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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 25 March 2016, 12:02:23
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Worth a punt or money pit? 12 months MOT
http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3 (http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3)
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Hmm it's always those easy to fix,but I don't have the time... items that make me twitchy.Pays yer money and all that,reminds me of when I bought the Omegas...have been too frightened to actually calculate how much hard earned has been spent on those 'easy fix' items. But £15k won't cover it for sure :o :o
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Got one of them sat outside i just sold for a neighbour. Has the same problem with the cam cover gasket. gearbox was repaired at a cost of £3300 in 2012 and just sold it for £1250 and its mint.
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'Had it for a few months and not had the time to use it' means I need to get shut...
'Gearbox occasionally plays up - don't have the time to do it' means can't afford to get it done.....
'Sometimes goes into limp mode' - mmmmmm
'Genuine Audi parts are £218' - well get it sorted before its up for sale
'Parking sensors only just packed up for some reason' means something else has gone wrong££££
Not difficult to get a 12 month MOT - still a few places prepared to overlook issues sadly.
Sounds like a money pit to me.....call me synical and all that, but......
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Exactamundo....case resting :)
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Yeah, easy fix....
Bet he wouldn't snap your hand off if you offered him £1418 on condition the gearbox was sorted ;D.
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Just looks like a heap of trouble to me, personally I'd give it a wide berth.
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'Had it for a few months and not had the time to use it' means I need to get shut...
'Gearbox occasionally plays up - don't have the time to do it' means can't afford to get it done.....
'Sometimes goes into limp mode' - mmmmmm
'Genuine Audi parts are £218' - well get it sorted before its up for sale
'Parking sensors only just packed up for some reason' means something else has gone wrong££££
Not difficult to get a 12 month MOT - still a few places prepared to overlook issues sadly.
Sounds like a money pit to me.....call me synical and all that, but......
Marvelous!
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You want an "omega replacement"...
...and yet you don't want a "money pit".
Make up your mind lad :D
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A good, A8 that works properly is a nice car but still a risk.
That one is already about £2500 too expensive
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a dream come true for many...
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Worth a punt or money pit? 12 months MOT
http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3 (http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3)
You know you want your Omega back ;D Stop fannying around and go buy one :P :P
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Just looks like a heap of trouble to me, personally I'd give it a wide berth.
:y
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Worth a punt or money pit? 12 months MOT
http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3 (http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3)
Price reduced by £200. Buy it. ;D
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Worth a punt or money pit? 12 months MOT
http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3 (http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3)
Price reduced by £200. Buy it. ;D
An automatic V8 Audi with a known gearbox problem? See my post on 25th March. It's not just a NO, but a Hell no, not while there's still a hole in my arse no. And that's without the other issues which are par for the course.
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Buy a Focus :D
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Buy a Focus :D
Hell, hang around long enough, and somebody will probably give you a Focus**
** That's true of Astras, Fiestas, Renaults etc too
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Buy a Focus :D
Hell, hang around long enough, and somebody will probably give you a Focus**
** That's true of Astras, Fiestas, Renaults etc too
These are not popular in UK, aren't they?
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Buy a Focus :D
Hell, hang around long enough, and somebody will probably give you a Focus**
** That's true of Astras, Fiestas, Renaults etc too
These are not popular in UK, aren't they?
Of course they are. There are lots of them about and that is why they are cheap. Plus, even the the common faults are both boring and easily fixed. All this is why Ford has been the mass-market manufacturer for 100 years.
I just don't like the Focus very much.
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Worth a punt or money pit? 12 months MOT
http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3 (http://tinyurl.com/hdtprr3)
Price reduced by £200. Buy it. ;D
An automatic V8 Audi with a known gearbox problem? See my post on 25th March. It's not just a NO, but a Hell no, not while there's still a hole in my arse no. And that's without the other issues which are par for the course.
Not you...Opti. Such trivial faults are easily remedied with an unlimited budget. :)
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Buy a Focus :D
I quite enjoy throwing the one I've got around,it suits the lanes around here but could do with more oomph as its only a 1.4 :y
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Buy a Focus :D
I quite enjoy throwing the one I've got around,it suits the lanes around here but could do with more oomph as its only a 1.4 :y
Being a 2.0, it certainly goes well enough :D
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I just don't like the Focus very much.
Bloody hopeless, useless things. Gutless, piss poor handling, uncomfortable, generally poorly specced. I really can't think of anything nice to say about one.
Its the only car we've had that we both couldn't wait to be shot of. And as it happens, the only brand new car she has ever had.
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I just don't like the Focus very much.
Bloody hopeless, useless things. Gutless, piss poor handling, uncomfortable, generally poorly specced. I really can't think of anything nice to say about one.
Its the only car we've had that we both couldn't wait to be shot of. And as it happens, the only brand new car she has ever had.
There is also the styling, which after 17 years of daily viewing is still hideous. And on a hatchback the luggage space is so poor I wonder why they bothered engineering a bootlid.
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Had several Fords over the years, never a Focus though, every one let water in on the footwells ! Swore never to have a Ford again.
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Had several Fords over the years, never a Focus though, every one let water in on the footwells ! Swore never to have a Ford again.
At least Ford don't fit a fuse box and ECUs in the floor directly under the leak. That's a VAG design feature, which still affects undelivered cars. Seeing dead Phaetons dragged off the boat and onto the quayside is interesting.
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Had several Fords over the years, never a Focus though, every one let water in on the footwells ! Swore never to have a Ford again.
At least Ford don't fit a fuse box and ECUs in the floor directly under the leak. That's a VAG design feature, which still affects undelivered cars. Seeing dead Phaetons dragged off the boat and onto the quayside is interesting.
That must do the running gear the world of good ;D
Also a good incentive for collecting your shiny new car straight from the factory...
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I just don't like the Focus very much.
Bloody hopeless, useless things. Gutless, piss poor handling, uncomfortable, generally poorly specced. I really can't think of anything nice to say about one.
Its the only car we've had that we both couldn't wait to be shot of. And as it happens, the only brand new car she has ever had.
I must say, this ones goes well, rides/handles nicely and being a Ghia with leather is pretty well specced for a family trolley, especially an 18 year old one... importantly everything works, even the aircon 8)
And whilst the boot might not fit an Omega Tailgate, it isn't that far off the Omega saloon...
I miss the heated seats and the absolute power delivery of the manual 3.2... I never thought I would sell the white one, but once I made that decision, I doubt that I will look back, and doubt I will own another Omega. And that I actually find quite liberating :)
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I just don't like the Focus very much.
Bloody hopeless, useless things. Gutless, piss poor handling, uncomfortable, generally poorly specced. I really can't think of anything nice to say about one.
Its the only car we've had that we both couldn't wait to be shot of. And as it happens, the only brand new car she has ever had.
There is also the styling, which after 17 years of daily viewing is still hideous. And on a hatchback the luggage space is so poor I wonder why they bothered engineering a bootlid.
In defence of the Focus, the hatch bootspace did dramatically improve around mid 00's, making it almost useful. Still suffered from appalling (lack of) power, comfort and handling when compared to its competition.
Even the current Focus suffers all the same issues as the early ones with respect to comfort and handling. I will concede that the little 1l turbo is quite an impressive power plant, being able (just) to lug around the Focus' fat, heavy bulk.
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and doubt I will own another Omega. And that I actually find quite liberating :)
I'm surprised I bought TBE, based on the fact:
a) Its a Vauxhall, and I keep swearing I'll never have another
b) I've had a few Omegas, and am quite bored of them
c) At the time, we had the Bullet and the rather excellent Rover, so didn't really need another car.
But like you, I really don't think I'll have another, but brings us to that age old problem, what next. I do have a rather insane itch for a later L322 RR that isn't going away.
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A yet you bought the Zafira ::) but I suspect that even that,with all its foibles, still raises a smile or two ;)
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A yet you bought the Zafira ::) but I suspect that even that,with all its foibles, still raises a smile or two ;)
That truly is a shitbox. Even if it went properly, I suspect I'd still struggle to find nice things to say about it.
There's nothing wrong with slow cars. I reckon you can have more fun with slower cars, as every corner, stop and pull away matters.
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I reckon you can have more fun with slower cars, as every corner, stop and pull away matters.
Focus excepted, obviously, because they are simply too unpredictable.
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I reckon you can have more fun with slower cars, as every corner, stop and pull away matters.
Focus excepted, obviously, because they are simply too unpredictable.
Even on perished budget rubber, I have found it surefooted enough :-\
Granted, haven't really been trying due, in part, to the tyres, but it keeps up well enough ;)
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Even on perished budget rubber, I have found it surefooted enough :-\
I've yet to drive one that is, even fresh out of the factory. And I've driven a shit load.
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Even on perished budget rubber, I have found it surefooted enough :-\
I've yet to drive one that is, even fresh out of the factory. And I've driven a shit load.
Could be the extra weight of the boot that helps :-\ that said this is only the second focus I have ever driven, previous one was a left hooked 1.6 estate...
... And being a hire car, was clearly the fastest thing on Mallorca :-X
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Even on perished budget rubber, I have found it surefooted enough :-\
I've yet to drive one that is, even fresh out of the factory. And I've driven a shit load.
It's the multi-link rear suspension which is supposed to help steer the car. Instead, everyone I've tried feels just like a Cortina(or Sunbeam, Avenger, Dolomite, Fiat, Mustang etc) with knackered void bushes; the back of the car squirms about unpredictably, rather than accurately following the front. The crashingly hard ride doesn't help with this. The 1.8 isn't slow if you really wring it out, but who wants that in a family hatchback?