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Title: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Vamps on 12 January 2012, 21:36:54
Well the dodgy Astra has now gone and he has a nice shiny 58 Reg Ford Focus.............. :y :y  I do hope this one is OK, ex mobility car with only 33K miles and fsh.......not that that guarantees anything these days..... ::) ::)

He just has to pay me back now..... :D :D
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: PhilRich on 12 January 2012, 21:44:11
Nice one Mike! :y I hope that lad realises how lucky he is to have you! ;D ;)
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 13 January 2012, 19:00:20
Nice one Vamp's.. Make sure he keeps your investment serviced which is probably most important.
Whatever you do when it is due for the cambelt to be changed get someone who knows what they are doing, as the the Crank Pulley if not fitted properly can create nightmares...
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: jonny2112 on 13 January 2012, 19:15:45
Nice one mate  :y
Hope he enjoys it!
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Vamps on 13 January 2012, 19:21:23
Nice one Vamp's.. Make sure he keeps your investment serviced which is probably most important.
Whatever you do when it is due for the cambelt to be changed get someone who knows what they are doing, as the the Crank Pulley if not fitted properly can create nightmares...

Thanks for the 'Heads Up' Daz......... :y   Anyone know what the intervals for the timing belt change is :)
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: henryd on 13 January 2012, 19:34:45
Nice one Vamp's.. Make sure he keeps your investment serviced which is probably most important.
Whatever you do when it is due for the cambelt to be changed get someone who knows what they are doing, as the the Crank Pulley if not fitted properly can create nightmares...

Thanks for the 'Heads Up' Daz......... :y   Anyone know what the intervals for the timing belt change is :)

Which engine, petrol or derv?
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 13 January 2012, 19:41:26
For petrol 80,000 rings a bell, but my advise Mike would be to phone Fords Service Department to make sure.
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Vamps on 13 January 2012, 20:51:29
Thanks Daz, I need to do some research..... :y

It's a 1.6 Petrol Henry.... :y
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: henryd on 13 January 2012, 22:26:57
Thanks Daz, I need to do some research..... :y

It's a 1.6 Petrol Henry.... :y

I'll check tomorrow :y (I think its circa 100k miles)
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: henryd on 14 January 2012, 15:11:02
Checked today,100k miles or 8 years whichever sooner,personally I would change it at 70-80 thousand but not heard reports of them failing early
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 14 January 2012, 15:16:20
Oh right, I though it was the Diesels that were around 100-125,000 miles.

Always best to double check  :y
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: henryd on 14 January 2012, 15:22:35
Oh right, I though it was the Diesels that were around 100-125,000 miles.

Always best to double check  :y

The 1.6 diesel is 125k or 10 years but I did one a while back that had done 90k and thought that the belt looked quite tired.
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Vamps on 14 January 2012, 23:50:51
Checked today,100k miles or 8 years whichever sooner,personally I would change it at 70-80 thousand but not heard reports of them failing early

Thanks for that, nothing to worry about for a long time then...... :y Just make sure he keeps it serviced etc, I think he will as he is doing a lot of 'drooling' at the moment and even had the audacity to park it on the drive, to sort out his stuff..... :D :D :D
Title: Re: Master Vamps collected his new car today...
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 15 January 2012, 11:20:53
Well the dodgy Astra has now gone and he has a nice shiny 58 Reg Ford Focus.............. :y :y  I do hope this one is OK, ex mobility car with only 33K miles and fsh.......not that that guarantees anything these days..... ::) ::)

He just has to pay me back now..... :D :D


......and pigs might..... :D :D :D ;)