The £260 Fiesta

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maxdb

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1,533 posts

156 months

Wednesday 30th March 2022
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So the Fiesta has been replaced after around 3 years or so..



I decided not to bother doing anything else to it a while ago as every time I saw it there appeared to be a new scratch or dent to it. Just before we got rid I noticed an oil leak underneath the car and the front splitter part was hanging off so it got removed. Also the starter motor was playing up so it was really annoying.

I was actually looking for a 3rd car for lugging stuff around and there was nothing really cheap worth having so I increased the budget a little and found this Citroen C3 Picassso for sale for £1650. The girlfriend really liked it to so I suggested she just have it if the garage selling it would take in her Fiesta.

Despite the Fiesta's issues, the garage took £500 for it, which took the Citroen C3 Picasso down to £1050. I then paid an extra £150 for a 3 month warranty in case the turbo decided to s*** itself etc.

As with the Fiesta, the C3 Picasso needs/needed some bits done on it but it's not worthy of a new thread. I'll do a quick summary below:

- A good clean (complete)
- New rear number plate light (in progress)
- New drivers window switch (complete)
- Parking sensors don't work (looking into)
- New bushes (in progress)

It's actually nice not having a car that's black smile

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 31st March 2022
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Shame - the Fiesta was starting to look pretty good.

Still we'll get a new thread for the Citroen hopefully!