So, got the car at the weekend!
For the price i paid, even though it needs a bit of work it was well worth the money, not least just because of some of the parts on it and the fact it had 3 months T&T.
The drive home was happily uneventful and the car drove fine, always good, but i have to say i was a little bit dissapointed by the speed. I was cruising along at about 60 odd and id put my foot down and was a bit like 'hmm, ok, but not exactly quick', BUT, when we got off the motorway and i knew we were almost home i gave it a bootful! F*ck me, i thought the thing was going to take off!! Wheelspinning off the power in second gear and all sorts! My mate said i flew past him like he was standing still. Annnyway, got it home no problem, happy days.
Known problems;
Fan is rigged to be on constantly as the thermostat is knackered so the car overheated. Easy fix
Starter is knackered so when it gets hot is siezes
Slight oil leak somewhere aparently
Bodywork isnt the best but by no means the worst ive seen
Bootlid has had it
Random electrical issue, most likely the indictor stalks which tend to go
Unoriginal rear bumper, painted badly!
Problems identified on the way home;
Brakes are a bit iffy
Exhaust is blowing big time
Very lumpy tickover
Some piccies!
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Next to my ever faithful mk6
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Those wheels will also be going by the way as the guy wanted to keep the alloys that were on it (they werent original btw) so 'lent' me these wheels (i knocked the price down a bit for the hassle!). So im on the hunt for some wheels.
First thing i always do when getting an old car, especially when it doesnt tick over properly is to clean out the TB. Such an easy job but makes such a difference. This was one of the worst ive seen to be fair
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After
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Yes, i broke the blody gasket! Irritating, but doesnt matter. What do you know, it now ticks over absolutely fine. Will still be getting serviced in the near future though. Cant really see in the pic, but its much cleaner now!
Where it previousy had overheated and by the looks of things the coolant bottle exploded! Surprised it runs at all judging by the state of this!! The cooling system will be completely flushed through next weekend to get rid of all that orange crap in the system. Head gasket is ok so looks like it got away with it, but what a mess!!
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Cleaned it up a bit, but the engine needs to be steam cleaned
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Massive chavvy backbox (i can get my size 11s up it!!), this will probably be the first thing to go...
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Closely followed by the 'innit' window tints!
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Thats about it so far. The idea is to keep it off the road and do the bits and pieces it needs and then probably sell my mk6 and keep this. I love new projects!
Especialy when they look like this!
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