jcr Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Typical 19 year old boy racer wagon? Diesel Rotten Unbelievably hacked together (wood screws, Sellotape and bathroom sealant) 140,000 miles Oil leak(s) Crap brakes No clutch (found out trying to cross the Pennines... lol) Concerning rear wheel camber ....maybe not quite a VTR. But a fun* project!!! Gave it a wash My favourite part has to be the Renault wheel trims. lol Tomorrow the wire wheel and cutoff disc comes out. There's a lot of work needed for both. Pics to follow Fumbler, privatewire, Split_Pin and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Wow, quite the to-do list.What's the story behind it?Sent from my VOG-L09 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Diesel? Quite the oddity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Looks no better for having a wash, you’re a sucker for punishment! Good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Once I've seen the words "music system" on the number plates I can't unsee it. neil1971 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, Agila said: Once I've seen the words "music system" on the number plates I can't unsee it. It’s important that passers by know this. Cracking little project. How good is your welding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 This is ideal For this: loserone and jcr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 well then theshadow, mat_the_cat, AxWomble and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 *one stern tug and it was off!* AxWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Oof. That's brown, and not in a good way. mat_the_cat and AxWomble 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisbon_road Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 And it really doesn't look too bad in those first pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 52 minutes ago, jcr said: well then Wow. Did you pay actual money for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 @Talbot to the clattery TUD-powered phone please! Talbot, AxWomble and CaptainBoom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 Will be an engine out job for access. That inner wing is rotten on both sides and the rot below where the coolant expansion bottle would be is very close to the bracket to which the engine mounts. Looking for a crane but in the mean time I can get that strut out and brush chop and fabricate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Just noticed that this got a clean MOT pass only 10.5 months and 630 miles ago. Well, that restores* my faith in MOT testing. 😬 theshadow, AxWomble, stephen01 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Saxos seem to be one of those cars that were everywhere and then suddenly nowhere. This example may demonstrate why! Timewaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumblespeed Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Are those cobwebs structural? (or was that a fibreglass "repair"?) To be fair to the MOT tester probably all he could see was a plastic arch liner. jcr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 No-one's asked the big question - pompe Bosch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 15 minutes ago, M'coli said: No-one's asked the big question - pompe Bosch? Ah ouais ! C'était la raison pour laquelle je l'ai achetée loserone, M'coli and Talbot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, Grumblespeed said: Are those cobwebs structural? (or was that a fibreglass "repair"?) To be fair to the MOT tester probably all he could see was a plastic arch liner. The cobwebs aren't structural but the underseal absolutely is Grumblespeed, Talbot and Crackers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 We’ve had a number of Saxo’s over the years, even a rare Bosch equipped TUD5 diesel. I’m astounded to see how they rot, completely to other PSA stuff, I now understand why they all vanished. The best one we had was a 2001 VTR, diesels never dropped below 65mpg. Good luck saving this one, I do have some engine parts kicking around if you need anything. jcr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Talbot said: Just noticed that this got a clean MOT pass only 10.5 months and 630 miles ago. Well, that restores* my faith in MOT testing. 😬 CaptainBoom, bicycle repairman, Talbot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 As much as I hate to let this go to scrap.... I think a certain Talbot will be taking it away along with the parts I ordered to build his insane lawnmower. It really was so much worse than I had anticipated. I reckon I could have just about done it given time and space but I am lacking for both at the moment. I really liked this car. Despite the slipping clutch the drive back over the Pennines from Barnsley was enjoyable. They really are fun cars to drive. And very economical. Will be having another one in the future I am sure. Isopon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Customer states what on youtube would say that saxo had the " flavour." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, sierraman said: EFA loserone, sierraman, jcr and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I was surprised to see how much rot there was, it looked in decent condition in the first two photos. It makes me wonder what my Saxo's hiding behind its wheel arch liners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, BL Bloke said: I was surprised to see how much rot there was, it looked in decent condition in the first two photos. It makes me wonder what my Saxo's hiding behind its wheel arch liners. The rest of the underside is pretty solid. Just a few bits of surface rust where its been jacked poorly. Boot floor spotless. Sills are perfect. Very frustrating that the only rust was in the only part of the car I couldn't see pre purchase. Maybe it was parked with the nose half in a lake for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 I recon there's going to be even more in there once the grinder comes out. A deal is being thrown together to make this into something very different. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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