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[Richard]

When I swapped to the new 850 the insurance stung me for over £100. The Admin fee was £25 of that, which I grudge because I did the admin myself, and £78 was added to the premium. That's more than half of the original annual premium added on to drive the same car.

 

I paid the extra, but I'm still annoyed about it. I'm seriously considering cancelling the policy and moving to Direct Line, who have quoted £161 for the year. 

 

Is that likely to put some kind of black mark on my record or bugger up my NCD?

[dave21478]

You will lose any NCD that is less than a complete year - ie if you are changing half way through your policy year, the previous six months NCD will be lost and when you restart with Direct Line you will go back to however many full years you had at the start of this policy year.

 

No other ill effects - its often worth sacrificing a part-year NCD when decent savings are to be had.

[Guest Hooli]

Nowt illegal with using SVO (straight veg oil) rather than WVO (waste veg oil). Often WVO is better as once treated it's thinner due to being broken down by the cooking process so is closer to diesel's viscosity & causes less fuel system related issues.

[320touring]

You will lose any NCD that is less than a complete year - ie if you are changing half way through your policy year, the previous six months NCD will be lost and when you restart with Direct Line you will go back to however many full years you had at the start of this policy year.

 

No other ill effects - its often worth sacrificing a part-year NCD when decent savings are to be had.

Good to hear. Having done 85% of the agreed mileage limit on the GSA in 4 months..

[steveo3002]

When I swapped to the new 850 the insurance stung me for over £100. The Admin fee was £25 of that, which I grudge because I did the admin myself, and £78 was added to the premium. That's more than half of the original annual premium added on to drive the same car.

 

I paid the extra, but I'm still annoyed about it. I'm seriously considering cancelling the policy and moving to Direct Line, who have quoted £161 for the year. 

 

Is that likely to put some kind of black mark on my record or bugger up my NCD?

 

good chance they will stiff you a good few quid in cancelation charges or some mumbo jumbo...might be best to let it run then go elsewhere at the end of the year

[Richard]

You will lose any NCD that is less than a complete year - ie if you are changing half way through your policy year, the previous six months NCD will be lost and when you restart with Direct Line you will go back to however many full years you had at the start of this policy year.

 

No other ill effects - its often worth sacrificing a part-year NCD when decent savings are to be had.

 

I have decades of NCD anyway. I'm not too bothered about saving money, though it would be nice of course, but Halifax are massively taking the piss increasing the premium by 50% to change to the same model of car part way through the year.

[DodgyBastard]

Any idea what a 2005 kia picanto 1.0 auto in good condition with 40k on the clock is worth.

I may have acquired one from an elderly relative and not quite sure what to do with it.

Currently driving it up the m6 and it drives fine.

 

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[Matt]

Any idea what a 2005 kia picanto 1.0 auto in good condition with 40k on the clock is worth.

I may have acquired one from an elderly relative and not quite sure what to do with it.

Currently driving it up the m6 and it drives fine.

 

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Parky has/had an "obsession" with the MK1 Picanto not long ago.

 

 

 

Oddly enough I have recently developed an obsession with the first Kia Picanto.

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/27383-what-moderns-do-you-like-guilty-pleasures/?p=1540957

[sierraman]

Stick it on Faceache for £750 then be prepared to accept £650.

 

Or put it on Gumtree and be prepared to accept a Nutri Bullet, a Dell Laptop full of Malware and £40.50 cash.

[Aston Martin]

Anyone speak Italian?

 

I could use Google translate if I had to, but I would prefer it to sound somewhat understandable.

[iainrcz]

I can.

 

 

Well, I could, 20 years ago when I was at school.

Now all I can do is swear in French.

Anyone speak Italian?

 

I could use Google translate if I had to, but I would prefer it to sound somewhat understandable.

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[Guest Hooli]

Anyone speak Italian?

 

 

*waves hands in air & looks agitated*

[Aston Martin]

*waves hands in air & looks agitated*

I've sent a Google translate to the bloke, if he replies "No, I won't fuck a donkey" then I shall pm for help...

[Guest Hooli]

No sorry I didn't mean I can speak Italian, I was just doing an impression of what they all do!

[SiC]

Any idea what a 2005 kia picanto 1.0 auto in good condition with 40k on the clock is worth.

I may have acquired one from an elderly relative and not quite sure what to do with it.

Currently driving it up the m6 and it drives fine.

 

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Egg maybe interested too

http://autoshite.com/topic/32514-talk-to-me-about-hyundai-i10s-1st-generation/page-1

[xtriple]

Battery?

 

I seem to recall these things not lots of good volts to work correctly.

[DeeJay]

Earth connections ok?

[sierraman]

Overhauling the back brakes on the Mondeo, they are drums. A fitting kit with new springs is a fiver. Worth getting?

[skattrd]

Overhauling the back brakes on the Mondeo, they are drums. A fitting kit with new springs is a fiver. Worth getting?

 

I'm not sure about the setup on these, but if your luck is anything like mine some replacement cylinders might be worth a shot. 

Whenever I take a drum off the cylinders start leaking as soon as anything is touched.

[sierraman]

Fitted and bled a pair of new cylinders already. Pair of shoes were only a tenner so it’s daft not to while I’m at it.

[DodgeRover]

Windows will need resetting after battery has been disconnected, keep pressing the down button if it's dropping a mm at a time.

Where are you - I've a volt meter you can test the battery with although I don't remember them being particularly sensitive to voltage.

Keys do stop working randomly, check all the doors to make sure a seatbelt or something isn't obstructing them when closed - it's smart enough to know there's a problem and be an arse about locking.

Put a new battery in the remote fob too.

Can you lock unlock all the doors from the drivers door lock?

 

Climate control ECU fault codes can be read with a combination of buttons - the how to is on the net.

[DodgeRover]

Oh crap! That does sound like water where it's not supposed to be.

 

You haven't moved the switch that locks the other windows?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Any idea what a 2005 kia picanto 1.0 auto in good condition with 40k on the clock is worth.

I may have acquired one from an elderly relative and not quite sure what to do with it.

Currently driving it up the m6 and it drives fine.

 

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Egg is looking for a smoll auto at the moment.  Maybe shoot him a PM?

[Talbot]

Bumhats.

 

This Mercedes W210 Estate has just popped up on the bay of snot. Correct engine, ideal specification for the car (has all the twiddly bits that I like) but some utter clot has done this to the bodywork:

 

 

and this, including the smashed rear screen:

 

 

and let's face it, these need no additional help to rust. The bodywork "patina" is real.. it appears the paint has just been sanded down to bare metal and left.

 

It's also out of MOT, and has been for 18 months, and it needs work:

 

 

And predictably, the interior needs a damn good clean:

 

 

The seller wants £500 for it, which is blatantly absurd. Yes, the engines can be worth £300-£400, but only if you find someone who wants it and you can get the car (or just the engine) to the buyer.

 

Just how much of an uphill battle would it be to recover the bodywork back to reasonable? The front wings are bolt-on, so spares could be found and fitted, and a complete tailgate and doors could well be found from a breaker. My biggest concern is the rear wings. They look proper fucked. Would you, if you could get it cheap enough?

[Guest Hooli]

Nope. Mostly because any cunt who does that to a car isn't deserving of my money.

[steveo3002]

find something better to do with your time , sort of tool bag that does that has likley driven it hard and no care with servicing etc

[Richard]

No. The old joke about 'I wouldn't start from here' applies. A decent example will turn up for less than the cost of putting that right.

[kinkersaab]

to save me trapsing round google looking.  Best place to buy pre 2001 plates for my polo?  TIA  L

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

RUN from that Merc..... I won't go as far as saying they won't have serviced it..... some of the scene guys I know have them immaculate underneath and really love their cars - but that just looks like some dick has tried to fit in without knowing what he was supposed to be doing. 

There was a lovely and rare Oldsmobile estate over here for sale.... just shy of 10K though so I kept my distance - but the magnet is strong on this one - he had it up for almost 2yrs at that price.... time for a cheeky bid methinks. It only showed up online again with 'patina' added - for an extra 2.5K on top!!! Wanker......

[sierraman]

Bumhats.

 

This Mercedes W210 Estate has just popped up on the bay of snot. Correct engine, ideal specification for the car (has all the twiddly bits that I like) but some utter clot has done this to the bodywork:

 

Merc1.jpg

 

and this, including the smashed rear screen:

 

merc2.jpg

 

and let's face it, these need no additional help to rust. The bodywork "patina" is real.. it appears the paint has just been sanded down to bare metal and left.

 

It's also out of MOT, and has been for 18 months, and it needs work:

 

Merc3.jpg

 

And predictably, the interior needs a damn good clean:

 

Merc4.jpg

 

The seller wants £500 for it, which is blatantly absurd. Yes, the engines can be worth £300-£400, but only if you find someone who wants it and you can get the car (or just the engine) to the buyer.

 

Just how much of an uphill battle would it be to recover the bodywork back to reasonable? The front wings are bolt-on, so spares could be found and fitted, and a complete tailgate and doors could well be found from a breaker. My biggest concern is the rear wings. They look proper fucked. Would you, if you could get it cheap enough?

It’s scrap. £200 at the weigh bridge. Forget any idea of getting the bodywork back, it’s silver so painting it would be a nightmare. If it was just the bodywork then you could have painted it by hand if you had the time and the inclination to do a good job but the smashed screen and the assorted other problems it’s got that probably aren’t disclosed.