Yes guys - it was me on Ebay. Sorry for pulling the auction early but on finding this site I had a glimmer of hope in saving the money I have invested in the car. Ebay would'nt let me finish the auction early so I had to do the "sell" the car to the highest bidder senario. I know this is not good Ebay ethics but I was desperate.
You'll prob remember from the Ebay description that I had purchased the car to drive to Spain. I had the Cam Belts done just as a precaution as I do not know when they had last been done. As you know I spent a good bit of money on the car since purchasing it i.e. Belts, Brakes all round, Tyre + 12 months MOT. Just under £500 which I have the receipt for.
I had hoped that maybe it wasn't as bad as first thought after looking through the forum but I just can't be sure and not being a mechanic I don't think I want to risk it driving to Spain.
When the mechanic did the belts he noticed rust around the front of the head - which lead him to suspect the head gaskets were on there way out. I know people have said that is more likely to be the heater bypass valve but that is located at the back of the engine right?
Anyway - if anyone wants to put me out of my misery I would take £500 for the car and cut my loses. I don't know what else to do.