The Joy of Running an Old Shed (Vol 2)
Discussion
A500leroy said:
egor110 said:
How can they be shed budget? Youll enjoy the fuel bill too.Mind you, last week I also bought a 59 plate MINI with the 1.6 diesel engine for £100, and a Fiat Panda 1.2 for £500. The MINI had a BCU issue, so the indicators weren't working, so £40 to fix that. Now, should I sell it, or do the cam belt, and run it in the fleet? Not sure.
The Panda was perfect. 130k on it, and it runs sweet as anything.
bearman68 said:
A500leroy said:
egor110 said:
How can they be shed budget? Youll enjoy the fuel bill too.Mind you, last week I also bought a 59 plate MINI with the 1.6 diesel engine for £100, and a Fiat Panda 1.2 for £500. The MINI had a BCU issue, so the indicators weren't working, so £40 to fix that. Now, should I sell it, or do the cam belt, and run it in the fleet? Not sure.
The Panda was perfect. 130k on it, and it runs sweet as anything.
bearman68 said:
A500leroy said:
egor110 said:
How can they be shed budget? Youll enjoy the fuel bill too.Mind you, last week I also bought a 59 plate MINI with the 1.6 diesel engine for £100, and a Fiat Panda 1.2 for £500. The MINI had a BCU issue, so the indicators weren't working, so £40 to fix that. Now, should I sell it, or do the cam belt, and run it in the fleet? Not sure.
The Panda was perfect. 130k on it, and it runs sweet as anything.
I have a 2008 Audi A3 2.0TDI 170bhp model. I know it’s been smoking for a while but didn’t realise how bad. White/ grey smoke. I’m guessing it’s an injector/s. Is this a common fault does anyone run a vag with this engine and encountered lots of smoke?
It won’t pass mot emissions test like that. The car is also old it’s done 205k miles so not sure if it’s worth spending the money on. Would be nice to get something newer. But then that’s a minefield no idea what to get! It is only for work as well but doing 20k a year it would be nice to have an upgrade as iv had the car 8 years next year and it’s served me very well. Only real expense has been clutch/ dmf when the master cylinder failed this year.
It won’t pass mot emissions test like that. The car is also old it’s done 205k miles so not sure if it’s worth spending the money on. Would be nice to get something newer. But then that’s a minefield no idea what to get! It is only for work as well but doing 20k a year it would be nice to have an upgrade as iv had the car 8 years next year and it’s served me very well. Only real expense has been clutch/ dmf when the master cylinder failed this year.
A500leroy said:
egor110 said:
How can they be shed budget? Youll enjoy the fuel bill too.I've noticed something a softening of used car prices btw, it seems the days of anything with an MOT fetching £1500 might finally be at an end. Think the cost of living crisis/ULEZ etc is having an affect on the cheaper end of the market.
The modern classic market however is still producing some crazy prices. 1980s hot hatches are literally hot stuff right now and some of the 90s ones are rising steeply too.......306 GTI-6 was almost shed territory 5 years ago - not now! Wish I had bought one when they were cheap....
keo said:
I have a 2008 Audi A3 2.0TDI 170bhp model. I know it’s been smoking for a while but didn’t realise how bad. White/ grey smoke. I’m guessing it’s an injector/s. Is this a common fault does anyone run a vag with this engine and encountered lots of smoke?
It won’t pass mot emissions test like that. The car is also old it’s done 205k miles so not sure if it’s worth spending the money on. Would be nice to get something newer. But then that’s a minefield no idea what to get! It is only for work as well but doing 20k a year it would be nice to have an upgrade as iv had the car 8 years next year and it’s served me very well. Only real expense has been clutch/ dmf when the master cylinder failed this year.
EGR all day long. Blank it off and remap it. (Would be the suggestions of someone far less moral than me)!!! It won’t pass mot emissions test like that. The car is also old it’s done 205k miles so not sure if it’s worth spending the money on. Would be nice to get something newer. But then that’s a minefield no idea what to get! It is only for work as well but doing 20k a year it would be nice to have an upgrade as iv had the car 8 years next year and it’s served me very well. Only real expense has been clutch/ dmf when the master cylinder failed this year.
egor110 said:
Aren't these pretty much the most in demand car out there at the moment? I watch a few car trader auction videos on YouTube and these always seem to make way more than expected.I think they are in demand from people who want the cheapest possible car to run and from youngsters as they are pretty much the cheapest car out there to insure.
After being quoted nearly £3K to insure a 1.2 16v Clio for a 17 year old I am seriously considering getting her one of these.
Gordon Hill said:
They're fine as transport if you can put up with that hateful 3 cylinder tractor engine.
LOL, you are not keen on this engine are you? Not the first time you've cast aspersions on Toyotas finest. I'm not terribly keen on the 3 cylinder jobbies, and they do use oil, but they go well, fairly torquey, and rev well, as well as being reliable.
Gordon Hill said:
They're fine as transport if you can put up with that hateful 3 cylinder tractor engine.
I am a member of Zipcar and recently borrowed a 1.2 3 cylinder Vauxhall Corsa to see how it compared to my shed. It was only £9 for the hour and seemed like a good way to drive a new car for an hour with no pressure and compare it to my shed.It was utter, utter rubbish I absolutely hated the 3 cylinder engine. It was rough, noisy and absolutely gutless. The absolutely amazing thing was this car has a list price is £20K!
I got back in my shed and it was like driving a brand new car compared to that hateful piece of crap.
I am not a fan of 3 cylinder engines, it just seems so wrong.
bearman68 said:
Gordon Hill said:
They're fine as transport if you can put up with that hateful 3 cylinder tractor engine.
LOL, you are not keen on this engine are you? Not the first time you've cast aspersions on Toyotas finest. I'm not terribly keen on the 3 cylinder jobbies, and they do use oil, but they go well, fairly torquey, and rev well, as well as being reliable.
Joey Deacon said:
Gordon Hill said:
They're fine as transport if you can put up with that hateful 3 cylinder tractor engine.
I am a member of Zipcar and recently borrowed a 1.2 3 cylinder Vauxhall Corsa to see how it compared to my shed. It was only £9 for the hour and seemed like a good way to drive a new car for an hour with no pressure and compare it to my shed.It was utter, utter rubbish I absolutely hated the 3 cylinder engine. It was rough, noisy and absolutely gutless. The absolutely amazing thing was this car has a list price is £20K!
I got back in my shed and it was like driving a brand new car compared to that hateful piece of crap.
I am not a fan of 3 cylinder engines, it just seems so wrong.
7 5 7 said:
Well yeah, not just the oil pickup issue - just any diesel related issue, would soon make the £1350 you paid, not so cheap! There is just very little to go wrong engine wise with these, but you have the normal 'car related' stuff plus the 'diesel related stuff' on the CDTI's.
Apart from the tax, pretty much by the by now, I am quite happy in my 1.8 VVT to pay the more tax, knowing that is all I really to pay for and know...and plan for its arrival.
In terms of performance on these petrol's, they are pretty good if you wind them up, I enjoy the engine more than I really should in mine, very smooth.
Tax could be better but its a small expense in the grand scheme. I would have thought (but may be proven wrong) to get shed budget low tax you need a small engine and to get big engine small tax youre out of shed budget. So i can live with paying 20 odd a month appose to leasing/loaning something more efficient. Apart from the tax, pretty much by the by now, I am quite happy in my 1.8 VVT to pay the more tax, knowing that is all I really to pay for and know...and plan for its arrival.
In terms of performance on these petrol's, they are pretty good if you wind them up, I enjoy the engine more than I really should in mine, very smooth.
Edited by 7 5 7 on Tuesday 21st November 12:40
As for the engine, that photo was taking a few weeks ago on a weekend in richmond(the yorkshire one) and it just did it so well and comfortably, great how much you can get without spending loads. To sheds
Joey Deacon said:
egor110 said:
Aren't these pretty much the most in demand car out there at the moment? I watch a few car trader auction videos on YouTube and these always seem to make way more than expected.I think they are in demand from people who want the cheapest possible car to run and from youngsters as they are pretty much the cheapest car out there to insure.
After being quoted nearly £3K to insure a 1.2 16v Clio for a 17 year old I am seriously considering getting her one of these.
I can’t speak highly enough of them; they’re tough, easy to fix, fun and considering I put 20k a year on mine, I find it comfortable and a decent place to do the miles. Fuel economy is great and mine is in the £0 tax bracket as it’s a late Mk1.
It’s not the fastest thing in the world but revs willingly. The Euro 5 map I think stripped some of the fuelling out below 3k rpm, my partner’s (now sold to a friend) E4 107 had noticeably more low down torque.
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