Well ive decided to take my car out of circulation for a while in order to spruse her up for the spring.

 

I'm very pissed off at the moment with my car, so im hoping spending the winter just sorting out the gremlins, sprusing up the bodywork and general TLC will mean i have a nice car come spring. Either that or she will be a much more appealing buy to somebody.

 

Im no longer going to chuck money at it, but have a list of work that needs to be done ober the next 7 months with a final budget of £800. If this doesnt give me a car im happy with im going crush the car as is.

Thought you'd decided to break the car Marcus...you change your mind more time than women do!! :rofl:

 

Anyway, good luck with it. Mine's ready to come off the road for the winter now although only oil leaks need solving. Just want it out of the damp gritty salty environment.

Boody Hell mate :mac1:

Nope im not gonna break it out of principle. Basically Im gonna fix the current issues and my car has 2 choices stop ****ing breaking all the time or get crushed. I will even film the car being crushed with all the current bits on. Im starting to hate the car so much now im gonna get evil on its arse.

Before everybody says, its an old sports car you have to understand you have to put money into it, remember i have £4,000 worth of TLC in a year. Its not having to replace the whole exhaust system or the fact that the HICAS as now gone tits up, its the fact that every problem seems major and not minor. Its the fact that after 4 grand the car has never in the time ive owned it been pleasent to drive. Its never boosted right, its never run as it should and for every £1 i put into it seems £2 worth of failures happen after. When i bought the car I put her staright in for an £800 service, so how did she repay me by failing the Gearbox and exhast system. So i buy new exhaust at big money and replace the gearbox. How does the car repay me? By failing that gearbox too and tharting to smoke on idle and also blowing a Rad. Ok so I then put in an Uprated gearbox and another Rad. How does car repay me? By failing the HICAS rack and other bits all in 1 go and failing yet another Rad.

Its gets to a stage when you have to give up and ive now set the time limit and finances. Im gonna fix the current problems and if another biggie goes wrong its gonna get messy.

Just let me know if there is anything i can do mate. :headvswal :headvswal

I know how you feel mate - Only just got mine mine and things are starting to f**k up left right and centre! I'm hoping to sort everything out one by one and eventually everything will be a ok... The fact that I'm totally broke at the mo doesn't help matters either!! :headvswal

 

I'm trying to think positive and not get annoyed with the zed but its hard... I totally know how you feel... I hope you sort the car in the end mate and don't crush it!

 

:hyper:

For what its worth I think you are making the right choice bud ;)

i know how you feel buddy im getting realy disheartend to , ive spent 3100, in july then another 1050 just recently, and me car is playing up again ,, i need new suspension all round and disks on front, , its smoking on idle again, its the same as the old engine, did not a clue as to what it is causing the probs , but the list is bad very bad, 1 pcvs ,, but they were changed on doner engine

2, turbos , hope not there only 200 miles old

3, valves in donor engine, not sealing properly ie part rebuid

my patience is thin, and wearing out fast on this car god help me!!!

I was thinking on going back to a Porsche 944, i know im loosing quite a bit in performance, but my porsche was so cheap to run, still turned heads and handled great. Plus i never went wrong.

i know how you feel buddy im getting realy disheartend to , ive spent 3100, in july then another 1050 just recently, and me car is playing up again ,, i need new suspension all round and disks on front, , its smoking on idle again, its the same as the old engine, did not a clue as to what it is causing the probs , but the list is bad very bad, 1 pcvs ,, but they were changed on doner engine

2, turbos , hope not there only 200 miles old

3, valves in donor engine, not sealing properly ie part rebuid

my patience is thin, and wearing out fast on this car god help me!!!

 

Well im 18k later and still not sorted LOL God i love zeds !! :headvswal But still wouldnt get rid !!!

me too they are pieces of crap sometimes but when there going there's nothing better. When i sold my last one I sulked for months until I found another. :D

Glad you've decided to keep it for a while longer. You've certainly had your share of bad luck, hope she's starting to get into shape now.

Stick with it bud. When it all comes together, you know you'll have a big grin on your face. :D

i forgot what it is like to drive one.

 

Maybe tomoro

Nope im not gonna break it out of principle. Basically Im gonna fix the current issues and my car has 2 choices stop ****ing breaking all the time or get crushed. I will even film the car being crushed with all the current bits on. Im starting to hate the car so much now im gonna get evil on its arse.

Before everybody says, its an old sports car you have to understand you have to put money into it, remember i have £4,000 worth of TLC in a year. Its not having to replace the whole exhaust system or the fact that the HICAS as now gone tits up, its the fact that every problem seems major and not minor. Its the fact that after 4 grand the car has never in the time ive owned it been pleasent to drive. Its never boosted right, its never run as it should and for every £1 i put into it seems £2 worth of failures happen after. When i bought the car I put her staright in for an £800 service, so how did she repay me by failing the Gearbox and exhast system. So i buy new exhaust at big money and replace the gearbox. How does the car repay me? By failing that gearbox too and tharting to smoke on idle and also blowing a Rad. Ok so I then put in an Uprated gearbox and another Rad. How does car repay me? By failing the HICAS rack and other bits all in 1 go and failing yet another Rad.

Its gets to a stage when you have to give up and ive now set the time limit and finances. Im gonna fix the current problems and if another biggie goes wrong its gonna get messy.

 

 

I've just had a vision of Basil Faulty shouting at a Morris Minor!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I've just had a vision of Basil Faulty shouting at a Morris Minor!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Wasn't it an Austin 1100 (or perhaps a 1300) ???? :confused:

Wasn't it an Austin 1100 (or perhaps a 1300) ???? :confused:

 

You could be right, I just remebered the bit where he beats the car with a branch!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

You could be right, I just remebered the bit where he beats the car with a branch!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

Yeah it was funny :rofl: :rofl: In fact the whole series was :D