wrong ,mot runs out dec 15,will need a blt of welding,some was done last year,year before full exhaust and cat,great 3 cylinder engine,more to follow,time for tea....

well back from ms hosptal app,see pictures,eml light is on,exhaust blowing from one of the pipes,nice looking comfortable seats,radio nil,gls model,front electric windows,no airbags,no pws less to go wrong ,mot runs out dec 15,will need a blt of welding,some was done last year,year before full exhaust and cat,great 3 cylinder engine,more to follow,time for tea....

more to follow,it was cheap at £95!!!!!!

well back from ms hosptal app,see pictures,eml light is on,exhaust blowing from one of the pipes,nice looking comfortable seats,radio nil,gls model,front electric windows,no airbags,no pws less to go wrong ,mot runs out dec 15,will need a blt of welding,some was done last year,year before full exhaust and cat,great 3 cylinder engine,more to follow,time for tea....

more to follow,it was cheap at £95!!!!!!

I meant to put a thread up about this a when I bought last year but I never got round to it.
 
I’m not sure if it is classed as shit or shite, having a 60 mile daily commute does limit my choice of cars.
 
It’s an Eleganza so top of the range, if there can be such a thing said of a Punto. It holds the honour of being the first car I’ve ever owned that has working air con, not only that it has dual zone climate control, and it all works! It’s a weird spec through, electric heated mirrors, electric front windows, dual trip computer, CD player with steering wheel controls, six airbags including seat bags, body colour door handles (wow!), yet it doesn’t have a remote control for the central locking. My OH’s almost base model Stilo managed to have a remote control. Also compared to the Stilo the interior feels really cheap, and the doors shut with a quality ‘clang’.
 
It came with a full stamped service history, judging by the damage to the front bumper I’m assuming it’s been a giffer that owned it. I’m happy with it, it goes quite well being a 1.4 (0-60 in just under 10s) and also returns an average of 48mpg going back and forward to work. So far apart from a full service and a new cambelt, I’ve fixed the small coolant leak it had between the inlet manifold and the block, fitted a stainless steel de-cat exhaust manifold (an excellent £12.50 eBay win) along with a 1.2 8V middle section as this doesn’t have a silencer in it, this lot has definitely made it bit quicker. I also fitted a £16 eBay Fiat subwoofer that fits neatly in the boot around the wheel arch. Well chuffed with this, I might buy one for my next car, dead easy to fit, two 12V feeds (one switched when the radio is on, one permanent) then it takes the audio from the rear speakers. Luckily my car was already wired for this so it was just a case of plugging it in.
 
Enjoy (if you can) the pics from the dealer with bonus paper mats:

NOW SOLD,.....................

I quite like C15's. I have owned a few and used to re-import them here from UK for cash monies.
 
A friend has a sad example that he refuses to replace. He pissed off on holiday for a couple of months and left it at the farm asking if I would CT (MOT) it and do a service - yeah, s'pose I could......
 
Its an early "facelift" one with the indicators in the headlights rather than on the bumper but has the large one-piece rear door.

Check those rear hinges! He added the top one himself but since its not aligned with the lower one the door twists as it opens which tore the lower one out of the shell. I welded it up a few years ago.

 
Interior is manky.

 
He blew the engine not long after he bought it so replaced it with one from a BX or similar. its still a four-speed box though, but on the twisties round here this is actually ideal - plenty of torque to pull it so you only need 3rd and 4th when on the move.
 
I hit Albi where my preferred CT centre is. Just as I rolled in this lovely looking 203 rolled out.

 
The dude let me have a scan underneath. The weirdo C15 rear axle has a bit of play on the right hand side but not enough to fail.

 
The patches I snotted on a couple of years ago are still holding. I hate welding upside down and since its not my car I wasnt too worried about it looking pretty.....nice and solid though.

 
It failed overall, but relatively minor stuff. I headed home. On the plus side, even after a fail here you have two months grace period to do the repairs!
 
Headlight glass flapping loose - fair enough.

missing bumper corner.....eh, its passed before with this gone, but whatevz....I did zero prep and it failed on a load of wee things like bulbs - if I had sorted these prior to the test he might have turned a blind eye to this.

 
Easy fix though, I had one in stock.

 
The handbrake gave zero effort one one side although the footbrake worked fine on both, so probably a cable fault.
 
I took a Stanley knife to the carpet (eh, its not mine....) and found this guide tube that runs under the seat runner and up to the handbrake lever had ripped off the floor where its welded to the bulkhead. This acts as the end stop for the cable outer sheath so pulling the lever just pulls the whole cable into the cabin on that side instead of just the inner part. A quick tickle with the MIG will see that right.

 
The rest was a couple of bulbs and bad headlight aim. I will start the repairs tomorrow.
 
 

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well gave it a mini clean out,better now,hope to part worn tyres on fronts 1.00mm,one back just as bad,put some cheapie front pads on,changed air filter,pollen filter was really minging,glove box needed 3 screws in it,have hung up some air freshners,will get picture up later...

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.

well drove the focus in for its mot,made sure it was on lpg emissions fine,not much to mot certicate now,one advise oil leak,no welded needed,he said brakes are good for old car,will tackle the timing belt tommorrow,not been changed now on 155000 miles,so it needs one got gates one with tensioners,£32.00,have had spare key done chipped £40.