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Have you had a car that seams to have a death wish? this was mine, changed cam belt because it was soaked in oil and had started to delaminate,then diesel pumped leaked more fuel than what the engine could use! then the turbo started to go so bought another one, then diesel pump became noisy and got black smoke so brought recon pump fitted it and thought that was it until the dreaded knock, yep big ends going, l felt that at this point l was getting the message and after 22 years she had had enough of pounding the highway and just wanted to die!! so off to the scrapy she went!! Tell us you euthanased cars!!!
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stealthstylz
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Cars that want to die.....stealthstylz
@stealthstylz
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I haven't even got the patience to write out what went wrong with that massive heap of curse word, but it set itself on fire 3 days ago and is currently sat outside my mums on the street while I work out how to move it to the scrapyard.
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Had a 306 D-Turbo, bought cheap needing a new axle because it was sagging and cambered. Put new axle on it, the new one lasted a month and started sagging. Replaced that, and the turbo died (I was running too much boost). Fitted a TD04, and the next day the heater matrix went. Replaced that, then the TD04 died so fitted another. Then all the dash lights and instruments died. Sorted that (melted fusebox). Fuel tank fell off, sorted that. Then it threw a rod... Got another one to hoik the engine out of, and decided to do that up instead because this one was cursed. The spares car needed £150 to get an MOT, and besides mods and servicing never cost me another penny in 18 months
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My cars always seem to want to be alive forever ! only a little part dies ( gearboxes mostly )
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if sparks don't fly you're ridin too high !
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tenman
Part of things
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I had one that was so desperate to stay with me that one of the wheels fell off it while I was driving to Bingley to trade it in...
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RWD Fanatic...
2003 BMW 320d Wagon (getting old and boring) 1996 Mini Kensington (SWMBO's)
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ThePollitt
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Fix up, look... at that car on eBay!
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My Discovery has been nick named Christine after the Stephen King story. After collecting it from Kent, we hit some traffic at the Dartford Tolls, my friend was driving. The front left brake pipe burst and he had to yank the hand brake which did pretty much nothing too. We pulled over, crimped the pipe and topped up the fluid. Then when we got to the tolls he rolled the window down to pay and it wouldn't lift up again. He claimed it was trying to freeze him to death as the burst pipe hadn't done the trick and we had a 20 mile journey in November! I picked him up the other day in it and the passenger seat belt refused to work for him. The car isn't trying to kill itself, just my mate.
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The car isn't trying to kill itself, just my mate. LOL!
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2001 vauxhall corsa 1972 VW Beetle 1986 Ford Capri Laser1999 BMW E36 323i Touring 1991 Volvo 940 estate 2002 Mazda 323f 2.0 sport 2016 Mercedes Sprinter 1999 nissan almera 1.4 1995 lexus gs300 1995 lexus ls400 1975 bmw 1602 fiat punto 2003 ford fiesta something else...
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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Many years ago - 20 or so - I was offered a Ital estate by a work mate - I was a skint kid working in a factory for pennies so £50 quid I'll take it had a lift to Telford from my Mom - and passed the notes over. Dave - the 'work mate' said 'it does use a bit of oil, Ive topped it up so no probs' When you hear that you assume it just drips when parked.... Ok... got in said Ital, kicked it up and proceeded to get it home. M54 - M6 - got to junction 11 I hear a tickerty tick, thought nowt else, by Junction 10 it was a knockerty Knock... Thought almost home just sidle off the slip road and tickle her home see whats wrong never made the slip road - 10 mile journey it decided it didnt like me and engine seized just before the slip road kaboom! lots of lights on the dash and a dull crump RAC called - towed straight to tatters - bus home, and a lecture from my mom about wasting money My workmate - was moved on as he had did the same to two other workers - curse word!
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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MrDay
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I bought a N-reg purple corsa sport in about 2002 and it literally had problem after problem from week one when the back box fell off. It did try and kill me when the o/s rear wheel bearing exploded and locked the rear up just as I was goin round a bend which nearly put me into my now girlfriends folks garden. The car literally had every component possible replaced apart from one and do to a women hitting me it also had a new front end and 3/4 of the car painted, it was at this time when I sold it and guess what.... the only part I didn't change was the clutch which went a week after selling it. Apparently the bloke who fitted it apparently did it wrong and caused major damage which then ended up needing a new gear box.
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My MK3 has been great up until recently. I've had to replace the exhaust and top mounts for the MOT last month. After making a hard decision to pay for the repairs, a wiper mechanism has gone kaput. Plus my starter motor is wearing out rapidly. I think it's time for a new car now. Not funny as I'm trying to get onto a post-grad programme next year!
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Project - 1990 Trabant 601 Daily - 2006 Saab 93
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Mentioning possessed cars, I think my current 206 has a sixth sense as whenever I mention selling or replacing it, something breaks on it.
(Insert Peugeot jokes here)
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My old Navara had a dodgy accelerator pot so would cut out at random, I replaced the exhaust, starter and a couple of other bits ut it was on its way out. On my way to Telford to look at its potential replacement there was a knocking from the block. It seems there are a few common faults that were never actually recall issues, one of these being con rod bolts, I think I caught it before the engine rodded itself but it meant that I could no longer sell it as a truck but had to take a big hit and sell it to a breaker. To this day I am sure it knew where I was headed and why. Still, onward travel from the RAC got me a hire car and I resumed my trip and that cortina became my daily for a year and is now sat in my garage getting a mild resto.
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Rich
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Cars that want to die.....Rich
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The Navara D22 was subject to extended engine warranty after a hoo-haa with watchdog over rod issues. Although we never replaced one at solent nissan to my knowledge, everyone who came in with a 'f@cked knocking engine' just had loose fan belts which make an odd slapping noise on them when the go loose..
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bl1300
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My l200 pickup. Bought it and didn't manage a mile before the engine went terminal. Threw a cam roller, chewed bits off the rockers and cam shaft thereby knackering all the bearings by filling the oil gallerys with swarth. Towed it home. Fitted another engine and took her out. Rear leaf spring decided to break 5 leaves in one go. Then the prop UJs failed. Then the brake callipers both seized. Brand new prop center bearing spun a week later. Gearbox mountings made a bid for freedom a month after that. From there on it was relatively quite for about a year, then the turbo gave out, the clutch gained an impressive judder and the windows decided to freeze me to death. Fixed all that and now we have an unexplained slight coolant loss. I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!!!!
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Current fleet.
1967 DAF 44 1974 VW Beetle 1303s 1975 Triumph Spitfire MkIV 1988 VW LT45 Beavertail 1998 Volvo V70 2.5 1959 Fordson Dexta
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Not just a car but a brand of car. Audi to be specific. After years of reliable French motoring I was more than happy with the string of Peugeots and Citroens I had. Loads of people kept telling me that I should get a German car. So after a ton of overtime and nice Xmas bonus I went to my local Audi dealer and got an A3 on the approved used scheme. As soon as I had done the paperwork I went out to drive off but noting when I turned the key,no lights,nada nothing. I was not amused and a the salesman embarrassed. What followed was 6 months of constant breakdowns. Electrical faults an engine that blew its breather pipe and filled the car with oil fumes...because the pollen filter had collapsed. And the inside of the engine looked like curse word not like the a 20k mile engine. The final straw was the engine would rev its nuts off on the limiter when sat in traffic. The only way to stop it was to switch the engine off for a few seconds and restart,at which point the traffic started to move.....que the horns. I traded up at great financial loss and got a Renault sport Clio. Utterly reliable and a much better made car.
Fast forward a few years and my wife gives me the news that we will become 3. So I hunt around for a family car. Eventually and reluctantly settling on an Audi A4....yeah I know. I pick it up from the dealer and it does not start. This time I suffered a year of it they We're curse word. I will never have another.
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ben-dover
Part of things
You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter...
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Nov 10, 2014 23:12:48 GMT
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Around 2003 I had a bright red BMW E30 316 Touring on a J plate which hated me! I purchase said car from a car trader on Canvey Island for £1200 and started the drive home as happy as a pig in poo, 12 miles later it decided it wouldn't rev over 3k. So after finding out that the trader had absolutely no interest in helping I decided to dig in and find the cause. Fuel filter was changed etc, basically EVERYTHING from the simple upwards was replaced (even the ECU) So thinking logically this could only mean one thing, it was internal A compression test followed and there was no obvious problem... In the end a work mate come over one day (probably because he was sick of me moaning all day) and found the cause in 30 sec's! Turns out it had worn cam shaft lobe's! (it wasn't even tapping) I could have kissed him! So after replacing the cam and spray bar all was fine for a while so I started to modify it, lowered 100mm on 18"s, motorcycle rear box, big sound's etc. I loved that car and felt like the king of the hill every time I drove it to Southend (when you could go cruising there, god I feel old!) Waiting in the background like a car loving Praying Mantis it waited patiently for me to spend a lot of money, then it struck! In the space of a year this car broke down several times and tried to kill me twice, also to add insult to injury I nearly got pulled every time I drove it! It had the following replaced: 3x fuel pumps Radiator 2x Viscous fan clutches Water pump Fuse box (Tried to kill me at a petrol station, it decided to go up in a cloud of smoke whilst filling up) Front wiper motor (Tried to kill me again after it seized up without warning on the M20 during a torrential down pour) Handbrake cable Rear brake calliper Drivers seat belt Indicator stalk (just decided to fall off) The last straw was a huge head gasket failure which resulted in it getting so hot it scored the bores. I sold it for £250
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Nov 10, 2014 23:24:33 GMT
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Both my Dolomites. They grip the road like a bar of soap, and ive had accidents in both. Never again!
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Funny that this thread starts with a Toyota Tarago, I swore off ever owning one years ago after the first one I travelled in I ended up travelling in the folding seat holding the sliding door closed, and the first one I drove had the worst acceleration of anything I have ever driven (turbo diesel 4x4 version), the only thing worse than the acceleration was the brakes on it.
After those experiences I swore that given that I enjoy living I would never own one. Fittingly when I did buy one (which I will admit to enjoying driving in its way) I ended up having my first ever car crash in it within 12 months of owning it....
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Remade In Australia thereimaginarium.com.au
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Nov 12, 2014 13:01:29 GMT
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My Discovery has been nick named Christine after the Stephen King story. After collecting it from Kent, we hit some traffic at the Dartford Tolls, my friend was driving. The front left brake pipe burst and he had to yank the hand brake which did pretty much nothing too. We pulled over, crimped the pipe and topped up the fluid. Then when we got to the tolls he rolled the window down to pay and it wouldn't lift up again. He claimed it was trying to freeze him to death as the burst pipe hadn't done the trick and we had a 20 mile journey in November! I picked him up the other day in it and the passenger seat belt refused to work for him. The car isn't trying to kill itself, just my mate. That's reminded me - over the past couple of years I have given a work colleague a lift to and from work on only two occasions. First time my handbrake jammed on due to a broken rear brake shoe, and the second time my clutch cable snapped. I refuse to let him near my car any more!
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