Cavcraft 2017: Another day, ANOTHER Rover!

[Bren]

Who's quoted that Billy? Very cheap indeed.

[Tayne]

 so I think the Vectra is about to excrete it's DMF. Best quote so far is scrap the fucker.

 

 

 

EFA.

[bub2006]

I had a go in an 06 plated elite 150 and yes they don't half shift.

[Cavcraft]

Who's quoted that Billy? Very cheap indeed.

 

Mate of a mate. The kits are sub £300 these days, and he probably gets them cheaper again. He gets good reviews for the work he does, so I'm hoping he'll be honest enough to say if i's just the clutch and not the DMF. That said, (if I have it done) it's probably not worth ignoring the DMF if it looks even remotely worn. 

[paulscavalier]

I think the Astra mk5 launched in 2004 was the first Astra with it. Not 100% sure and the vectra c 2002 onwards

[NorthernMonkey]

Just put a genuine LUK dmf, clutch and csc in a Galaxy tdi this week...£265 from my factors vs £190 for an unknown brand solid flywheel and kit from eBay.

[rantingYoof]

Single flywheel conversion?

 

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[rantingYoof]

Solid* is what I meant.

 

I drove a 9-3 with this engine yonks ago and they are easily as good as the Ford 2.2TDCi lump.

 

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[Dave_Q]

With the DMF kit at <£300 you're not really saving anything unless you keep it for long enough to need another clutch.

[Cavcraft]

£300 inc the clutch I think and the slave. I might* just be a minge and see how long I can squeeze out of it first!

[Cavcraft]

Well, there's no point in not buying a car, or something like that. Took my trusty Italian steed, rode two miles and after some arsing about, I now own this..

 

 

 

Obvs. like it repaid my efforts to get it started (stood a while, battery flat) by making it's IACV go all winky wanky woo. It's on differently abled tax, so a trip to the P.O is in order this week. It's a 2.0 pez automatic.

[Cavcraft]

Picked this up a couple of hours ago. The IACV needs cleaning, so the hunting in N and P is bloody annoying. Put a neatly new battery on, then jet washed it in the dark to get rid of accumulated moss etc. Driver's seat is electric! Driver's window doesn't make it quite to the top. £500 spent after last MOT...
 

[Dave_Q]

...Put a nearly new battery on...

 

Nearly new batteries, Cavcraft style.

 

[paulscavalier]

Paintworks better than mine!

[RoadworkUK]

I took a mildly dented one of these in some years back for a criminally minimal sum. 2.0 Auto as above, and not a swift car.

 

Yet curiously likeable, if only because of how dated far-Eastern it felt compared to other similarly aged Hondas. It's a 'well done' from me.

[twosmoke300]

Not a v6 - poverty spec 😄

 

Father twosmoke loves his one

[Dirk Diggler]

And if you had poor eyesight and saw it driving away from a distance, you may think it was an NSX

[Cavcraft]

Cleaned up ok

 

[Spottedlaurel]

Nice, I like that. Definitely something I’d happily own at some point (but not at present, I’m afraid).

[Cavcraft]

Bottled out of driving to work as although taxed an insured, neither were showing on the database this morning. In fact, the tax still isn't showing on the govt. web site now.

[alcyonecorporation]

Bottled out of driving to work as although taxed an insured, neither were showing on the database this morning. In fact, the tax still isn't showing on the govt. web site now.

 

Ingrates. This is a high quality vehicle and you've paid to use it on the Queen's. 

[Ghosty]

Aye - I'd have copies of the confirmation emails to hand if it was me, and just go for it. Would have with my R8 if it wasn't for a)it taxing instantly and it shitting itself on the way home.

 

Also, I like that a lot (I may have considerable bias towards automatic Hondas).

[Cavcraft]

I had the receipt from the P.O (had to tax it there to change from disabled to PLG) but it was the insurance that's the potential fly in the ointment. Anyhow, it's all up there now so I whanged to work in it today like a boss, it's ace to drive but that hunting is horrible.

[Honey Badger]

Picked this up a couple of hours ago. The IACV needs cleaning, so the hunting in N and P is bloody annoying. Put a neatly new battery on, then jet washed it in the dark to get rid of accumulated moss etc. Driver's seat is electric! Driver's window doesn't make it quite to the top. £500 spent after last MOT...

 

 

Wang some silicone lube in the runners for the windows, my coupe used to struggle to close the windows unless occasional lube was applied. 

 

It will waft you about in relative comfort once the IACV is sorted, not a quick car unless it's got a V6 but it will keep up with traffic. Plus the Spoiler makes it 95.4% cooler than a coupe without one, which puts it on a par with owning a 1997 Kia Sportage in the style stakes. 

 

(only on Autoshite would this be a good thing......)

[Cavcraft]

Today I went to help my lad paint his house and ended up buying a car, as you do. Bold claims sticker is bold.

 

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DOG APPROVAL RATING: SAUSAGES.

 

 

 

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Those wheels have to go, I'll swap them for the ones on my other Vectra, then sell that.

 

 

*Edit: tape to 'hide' the bulb out warning light.

[Arthur Foxhake]

I had a Saab-badged one of those and it didn't half go. Easily remappable to 190bhp, apparently, whereupon 150mph is alleged to be possible with a long enough run-up.

 

Bonus pikey number plate too.

Still going strong as well Wuvvum. Has behaved very well so far only needing two upper control arms on the rear, two callipers and a couple of tyres for its test. It's always one big bill away from the scrapyard but the DMF is holding fine and barely ever makes a noise.

[richardmorris]

Barbara Cartland looks concerned.

[Cavcraft]

He's not been to the gym for a bit and we're going back here soon...

 

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[Kiltox]

That's a weird sticker - anyone know why it would have such a thing?

 

Vectra estates are handy things when they work - got to be getting on for the biggest available estate boot

[Bren]

Another diesel Billy?