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General Car Chat / Re: Costs of running a car

« on: 25 March 2024, 14:15:59 »

picks its heels up when asked.

All things are relative.  I consider 150bhp to be a sluggish dog .  Maybe when I'm (even) older.... 

And to think it wasn't all that long ago that 150bhp was considered to be pretty decent.

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General Car Chat / Re: Insurance renewal .

« on: 25 March 2024, 12:46:56 »

I couldn't beat my renewal this year... Next best quote was about £300 more.

Was insured with LV for a few years but switched after they sold my details following a non fault accident. The spam calls got so bad I had to change my number

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General Car Chat / Re: Costs of running a car

« on: 25 March 2024, 12:42:19 »

Touch wood but the Yeti has just cost service items and MOT for the last 2 years, does about 10miles per litre in comfort. Handles well and 150 HP 2L oil burner picks its heels up when asked.

My Altea didn't cost much in maintenance terms...tyres, brakes, rear shocks and servicing over 2 years/135k miles... Probably about £5k, not that it was particularly reliable... it wasn't and dealer ineptitude meant the cambelt service was free amongst other things. Plus £10k in depreciation. And £22.5k in fuel along with £600 in rfl, £3.7k insurance and £7,200 in payments.

Man maths makes that a grand total of £56k to run a £12.5k brand new car for 2 years/135k miles. Or 41ppm over the ownership of the vehicle.

Thinking about it, £56k sounds like alot but 41ppm almost sounds reasonable...

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General Car Chat / Re: Costs of running a car

« on: 24 March 2024, 23:54:17 »

Ignoring the various retro fit bits five tyres, two suspension arms and an oil change cost about the same on the S Class.

A full service, gearbox and other fluids is probably as much as you've spent in parts alone. Whether that's good or not is subjective, but it sounds like you've had a pretty easy ride with the Zaf

Where it gets scary is if you do a full accounting of the car. My Omega taxi added up to about £30k one year including fuel, insurance and all maintenance and repairs. Add in depreciation on a new car and...

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.

« on: 24 March 2024, 20:18:55 »

The C1 is a Toyota Aygo with Citroen badges on. 
All the parts have the Toyota logo and part numbers on them.

If that helps you feel better 

111

General Car Chat / Re: Arrival of new Vehicle.

« on: 24 March 2024, 20:18:03 »

Probably because the Frenchineers couldn't work out how to secure the lights in one position 

112

General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 24 March 2024, 17:38:44 »

Probably not so great for the dog

113

General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.

« on: 24 March 2024, 17:35:32 »

Not having to get under the car and drop the tank is a big plus

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.

« on: 24 March 2024, 16:00:49 »

If Injector 3 is the first to receive fuel then it makes sense that it would be the first to be affected by contamination. Swapping with another injector would temporarily resolve the issue but it will eventually return.

The cat code suggests that what's reaching the cat isn't what it's expecting to see. As you've potentially 2/3 of the injectors not performing correctly that points to either a contamination or delivery issue...

The two aren't mutually exclusive as contaminated fuel will make the pump work harder and will eventually kill a weak pump.

Run it more or less dry, drop the tank, clean the inside of it and replace the pump and pick up strainer. You could add new injectors to the list as a belts and braces solution depending on what you find in the tank.

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.

« on: 24 March 2024, 11:53:01 »

It may just be the last of the crappy fuel going through 

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.

« on: 24 March 2024, 11:12:20 »

Will have a look at the fuel system later and see whats involved.
Just read the codes and it was a bit of a surprise. Low Cat efficiency. 

Does it clear?

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 23 March 2024, 22:04:49 »

The back boundary is a ridge line, the patios terace down to the house with a 4' retaining wall across the back with a flower bed across the front of each level and steps, then finally there's a soak away outside the back door which seems to drain out under the the drive  Hopefully it will all soak away...

Apparently I am paying the water bill in July

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: 2.6 Elite Estate for Spares or Repair!

« on: 23 March 2024, 20:39:35 »

Apologies re inbox.

I’ve just done my occasional eBay browse, and seen this car advertised at £1500, rather than the
£275 I asked for it.

It’s still there is anyone is interested - RK53 ZWT.

Nothing to do with me, just an observation.

At £275 I got  / offered a bargain… £1500 for a scrapper (that’s all it’s good for without significant work) is just ridiculous.

Apparently it has a fresh MoT so scrapper might be a bit judgemental.

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General Car Chat / Re: Arrival of new Vehicle.

« on: 23 March 2024, 20:31:25 »

....
 You won't miss the heated steering wheel if you grew up with ice on the inside of the windows like I did.
 ....

I like the heated steering wheel on my ML despite having grown up with ice on the inside of my bedroom windows 

even had an outside toilet till I was 7 

A toilet? You must be posh

Heated steering wheel is one of those things you wonder how you ever managed without... so much easier than trying to warm your fingers on the heated mirror.

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General Car Chat / Re: C1 (The skate) serious misfire.

« on: 23 March 2024, 20:29:34 »

Havent checked code yet, but I expect cylinder 3 misfire, because it always is. Even when I swapped spark plug, injector and stick coil  from 1 to 3.
A mechanic on another forum said that he has found that cylinder related codes on these should be taken with a pinch of salt, and can be a red herring.
Think its the last one on the rail but will need to check.
Im now also wondering if it could be a sign of fuel pump starting to fail. Not sure how to diagnose for sure though.

By the time you have removed it to test, you may as well put a new one in