Fair enough. Thanks for the full and honest reply 
Right I'm going spend my lunch watching car reviews. Is this how the other half live?
Right I'm going spend my lunch watching car reviews. Is this how the other half live?
Hmm, I'm changing my mind. You want a last-gen Fiesta (2010 onwards) but a good example of one of them is going to up the price to £3k.
Get a 206 GTi
[edit] FUCK ME forget about that, they've jumped up in price by 300%.
Fucking knew I should have bought one last year
[edit2] Turns out I'm not lying https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... 01#p901301
Get a 206 GTi
[edit] FUCK ME forget about that, they've jumped up in price by 300%.
Fucking knew I should have bought one last year
[edit2] Turns out I'm not lying https://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/ ... 01#p901301
Don’t worry Grim… the pedals are too close together for your manly sized feet anyway. My friend (size 11) test drove one and kept pressing the brake and accelerator at the same time. Didn’t get off the forecourt.
In my brain that said "it's easy to heel and toe it!".
Also I'd sling it in a shed, I wouldn't drive it.
Also I'd sling it in a shed, I wouldn't drive it.
I had a 206 not gti and it was the worst car I've ever set eyes on, let alone driven. Horrible, lumpy, unreliable piece of shit with no redeeming qualities.
But a mate of mine had a 206 that he took well over 100k and he loved it.
Pedal were a bit close together though
Pedal were a bit close together though
DavPaz wrote:
But a mate of mine had a 206 that he took well over 100k and he loved it.
He was empirically, objectively wrong
The French do know how to make some pretty cars, though. Even the run of the mill hatchbacks are usually fairly handsome compared to what else is around.
Cheaper than a simuloid too.
Why not book a trip to the Isle of Man, DavPaz? They're practically giving second hand cars away.
MrChris wrote:
I had a 206 not gti and it was the worst car I've ever set eyes on, let alone driven. Horrible, lumpy, unreliable piece of shit with no redeeming qualities.
I agree. In fact I agreed at midday today
206s aren't too bad but 106s I literally cannot drive with shoes on and even then it's a squeeze.
Grim... wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I appreciate you looking, Z but I'm definitely looking to spend a fair bit more this time on a newer car.
Thanks though
Thanks though
Puma FRP edition!
Yessssssssss do that. Great fun wee little car.
Not family friendly in the back and the boot was a bit awkward though
Grim... wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I appreciate you looking, Z but I'm definitely looking to spend a fair bit more this time on a newer car.
Thanks though
Thanks though
Puma FRP edition!
Great for the school run!
It's probably not as exciting a car as you think
You'll still pay £15,000 for one, though.
Ooof, 10 years ago we sold ours for significantly less than that, but it was 10 years ago and it it had a few (small, minor) cosmetic marks
Sir Taxalot wrote:
Not family friendly in the back and the boot was a bit awkward though
Title.
9 ECU errors showing up on their diagnostic tool, but because they don’t have VAGCOM they’re advising me to get it checked at a VAG specialist as it might just be one or two things causing the multiple errors, but they can’t be sure. 
The car drives perfectly apart from at the top of the rev range, but I want to get it sorted before my 3mo warranty runs out.
The car drives perfectly apart from at the top of the rev range, but I want to get it sorted before my 3mo warranty runs out.
Heh heh heh vag specialist heh heh heh
So my car has a low speed squeak from the rear left wheel area.
Any thoughts.
Is it bad?
Any thoughts.
Is it bad?
Does the noise start or stop if you press the brake pedal lightly? When mine was doing that lately it was just that the brake pads were worn right down, some brake pads actually have little bit of metal that's designed to make a squealing noise to let you know that they're worn out.
Not really, it seems most common when starting to move, or moving along slowly in traffic.
That said, it is an automatic, so there is some auto braking??
That said, it is an automatic, so there is some auto braking??
Didn’t they warn you carbon ceramic brakes are squeak...
MrChris wrote:
Heh heh heh vag specialist heh heh heh
It stands for Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft. Nothing funny about that
I thought it was Volkswagen Audi Group?
WHERE'S YOUR G!
Zardoz wrote:
WHERE'S YOUR G!
Aktien and Gesellschaft are two separate words, obviously.
AG is the German equivalent of plc, I believe.
Lonewolves wrote:
Aktien and Gesellschaft are two separate words, obviously.
OMFG WTF #FAKENEWS
"Aktiengesellschaft (German pronunciation: [ˈaktsi̯ənɡəˌzɛlʃaft]; abbreviated AG, pronounced [aːˈgeː]) is a German word"
PLANS HAVE CHANGED
I may now be getting a 57 plate C-Max. It would basically be a straight swap for the Picasso.
I don't know what the pedals are like!
I may now be getting a 57 plate C-Max. It would basically be a straight swap for the Picasso.
I don't know what the pedals are like!
It's a Focus, so the pedals will be fine.
The Ecoboost engines are superb, don't be afraid of getting a small-engined one if it pulls the price down (although do test it and draw your own conclusions, of course).
The Ecoboost engines are superb, don't be afraid of getting a small-engined one if it pulls the price down (although do test it and draw your own conclusions, of course).
ideally test drive a couple of them to compare. We considered a C-Max when we swapped Mrs Z’s car but we went for a RAV4 instead.
I jest about the pedals I'm sure their fine (I have size 9-10 feet)
It's a 1.8 Petrol.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 1164006927
I've driven my brother's C-Max a few times and it seemed like a solid car. Pretty comfortable.
This one seems to have the better spec radio, too. Which is nice.
I'm sure their fine (I have size 9-10 feet)It's a 1.8 Petrol.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 1164006927
I've driven my brother's C-Max a few times and it seemed like a solid car. Pretty comfortable.
This one seems to have the better spec radio, too. Which is nice.
That looks like the same radio that was in our Focus a few years back.
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
Looks tidy, DP.
On that mileage ask if it's had its timing belt & water pump done.
On that mileage ask if it's had its timing belt & water pump done.
Grim... wrote:
That looks like the same radio that was in our Focus a few years back.
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
I don't even think I own three CDs anymore
Grim... wrote:
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
In a single slotter?!?!?!
Good that you've already driven your brothers too.
Zardoz wrote:
Looks tidy, DP.
On that mileage ask if it's had its timing belt & water pump done.
On that mileage ask if it's had its timing belt & water pump done.
Aye, good call. It's does have a full log book, so fingers crossed
Zardoz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
In a single slotter?!?!?!
Grim... wrote:
Witchcraft!
Grim... wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
In a single slotter?!?!?!
Grim... wrote:
Witchcraft!
The one in my mk 1 Focus is a single slot that takes 6
I've seen videos of that online.
My old 172 sport turned up on the front page of Pistonheads this morning. We knew the guy was going to flip it, but I still think he might be waiting a while for his asking price for what looks like about £4-500 worth of fettling. Less if he did it himself.
https://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph ... tted/39716
https://www.pistonheads.com/regulars/ph ... tted/39716
Zardoz wrote:
Lonewolves wrote:
Aktien and Gesellschaft are two separate words, obviously.
OMFG WTF #FAKENEWS
"Aktiengesellschaft (German pronunciation: [ˈaktsi̯ənɡəˌzɛlʃaft]; abbreviated AG, pronounced [aːˈgeː]) is a German word"
Are you telling me that Aktien and Gesellschaft are not two separate words? Do you know how most German words are formed?
I know we won the second world war.
DBSnappa wrote:
Grim... wrote:
Zardoz wrote:
Grim... wrote:
If it is, you can put in three CDs. Witchcraft!
In a single slotter?!?!?!
Grim... wrote:
Witchcraft!
The one in my mk 1 Focus is a single slot that takes 6
That could well be what I'm talking about, and I've FAKED MY NEWS ALL OVER YOUR FACES.
In my defence it's been years.
DBSnappa wrote:
Didn’t they warn you carbon ceramic brakes are squeak...
I can't tell if this is a joke I don't get or not.
Either way, no?
Bobbyaro wrote:
DBSnappa wrote:
Didn’t they warn you carbon ceramic brakes are squeak...
I can't tell if this is a joke I don't get or not.
Either way, no?
It was a very funny joke.
You don't have carbon ceramic brakes.
Now there's a decent looking Focus 1.8 Zetec on a 57 plate with 83k on it for £1500
And Volvo V50 estate for £3k but that one's a category D and that scares me
And Volvo V50 estate for £3k but that one's a category D and that scares me
Best leaving the insurance jobs out if you can afford something clean. Could ask to see the assessors report and evidence of repair work if it’s a car you really really want though.
My thoughts exactly
I'd reckon on the Ford being a bit cheaper to maintain as well.