Free Mazda 6 car from a very generous PH'er
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Hi all
A very long story cut short, through some nonsense with an insurance company and some terrible luck, my brother is currently car less and money-less! With a wife and two kids and a 30 mile cross country commute, this has proved to be somewhat of a pain. Step in a PH'er who I won't name here unless he pipes up to say hello, who after exchanging emails with me privately, offered up his wife's no longer needed Mazda 6. It was described to me as mechanically sound, but cosmetically terrible on account of the owners living in the middle of the countryside down some very narrow country lanes.
After a bit of a mission on the trains found me meeting up with a very nice gentlemen, who handed the car over with a wedge full of history. It's a 2.0l petrol, 104k miles, with a Mazda history up until 80k. It had failed its MoT on some welding and two tyres, and the PH'er in question decided it was time for a replacement, his wife liked this so much, she has another Mazda 6!!
So, here it is as it stands today:-
It parted with it's numberplate on the owners driveway, but i didn't notice!
I had a good crawl under the car this morning in the daylight and found the suspect weldiing which failed the MoT. I have a very good odd-job welding man who will have this sorted in a couple of hours for very little outlay.
So, the plan is to get the two tyres sorted and the welding, and get a new MoT on it. Then my brother will press it into service straight away as his daily. When the weather is right, he will set to work on the body work, and I of course will update accordingly. The challenge with this car is to get it running as cheap as possible, my brother is stuck waiting for a payout from a foreign insurer, so far costs stands at £0 thanks to the aforementioned generosity, but rough target costs to get this on the road:-
Welding - £100 ish
Plate (ordered) - £6.20
Tyres (have one spare in the garage) - £40
MoT Fee - £35
I'll be back when the welding is done and let's hope my MoT tester feels the same as the one 200 miles away who tested it last week.
A very long story cut short, through some nonsense with an insurance company and some terrible luck, my brother is currently car less and money-less! With a wife and two kids and a 30 mile cross country commute, this has proved to be somewhat of a pain. Step in a PH'er who I won't name here unless he pipes up to say hello, who after exchanging emails with me privately, offered up his wife's no longer needed Mazda 6. It was described to me as mechanically sound, but cosmetically terrible on account of the owners living in the middle of the countryside down some very narrow country lanes.
After a bit of a mission on the trains found me meeting up with a very nice gentlemen, who handed the car over with a wedge full of history. It's a 2.0l petrol, 104k miles, with a Mazda history up until 80k. It had failed its MoT on some welding and two tyres, and the PH'er in question decided it was time for a replacement, his wife liked this so much, she has another Mazda 6!!
So, here it is as it stands today:-
It parted with it's numberplate on the owners driveway, but i didn't notice!
I had a good crawl under the car this morning in the daylight and found the suspect weldiing which failed the MoT. I have a very good odd-job welding man who will have this sorted in a couple of hours for very little outlay.
So, the plan is to get the two tyres sorted and the welding, and get a new MoT on it. Then my brother will press it into service straight away as his daily. When the weather is right, he will set to work on the body work, and I of course will update accordingly. The challenge with this car is to get it running as cheap as possible, my brother is stuck waiting for a payout from a foreign insurer, so far costs stands at £0 thanks to the aforementioned generosity, but rough target costs to get this on the road:-
Welding - £100 ish
Plate (ordered) - £6.20
Tyres (have one spare in the garage) - £40
MoT Fee - £35
I'll be back when the welding is done and let's hope my MoT tester feels the same as the one 200 miles away who tested it last week.
Edited by eltax91 on Thursday 8th December 16:15
PH can sometimes seem to be full of idiots, trolls and keyboard warriors looking for an online spat and contributing little or nothing to the community. Take a look at some threads in the Formula 1 section for an example or PH at its very worst.
Every now and again, a thread like this comes along to remind us that there's some really decent PH'ers around
Well done to the generous PH'er for reminding us what this place is supposed to be - a motoring enthusiasts community
Every now and again, a thread like this comes along to remind us that there's some really decent PH'ers around
Well done to the generous PH'er for reminding us what this place is supposed to be - a motoring enthusiasts community
to the generous PHer - a true gent! Bill said:
It's a wreck! I've shown Mrs Bill this and she's mortified at the state of it. Glad it's going to live on and in all honesty the hassle and logistics of getting rid of it mean you did us a favour. 
Good man, making a situation like this work out to the benefit of all parties involved! Glad it's going to live on and in all honesty the hassle and logistics of getting rid of it mean you did us a favour. Cosmetics dont matter anyway, not when its between a sheddy mazda and the bus.
The rust on these is shocking. Mine is just eating itself all over. The rear arches fold under at 90 degrees and habe the arch liners pressed up against them which makes the perfect resting place for crud. What adds to the problem is the liners being made from a flock material which is probably the worst material possible. They may as well have made it from sponge! At least the sound proofing would have been better.
OP, is it just my 6 or do the doors feel suspiciously light and tinny to you?
Congratulations on a free car, even bigger congratulations on knowing someone who can weld. Mine will need such a friend shortly...
OP, is it just my 6 or do the doors feel suspiciously light and tinny to you?
Congratulations on a free car, even bigger congratulations on knowing someone who can weld. Mine will need such a friend shortly...
Kringle said:
The rust on these is shocking. Mine is just eating itself all over. The rear arches fold under at 90 degrees and habe the arch liners pressed up against them which makes the perfect resting place for crud. What adds to the problem is the liners being made from a flock material which is probably the worst material possible. They may as well have made it from sponge! At least the sound proofing would have been better.
My dad has a 6 of this vintage, hope his doesnt do this.Bill said:
It's a wreck! I've shown Mrs Bill this and she's mortified at the state of it. Glad it's going to live on and in all honesty the hassle and logistics of getting rid of it mean you did us a favour.
Thanks once again bill. It was a pleasure to have met you. Glad it's going to live on and in all honesty the hassle and logistics of getting rid of it mean you did us a favour. As others have said, a shed vs the bus is no contest, ill put some more pictures up as it improves and mrs bill can get less horrified.
P.s. Tell her I hope the mince pies turned out ok.
Vitorio said:
Kringle said:
The rust on these is shocking. Mine is just eating itself all over. The rear arches fold under at 90 degrees and habe the arch liners pressed up against them which makes the perfect resting place for crud. What adds to the problem is the liners being made from a flock material which is probably the worst material possible. They may as well have made it from sponge! At least the sound proofing would have been better.
My dad has a 6 of this vintage, hope his doesnt do this.lesstatt said:
That's a very nice thing to do indeed well done, might I suggest that when it is truly dead and possibly scrap that your brother "pays it forward" and gives the money the scrap man gives him for it to a charity of his choice.
He kind of already is. We've both been brought up to believe in karma. I said in my OP it was a long story, but that story culminates in him currently in possession of a very broken zafira. His currently plan is to strip that, make as much cash as he can, and then, after paying me back for the costs of putting the Mazda back on the road, hand the remainder over to charity (help for heroes most likely). He sees it as exchanging a broken car with 5 months ticket for one with 12 months that more suits his needs.
Ultimately, by the time the next MoT is due on this car, he should have finally finished the legal wranglings with the German lorry driver that left him in this situation in the first place. Assuming he has, then he'll have a newer car on the drive on account of finally being paid out and this one may well love on with someone else. Who knows.
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