SiC Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Going by the sheer amount of anger I heard during my time at Halfords from formerly loyal Renault owners, they really pissed on their chips with duff electrics and fuel pump issues. I'd wager a huge amount of Renault bad reputation came from the crank position sensor connector. If the crank position sensor doesn't see what position the engine is, it can only assume the engine isn't running. So the engine stops and no codes are stored. Even worse it usually only happens when the engine is hot - like a 40min journey where it'll be bloody awkwardly away from home. No codes and no start. Cool off and it'll run again. Also sometimes made starting hard too. Many replaced the crank position sensor to have the car run fine again. Then a few months later it does it again. By which point, as Renault are worthless at the best of times, it gets binned. Turns out the root cause was actually the connector to the crank sensor. You can actually splay the pins out in the crank sensor to get a better contact and it'll work again for a while. The proper fix is a new crank sensor with a new design connector. Problem is, Renault only discovered this too late and the damage was done. Add in direct injectors IDE engine being a massive flop and only lasting a year before being canned. Then early 1.5dci (pre 2003 pretty much) munching their fuel pumps and destroying the whole injection system. Finally the sunroof (which many had due to Renault being highly specced on even low models) drains on the Laguna II that dump water into the body computer and Fritzing it out. Then the Mégane II having the body computer above the wheel arch and hamfisted mechanics not putting the liner back in correctly. Then the first introduction of electronic handbrakes where it uses a cable rather than caliper wound system (cost) and those stretched without the system taking it properly into account. Window control modules that failed on the Mégane/Scenic II. Finally the Scenic II with a multi way plug under the front seat that always got wet when a child spills their drink, rain getting in, etc. All little things that are easily prevented but often didn't know about. Being cheap cars and French, they're disposed of rather than fixed. Unlike Similar aged Passat/etc that would get fixed with its similar problems as perceived value. twosmoke300, Datsuncog, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Mmm, is that the liftback version? Could be of interest... I can't find anything local that's tested and legal, or not suffering from some major engine fault or serious rust, for under £1500. Yes, it's this one, drives really well and would be not a lot more than half of £1500. Will update tomorrow when MOT results are in... mercedade, Split_Pin, Tickman and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Avensis now has a new MOT 🙂 I can PM more details if you're interested; if not then expect a for sale thread at the weekend! Datsuncog, SRi05, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Congrats on the MOT! Luscious as a brown Avensis is, I think I might have to pass this time round - a quick look at ferries, planes and trains indicates it'd cost me about £400 to get over to Cambridgeshire and bring it back over to this side of the Irish Sea, and (perhaps more pressingly) would occupy most of a weekend where I'm meant to be boxing things up ahead of the move. A pity, as I really do like yours! But, much appreciate you giving me first refusal - and best of luck with the sale. In other news, it's possible that a vehicle may have been sourced... dome, BeEP, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Or...... Datsuncog, GrumpiusMaximus and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Heh, maybe not an ideal place to park a Subaru, from a rust prevention perspective... In other news, stay tuned tomorrow morning for what will (hopefully) be a very short and uneventful collection thread. I really need some uneventful cars for a bit... dome, Split_Pin, Tickman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, andy18s said: Or...... Splendid. Did ye find out how much? dome and Craig the Princess 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I offered £50 and got told to "get in the sea" GrumpiusMaximus and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Okay then... messages have been exchanged, and deals have been dealt. This morning, I'm off to collect An Car. Hopefully. This time, planes will not be involved - unless something goes spectacularly wrong... It will not be very exciting, but that's ok - I'm not really feeling a need for serious thrill these days. Departure time is thirty minutes. Meaning I should probably go and get a shower... Tickman, dome, Split_Pin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrabbieRonnie Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Chod speed 'cog! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Going Live! I loved that show. I'm looking forward to seeing what you get (I think I already know though and it's a very good choice in my opinion) Datsuncog and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Goodbye to the ol' homestead... Weather not looking spectacularly brilliant... First leg is on foot, annoyingly... Split_Pin, Shirley Knott, Tickman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Well, the good news is that I was smart enough to grab an umbrella. The bad news is I didn't think to check it over first, as about a third of the spokes are bust. So it's kind of like having a large, damp rook hovering over my head, dripping on me. Also, mindful of the previous inter-Hibernian collection, I made sure to bring my sunglasses this time. Gloves might have been a better bet... Fingers = friz. RoadworkUK, Dirk Diggler, tooSavvy and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Seems to be brightening up a bit, at any rate. Mebbe time to stop for a breakfast picnic? (No, not really) TrabbieRonnie, Tenmil Socket, GrumpiusMaximus and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 First stop achieved: Fun fact - despite everything running through the same DVLA office in Swansea, motorists in NI can't tax a newly purchased car online. A trek to a central Post Office is necessary. Relieved of £180, off I go again, to the next marker point... Split_Pin, Dyslexic Viking and Shirley Knott 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Actual breakfast achieved: Also a replacement umbrella - which I've no doubt will be every bit as good* as its predecessor. Onwards! Split_Pin, Tickman, Shirley Knott and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Destination #2 arrived at: Not a huge choice of destinations in this wee country. Literally the only three options from this station. If you're looking to guess what I'm picking up, a subtle clue may be derived from some vintage items that I brought with me (other than a smashed umbrella, obvs): Shirley Knott, mercedade, Split_Pin and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 All aboard, kids. Turning into quite a nice morning, despite getting drookit earlier. GrumpiusMaximus, Split_Pin and Shirley Knott 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I'm going to be presumptuous and start the guessing game.... Not Japanese after your recent tin worm disaster, but spashus and grown up? Is it something Swedish? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Heh, I have mentioned Swedish before on here, haven't I - and I have had rather a bit of grief with Japanese motors over the past nine months or so. But you have to remember that I never, never learn. 🙃 Because I'm moving house soon, this car is also quite a bit smaller than the Rotback. Of course. When it was brand new (believed supplied by a main dealer round the corner from where I grew up) I was driving this... The new acquisition is roughly in a similar market segment - but has a smaller engine than the car I was piloting when I was 19... Shirley Knott, privatewire, Split_Pin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Belfast skies... Next leg coming up - all change at Lanyon Place. Latest* LED tech makes the Departures Board hard to photograph - but one of these is my destination. (I warned you this was gonna be a fairly underwhelming effort, this time!) Shirley Knott and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I think I know what it is, not a bad choice if so. (And for no particular reason I now find My Own Worst Enemy by Lit playing in my head for the first time this century..) Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Train has managed to be seven minutes late, despite the Northern Ireland rail network being significantly less extensive or complex than many model railway layouts... Still, these 4000 series CAF trainsets have passenger USB outlets, to distinguish them from the 3000 series which brought me in from Carrick, so at least I can top my phone up as I go... Fancy. GrumpiusMaximus, Split_Pin, tooSavvy and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Second breakfast: Poo count: anywhere between 1 and 5, possibly more. Rather stern note to self: desist from consuming leftover prawn stir-fry the night before travelling anywhere. I might have forgotten my gloves, but I did have some loperamide capsules with me. Otherwise this whole enterprise could have ended up a shitshow in rather more ways than one... 😬 GrumpiusMaximus, tooSavvy, Scruffy Bodger and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Lo! The invigorating vistas from the Costa Del North Down. Despite average house prices on the southern side of Belfast Lough being nearly double those of their northern equivalents, they still have to look across the water at us plebs. Including the delightful* coal burning power stations at Kilroot and Ballylumford. Not far to go now. Seller knows I'm on the way, and has apparently washed the car in readiness. Now that's more dedication than I can generally muster. But then, the car has been in his family from nearly new... Dyslexic Viking, Split_Pin, Tenmil Socket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Arrival: Bit of a blast from the past. I used to commute from this station when I lived nearby, some 14 years ago. Haven't been here since then. It hasn't changed. Last bit on foot - nearly there! Dyslexic Viking, Split_Pin, privatewire and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 So, we're officially a two-Toyota family now. February 2000 Corolla 1.3 Liftback. One family owned since it was a year old, and they seemed truly sad to see it go. A few giffer-dings here and there, but overall it's remarkably straight. Clean. Clean inside, too. Original ICE system, no less... And 111,000 miles backed up by old MOTs. I'd written a ton more but my post unfortunately got eaten, so I'll come back and elaborate later when I'm not on a mobile network. It's maybe not exactly the car I want - but it could be the car I need right now. More later, cats and kittens! 320touring, Tenmil Socket, crad and 35 others 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Electric windows, rev counter, outside temperature gauge, decadence! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Can't really quibble with that. Peak an car right there. And that's high praise indeed from a confirmed Volvo pervert like myself. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 In an insane world, that looks like the sanest choice. #sarahconnor I do like these, especially ones like this with long term previous owners. I hope it serves you well man! Datsuncog and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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