Guess why the heap is cheap?

[phil_lihp]

Blown head gasket

[Ghosty]

It's a 1.0 and it's too slow on the BFO wheels and tyres  (tracking may need doing)

[cort16]

knackered gearbox

[jonathan_dyane]

snapped timing belt

[LabRat]

No on all counts so far...

 

Here is another (totally useless) photo

 

 

 

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[Lacquer Peel]

Power steering leak.

[phil_lihp]

Knackered clutch - looks to me like someone's first car

[scaryoldcortina]

It's a 19 year old renault with no MoT and scrap is down at the moment?

[Vince70]

Electrics have gone all French and it won't start

[LabRat]

knackered gearbox

And he has it!

 

Bolloxed input shaft, but was apparently a good runner beforehand.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/renault/clio-1996-mk1/1130346566

[cort16]

I've got the magic.

[cort16]

Okay here's one. 2002 SRi 130, Mot until Nov £300.

 

The advert says

 

 

 

Nothing wrong with car when these problems are fixed 

 

Although I'm looking for one of the two main problems

 

[HillmanImp]

Its a Vauxhall and as we all know 'all Voksals ï crap'.

 

Bound to be electrical isn't it? "Engine light on, says x, replaced x, light still on"

[cort16]

Its a Vauxhall and as we all know 'all Voksals ï crap'.

 

Bound to be electrical isn't it? "Engine light on, says x, replaced x, light still on"

 

Amazingly no. It could be heading to a cavcraft near you soon.

[phil_lihp]

Given the naff mods and low value, I reckon a generous splash of MOT failure items, perhaps these in no particular order:

 

Bald tyres

Blowing exhaust

Filthy/low oil

EML on

ABS light on

Headlamp aim too high/low/useless

[strangeangel]

4 x bald tyres, needs welding for MOT and HGF.

[John F]

*These* problems?

 

Hm. Timing chain (if 2.2 engine), rear axle rose joints, excessive oil consumption?

[cort16]

Given the naff mods and low value, I reckon a generous splash of MOT failure items, perhaps these in no particular order:

 

Bald tyres

Blowing exhaust

Filthy/low oil

EML on

ABS light on

Headlamp aim too high/low/useless

 

Probably but none of these are mentioned in the advert.

[cort16]

4 x bald tyres, needs welding for MOT and HGF.

 Nope

[cort16]

*These* problems?

 

Hm. Timing chain (if 2.2 engine), rear axle rose joints, excessive oil consumption?

 

Nope

[cort16]

Unrelated to the actual fault/faults we're looking for but one of the comments in the advert is.

 

 

 

1 key but needs fixed when u unlock the car alarm goes off £140 for a new one

 

Quality

[rml2345]

It's a Vectra B.

[cort16]

It's a Vectra B.

 

That is an over all fault yes but not the one we're looking for.

[vulgalour]

rear axle rose joints

Somethingsomething Guns n Roses something something drugs.

[scaryoldcortina]

needs a clutch.

[oldcars]

irmscher grill?

[cort16]

Somethingsomething Guns n Roses something something drugs.

 

Take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the vectras are shitty.

[cort16]

needs a clutch.

 

Nope. It's not a major mechanical fault but one you could justify never be arsed doing to this car and just sending it off to be fragged. 

[HH-R]

I'm gonna go for shagged suspension because it's a barried Vectra B and will have had the shite thrashed out of it every day of its horrible, miserable existence. 40+ over speed bumps, smacked up kerbs etc.

 

I bet it's had more hits than the Bee Gees, too, cat C/D?

[scaryoldcortina]

Nope. It's not a major mechanical fault but one you could justify never be arsed doing to this car and just sending it off to be fragged. 

 

That's a lot of things on a vecxtra. Leaking clutch slave cylinder? Needs the screenwash topping up? Could be either...