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Author Car for sale, engine fault lowers price considerably (with pics)
woz9
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   28th Jul 04 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok, heres the deal, i had my car for sale last week, i started to hear a rattle; and thort it wud b the exhaust, wen the noise got louder, i noticed it was cumin from the engine so i put it in the local vauxhall garage for a diagnostics and compression test, the diagnostic test came back with no faults and the compression check revealed that 1 of the valves is bent and that it would cost me at least 500 quid to fix! well i aint got that kinda muny so im having to sell the car for a low price. The car is still mobile (although im not driving it), and it syill looks absolutley stunnin with a full bodykit, fully colour coded, lowered 40mm and all the rest.






so im afraid to say that the car is now up for sale to sum1 who can either afford the repairs or maybe is planning a 2ltr conversion project? for

£3400

please sum1 take it off my hands because i need a car asap
ta, woz

oh and it is a 1.2 16v sxi, engine done 29000 miles (doesn't make sense y its broken i know)

so if ne1 is intersted, contact me on 07793393351 or u2u me

[Edited on 28-07-2004 by woz9]

[Edited on 04-08-2004 by woz9]
sassyminx
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28th Jul 04 at 15:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mate uve got u2u
parky
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28th Jul 04 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no way it will cost that
my 1.6 sport the water pump went and the head gasket went and i changed some valves and stuff much harder engine to work on and that only cost me 170 in parts and i did it myself
500 someones pulling your leg
woz9
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28th Jul 04 at 17:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well, iv been recommended a place in atherton; ers i think they're called, so il give them a ring and see what they say but iv been to loads of garages n they're all sayin the same thing. so its not a hard job?, i know the cover needs takin off and the cylinder head of no4 cylinder. heres a clue, wen it was first looked at, the machanic found a shattered spark plug, that meman anythin 2 ne1?
langey
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28th Jul 04 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gutted for you woz

thought i'd not seen your car for a while.

shame to sell the car for such low price, its a total minter,

woz get yourself a loan and a 2litre. you know it makes sence
parky
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28th Jul 04 at 21:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have u had the cam belt changed recently
timing may have bin out a bit and the piston may have hit the valves does it have no power and is it useing a lot of fuel and does it sound noiser like a subs
Redcorsa69
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29th Jul 04 at 06:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont do it man! its obvious you wanna keep the car, sure u will get is sorted for much less than that!
iceman19
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29th Jul 04 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fancy stripping the car mate? let me know
woz9
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29th Jul 04 at 14:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea timin went out, didnt think nethin of it, wish i had of dun now
paul2k4
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30th Jul 04 at 14:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
stick a fecking 2.0 engine in
woz9
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30th Jul 04 at 14:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nah, 1.6 much preferable, cheaper to do, less hassel and insurance.
langey
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30th Jul 04 at 14:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do that then woz, get the 1.6

just seen the car outside yours, lookin sweet as ever, dont sell it.

[Edited on 30-07-2004 by langey]
woz9
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31st Jul 04 at 07:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ta lad, now its just findin sum1 who can get me a gud recon engine and fit it for good muny, u know of anywhere mike? for now its goin in 2 a garage on mon, he takin head of for me, chargin me 70 quid just to tell me whats wrong wiv it!
langey
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31st Jul 04 at 13:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
erm, i dunno were you can get an engine from , but ask bready on here can he do it, he lives in manchester, and has done this sort of thing
suchcorsa1.2_8v
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31st Jul 04 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check this out
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=10404&item=2485693087&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

[Edited on 31-07-2004 by suchcorsa1.2_8v]
woz9
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1st Aug 04 at 12:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
dont use ebay, engine looks nakard, need a garuntee wiv enfine, so im not stuck in this position agen, cheers neway graham
suchcorsa1.2_8v
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only other thing i can suggest is try a vauxhall breakers somewhere there is usally some in the back pages of auto trader
woz9
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4th Aug 04 at 11:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
news on the engine ppl, engine gasket blown, only £250, thats for a new set of gaskets, oil filter, obviously fresh oil, head skimmed and all the labour so not bad. This puts price back to usual £3950.

 
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