A car a month for 2020. Idiocy but you love it.
Discussion
Toaster Pilot said:
richatnort said:
In your vlog I noticed you were in a big garage / warehouse. Are you renting it or on the side of your house?
It’s an industrial unit that I rent for various purposes. My house barely even has a parking space 
Toaster Pilot said:
richatnort said:
In your vlog I noticed you were in a big garage / warehouse. Are you renting it or on the side of your house?
It’s an industrial unit that I rent for various purposes. My house barely even has a parking space 
Great idea, I admire you for this I really do. Especially if you are relying on this to get to work every day. How many miles do you normally do in a month?
Regarding the focus, steering angle sensor sounds fun, also worth noting the electrical connections on the pump are right on top which can have water getting in them. Also check connections on gem unit for water ingress, and the main loom connectors on both n.s. and o.s lower "a" posts.
Good luck!
Regarding the focus, steering angle sensor sounds fun, also worth noting the electrical connections on the pump are right on top which can have water getting in them. Also check connections on gem unit for water ingress, and the main loom connectors on both n.s. and o.s lower "a" posts.
Good luck!
hi court said:
Great idea, I admire you for this I really do. Especially if you are relying on this to get to work every day. How many miles do you normally do in a month?
Regarding the focus, steering angle sensor sounds fun, also worth noting the electrical connections on the pump are right on top which can have water getting in them. Also check connections on gem unit for water ingress, and the main loom connectors on both n.s. and o.s lower "a" posts.
Good luck!
In the interests of transparency, it’s not going to work with me every day, but I am using it sometimes. Given the steering fault on this, I didn’t particularly want to drive it every day in case it got worse. Anything in the future that doesn’t have an obvious safety-impacting fault will be in daily service as much as possible though!Regarding the focus, steering angle sensor sounds fun, also worth noting the electrical connections on the pump are right on top which can have water getting in them. Also check connections on gem unit for water ingress, and the main loom connectors on both n.s. and o.s lower "a" posts.
Good luck!
My commute is an 80 mile round trip
Toaster Pilot said:
In the interests of transparency, it’s not going to work with me every day, but I am using it sometimes. Given the steering fault on this, I didn’t particularly want to drive it every day in case it got worse. Anything in the future that doesn’t have an obvious safety-impacting fault will be in daily service as much as possible though!
My commute is an 80 mile round trip
Poor show old chap, poor show! My commute is an 80 mile round trip
This challenge looks like a piece of cake tbh. I've bought a few cars for £300-£600 that have either lasted years. They've all only needed minor repairs, so I don't see how yours wouldn't last a month. Every car I've at least broken even on the purchase price (if I sold it) or it has been scrapped. I was just sensible with them, old Nissans, old diesel Peugeots etc etc, although if you’re only keeping them a month you don't need to be at all.
tallpaullewis said:
This challenge looks like a piece of cake tbh. I've bought a few cars for £300-£600 that have either lasted years. They've all only needed minor repairs, so I don't see how yours wouldn't last a month. Every car I've at least broken even on the purchase price (if I sold it) or it has been scrapped. I was just sensible with them, old Nissans, old diesel Peugeots etc etc, although if you’re only keeping them a month you don't need to be at all.
I agree with you that it’s fairly straightforward to buy a reasonably reliable shed if you know what you’re looking for (it’s also easy to buy an absolute pile of scrap if you take your eye off the ball, as I have done before! *cough* Panda)I am trying to make it a bit more interesting by looking for stuff with known but not terminal faults though - if you were just needing transport you probably wouldn’t bother with a Focus with dodgy steering and just buy something working!
Toaster Pilot said:
The parts have just arrived - pump came this morning and I’ll collect the sensor from the Royal Mail depot later today
Just watched your vids. Great work, good to put a face and voice to the usernameAll the best with the fix for the focus. Following with interest both in here and on YouTube.
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