Re: [doc] Re: "new" new cars

[Mike Green <mikedx@xxxxxxxxx>]

I really did get screwed over, for instance one weekend I must have
spent a good £200+ on it when the carb needed a complete strip down
and clean out and then on the way home the alternator packed up, fixed
by our friendly RAC man for just £120!

It was a pretty solid car and it did do a fair few miles.

I wouldnt touch a peugeot, parts for those are mega money compared to
ford. Never had a citroen.. I had considered a xantia but do I want to
go for a car older thatn I already have.

The garage told me my car in its current condition has a part ex value
of £800 which means absolutely bugger all as I'm sure they say that to
everybody, in fact I've known garages suggest "do you have a car to
part ex" "no" "ok now you do, robin reliant".. its rubbish.

Having done some work on my accent in the past, it isnt quite all
computer controlled like other cars, not like the Golfs that are one
solid block under the bonnet with a flap for the fluid levels.  Maybe
I'll just go for a newer version with a few more mod cons (with cons
being the oerative word!)

Mike





On 4/12/05, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> If a fiesta cost you that much to run...
> 
> A) Find a better garage
> B) get a french or german diesel this time around. One of the older ones
> that's all mechanical (eg any of the Peugeot/Citroen XUD's - Xantia,
> 405, 306, ZX). Apart from the glowplugs (which only work on cold
> startup) there's only a solenoid valve which has one wire going to it.
> There isn't even an electric fuel pump!
> 
> Martin
> 
> Mike Green wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the nice range of replies
> 
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