Shitting in the shallow end. *Arse friends Electric*

[Jim Bell]

Well. 

@Bucketeer made it north and the car was faultless apart from the faults. 

He seemed to not hate it massively. 

 

[Jim Bell]

We took my ECP EGR up to Kwikfit. Who were really nice. 

 

Had a chat with the tester who said they can't fit customer parts. Only their own. And if it fails they can't change that till the BIG TECH lad is back at work in a few days time. As it was the last test slot of the day there would be no twiddle or retest time. Offered to move my test till after the weekend to aid me in changing the egr and adjusting the handbrake over the weekend which will also be a fail.  

Nice helpful chat. 

I didn't see the point in testing just to get known fails so it'll be popped in the lockup and tested after the weekend. 

[Jim Bell]

 

Shit reader also came up short on knocking the EGR code off. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stupid £13 sack of turds. 

[Jim Bell]

 

Nice place to be though, if a bit cramped round the knee and shoulder. 

I like it. It's good. 

 

 

Mpgs have slipped somewhat in traffic around the city, but 66.3 mpg is still pretty good on half a tank. 

[Jim Bell]

Oh and I inherited a new friend. 

 

 

 

ADDED SECIRITY

[dome]

What a rollercoaster!

The jazz had an eml for the egr on when I got it. 2 bolts had it off and a good clean got it working again. No idea if the Panda is as simple buy might be worth a try.

[Inspector Morose]

The EGR is a water cooled jobbie that seems to be intertwined around the rest of the engine. Bit of an arse to de-tangle but not impossible. 
Other things I can think of is the actuator on the turbo sticks (TADTS) but can be freed of relatively simply. In fact most jobs on them are pretty simple (100HP excepted) so any of their little foibles aren’t much to loose sleep over.

[Shirley Knott]

Always love a Jim Bell collection mission even if @Bucketeer seems to have done most of the legwork on this one (Hat doffed)

I actually love these little 1.3 multijet Pandas, it was a toss up between one of them and the Lupo SDI back when I was looking for the ultimate budget eco-car and the Lupo won purely on the basis I'm more comfortable with VW's and their foibles and a nice one turned up before I could find a Panda. 

RE the EGR, I know nothing about them on this car but I will say  I've never had one that couldn't be made to work again with a can of Mr muscle and a bottle brush/screwdriver combo. Hopefully you've kept your ECP receipt!

[Broadsword]

8 minutes ago, Shirley Knott said:

Always love a Jim Bell collection mission even if @Bucketeer seems to have done most of the legwork on this one (Hat doffed)

I actually love these little 1.3 multijet Pandas, it was a toss up between one of them and the Lupo SDI back when I was looking for the ultimate budget eco-car and the Lupo won purely on the basis I'm more comfortable with VW's and their foibles and a nice one turned up before I could find a Panda. 

RE the EGR, I know nothing about them on this car but I will say  I've never had one that couldn't be made to work again with a can of Mr muscle and a bottle brush/screwdriver combo. Hopefully you've kept your ECP receipt!

I was just thinking about diesel Pandas the other day and wondering it really would be the alternative to the Lupo SDI as super frugal transport if ever the Lupo died in a massive way. I hope that is not for a good while but I am interested to hear more about these diesel Pandas as a note for the future.

[The Moog]

Little bit disappointed by lack of @MrFluffyballs

[greengartside]

+1 on the OBD scanner, I have the same one and it’s a PYLE OF SHYTE.

[Shirley Knott]

4 minutes ago, Broadsword said:

I was just thinking about diesel Pandas the other day and wondering it really would be the alternative to the Lupo SDI as super frugal transport if ever the Lupo died in a massive way. I hope that is not for a good while but I am interested to hear more about these diesel Pandas as a note for the future.

I think the pull with the Lupo's is that that engine set up is pretty much the the same as the 1.9 derv lump that made VW famous only with a shorter throw crank and shaved head to make it a 1.7.  If looked after and the belts are changed on time they seem capable of doing 500k and more without major intervention, that appeals to me.

RE the Panda's, they're interesting and I recon they have the potential to out do the Lupo/Arosa's by a few MPG's assuming a side by side test with both cars operating good thermostats etc, but then there's slightly more to go wrong (Turbo, rear beams that rot etc)

Either way they're pretty much the two cheapest cars to run available on a sub £1k budget, the £30 tax helps too. Both make interesting prospects IMO.

[Mr Fluffyballs]

13 minutes ago, snagglepuss said:

Little bit disappointed by lack of @MrFluffyballs

Me and Big Ron came along for the first leg of the journey and are now guarding the Fluffyballs Logistics pool car until the others get back from Newcastle sometime tomorrow morning.

 

[The Moog]

Phew..... Was worried there had been a falling out due to delivery differences. Perhaps an argument between Gregg's or burger king.

Looking forward to seeing more of Big Ron soon.

[cort16]

11 hours ago, SRi05 said:

I'm still scarred from the forum bike 100hp of shame 

you got off lightly my bank account has never recovered,?

[SRi05]

2 hours ago, Jim Bell said:

 

Shit reader also came up short on knocking the EGR code off. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stupid £13 sack of turds. 

Haha, I have the same reader and it done the same thing when I tried to clear the EML on the 406. Fuck you China 

[Christine]

All the dash lights on my grande Punto multijet  van were on . YouTubed "  fiat doblo  flashing oil light fix ..." . Floor throttle , key on, brake pressed on 7 times in 60 seconds...key off . Wait 60 seconds ...key on,  start engine .. Well the engine light and all the others were out...but not the flashing oil light ..Bollox ..Did it again and fuck me even the oil light stopped flashing !!  Ran like a sack of shit for a few minutes though...Might work on yours too?  

[yes oui si]

Lupo sdi does veg innit? 

[Shirley Knott]

1 minute ago, yes oui si said:

Lupo sdi does veg innit? 

Yes, but a fuel pump that doesn't leak is a joyous thing and I was keen to keep things that way so it's not something I ever bothered with tbh.

60mpg made things cheap enough anyway really.

[Fabergé Greggs]

So what’s the latest with this then? 

[Jim Bell]

Currently undergoing a 2 day MOT/repair a thon that should have taken 4 hours. 

Will update when there's news. 

[Jim Bell]

Recap. Imagine it's yesterday

Well while the car is finally in for MOT. I best pop out and do a bit Xmas shopping while I wait. 

Wonder what's in here. 

 

 

 

Hmmmmm. Looks a bit weird. I'd better have a look round. 

 

 

 

Don't need any of those I don't think. 

 

 

 

Oh god I don't need any of that. 

 

I wonder if they've got a food section. 

 

 

errrrrrr 

 

 

 

 

I wonder how the car is getting on..........

 

 

 

 

Not too bad. Shouldn't take long. 

[dome]

Haha for the fisting rooms, obvs. Not the fail!

[cort16]

Not too bad really , you should have offered the tester some rimming sugar before the test.

[Broadsword]

That is a bit of a list, but very doable over a day with all the right tools and parts to hand. Looking forward to hearing it’s on the road. What’s it like on a motorway by the way?

[Jim Bell]

So because the car was without mot, I stuck it into somewhere very local rather than my usual trusted 10 star amazing place. 

I can only assume that the place I took it saw that it was wanting in the areas of tax and mot by some months and they decided to pull down my jeans. 

2 rear shocks, handbrake fix and the egr done in two days flat and only set me back two thirds of the cost of the car. 

Still, it's all done and officially on the road now. 

 

 

It's misery spec. 

No roof rails even. 

It has a cd player, front ew and Pas (with HORRIBLE city mode). That's about it. Cloth seats. Steels and trims. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partially boiled potatocam DERV shot. 

 

 

Dealer. 

 

 

 

On the upside it's getting 60 odd mpg round the doors and it's £2.38 a month to tax. 

 

The seats are uncomfortable but I like it. 

[Jim Bell]

1 minute ago, Broadsword said:

That is a bit of a list, but very doable over a day with all the right tools and parts to hand. Looking forward to hearing it’s on the road. What’s it like on a motorway by the way?

 

It's fine on the motorway. Unbelievably quiet for what it is. Even at illegal speeds the cabin fan is the loudest noise even on the lowest setting. It's sprightly and perky too. The 1.3 multijet seems like a bit of a peach to he fair. 

[UltraWomble]

41 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

 

It's misery spec. 

No roof rails even. 

It has a cd player, front ew and Pas (with HORRIBLE city mode). That's about it. Cloth seats. Steels and trims. 

 

 

You say these things like they are in some way bad. Apart from the PAS which probably isnt really needed on a car that size its all good.

[Jim Bell]

3 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

You say these things like they are in some way bad. Apart from the PAS which probably isnt really needed on a car that size its all good.

Quite the opposite man. Id far prefer it if it also had manual front windows too. Simpler the better pls. Less to go wrong!

[Broadsword]

Hooray for getting the MOT so fast. I like this car lots for some reason. The Lupo is exceedingly loud at ideal and around town but on the motorway it is quite ok. It is remarkably sorted on the cruise though which is amazing for something so small. York to London, York to Wales no sweat. The London run many times in fact. These presumably have the electric power steering familiar to the Punto et al. I think excessive use of City mode hastens the demise of the system.