Sheep waiting to be fleeced??? - Page 3

BillyMG · 30th April 2022, 08:55

Forget it mate you'll drive yourself mad with could haves and should haves - this is what it's like having a second lady in your life !!

grivas · 2nd May 2022, 15:55

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

With the purchase price and maintenance, the V6 has cost me almost £1,500. Over two years of use. Absolutely disgusting. To think I could have bought an electric car and joined the thinkers of the world. Nah, I don’t think so thank you.

You could have purchased an electric car, and been the proud owner of a battery.

Lagetha · 2nd May 2022, 19:13

Bought my last car Feb 2018 for £520 on eBay, 2004 PT Cruiser 2.0 Sport,

£239 - straight piped it with ProFlo stainless steel exhaust
£800 - for new clutch master and slave and fitting etc
£480 - timing belt and water pump and fitting etc
£400 - various small (sometimes used) items for MOTs etc.
£120 - two budget tyres/fitting

Very happy with it until the head gasket failed a few weeks ago... was quoted £632 to repair and booked her in but thought about it and decided it was time to part company. Found my 71200 miles, 3 owner 2000 75 1.8 at a reasonable £800 (bickered down from £950) FSH to 56k... and clean and dry.

All in all over 4 years/204 wks the PT cost me just over £12.50 per week...

Less scrap value £479 reduces that to £10.10 a week - good value and earns me my degree in bangernomics from the university f life.

Tenesmus · 4th May 2022, 15:26

A colleague has a Merc that went into limp home mode. Went to the main dealer for a diagnostic.

"That'll be £458 please."

"Oh ok, I suppose that's not too bad to fix it."

"No madam, that's for the diagnostic."

Mason6 · 5th May 2022, 18:50

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Originally Posted by Tenesmus

A colleague has a Merc that went into limp home mode. Went to the main dealer for a diagnostic.

"That'll be £458 please."

"Oh ok, I suppose that's not too bad to fix it."

"No madam, that's for the diagnostic."

You couldn’t write it, £458 to tell her what she knew === it’s not working properly madam!

2nd May 2022, 19:13	#23
Lagetha Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Bolton Posts: 311 Thanks: 180 Thanked 42 Times in 34 Posts	Not just Rover/MG problem Bought my last car Feb 2018 for £520 on eBay, 2004 PT Cruiser 2.0 Sport, £239 - straight piped it with ProFlo stainless steel exhaust £800 - for new clutch master and slave and fitting etc £480 - timing belt and water pump and fitting etc £400 - various small (sometimes used) items for MOTs etc. £120 - two budget tyres/fitting Very happy with it until the head gasket failed a few weeks ago... was quoted £632 to repair and booked her in but thought about it and decided it was time to part company. Found my 71200 miles, 3 owner 2000 75 1.8 at a reasonable £800 (bickered down from £950) FSH to 56k... and clean and dry. All in all over 4 years/204 wks the PT cost me just over £12.50 per week... Less scrap value £479 reduces that to £10.10 a week - good value and earns me my degree in bangernomics from the university f life. __________________ I am Kevin, the car is my Viking shield-maiden, Lagetha! 2000 Rover 75 1.8 Classic SE in Moonstone Green/Black Leather seats and Sandstone Beige Interior (purchased 10 April 2022) 2002 Rover 25 2.0 IL TurboDiesel - gone but not forgotten, you can follow Deric's adventures on YouTube at Boaty's World and Project Nigel. AllegroMan is restoring Deric now. (Owned 25/10/2022-15/05/2023)

4th May 2022, 15:26	#24
Tenesmus Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Penzance Posts: 481 Thanks: 17 Thanked 69 Times in 52 Posts	A colleague has a Merc that went into limp home mode. Went to the main dealer for a diagnostic. "That'll be £458 please." "Oh ok, I suppose that's not too bad to fix it." "No madam, that's for the diagnostic." __________________ 2005 Connoisseur 2.5 auto SE Tourer in BRG with Sandstone Beige and Black piping interior (the 2nd of only 7 Rover 75s produced 5th November 2004, and it’s the 244th of 303 facelift British Racing Green 75 tourers built worldwide). All I've done is add Rover walnut gear knob and handbrake... 2016 Vauxhall Viva SL (Father Jack) "assisted manual" (auto) in purple. Going rusty underneath already...

30th April 2022, 08:55	#21
BillyMG Gets stuck in MG ZT 2.5 V6 Auto Tourer (Elizabeth) / MG ZT CDTI (Farage) Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: St Helens Posts: 688 Thanks: 339 Thanked 109 Times in 89 Posts	Forget it mate you'll drive yourself mad with could haves and should haves - this is what it's like having a second lady in your life !!