Help!! I've been done.

[Lankytim]

Just run it until it blows up and then bridge it.

[chaseracer]

These are popular on the short oval, apparently.

[Tetleysmooth]

The clock is ticking.........

[Tetleysmooth]

Shud ov brort a Zaffiria M8

Didn't want a manwell Billy, and still don't.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'd scrap it in the classic 'toys out of pram' style. It's probably a minor fault and it sounds like you've got plenty of money anyway.

[Lankytim]

Dump it on ebay?

[myglaren]

They are lovely to drive. I drove our neighbours diesel version. A couple of months along it shat its HG for the second time. They were very sensitive to the correct type of coolant I think. 

 

 

This surprised me as my former next door neighbour had one for a while.  I went with him to pick up a washing machine in it and it was scary.  More like a 2CV than a 2CV for rolling and wallowing.

I did think at the time that it must have needed new dampers as no sane person would want to put up with that.

[dollywobbler]

It's an interesting approach. Now apparently it is our fault if it gets bridged for not saving it.

[r.welfare]

The short MOT presumably was known at the time of purchase? To be honest I would probably get it pressure tested to be sure, but if you think it won't pass another MOT and purchase price is not significantly greater than weigh in price, bridge it and start your search again.

 

My own experience of cheap people carriers is they are usually cheap for a reason, and you should be very aware they attract owners who skimp on maintenance.

[ruffgeezer]

What we do at our place is hold the "sniffer" for the emissions machine over the header tank, if it starts picking up combustion gases, you know the hg is fubar.

[Cheggers]

Where are you Tetley? - There must be a local shiter that knows how to check for a water leak and could help you...

[KruJoe]

He's in Essex... Rainham.

[Tetleysmooth]

I'd scrap it in the classic 'toys out of pram' style. It's probably a minor fault and it sounds like you've got plenty of money anyway.

Not very fair Mr BJ. As it happens I'm effing skint. The money I get from this has GOT to buy me a motor to get to and from work.

Please don't make those kind of assumptions. Personal attacks are never nice.

I don't think many people realise how let down I feel about this Previa.

This was meant for a family holiday next summer. I really haven't got the spare cash to diagnose what could be wrong.

[Tetleysmooth]

It's an interesting approach. Now apparently it is our fault if it gets bridged for not saving it.

Eh?????

Merely offering it up Wobbler.

I thought someone might want to take up the challenge.

You obviously have a guilt complex.

I've got to use Mrs T's motor for work until I can get something of my own. Never a good thing.

Now please people, if no one wants it, fair do's, it gets bridged, but as in the previous post, don't make it personal.

[Tetleysmooth]

The short MOT presumably was known at the time of purchase? To be honest I would probably get it pressure tested to be sure, but if you think it won't pass another MOT and purchase price is not significantly greater than weigh in price, bridge it and start your search again.

 

My own experience of cheap people carriers is they are usually cheap for a reason, and you should be very aware they attract owners who skimp on maintenance.

Yes, I did know about the short mot when I bought it, but Previa's are pretty well built and didn't consider it a problem.

I sold my last one to Hairymel for 350, the same as I paid for this one, and that was a cracker, so cheap one's are about.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Not very fair Mr BJ. As it happens I'm effing skint. The money I get from this has GOT to buy me a motor to get to and from work.

Please don't make those kind of assumptions. Personal attacks are never nice.

I don't think many people realise how let down I feel about this Previa.

This was meant for a family holiday next summer. I really haven't got the spare cash to diagnose what could be wrong.

Riiiiiight... You're skint, yet you bought an old Previa with no MOT. What if it costs £200 to test it? You're skint, yet rather than bunging a garage bloke a twenty to pressure test it and see what's actually wrong you'll just bin it and LOSE MONEY. What the fuck do you think everyone else does with an old car using a bit of coolant? Water costs bugger all. Carry a container in the boot and add a bit as and when.

When it really is fucked, then you weigh it in.

It's not a personal attack, merely questioning your actions.

[Tetleysmooth]

Not getting into a slanging match.

A perfectly ok topic has now gone silly, so it would be good if admin could remove the whole thread please. All I will say is my actions are for me to decide. The bridge beckons.

[oman5]

Can I just say this place is/isn't what it used to be?

[Wackeldackel]

Brand new rad in there too.

Hmmm pinhole somewhere, loose jubilee clip, hairline crack?

 

Did the K seal get tipped into the header tank or did you take the thermostat out and tip it in there?

[dieselassist]

_{other than HGF -If water/coolant is pissin out of the engine from say a hose/jubilee clip not nipped up enough; when said engine gets hot the 'escaped water/coolant' can evaporate vwery quickly on the engine n be hard to spot... I had a VW t4 shtWB Van that had a leaking top hose like this that I eventually spotted; couldn't be arsed taking the front rad carrier off again after replacing a gearbox on it n doing a clutch twice on it... as someone above said; just carry some coolant /water etc round....}

[Minimad5]

Get it nice and hit, throw some cardboard underneath, and inspect for water spots.

This costs £0, and from here you can try work out:

A) rough area of leak

if it actually has one (although if it hits the manifold may boil before getting to the ground)

 

We are not judging you squire, nor are we questioning your choices.

We just see someone who spends £££ on a car, understands it has a fault with water loss, yet rather than spend £20 / £40 on diagnosing the fault, a new car would be sourced, with potentially more / worse faults, then you will feel 'done'.

 

Either way, good luck.

[Minimad5]

Nice and hot i mean *

Fugging phone

[daveb47]

Wish i could afford it tbh.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Wifey's c3 has been using upto a litre a week for months.

 

I can't find a leak anywhere, there's no evidence of OMGHGF

 

I haven't went as far as pressure checking the system because it's really not a hassle putting some water in once a week.

 

Certainly wouldn't be scrapping it anyway

[HillmanImp]

Can I just say this place is/isn't what it used to be?

 

Yeah, normally we would have really been laying into him about this.

[philibusmo]

This thread caused me to double facepalm. Just keep putting water in it and work out where the leak is, you have a whole year until this family holiday to do so and the water is going to cost you pennies. If it's the HG then bin it as you are currently planning on doing, if it's not the head gasket then is will likely be a very cheap fix, you then have a working car you can go on holiday in with very little outlay.

 

We can't stop you from making the choice to bridge it straight away, but as far as I can see there is no logical reason why you would.

[Cheggers]

If I'd just paid £330 for a big family car and all it had wrong with it was a water leak, I'd be bloody celebrating, not threatening to bridge it. If you're really that skint, whatever makes you think that losing £110 on the deal then buying another cheap unknown quantity makes sound economic sense?

 

You are George Osborne AICMFP

[HillmanImp]

Whilst I agree that this thread is like watching the earlier rounds of the x factor where the mad people turn up, I can see the perspective that the car might need some major work doing to it which is:

 

 

.......plus it has an MOT due which might have additional issues.

 

So you have paid £350 for the car. Instead of paying for the pressure test of £50 and the MOT for another £50, you could weigh it in for £220 (does sound optimistic that but don't scrap too often so can't be sure) and instead buy another car for £320 with a longer MOT and less that looks like it is about to cause the cars imminent demise. 

 

That does make some sense. However it is the potential MOT costs that would scare me, not the odd losing water issue. I would just not buy an car with a short MOT unless I was happy paying out for it. I generally stick by a rule that I don't buy old snotters with less than 10 months MOT on them.

 

 

 

[r.welfare]

I'm wondering if the new rad points to:

• Air lock
• Rad cap
• Water pump

If it's not overheating and the heater is nice and toasty, I'd say those should rule out the head gasket.

 

Anyway, if you need a reliable auto and the MPV bit is flexible, my Accord is still available.

[Felly Magic]

Buying any car with MOT in nanoseconds and not expecting it to have faults is naive at best, then threatening to bridge it without even bothering to investigate it's issues, well, honestly...