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Dragging this thread back up as I now have something worthy of posting.
I needed to buy a daily driver, to keep the miles/wear and tear off of my modified Volvo C30 T5. I had been running around in a 1.4 petrol 206 that my parents had going spare, but HGF put paid to that.
So with some money burning a hole in my pocket, I decided to get myself something nicer to sit in.
I present to you, the results of spending £1300:
2006 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDI Sport. It's reasonable in every way.
So far, impressions have been good. I've done around 1k miles in it over the last 3 weeks, including a trip from Oxford to Bournemouth and back. Everything works, except for the air con which I'm really hoping just needs a regas - if it's anything more than that, it can stay broken.
It's got dents, knocks and scrapes all over it - 12 years and 145,000 miles does that to a car. For me, it just increases the no-f
ks-given aspect of ownership. Unlike the Volvo, I'm not bothered leaving this in supermarket car parks or town centres, and I don't have to plan my routes around avoiding speed bumps and the like as this isn't lowered. It smelled a bit inside when I got it, but sponge-cleaning the seats and spraying a lot of Febreze on the fabrics seems to have dealt with the issue nicely.
55mpg combined is a nice change from the 23-25 I see from the Volvo too!
I needed to buy a daily driver, to keep the miles/wear and tear off of my modified Volvo C30 T5. I had been running around in a 1.4 petrol 206 that my parents had going spare, but HGF put paid to that.
So with some money burning a hole in my pocket, I decided to get myself something nicer to sit in.
I present to you, the results of spending £1300:
2006 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDI Sport. It's reasonable in every way.
So far, impressions have been good. I've done around 1k miles in it over the last 3 weeks, including a trip from Oxford to Bournemouth and back. Everything works, except for the air con which I'm really hoping just needs a regas - if it's anything more than that, it can stay broken.
It's got dents, knocks and scrapes all over it - 12 years and 145,000 miles does that to a car. For me, it just increases the no-f
ks-given aspect of ownership. Unlike the Volvo, I'm not bothered leaving this in supermarket car parks or town centres, and I don't have to plan my routes around avoiding speed bumps and the like as this isn't lowered. It smelled a bit inside when I got it, but sponge-cleaning the seats and spraying a lot of Febreze on the fabrics seems to have dealt with the issue nicely.55mpg combined is a nice change from the 23-25 I see from the Volvo too!
TheVole said:
Dragging this thread back up as I now have something worthy of posting.
I needed to buy a daily driver, to keep the miles/wear and tear off of my modified Volvo C30 T5. I had been running around in a 1.4 petrol 206 that my parents had going spare, but HGF put paid to that.
So with some money burning a hole in my pocket, I decided to get myself something nicer to sit in.
I present to you, the results of spending £1300:
2006 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDI Sport. It's reasonable in every way.
So far, impressions have been good. I've done around 1k miles in it over the last 3 weeks, including a trip from Oxford to Bournemouth and back. Everything works, except for the air con which I'm really hoping just needs a regas - if it's anything more than that, it can stay broken.
It's got dents, knocks and scrapes all over it - 12 years and 145,000 miles does that to a car. For me, it just increases the no-fks-given aspect of ownership. Unlike the Volvo, I'm not bothered leaving this in supermarket car parks or town centres, and I don't have to plan my routes around avoiding speed bumps and the like as this isn't lowered. It smelled a bit inside when I got it, but sponge-cleaning the seats and spraying a lot of Febreze on the fabrics seems to have dealt with the issue nicely.
55mpg combined is a nice change from the 23-25 I see from the Volvo too!
If you don't mind me asking, where did you find that?I needed to buy a daily driver, to keep the miles/wear and tear off of my modified Volvo C30 T5. I had been running around in a 1.4 petrol 206 that my parents had going spare, but HGF put paid to that.
So with some money burning a hole in my pocket, I decided to get myself something nicer to sit in.
I present to you, the results of spending £1300:
2006 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDI Sport. It's reasonable in every way.
So far, impressions have been good. I've done around 1k miles in it over the last 3 weeks, including a trip from Oxford to Bournemouth and back. Everything works, except for the air con which I'm really hoping just needs a regas - if it's anything more than that, it can stay broken.
It's got dents, knocks and scrapes all over it - 12 years and 145,000 miles does that to a car. For me, it just increases the no-f
ks-given aspect of ownership. Unlike the Volvo, I'm not bothered leaving this in supermarket car parks or town centres, and I don't have to plan my routes around avoiding speed bumps and the like as this isn't lowered. It smelled a bit inside when I got it, but sponge-cleaning the seats and spraying a lot of Febreze on the fabrics seems to have dealt with the issue nicely.55mpg combined is a nice change from the 23-25 I see from the Volvo too!
Looks good. Is the clutch ok as that is a weak point on them.
Glad to see people like the stvic!
300k is reassuring - I've set myself the challenge of getting it to 200k, anything beyond that is a bonus for me.
The clutch is fine, and it cropped up locally on Auto Trader. I had been looking at Accords with the same engine, but I don't need the extra size (no kids/family etc to get in here), plus the only Accords for anything close to this money all looked pretty shagged.
tvic!300k is reassuring - I've set myself the challenge of getting it to 200k, anything beyond that is a bonus for me.
The clutch is fine, and it cropped up locally on Auto Trader. I had been looking at Accords with the same engine, but I don't need the extra size (no kids/family etc to get in here), plus the only Accords for anything close to this money all looked pretty shagged.
TheVole said:
The clutch is fine, and it cropped up locally on Auto Trader. I had been looking at Accords with the same engine, but I don't need the extra size (no kids/family etc to get in here), plus the only Accords for anything close to this money all looked pretty shagged.
Well that's not good, I've just bought a ctdi accord for £550..
It's only slightly shagged.
So tomorrow £600 182 goes in for a re-mot after failing the emissions big style.
The garage has a big box of parts to play with , o2 sensor , new plugs, ht leads and coil packs , injectors and fuel rail so fingers crossed .
Meanwhile the £500 puma has carried on doing the daily duties with no fuss .
The garage has a big box of parts to play with , o2 sensor , new plugs, ht leads and coil packs , injectors and fuel rail so fingers crossed .
Meanwhile the £500 puma has carried on doing the daily duties with no fuss .
My free* Puma has been doing its job with zero complaints. It creaks a Hell of a lot less than the Saab it replaced.
The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
- Well, free in the sense no money changed hands, but I swapped a 9-3 with borked air con and shagged suspension for it.
GeordieInExile said:
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The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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Until the brakes fail.... The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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TonyRPH said:
GeordieInExile said:
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The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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Until the brakes fail.... The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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PartOfTheProblem said:
TonyRPH said:
GeordieInExile said:
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The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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Until the brakes fail.... The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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GeordieInExile said:
I shall get it round a mate's and get it on his ramp at the weekend so we can see where the leak's coming from - I topped it up last week and the light hasn't come back on yet so hopefully it's not too serious.
A "not too serious" leak becomes a serious leak when you stomp on the brake pedal in an emergency, and the "not too serious" leak suddenly becomes a massive split in the brake hose(s)....GeordieInExile said:
PartOfTheProblem said:
TonyRPH said:
GeordieInExile said:
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The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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Until the brakes fail.... The brake warning light was flickering on and off the other day but a top-up of brake fluid has sorted that out. Might be that there's a minor leak somewhere in the system but I've got plenty fluid to keep it topped up throughout the summer if needs be.
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