a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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my car is the biggest heap of shit on the road 
after months of an engine neing fucked and shagged it is finallf back on the road,
however:
EM light is still on, believed to be electrical fault, plug on loom somewhere, runs fine
Driveshaft wont connect properly, not sure how long been like that, leaking fluid
Wiper mechanism broken
Camber way out, still not sorted
Front bumper squeaksall the time
Squeeky clutch - hopefully sorted
Headunit doesnt work till go over a bump then comes on and then back off
Doors are leaking
Back bumper has couple huge stone chips
so many things wrong with it begging to do my head in, as soom as one fixed another is added to the list
[Edited on 18-01-2006 by a_j_mair]
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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sell up !
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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No one would buy it with all the problems, squeaks etc, just going to try work my way through it all so i can get it to some shows this year
just really pisses me off sometimes
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stinga
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
Location: Towcester, UK
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take it through the car wash....always does the trick 
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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my car was like that at one point. after a few days work, its all mint again. not had a problem for 6+ months now.
you'll get there
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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going to take it to garage tommorrow to get driveshaft sorted, also going to get front suspension raised a little and camber sorted, am sending mum on a mission to scrappy to get new wiper mechanism aswell, rest of the stuff is just lots of wee niggiling problems i am needing to work through, headunit being the biggest as if it was working properly i wouldnt hear the rattles and squeaks 
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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stick with it 
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bigG
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Registered: 17th Jan 06
Location: GLASGOW (SCOTLAND)
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time money and effort is all it needS!!!!!
insteed of TLC use TME
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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It has had TME for the last 10 months when it was off the road
its going to garage today to get drive shaft sorted and suspension looked at, think i am going to raise it 10mm or so
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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i raised my suspension and it cured so many problems lol
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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i did notice a large scrape on the bottom of my sump  think it happened going up my drive one night
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Nick A
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Registered: 28th Nov 04
Location: Hertfordshire
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u should connect your headunit to the 'Live' wire.
this will keep your headunit on after ignition is turned off and just put it on standby.
U will prob find that your key chamber is loose which is why your headunit goes on and off. u seem to have same symptoms as what i had.
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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Sounds like a shitter scrap it
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L33 LEG
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Registered: 6th Jan 03
Location: Blackburn . Drove: Dimma Saxo VTR
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ebay it as mint condition
[Edited on 18-01-2006 by L33 LEG]
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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quote:
Originally posted by Nick A
u should connect your headunit to the 'Live' wire.
this will keep your headunit on after ignition is turned off and just put it on standby.
U will prob find that your key chamber is loose which is why your headunit goes on and off. u seem to have same symptoms as what i had.
that aint the problem, think it may be an earth or something shorting out
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Filby1
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Registered: 12th Dec 03
Location: Brighouse
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Not fallen out with my car. But i do have a large Deep scratch in front bumper due to Blind 4x4 Parker. Ever since i put batter in boot and put strut brace on i have a horrid clicking noise all the time that drives me up the wall without the music on
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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just wrote a list off there it almost a full a4 sheet 
waiting on a few parts that should allow me to get 4 or 5 things ticked off though 
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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if i wrote a list of stuff that bugged me about my car id be major depressed, i had a massive missfire with mine, pissed me off, didnt use it for about 2 weeks really, then today i got it running with new alternator and new cran shaft sensor and its fine! goes so well i forgot how much i loved it, now i just ned to wash it!
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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im at college bored so wrote a u2u too my self of everything i wanna do, its so long , dont get annoyed with your car buddy its a minter
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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i have written most of the major problems, lots more niggling things but that would mean buying new parts and re doing quite a bit of work bad idea. mine is annoying as i need it every day, always find something else wrong on the way home every day
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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Its the way cars should be mate :thumb: driven all the time !
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
Location: Drives: E39
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a_j i used to use mine everyday, i still could now but when i do stuff i dont want to be pressurised into doing it to a set time, im lucky now i dont need it everyday, so i can take my time with it, when something pisses me off i just leave it for a while
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Filby1
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Registered: 12th Dec 03
Location: Brighouse
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Also my horn stoped working so now i have wires going accross my engine bay to battery. Powerin a makeshift horn. Just a push button on the dash with wires. Just for MOT that looks horrid and needs sorting out too. Boot needs another touch up with the mat black and i still got unpainted door pods and interior pars and filler dust always coming of them.
We all got these shitty things too mate. Dont worry. Bit by bit
[Edited on 18-01-2006 by Filby1]
[Edited on 18-01-2006 by Filby1]
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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that was like me last night, went out just after 9, took scuttle off, yep wiper mechanism broken, so tryed to spot weld it to last the week, didnt work so some insulating tape, hopefully mum will have got me a new one today
then realised drive shaft wasnt in properly and had leaked all fluid out, tried fixing it, wheel off etc but couldnt get it so gave up at half 12 as i needed the car this morning
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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the shafts can be a bitch to get back in! i remember doing robins.... pain!
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