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Well Thats £130 Down The Drain!!!!

calmcdermott
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As above had to spend more money on my previous car as its still not sold, the alternator seized up so had to buy a new one, not happy bunny!

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    As above had to spend more money on my previous car as its still not sold, the alternator seized up so had to buy a new one, not happy bunny!

    Oh dear.

    From now on it might be worth running the car and revving it up for about 5 minutes every day to keep everything lubed up and running smooth. :)

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    Oh dear.

    From now on it might be worth running the car and revving it up for about 5 minutes every day to keep everything lubed up and running smooth. :)

    Well hopefully I should be getting rid of it tomorrow as Citreon are buying cars for cash and I can get rid knowing theres nothing wrong with it now well apart from wheels wobble lol ! :lol:

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    Well hopefully I should be getting rid of it tomorrow as Citreon are buying cars for cash and I can get rid knowing theres nothing wrong with it now well apart from wheels wobble lol ! :lol:

    Ahh that should make up for the £130 then. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. :P

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    yea, i suppose but I would have lost a grand over the year!

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    yea, i suppose but I would have lost a grand over the year!

    :o

    I suppose I've spent a lot on my Focus. Some will say I'm nuts.

    Since March last year I've:

    - Bought 8 new tyres.

    - Air filter.

    - Diesel filter.

    - Oil filter.

    - New brake pads for the front.

    - Tax.

    - MOT.

    - New numberplate for the back (failed MOT).

    - New front windscreen.

    - New front bumper.

    - New suspension coil on one side when it collapsed in a multi-story.

    - And now bought the car back.

    Still love the thing. I'll probably just keep it going til it really dies now.

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    Ouch! at least most is normal wear and tear.......

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    Ouch! at least most is normal wear and tear.......

    True. Only ones that peeved me off really was a mate who knocked the interior rear view mirror off. And when he tried putting it back on the windscreen shattered. :blink:

    Then the bumper was replaced (first time round :lol: ) because a brand new Subaru Impreza clipped my car whilst reversing out of the parking space next to me. :(

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    8 tyres?!?!

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    When i had my first car a 1992 clio only paid £550 for it but i must of spent over a grand in repairs on it and i think to myself now why did i do that. :lol:

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    8 tyres?!?!

    I do high mileage. :rolleyes:

    When i had my first car a 1992 clio only paid £550 for it but i must of spent over a grand in repairs on it and i think to myself now why did i do that. :lol:

    A lot for an old Clio. :blink:

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    I do high mileage. :rolleyes:

    How high?! My dad's done 65k in two years in his car and he's only had two new tyres!

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