Need Help With Decision For GF's Car.

[joesmith]

If it's simple like a Focus then £30, complicated stuff like the Grand Scenic where half the engine comes out or something then £60.

The cam belt itself costs more than £30

I just spend about £350 on my car, cambelt kit replacement, drop link, rear drums sorted out and handbrake tightened and a new tyre (nail in the outer part of the tyre, irreparable, had plenty of life left in it as well ). It'd be silly to scrap a 2004 car that only needed £300 spent on it.

 

[pepsilol]

On about just the labour.

 

[andy_mk3]

it's a 04 plate Hyundai Getz 1.1, it's got a few advisories from the last MOT, we had some sorted last year and that cost her just over £300 to get fixed. It's now due again end of next month and wonder if it's worth spending that sort of money on it again or just scrap it? She got it Nov 11, so she obviously wanted to keep it, thus why she spent £300 on the repairs in Feb 12.

We can't really afford to get her a new car so it's a case of pay for repairs when we get quotes back or scrap it. Can't remember all of the advisories but I know one of them was rusting on the steering wheel column, might just be me, but that sounds expensive!

Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Say no more What would even possess you to buy it in the first place?

 

[Matt82]

Nothing wrong with him, just read the first line, surely that gives a good indication of the type of person he is His overheads are somewhat minimal.

at that price its hardly even a hobby, hes making nothing from it, and they arnt simple jobs, and its a random selection of cars so it wont be something done for the love of a brand. i need the *impossibru* image, it makes no sense

 

[Matt82]

speaking of crazy prices, a guy i work with found someone to supply AND fit a gearbox on a golf for £220. i think it included an MOT too

the only possible explanation is that the box needed a simple repair and wasnt removed/replaced at all

 

[Pulse]

Ok, sorry for the slow reply. Here is the list of the original failed MOT:

Reasons for Refusal

001 Nearside headlamp aim too low

002 Rear brake application uneven **DANGEROUS**

003 Rear brakes release unevenly

004 Front brake application uneven **DANGEROUS**

005 Front brakes imbalanced **DANGEROUS**

Advisory Items

006 Nearside front tyre worn close to the legal limit

007 Offside front tyre worn close to the legal limit

008 Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded

009 Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level

010 Offside rear brake pipe slightly corroded

011 Offside rear (short) brake pipe slightly corroded

012 Nearside rear (short) brake pipe slightly corroded

013 Nearside front brake slight tightness

And then after the repairs we are still left with

Advisory Items

001 Nearside front tyre worn close to the legal limit

002 Offside front tyre worn close to the legal limit

003 Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) slightly corroded

004 Offside rear brake pipe slightly corroded

005 Offside rear (short) brake pipe slightly corroded

006 Nearside rear (short) brake pipe slightly corroded

We then shortly afterwards also replaced the front tyres so should only be left with items 3 to 6 on the the 2nd list.

 

[iaind]

That's mostly consumable items!!

 

[Pulse]

Come again? (as you can tell I'm not the most clued up on this jazz)

 

[iaind]

Apart from a couple of minor faults, the sort you'd expect on any car with age, most of those are worn consumable items - brakes and tyres account for more than half that list. If you're worrying about stuff like that then it's best to not bother with a car at all

 

[jellybeard999]

Come again? (as you can tell I'm not the most clued up on this jazz)

Things you'd expect to need to replace on a routine basis on ANY car.

The hard pipes under the car will corrode over time, once they are too far gone or leaking they are simply cut out and replacements welded in - a simple and routine job for most mechanics.

 

[Pulse]

brakes and tyres account for more than half that list. If you're worrying about stuff like that then it's best to not bother with a car at all

It's not that we're worrying about it, we just don't understand what it is or how much it will cost to sort it out. I'm not a mechanic, the most I do is top up the oil and basic engine liquids and pump up the tyres. I've only ever had cars a year or two old and so I don't usually need to do anything or have any advisories, so things like this are completely unknown to me.

The hard pipes under the car will corrode over time, once they are too far gone or leaking they are simply cut out and replacements welded in - a simple and routine job for most mechanics.

Thanks for clearing that up, sounds pretty inexpensive.

 

[benjo]

II've only ever had cars a year or two old and so I don't usually need to do anything or have any advisories, so things like this are completely unknown to me.

Don't lie You had a Mk2 Golf that you sold within a fortnight because it had a little niggle!

 

[Pulse]

Don't lie You had a Mk2 Golf that you sold within a fortnight because it had a little niggle!

Forgot about him! More so because the fan belt came off when doing 60mph and the engine over heated extremely quickly!

Besides which, I had that 4 months, even if it didn't seem that long.

 

[semi-pro waster]

It's up to you but the list of problems seems fairly minor, worth being aware of certainly but if the car itself is running fine and doing what you need of it then it doesn't seem a sensible proposition to get rid of it just yet.

 

[Pulse]

Yeah think we've come to the same conclusion now. Thanks everyone for the advice.

 

[Matt82]

if the brake pipes are still in an acceptable condition, get the cleaned up and re painted. theyll last another god knows how long