first car related costs of 2012
Discussion
So like an idiot I thought yer ill drive to Soho on the way back from kent based nye celebrations as I was running late and it was "on the way" to home in Putney. Bound to be quiet as its new years day... who organised a sodding parade with resulting road closures and mild chaos. In a bit of frustration I misjudged a corner clipped rear Tyre and tore it. So an eagle f1 is the first motoring expense 12 hours into 2012.
Anyone else or is 2012 just doomed for me?
Phil
/off to trawl for slightly warn f1s
Anyone else or is 2012 just doomed for me?
Phil
/off to trawl for slightly warn f1s
tter for work today, so that's the first of my costs for the year. Let's hope it's not as much of a heap as I expect a £500 Bora to be. 
New years morning, GF went to move her car off the street so she wouldn't get a ticket staying at her friends for NYE. Car wouldn't start. Called the RAC, and it looks like the cams have jumped tooths on the timing chain (known problem on the VW 1.2 3cyl engine, in a Seat Ibiza). I miss out on my lay in, and fry up breakfast as RAC towed the car 70 miles home. He is a good bloke, and we chat the way there about cars and bikes, stopping for a coffee along the way.
Now I have to decide if I am going to fix the engine (150+ miles on it, using oil, so any fix is just going to keep it running for the short term), or she replaces it (not a good time for this as she left her job, and trying to build up private work, so no regular income yet). She needs a car for work.
3 series E46 petrol models seem to be cheap 2nd hand, and run it for 6 months, and flog it off? I like the idea of a Civic Type R, for about 3k, and keep it longer for a bit of fun.
Now I have to decide if I am going to fix the engine (150+ miles on it, using oil, so any fix is just going to keep it running for the short term), or she replaces it (not a good time for this as she left her job, and trying to build up private work, so no regular income yet). She needs a car for work.
3 series E46 petrol models seem to be cheap 2nd hand, and run it for 6 months, and flog it off? I like the idea of a Civic Type R, for about 3k, and keep it longer for a bit of fun.
Shotgun Rider said:
Finding out why my MX5 is running rich, has a very erratic idle and misfiring constantly. Then I need to get the sills in the garage fitted, though that can wait till the worst of Winter is over.
Don't know if this was past tense and already fixed but I had that recently on one of my cars (not an MX5) and it was the throttle potentiometer. 2 minute fix
Shotgun Rider said:
Finding out why my MX5 is running rich, has a very erratic idle and misfiring constantly. Then I need to get the sills in the garage fitted, though that can wait till the worst of Winter is over.
I know everything points to the coil pack, but try your exhaust lambda sensor first.I replaced everything on mine, coil pack, leads, plugs, o2, then coil pack again. Turned out to be the £5 lambda sensor.
Actually follow andy-xr's advice first, then mine.
Edited by Major Fallout on Monday 2nd January 22:33
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