Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Not good. How can this happen in one year?? stephen01, SambaS, Junkman and 4 others 7
Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 No it's not one year old. But was solid enough to pass mot last year! mouseflakes 1
Jazoli Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Not good. How can this happen in one year?? Its a Ford, my Puma went from good to grotty in 4 months.
Tamworthbay Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 No it's not one year old. But was solid enough to pass not last year! looks like it's shat itself after eating an Aldi sized pack of twiglets. Vince70, Lord Sterling and JonnyHS 3
smellypoo Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Its a Ford, my Puma went from good to grotty in 4 months. That doesn't look like a Ford, at a guess I'd say an early K11 Micra. Mrs Smellypoo had a facelift one that was getting a little crusty in the same place, not sure if it's a common thing on those as the rest of the car appeared sound... UltraWomble 1
scdan4 Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Micra. I had one do exactly the same. Sills both sides, front crossmember and summit else. All in a year. I assumed mine had been parked in the sea a bit at one point, but maybe it's a feature. Faker 1
richardmorris Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 That is a couple of years worth of work by the rust moths at least. Perhaps it only broke the paint recently? Or no one was looking very hard at the last mots.
mouseflakes Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Nice touch with the broom reflected in the door panel in that photo 11001010, Dick Cheeseburger, Coprolalia and 5 others 8
Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 Micra and apparently they are famous for it. It's 1997 and 70k. First ever welding last year. So lasts perfectly well for 15 or 16 years and then self destructs apparently!
tooSavvy Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 My sis Ex saved an 1100 (... err 45 yr ago) by welding Dexion frame into the sill/floor flange. God, I'm suddenly feeling old.... TS Junkman, Faker and DeeJay 3
captain_70s Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Blimey, Triumph levels of rot there... In happier news the roof must be really sound, what with it holding the car together and all. Faker 1
Squire_Dawson Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Sills by rear wheel is a rot spot. This has probably sealed the fate of many of these cars rather than any major problem.
Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 This wee thing is mint everywhere else. Just popped it on treegum... Nothing ventured etc etc... I doubt it'll sell. Might put sills on it. Seem pretty cheap. Petrolize 1
Bren Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Look carefully before committing to welding - that is out and out rot and there may be further areas. Faker 1
Station Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 I found a single winter destroyed my mr2's sills and arches, the road grit just eats steel. Did you know, weight for weight, steel corrosion/rust process in water release more heat than magnesium reaction in water? The process is slower though ...
JonnyHS Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Ah ballix. There's definitely been a drop off in the numbers of these on the roads lately. Mystery solved. Look on the bright side. Vacant spot on the drive. Faker 1
Jazoli Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Not good. How can this happen in one year?? Its a Ford, my Puma went from good to grotty in 4 months. Serves me right for posting in the sunshine, looked like a fiesta at first glance. Faker 1
JonnyHS Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Or no one was looking very hard at the last mots. Highly unlikely. They are fierce over here. "Sorry, there's a big hole, so it's failed," after putting said big hole in it with a screwdriver. In fact I think more holes in Northern Irish cars are caused by MOT inspectors than by tin worms. tapir 1
Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 Ah ballix. There's definitely been a drop off in the numbers of these on the roads lately. Mystery solved.Look on the bright side. Vacant spot on the drive.May not be vacant for long! JonnyHS 1
Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 Look carefully before committing to welding - that is out and out rot and there may be further areas.It was complete but bubbled, it was literally blistered paint!! I went at it with a screw driver. That was the end result. The other sill isnt as bad, it needs patched on the floor where it meets the sill.
Lord Sterling Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 Ma's K11 Micra has this problem. A couple of years ago it was welded and patched up, but the area around the patching has started to oxidise now.
HillmanImp Posted May 9, 2016 Posted May 9, 2016 When Volksy and I bought the Fulvia coupe unseen our thinking was that it had only run out of MOT 3 months earlier so how bad can it be? Took a few weekends to sort that out i can tell thee. binhoker668, Coprolalia, Faker and 3 others 6
Faker Posted May 9, 2016 Author Posted May 9, 2016 It's worth saving. It's a wee flying machine. It won't be getting dumped. oldcars 1
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