The Joy of Running an Old Shed (Vol 2)
Discussion
bearman68 said:
I love a good C1 - or a bad one, I don't mind. PM me if you want. You need to be local ish though, or feel the need for a trip to the lovely Brecon Beacons. (or whatever they are called these days)
Too far I'm afraid, but regardless of that it's not a good one tbh. There's a lot of time and money needed to get it right for what's realistically a £795 car on a forecourt if it already had a full ticket. If the bodywork was good and the mileage was closer to 100 than 200 we'd have it on the ramps and do it but it's too far gone. It's a spares car at this point, even though it quite happily wafted from Halifax to Hull and back at a comfy 75 yesterday 
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r3g said:
BenS94 said:
A 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 Ti-VCT Ghia saloon in Jeans Blue. Local dealers launch demo plus 3 owners from the same family, latterly owned by a retired Ford Master tech. 69,000 miles. Some nice options such as upgraded wheels, adaptive headlamps, CD autochanger and fake wood! An honest, beautiful car for a grand.
Looks nice top side. What's the bottom side like? Very rare now for us to see a Focus of this age on the ramp without shot sills. Keep an eye on them if they haven't already had attention, One day they are there, then the next they are gone 
. Arches upwards they are good cars with that engine .BenS94 said:
I knew about the welding, could see without prodding underneath it's been done nicely with how neat the underseal had been applied - but I was inspired to look, and all I could see were very small coin sized patches - a good prod with a screwdriver and all is solid - I think it's overly fussy testers.
Fair enough. I was victim to a fussy tester last year on the Astra H who insisted on welding for the front subframe (usual point) when another local garage said their tester would have allowed it through with an advisory at most....to be fair, the Focus MK2s were a bit better rust proofed from the factor than the Mk1s which sadly are going the way of most previous old Fords.egor110 said:
bearman68 said:
egor110 said:
23k? 23? Really on 23???? Wow.I really hope that's a D5 manual - if it is, £1450 is a complete bargain. I am jealous.
What a marvellous car, fab motorway cruisers, and as tough as old boots. One of my favourite fleet cars, and massive economy from them.
-Lummox- said:
R-class is still in the garage with 2 snapped glow plugs now... definitely feeling the "old shed" part of this thread title, not so much the joy!
Oh and the remote central locking issue has been traced back to a module fault which is apparently a c. £500 part to source, replace and code to the vehicle... deep joy...
I miss the days of cars with uncomplicated electronics...
Well my shed is back and I think I could have done worse given the work involved... Oh and the remote central locking issue has been traced back to a module fault which is apparently a c. £500 part to source, replace and code to the vehicle... deep joy...
I miss the days of cars with uncomplicated electronics...
On the jobs list were:
- Replace glowplugs x6 (all seized, 2 snapped during removal) - I supplied the new plugs. Car now starts on the button with no smoke so plugs were definitely FUBAR.
- Check / top up gearbox oil (which seems for now to have resolved an issue with the car sometimes not going into D from P, whilst the dash indicator suggests it is in gear).
- Supply / fit rear discs and pads (£320 in parts)
- Code new key to car
- strip rear tailgate to fit an antenna amplifier module from a scrappy (in a failed effort to resolve my lack of radio reception and remote unlocking)
- fit a replacement alarm siren as the old one had the classic Merc fault of batteries leaking all over the circuit board and causing false alarms (I supplied the new part)
- diagnose why central locking isn't working on remote (not yet fixed but problem supposedly identified) - £530 if I want it fixed
I'm sure many hardcore sheddists would have lived with some of the above but particularly the reluctance to start and the smokescreen when it did were doing my head in. Garage probably spent at least 2-3 full days working on it. Final bill was £791. Considering the work done, whilst I'd rather not have had a bill that size, could have been worse...
I was tipped off about the rear of the MK2 Focus saloons being a rust trap. I peeled back the carpet and peered in expecting the worst...
Boot floor etc all good but did stink a bit - I thought it may have been letting in water. Everything stripped out and cleaned, smelling better now.
I also topped up all fluids (all bar screenwash barely needing any, but I like everything on "MAX". I then gave the honest, bone dry, but dirty engine bay a clean up, using Chrome NWs "Blink" one-step cleaner and dressing. I didn't want anything to leave a wet-look, overly clean glossy shine, the results are exactly what I wanted.
It then went on to look incredibly out of place at my friends place this evening.
I also found out this morning that the service book is stamped as far as their records go, to 2015, but two of the staff members there knew the car and the owner, saying he'll have likely done the work himself when he retired - great guy, well respected and absolutely loved the car by all accounts. Certainly put me at ease.
Boot floor etc all good but did stink a bit - I thought it may have been letting in water. Everything stripped out and cleaned, smelling better now.
I also topped up all fluids (all bar screenwash barely needing any, but I like everything on "MAX". I then gave the honest, bone dry, but dirty engine bay a clean up, using Chrome NWs "Blink" one-step cleaner and dressing. I didn't want anything to leave a wet-look, overly clean glossy shine, the results are exactly what I wanted.
It then went on to look incredibly out of place at my friends place this evening.
I also found out this morning that the service book is stamped as far as their records go, to 2015, but two of the staff members there knew the car and the owner, saying he'll have likely done the work himself when he retired - great guy, well respected and absolutely loved the car by all accounts. Certainly put me at ease.
Edited by BenS94 on Friday 10th May 22:13
Bowlers said:
Where would be the best place to list a ‘shed’ for sale.
Is Faceache the only answer these days?
I've had previous success in using Gumtree (sold my Forester without issue a couple of years back) but still had to filter out the idiots. Exercise extreme patience regardless. Is Faceache the only answer these days?
Bowlers said:
Where would be the best place to list a ‘shed’ for sale.
Is Faceache the only answer these days?
Facebook, Gumtree, Car & Classic - and PH Classifieds (if a PH member for over 10 years(?) ) are free and where I'd start. No bites after a certain amount of time, eBay and AutoTrader would be my next steps - or PH Classifieds if a member under 10 years.Is Faceache the only answer these days?
Bowlers said:
They have seemingly dropped the free listings now, as this was my first thought.
Oh wow, this must be fairly recent as I was only looking there about month or 2 back to sell my C1 and it definitely said free under £1000. I've just looked now and under a grand is £10-£27 2 to 6 weeks, or £33 for a limitless ad. Robbing b
ds.Ryyy said:
So as bearman shared wisdon i did what anyone would do... see how much a kormoran is for your shed 
the answer is £90. Its not bad i suppose but ill be sticking with part worns for this shed. If i had my caddy id be tempted(or something i vaguely liked/had interest in) to try and would happily spend the £90 on tyres but i dont and i really want this shed to just go from a to b as cheaply as possible 
On the same day, I spent 250 quid on 2 brand new Rainsport 5s for my Astra. Then spent a week on holiday. the answer is £90. Its not bad i suppose but ill be sticking with part worns for this shed. If i had my caddy id be tempted(or something i vaguely liked/had interest in) to try and would happily spend the £90 on tyres but i dont and i really want this shed to just go from a to b as cheaply as possible Grateful for the A rating on wet grip as our return from Ringo Star Speke Airport was in a Thunderstorm. M57 had standing water.
It rains in the UK. Alot.
anarki said:
Bowlers said:
Where would be the best place to list a ‘shed’ for sale.
Is Faceache the only answer these days?
I've had previous success in using Gumtree (sold my Forester without issue a couple of years back) but still had to filter out the idiots. Exercise extreme patience regardless. Is Faceache the only answer these days?
Pity that PH has to make a profit, otherwise you could step back to 2011, and use the free ads it had then. (29 calls about 998 mini)
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