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« Reply #15 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 16:59:07 » |
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There you go Benny the Ball....fifty quid towards your new car. ( or sell it to DMR for two hundred)
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #16 on: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 16:59:58 » |
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I once did a head gasket on a motor myself...back in the 80's mind when even the moderately well off were poor in money terms by today's standards...so you just had to do stuff yourself. Gasket set, is dead cheap...borrow a Haynes manual from the library if you haven't got. Surely every self respecting man owns a socket set....and the daddy bit of kit is a torque wrench, ask around someone might lend you one, or invest.
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« Reply #17 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 07:15:56 » |
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Yeah the belt was sounding knackered, water pump needs doing too, oil change and whatever else comes with it - that price includes V.A.T...
To be honest, if you know the car and are happy with it getting it fixed may seem expensive but for that kind of price you could buy another car for £750 but end up with exactly the same problem within 3 months. As the owner of an old banger, any repairs upto £750 are usually 'once in lifetime repairs' and so pay up, stick to what you know and like and move on - may be worth getting another quote - I use Bridge Garage in RWB - always fairy on price and never rip you off... |
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« Reply #18 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:09:06 » |
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I once did a head gasket on a motor myself...back in the 80's mind when even the moderately well off were poor in money terms by today's standards...so you just had to do stuff yourself. Gasket set, is dead cheap...borrow a Haynes manual from the library if you haven't got. Surely every self respecting man owns a socket set....and the daddy bit of kit is a torque wrench, ask around someone might lend you one, or invest.
I remember helping my dad do it as a kid and his numerous oil changes. Funny how times change. I must've been heavily influenced by my dad because I'll invariably find a way of doing it myself. On my first car I changed the whole braking system, calipers, hoses, disks, the lot. Piece of piss and great fun. On my last car I went to a garage to get them to take out a major electrical component (£350 new) took it home and spent a day soldering 36 points on a circuit board. Problem solved for £10 (the cost of the garage taking it out and putting it in). |
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« Reply #19 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:11:33 » |
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I recently changed my car, just because the repairs this year were going to be over two thirds of what the car was worth. You have to at some point say enough is enough. I had the car 11 years, from 6 months old, so got a good spell out of her.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #20 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 11:10:07 » |
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I had my Head gasket done on an Astra for £300, at a Garage in Corsham. Son had his go too, & thought that was steep, so got some guy in Seend to do it for £150. Seemed to be dodgy to me, but actually did a better job.
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 18:01:56 » |
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I remember helping my dad do it as a kid and his numerous oil changes. Funny how times change. I must've been heavily influenced by my dad because I'll invariably find a way of doing it myself.
On my first car I changed the whole braking system, calipers, hoses, disks, the lot. Piece of piss and great fun. On my last car I went to a garage to get them to take out a major electrical component (£350 new) took it home and spent a day soldering 36 points on a circuit board. Problem solved for £10 (the cost of the garage taking it out and putting it in).
It helps if you've got somewhere semi decent to do the work....lying around on your back in the street with the motor up on ramps isn't huge fun... I remember changing a timing belt on a Saab....great fun, needed some sort of strobe light to synchronize the timing on the camshaft and crankshaft..I borrowed one from a vicar. |
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« Reply #22 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 18:13:22 » |
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Why has a vicar got a strobe light.
It sounds like a smiths song. Vicar with a strobe light.
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 20:02:48 » |
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ANY ANY ANY ANY
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« Reply #24 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 22:50:14 » |
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horlock07
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« Reply #25 on: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 22:53:28 » |
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Take that back - its the wrong year and may not fit - but theres plenty of engines around - have a look in the trader! |
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