sierraman Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 My thoughts are with you. Just set off early and do the entire journey at 30mph in limp home mode. Hope the interview works out! AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 How was that £170?They are so dismal, prententious pile of Hyacinth Bucket faux posh Ford shit built by scousers - and it’s Stannah red metallic with hearing aid beige cloth. Nasty on every level. £170 you say? BARGEN M8. Run as long as possible on zero maintenance and then bridge it. Brodders and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 They are so dismal, prententious pile of Hyacinth Bucket faux posh Ford shit built by scousers - and it’s Stannah red metallic with hearing aid beige cloth. Nasty on every level. £170 you say? BARGEN M8. Run as long as possible on zero maintenance and then bridge it. I have to agree - I think I've said before that the Mondy they were based on was better all round IMHO. With all that said, they are a banger bargain and probably cheaper than the equivalent Mondy these days - also the Estate's not a bad looking thing. Some of the base models seem to have been more sparse on equipment than the Mondeo which is odd. I had a 2.2 diesel auto as a loan car when my other XJ was being mended after being shunted by a woman using her FFRR as a mobile office failed to look up from her "desk" and found it hateful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 How we getting on with this bargain bucket ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 They are so dismal, prententious pile of Hyacinth Bucket faux posh Ford shit built by scousers - and it’s Stannah red metallic with hearing aid beige cloth. Nasty on every level. £170 you say? BARGEN M8. Run as long as possible on zero maintenance and then bridge it.This really. Funny I was in one just last night, when a friend of a friend gave me a lift. Its a nice enough place to sit, and on first impressions they've made it have a bit of a jaguar feel with that big tall dash with the massive deep flat top. It never comes across well in pictures but the dash works as a very jag visual cue for a few minutes......then you notice everything else feels and looks quite Ford like, and the illusion is shattered. It's of a similar era to my c class, which whilst sharing the propensity to rust does manage to feel a bit more premium. You could argue the merc stood a better chance as it wasn't a victim of badge engineering or platform sharing but you just need to look at the Audi a4 of the same era which is basically a passat in a frock to see how it can be done.. However because autoshite I'd probably still have an X type, preferably a 4x4 v6 please Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk TRW and michael t 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I like that darker metallic red. It's the only red I like (on any car).An old boss had a 3.0 AWD, he lived it and it did seem like a nice car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen01 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Utter bargain, been looking at the estates as I do miss an estate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 update please, or has it been the death of you ? TRW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 update please, or has it been the death of you ? Going well. The local Council estate girls love it, comment's all the time. It get's attention like a Satsuma Castanet or D701 SWL. People think I work for Radio Rentals, Provident or I am a undercover cop. Or a Rep. STUNO, Matty, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 Its going well.EML is due to a blown intercooler pipe. Out of 4 breaker yards in Swansea, none of the gits have a 2.0 DERV X Type. Duct tape has done a temp fix and it now picks up a lot better. Still feels like a low blow XUD9 Turbo in a Xantia. But it's a lot better than before.I removed the EGR to clean it, then when refitting the bloody thing I buggered the threads on the alloy housing. I HAT Fords.Oh, It has a baby seat in it of tomorrow. And Interview went well.*Fuckface thumbup* Isaac Hunt and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The inter cooler pipe is only cheap on eBay. One off a Mondeo diesel should fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 The hose clip on the inter cooler often fails on these, corrodes through. If that is all it is, you have bagged a total bargain. I can see this becoming an Autoshite Bike at sometime in its future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I removed the EGR to clean it, then when refitting the bloody thing I buggered the threads on the alloy housing. VALU thread repait kit*, for all buggered-threads-in-materials-with-the-tensile-strength-of-sloppy-french-cheese situations. *You can get them cheaper on a popular internetz auction site, but the 'totally in the UK M8*' distribution oddly takes as long as cheap airmail from China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niffleman Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I know it is wrong but I have always liked these. Never owned one though. TRW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Thanks to the tip posted by clayts450 in his 45 V6 thread I found this - https://carnapper.co.uk/car/AU54ZTFThought that may interest a few of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Its going well. EML is due to a blown intercooler pipe. Out of 4 breaker yards in Swansea, none of the gits have a 2.0 DERV X Type. Duct tape has done a temp fix and it now picks up a lot better. Still feels like a low blow XUD9 Turbo in a Xantia. But it's a lot better than before. I removed the EGR to clean it, then when refitting the bloody thing I buggered the threads on the alloy housing. I HAT Fords. Oh, It has a baby seat in it of tomorrow. And Interview went well. *Fuckface thumbup* try this , pricey but it works , best line up a few things to fix if you can't use 1m of it as it goes off in 5 minutes https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIBERFIX-1-X-40-3-X-102-CM-Small-Repair-Wrap-100-x-Stronger-than-Duct-Tape/322490047591?epid=1038321984&hash=item4b15e79c67:g:aeIAAOSw3ZRY-e82:rk:5:pf:0 TRW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 try this , pricey but it works , best line up a few things to fix if you can't use 1m of it as it goes off in 5 minutes https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIBERFIX-1-X-40-3-X-102-CM-Small-Repair-Wrap-100-x-Stronger-than-Duct-Tape/322490047591?epid=1038321984&hash=item4b15e79c67:g:aeIAAOSw3ZRY-e82:rk:5:pf:0Thanks for the tip, but I sourced a replacement EGR and pipe from a breaker in this neck of the woods. Pulls much better now. The EML is still on, I'm taking it to a contact of mine who is well known in the Swansea/surrounding area for car electrics tomorrow in the hope he has 5 mins free to pull the codes off it. Test is booked (on Jag) for 12 sharp on Monday. Old man TRW is picking it up from me at work and dumping his Freeloader in the Company car park. Then the 45, later in the week (that will pass fine as I have had it for years). Pictures will be provided for impending Jag fail/Rover pass action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Failed. The POSPass. Winner!No time to do the work myself, so farmed out to a local garage that I know the owner from waybackwhen.Clutch change, then I feel roffle incoming. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Well done, Tester 'knocked a bit orf' on the old mileage front FTW clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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