Kia Magictits V6 (CLEANY UPDATE W/PICS 22/05)

[fatharris]

Both winners there.

[oldcars]

"From time to time the engine system leans off the fuel mixture, thus making the car more fuel efficient and better for the environment. Better than a leaf m8"

[fatharris]

Who else forgot about this car? I know I did, and I own the bloody thing.

 

This hasn't left TwoSmokes' yard for a long time (sincere thanks to him for persevering with it for so long!) and sadly the prognosis isn't good, all low-cost remedies have been done, and it's only expensive ones from here on out. I'm out of enthusiasm, it's out of MOT, and it will not attain one without the misfire being sorted and it /still/ needs a set of tyres. I think its a case of "cut the cats off, and weigh it in" as I'm not keen on the idea of sinking more cash into it, especially as I'm going through a few personal crises that require large dollops of cash to fix very soon.

 

Time to have a very long think.

[Dan_ZTT]

Ah I enjoyed reading about this one. Shame, but sounds like it's time has come.

[rantingYoof]

What sort of cost per ticket rofflage could you justify in order to make this someone else's problem pass the joy of V6 Koreanness onto another member?

[Jim Bell]

Can't save em all man.

[Kringle]

So you reckon it's the ecu?

[N Dentressangle]

Seems a shame to scrap it when you've done so much cleaning...

 

Worth a punt for another £40?:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/07-08-KIA-OPTIMA-MAGENTIS-2-7L-V6-ENGINE-CONTROL-MODULE-COMPUTER-ECU-ECM-PCM/132496316491?hash=item1ed965584b:g:r18AAOSwVLRaefsW:rk:9:pf:0

[alcyonecorporation]

'Magictits V6' should be the name of a Cavcraft spoken word album.

[purplebargeken]

Roffle it man, some daft bugger (enthusiastic spanner wrangler)* on here will no doubt have it.

[clayts450]

Roffle it man, some daft bugger (enthusiastic spanner wrangler)* on here will no doubt have it. Sixty randoms please

 

FTFY

[xtriple]

It always ran okay before you sods effed about with it! Okay, it occasionally used to flash a light at you and misfire like a bastard, but the good old 'switch it off and on again always worked   It was a decent(ish) car, worth saving I think... but not by me!

[purplebargeken]

It wuz the cleaning wot did it in mate. 

[fatharris]

It always ran okay before you sods effed about with it! Okay, it occasionally used to flash a light at you and misfire like a bastard, but the good old 'switch it off and on again always worked It was a decent(ish) car, worth saving I think... but not by me!

The flashing light is the problem, it's a straight MOT fail these days!

[fatharris]

I popped in to drop off the documents today to find that the Kia has been earning it's keep whilst staying at chez DeuxSmoke.

 

 

So that's it then, the end of the Magictits.

 

 

Farewell Kia Meningitis, you were an car.

 

:salut:

[rainagain]

What’s the scrap value of this?

[fatharris]

Bugger knows, I'll find out soon enough! Shouldn't be too bad, it's quite a hefty gal.

[twosmoke300]

Dont make me put the scene off snatch up again

 

 

"and its worth - Fuck all"

[Volksy]

A mate just got £122 collected for a non running Focus Estate. so you should get more that that I would have thought!

[rainagain]

I meant would it be worth a roffle for the scrap value. I’m sure there’s other masochists like me out there that would like a crack at getting this running right for a the price of a roffle ticket.

[fatharris]

It's Phill's choice - he has the keys and the paperwork so as far as I'm concerned he owns the car now.

[twosmoke300]

Jee thanks

[fatharris]

I meant in the sense that you can do whatever you deem appropriate with it

[Guest Hooli]

I meant would it be worth a roffle for the scrap value. I’m sure there’s other masochists like me out there that would like a crack at getting this running right for a the price of a roffle ticket.

 

Sounds like no more than £2.50 a ticket.

 

None for me thanks.

[barefoot]

It just seems like a 'new' car.

 

I can't believe it's irreparably broken.

[twosmoke300]

its not . It just needs more money/ time/parts put into it than it justifies .

[mk2_craig]

Death sentence for this makes me sad. I joined this forum before it was built.

[Pillock]

Death sentence for this makes me sad. I joined this forum before it was built.

Mind. Blown.

[Tetleysmooth]

What happened to Magictits in the end?

Was it the end?

[flat4alfa]

DVLA still record it, so it's not had COD issued