Someone is really trying hard to stop me driving my car!!!!!
27-01-2005, 07:53 PM
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Someone is really trying hard to stop me driving my car!!!!!
For those of you who don't know here is the story:
21 Dec - bought my first saff cossie
14 Jan - spend £500 having her chipped and tuned, was told head gasket was well on it's way
17 Jan - Take it to my fellas work for new head gasket, had the idea it'd save me a lot of trouble getting it done before it went (if that makes sense)
Fella takes head of, cracked block!!!
22 Jan - Pick up new bottom end (well 2nd hand) another £500
25 Jan - Engine fitted go for a drive
, fooking things got an oil leak.
26 Jan - Get all the new rocker cover gaskets, from a very generous guy
, (that's where the leak was coming from)
27 Jan - fit them, car strarts and runs mint
Ok time to go for a drive..........or maybe not - fooking clutch pedal won't go down to the floor, just stuck!!!!!!! AM I PISSED OR WHAT!!!!
What more can go wrong before I get to drive my friggin car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HENCE 1 BAT 1 CRYSTAL BLUE SAFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
21 Dec - bought my first saff cossie
14 Jan - spend £500 having her chipped and tuned, was told head gasket was well on it's way
17 Jan - Take it to my fellas work for new head gasket, had the idea it'd save me a lot of trouble getting it done before it went (if that makes sense)
Fella takes head of, cracked block!!!
22 Jan - Pick up new bottom end (well 2nd hand) another £500
25 Jan - Engine fitted go for a drive
, fooking things got an oil leak. 26 Jan - Get all the new rocker cover gaskets, from a very generous guy
, (that's where the leak was coming from) 27 Jan - fit them, car strarts and runs mint
Ok time to go for a drive..........or maybe not - fooking clutch pedal won't go down to the floor, just stuck!!!!!!! AM I PISSED OR WHAT!!!!
What more can go wrong before I get to drive my friggin car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HENCE 1 BAT 1 CRYSTAL BLUE SAFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
27-01-2005, 07:59 PM
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Re: Someone is really trying hard to stop me driving my car!
Originally Posted by RSCossieKim
26 Jan - Get all the new rocker cover gaskets, from a very generous guy
see im not that badCan you get your Stu to sell me his Flint grey one hun pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeee
It's one thing after another with a cossie, but we still like them for some reason
27-01-2005, 08:01 PM
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bloody hell kim 
anyone would think it was a kitcar the amount of things that are going wrong with it
was that £500 for a 200 block? or was it the whole bottom end? ie crank and rods ect?
anyone would think it was a kitcar the amount of things that are going wrong with it was that £500 for a 200 block? or was it the whole bottom end? ie crank and rods ect?
27-01-2005, 08:14 PM
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Re: Someone is really trying hard to stop me driving my car!
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Originally Posted by RSCossieKim
26 Jan - Get all the new rocker cover gaskets, from a very generous guy
see im not that badCan you get your Stu to sell me his Flint grey one hun pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeee
It's one thing after another with a cossie, but we still like them for some reason
Why you want another - I'm regreting having 1 - sure you don't want a crystal blue 1 
pau1rs - not having much luck there... sure things will change...
stick with it girl
all cossies are a pain in the arse
all cossies are a pain in the arse
bloody hell kim anyone would think it was a kitcar the amount of things that are going wrong with it
was that £500 for a 200 block? or was it the whole bottom end? ie crank and rods ect?
was that £500 for a 200 block? or was it the whole bottom end? ie crank and rods ect?
Not sure about the engine question - I'm not that clever!!!
27-01-2005, 08:18 PM
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Welcome to Cossie ownership......
Moral is if you buy a £4k car best have £4k to keep it running....... or in my case £4k car and £10k in 3 years..... sold it and got another
Lovely cars when running 100% but theres always that little voice in the back of your head saying "whats going to break next"
Moral is if you buy a £4k car best have £4k to keep it running....... or in my case £4k car and £10k in 3 years..... sold it and got another
Lovely cars when running 100% but theres always that little voice in the back of your head saying "whats going to break next"
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27-01-2005, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RSCossieKim
He can be persuaded to sell anything!!! Why you want another - I'm regreting having 1 - sure you don't want a crystal blue 1
Why you want another - I'm regreting having 1 - sure you don't want a crystal blue 1 Can you pass the msg on hun, im interested if he wants to sell it
27-01-2005, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by SapphyMike
not all £4k sapphs are shit steve
as im getting one this wkend for only 3k needs abit of body work thats about it
I hope i dont have to much trouble
27-01-2005, 10:44 PM
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I give 3k for mine - the way I see it, if you pay this kind of money, you have to expect to pay out........
Anyway - got back up and running - took it for a drive - blew my dump valve pipe off, back up and running again - BETS ON - WHATS NEXT TO GO!!!
Anyway - got back up and running - took it for a drive - blew my dump valve pipe off, back up and running again - BETS ON - WHATS NEXT TO GO!!!
27-01-2005, 10:50 PM
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who fitted the engine kim
was it ure bloke ?
things like clutch pedal not going down sounds liek the release bearing or the arm have been incorectly fitted.
and things like hose clamps not being done up so blowing hoses
maybe u need to find a new mechanic
was it ure bloke ?
things like clutch pedal not going down sounds liek the release bearing or the arm have been incorectly fitted.
and things like hose clamps not being done up so blowing hoses
maybe u need to find a new mechanic
28-01-2005, 12:48 AM
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Sell it and get another. Really does sound cursed Kim. Sell it now and buy another instead. It's the stereo thing that confirms the curse for me
28-01-2005, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigN
who fitted the engine kim
was it ure bloke ?
things like clutch pedal not going down sounds liek the release bearing or the arm have been incorectly fitted.
and things like hose clamps not being done up so blowing hoses
maybe u need to find a new mechanic
was it ure bloke ?
things like clutch pedal not going down sounds liek the release bearing or the arm have been incorectly fitted.
and things like hose clamps not being done up so blowing hoses
maybe u need to find a new mechanic
And the best thing! the only payment I make is in kind!!! The clutch was fine, even after we put the engine in, drove it for ages right over the tops, and it was all good then parked it up coz I had an oil leek, fixed it last night then the clutch wouldn't work, went out in it last night and it was fine. Something is sticking somewhere, but it still drives even when it does stick as I found out this morning, it works its way loose after a few pushes on the pedal, its going back to Stu's work this morning to be fixed.....
yet again........anyone for a crystal blue saff???And the hose blowing off could be my fault - since I was the last to touch it
28-01-2005, 10:10 AM
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Modded cars are always sent to try us!!! You should know that by now....especially after owning a N O V A (dont really want to be admitting things like that on a public forum! LOL) !!! 
28-01-2005, 06:21 PM
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bloody hell thats bad luck. Pretty soon you'll have replaced most of the car thought surely, after which time surely it'll be like a different car anyway so should shake off the bad luck,
Good luck with it anyway!
Good luck with it anyway!
28-01-2005, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sticker Paul
Lee you no you like those flames
Katie - Tell me about it!!! Never mind these things are set to try our patience!!!!!
30-01-2005, 02:53 PM
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Well yesterday it was off again, went to the stables, parked up fed horse got back in car.......wouldn't start!!!!!!!! How many more things!!! Turns out its the sensor that controls all the fuel.....it was flooding the car then starving it of petrol, but yet again my Stu sorted it.....went straight to the problem, I didn't have a clue!!!!!!! 
(Well that's what it seems to be)........
Paul - You want me to keep my hands off you will have to be nice to me!!!!!!!
I'll get Stu to PM you....
How many more things!!! Turns out its the sensor that controls all the fuel.....it was flooding the car then starving it of petrol, but yet again my Stu sorted it.....went straight to the problem, I didn't have a clue!!!!!!! (Well that's what it seems to be)........ Paul - You want me to keep my hands off you will have to be nice to me!!!!!!!
I'll get Stu to PM you....
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