jacko lah
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Before I bought the Accord, the most I'd ever paid for a car was £2500 for a K reg 1.4 Ax diesel in 1998. That in fact was the most reliable car I've ever owned.
Most recently I've had experience of a Volvo s40 with 130K on the clock, which had a very expensive engine issue ready to pounce on the VVT shaft. But before that went, the gearbox imploded, after I'd spent money fixing the rear calipers. I sold it on to a breaker for the £350 I'd payed for it, but it had a renault gearbox, and I think the engine might have had renault engineering too.
I've also owned for 12 years a 1.8 cavalier. If you want easy repairs and cheap parts, you can't really beat a non cat, carb'd 8V vauxhall. recently did the rear brakes on that for £12, plus £7 quid for a wheel cylinder.
I also spent 50 quid on sills and 40 quid on welding consumables along with 2 whole days on my back welding in order to get it an MOT.
When I was looking for a modern diesel I did lots of homework, but in the end I decided to be 'different' and not buy a mundano or a vectrash.My only issue is the lack of a manual.
Most recently I've had experience of a Volvo s40 with 130K on the clock, which had a very expensive engine issue ready to pounce on the VVT shaft. But before that went, the gearbox imploded, after I'd spent money fixing the rear calipers. I sold it on to a breaker for the £350 I'd payed for it, but it had a renault gearbox, and I think the engine might have had renault engineering too.
I've also owned for 12 years a 1.8 cavalier. If you want easy repairs and cheap parts, you can't really beat a non cat, carb'd 8V vauxhall. recently did the rear brakes on that for £12, plus £7 quid for a wheel cylinder.
I also spent 50 quid on sills and 40 quid on welding consumables along with 2 whole days on my back welding in order to get it an MOT.
When I was looking for a modern diesel I did lots of homework, but in the end I decided to be 'different' and not buy a mundano or a vectrash.My only issue is the lack of a manual.