Out of the cars you ever owned, which was the most problematic in terms of cost and. - Page 4

Groundsman Willie · 25th May 2018, 23:43

Most troublesome car I had was my second vw camper, a 1969 Dormobile. She'd suffered from years of abuse and mistreatment by previous owners. The rear hub split pin fell out which resulted in the hub nut unspinning itself so the rear wheel rolled off down the road as I turned a corner. Luckily I was only doing 10 mph.
A few weeks later the steering linkage Idler pin ripped itself off the front axle so I lost steering. The front beam was a 1968/9 year specific so rare as rocking horse manure.
The valve clearances would close up for fun, and the points gap would open up in sympathy.
The floor under the accelerator pedal was rusting away so the pedal would move around and eventually came away from the floor, and the front bumper fell off as the mounts were equally rusty. When I took her off the road to attempt a restoration, I found the bottom 6 inches of the van was the old favourite mix of filler, chicken wire and newspaper

Lordy · 25th May 2018, 23:46

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Originally Posted by Groundsman Willie

Most troublesome car I had was my second vw camper, a 1969 Dormobile. She'd suffered from years of abuse and mistreatment by previous owners. The rear hub split pin fell out which resulted in the hub nut unspinning itself so the rear wheel rolled off down the road as I turned a corner. Luckily I was only doing 10 mph.
A few weeks later the steering linkage Idler pin ripped itself off the front axle so I lost steering. The front beam was a 1968/9 year specific so rare as rocking horse manure.
The valve clearances would close up for fun, and the points gap would open up in sympathy.
The floor under the accelerator pedal was rusting away so the pedal would move around and eventually came away from the floor, and the front bumper fell off as the mounts were equally rusty. When I took her off the road to attempt a restoration, I found the bottom 6 inches of the van was the old favourite mix of filler, chicken wire and newspaper

Holly beeping beep.

That's not a camper that's a beeping trap.

Jesus mate you were lucky very lucky.

Not read a bad report such as that on a camper before jeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Groundsman Willie · 26th May 2018, 00:09

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Originally Posted by Lord Rover

Holly beeping beep.

That's not a camper that's a beeping trap.

Jesus mate you were lucky very lucky.

Not read a bad report such as that on a camper before jeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

My first van was such a beauty that I was a little bit naive about what could go wrong on them and how badly they could rust out. So I got right royally screwed by the second one.
Still got me and 4 mates down to Cornwall a few times and was party central at a couple of Donnington Monsters of Rock weekends, so wasn't all bad

anddyy · 26th May 2018, 01:16

Mondeo mk3 2.0tdci was the worst and most problematic I've have.

Spent £1500 in 4 weeks owning it, never had a car that broke down or developed a new fault every 2 days until this mondeo, had new injectors and all sorts, was the only car I've had to call the AA out to cause of a front spring snapping and spinning round puncturing the tyre.

The last straw on the 4th week of owning It was when it wouldn't come out of park at the petrol forecourt. The owners of the garage had to drag it out of the way on trolley Jacks and one Jack bent whilst moving it, the garage wasn't impressed

Shame really it had a nice interior, very comfy and drove well for the 1 day it didn't breakdown.

rustymotor · 26th May 2018, 07:01

It has to be this KIA 4 days welding inner and outer sills, new brake pipes bar 1, front to rear heater pipes, track rods, handbrake cables, front pads and calipers, flexi hosses rotten, 4 new tyres, sent it for cam belt garage sheared engine mountings then said they couldn't do the job. Was going to Spain in it, sold on ebay bought 75 Tourer went in that instead.

GordyB · 26th May 2018, 11:50

Bought a 3yr old Audi A3 convertible 1.9TDi a few years ago. Cost a few quid 20k miles and FSH. At the time I was doing high mileage so over the next 3 years took it to 150k with only servicing costs, a set of front pads and 6 tyres. Then it started running lumpy and eventually lost all power. Was diagnosed a dying turbo. So £1400 lighter it has a working turbo, ran for a month and then similar but not exactly the same issues. Took it to a VAG specialist this time who replaced injectors, loom and a few bits, still wasn't cured and they said on further tested they had diagnosed a cracked/damaged head, possibly caused by bits of turbo. Recon head, fuel rail and whilst in there care clutch went and needed a DMF as well. Total bill close to 5K.

Change of circumstances 5 months later and I sold it for 5K

I had similar costs running a WRX which ate it's big ends prior to this car so the Rover/MG's have been a god send......

Trisman · 26th May 2018, 14:00

Pfff... Easy!

A Lancia Delta 1600 back in the mid '80's.
It was fairly new too. 'Bout 15k miles.

The driveshafts were getting a bit clicky, so I had them replaced under warranty.
Birds of Lewisham (then a Lancia main dealer, now looong defunct) did the work.

The operative word being 'did'. As in Done. Well done, ripped off, conned.

When the removed the old shafts, the oil must have fallen out of the gearbox.
Which they 'forgot' to replace...

As I discovered on the way up to North Wales for Christmas!
By Telford, I'd run out of useable gears.
(Fifth had failed, so I continued in fourth until that failed too. Third gear on a motorway? Even the 24 year old me wasn't daft enough to try that).

Car got recovered back to London. We continued by train to Hollyhead, surrounded by drunks. It was hillarious!

"You need a new gearbox" said Birds.
They continued... "It's not a warrently item, as you should check the level'.

A row followed that lasted for about a month or so

Lancia eventually got involved & sided with me, so it was down to Birds to replace the 'box.
Which they did.

With what turned-out to be a second-hand gearbox from a 1300 model.

Which had different, unequal length drive-shafts.

Which meant loads of other mods to fit the wrong 'box...

It took nearly six months to fit the wrong gearbox to my car & make it driveable. They also managed to dent a wing & repaint it a different shade.

That car was never right again....

I also had an immaculate Rover 2300 SD1 in about '91. Lovely looking thing.

With a porous head.... That was fun! Took a surprising number of head gaskets to resolve that issue...

Stu67 · 26th May 2018, 16:06

I’ve always been “lucky” with cars really, keep them in decent condition and probably spend more than I have to on them. However 1 car when I was younger stands out as “problematic” a early Speke built TR7.

It looked fantastic, special order black paint with red tartan trim, bought off my mates mum, I thought it would be great for pulling the fairer sex. Let’s just say I had far more dates with the bloke from the AA.

Me and my best mate got so used to taking the engine and box out we could do it in 30 mins flat, it was truly awful everything went wrong with it. The strange thing is I saw one the other week at a show and thought I still quite like the shape it couldn’t have been that bad. I must be getting old.

Lancpudn · 26th May 2018, 19:50

A 1977 Chevrolet Camaro I bought for my missus in the late 80's, Holy Moly you could open the living room window & listen to that thing rot

I don't think there was a single piece of that cars bodywork I hadn't welded

It had leaking T-tops so your bum was always wet but she loved it.

Luckygrandads75 · 26th May 2018, 20:12

Got to go with the Kia Sedona lovely V6 to drive but the the mysterious disappearing coolant issue that even the main dealer gave up on so had to trade it in.I've got a Kia Soul shaker now God help me with a nightmare gear change that sometimes just will not go into 1st gear

25th May 2018, 23:43	#31
Groundsman Willie Gets stuck in Rover 75 1.8t Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Newbury Posts: 842 Thanks: 783 Thanked 423 Times in 264 Posts	Most troublesome car I had was my second vw camper, a 1969 Dormobile. She'd suffered from years of abuse and mistreatment by previous owners. The rear hub split pin fell out which resulted in the hub nut unspinning itself so the rear wheel rolled off down the road as I turned a corner. Luckily I was only doing 10 mph. A few weeks later the steering linkage Idler pin ripped itself off the front axle so I lost steering. The front beam was a 1968/9 year specific so rare as rocking horse manure. The valve clearances would close up for fun, and the points gap would open up in sympathy. The floor under the accelerator pedal was rusting away so the pedal would move around and eventually came away from the floor, and the front bumper fell off as the mounts were equally rusty. When I took her off the road to attempt a restoration, I found the bottom 6 inches of the van was the old favourite mix of filler, chicken wire and newspaper __________________ Dave

26th May 2018, 11:50	#36
GordyB Gets stuck in ZT, ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Brigg Posts: 932 Thanks: 505 Thanked 313 Times in 160 Posts	Bought a 3yr old Audi A3 convertible 1.9TDi a few years ago. Cost a few quid 20k miles and FSH. At the time I was doing high mileage so over the next 3 years took it to 150k with only servicing costs, a set of front pads and 6 tyres. Then it started running lumpy and eventually lost all power. Was diagnosed a dying turbo. So £1400 lighter it has a working turbo, ran for a month and then similar but not exactly the same issues. Took it to a VAG specialist this time who replaced injectors, loom and a few bits, still wasn't cured and they said on further tested they had diagnosed a cracked/damaged head, possibly caused by bits of turbo. Recon head, fuel rail and whilst in there care clutch went and needed a DMF as well. Total bill close to 5K. Change of circumstances 5 months later and I sold it for 5K I had similar costs running a WRX which ate it's big ends prior to this car so the Rover/MG's have been a god send...... __________________ Gordon https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...73f7538906.jpg 2001 Connie SE Raven Black, CDT - scrapped 2004 ZT-T+ XPG, 1.8T - sold 2002 ZT+ Biomorphic Supertallic #2 of 10, CDT - sold 2004 ZT-T+ Goodwood Aquamarine, CDT - sold 2004 BMW 320d

26th May 2018, 14:00	#37
Trisman Avid contributor Rover 75 saloon. Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: S.E. London Posts: 116 Thanks: 67 Thanked 31 Times in 22 Posts	Pfff... Easy! A Lancia Delta 1600 back in the mid '80's. It was fairly new too. 'Bout 15k miles. The driveshafts were getting a bit clicky, so I had them replaced under warranty. Birds of Lewisham (then a Lancia main dealer, now looong defunct) did the work. The operative word being 'did'. As in Done. Well done, ripped off, conned. When the removed the old shafts, the oil must have fallen out of the gearbox. Which they 'forgot' to replace... As I discovered on the way up to North Wales for Christmas! By Telford, I'd run out of useable gears. (Fifth had failed, so I continued in fourth until that failed too. Third gear on a motorway? Even the 24 year old me wasn't daft enough to try that). Car got recovered back to London. We continued by train to Hollyhead, surrounded by drunks. It was hillarious! "You need a new gearbox" said Birds. They continued... "It's not a warrently item, as you should check the level'. A row followed that lasted for about a month or so Lancia eventually got involved & sided with me, so it was down to Birds to replace the 'box. Which they did. With what turned-out to be a second-hand gearbox from a 1300 model. Which had different, unequal length drive-shafts. Which meant loads of other mods to fit the wrong 'box... It took nearly six months to fit the wrong gearbox to my car & make it driveable. They also managed to dent a wing & repaint it a different shade. That car was never right again.... I also had an immaculate Rover 2300 SD1 in about '91. Lovely looking thing. With a porous head.... That was fun! Took a surprising number of head gaskets to resolve that issue... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Now gone: 2000 Rover 75 CDT. Manual. Tahiti blue (JRJ). Mods: EGR delete. Synergy 2E. In-line Thermostat. Electric, heated black leather seats. Chrome Skullcaps. Black steering wheel. 18" MG ZT 11 spoke wheels. Plenum spy-hole. In-dash Sat-Nav. Mesh grill. Repairs: Rad fan. Clutch/flywheel. Exhaust. Rear light seals. Front bushes & ARB links. Springs. A/C regas. Alternator regulator. Window 'B' post trim. Future: Remote boot release. Front end drop, 160 remap..!? Last edited by Trisman; 26th May 2018 at 19:53.. Reason: Typo

26th May 2018, 19:50	#39
Lancpudn This is my second home MG ZS EV Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 15,590 Thanks: 4,591 Thanked 3,427 Times in 2,565 Posts	A 1977 Chevrolet Camaro I bought for my missus in the late 80's, Holy Moly you could open the living room window & listen to that thing rot I don't think there was a single piece of that cars bodywork I hadn't welded It had leaking T-tops so your bum was always wet but she loved it. __________________ Blessed are the tea makers. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b...auto-2000_auto

26th May 2018, 20:12	#40
Luckygrandads75 Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Surrey Posts: 154 Thanks: 103 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Kia nightmare Got to go with the Kia Sedona lovely V6 to drive but the the mysterious disappearing coolant issue that even the main dealer gave up on so had to trade it in.I've got a Kia Soul shaker now God help me with a nightmare gear change that sometimes just will not go into 1st gear

26th May 2018, 01:16	#34
anddyy Avid contributor mg zt 180+ Join Date: May 2015 Location: blackpool Posts: 182 Thanks: 15 Thanked 38 Times in 34 Posts	Mondeo mk3 2.0tdci was the worst and most problematic I've have. Spent £1500 in 4 weeks owning it, never had a car that broke down or developed a new fault every 2 days until this mondeo, had new injectors and all sorts, was the only car I've had to call the AA out to cause of a front spring snapping and spinning round puncturing the tyre. The last straw on the 4th week of owning It was when it wouldn't come out of park at the petrol forecourt. The owners of the garage had to drag it out of the way on trolley Jacks and one Jack bent whilst moving it, the garage wasn't impressed Shame really it had a nice interior, very comfy and drove well for the 1 day it didn't breakdown.

26th May 2018, 07:01	#35
rustymotor Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hull Posts: 1,848 Thanks: 216 Thanked 432 Times in 340 Posts	It has to be this KIA 4 days welding inner and outer sills, new brake pipes bar 1, front to rear heater pipes, track rods, handbrake cables, front pads and calipers, flexi hosses rotten, 4 new tyres, sent it for cam belt garage sheared engine mountings then said they couldn't do the job. Was going to Spain in it, sold on ebay bought 75 Tourer went in that instead.

26th May 2018, 16:06	#38
Stu67 Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Welwyn Garden City Posts: 75 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	I’ve always been “lucky” with cars really, keep them in decent condition and probably spend more than I have to on them. However 1 car when I was younger stands out as “problematic” a early Speke built TR7. It looked fantastic, special order black paint with red tartan trim, bought off my mates mum, I thought it would be great for pulling the fairer sex. Let’s just say I had far more dates with the bloke from the AA. Me and my best mate got so used to taking the engine and box out we could do it in 30 mins flat, it was truly awful everything went wrong with it. The strange thing is I saw one the other week at a show and thought I still quite like the shape it couldn’t have been that bad. I must be getting old.