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£500 Cheap Car Auction Challenge (omega 2.2 CDXi estate) car throttle
dave the builder:
link to youtube video
Car Throttle (a youtube channel , a bit like a pound shop version of Top gear) had £500 to buy a cheap car
so the bid and won DV03LYW £500 + fees
77,571 miles
MOT valid until 2 May 2020
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Coolant leak ()
Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Front exhaust deteriorated
Rear exhaust deteriorated
Offside Front body damaged (front wing)
should be interesting watching the videos on this Omega
what they do to it etc :)
half a tank of petrol I guess covers the + fees overspend ;D :D
looks like a nice car if they put a wing on
they probably need to spend a few quid sorting out the faults between the front and rear number plates too :-\
Field Marshal Dr. Opti:
Auction fees are not insignificant.
Only 2 months MOT before a big bill sends it to be cubed. :)
dave the builder:
--- Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 15 February 2020, 19:51:51 ---Auction fees are not insignificant.
Only 2 months MOT before a big bill sends it to be cubed. :)
--- End quote ---
nothing on the MOT history to say it's days are numbered
coolant leak would want sorting ASAP ,but that may have been done post 2019 MOT
I expect,having watched other car throttle videos ,they will take it for "inspection" see what's wrong
Field Marshal Dr. Opti:
--- Quote from: dave the builder on 15 February 2020, 20:01:58 ---
--- Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 15 February 2020, 19:51:51 ---Auction fees are not insignificant.
Only 2 months MOT before a big bill sends it to be cubed. :)
--- End quote ---
nothing on the MOT history to say it's days are numbered
coolant leak would want sorting ASAP ,but that may have been done post 2019 MOT
I expect,having watched other car throttle videos ,they will take it for "inspection" see what's wrong
--- End quote ---
Yeah.....but the MOT was 10 months ago. Sod's law says the car will be well and truly f*ucked come the next MOT. :)
dave the builder:
--- Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 15 February 2020, 22:27:40 ---
Yeah.....but the MOT was 10 months ago. Sod's law says the car will be well and truly f*ucked come the next MOT. :)
--- End quote ---
it's done 1600 miles in 10 months
which, looking at the history, has been pretty consistent low miles for years
But as we know ,some NTs (MOT testers ) rush and don't prod too much ,other NTs seem to see the MOT test as a personal challenge to find as many faults and advisories they can ;D
Also....
the MOT means the car meets minimum standards for brakes , suspension etc (a car is allowed "some play" in steering and suspension components etc and still pass ) BUT we know the big Vauxhall handles like an fat lass on a cheap waterbed IF the steering and suspension has any "play" :P
it will be interesting to see what happens and their take on the OMEGA
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