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Title: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: capoot on 17 May 2008, 13:13: Well, its been a textbook "dub" week for me...

I'd been out and done a bit of shopping; including a badgeless grille, Ã‚£30 worth of paint and prep materials, crystal side repeaters and a sunroof motor that finally made it work!!

Then i had a renewal for my insurance at 900 but if i had a Cat 1 alarm i'd pay 405.... So obviously theres Ã‚£250 i'd spent...

Then Driving to sheffield to see my freinds i flash someone in my lane and the high beams, stay on and im unable to turn them off!!! So i've brought a new stalk to see if that'll fix it!

Then last night i was suppose to be coming home to leicester and i heard a loud knock every time i let off the accelertor. Turns out my Oil filter has crashed into the ross member and the front engine mount has sheard off....

I then call the AA, turns out i didnt pay for relay which meant it cost me Ã‚£80 to get back to leicester...

Now im thinking... Is it really worth it?

Anyone else ever feel like this?!

Dan
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: mark3valver on 17 May 2008, 15:11: pretty eventfull!!!!

tbh I have done 40,000 miles in my valver with only bulbs going on me!!! the cheapest motoring ever mine has been and i don't look after it just abuse it.

maybe your being too nice to it?? try neglecting it and see if it responds by being well behaved and not breaking

:smiley:
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: Jay on 17 May 2008, 16:41: Like any car, it's just the luck of the draw, some parts will be better quality than others.
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: antogoof on 18 May 2008, 10:25: yes its worth it, golfs are the best cars in the world but every car has its issues. imagine if you had a ford!
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: capoot on 18 May 2008, 12:04: Yea ive had the mount out this morning, its foobared..... 2 of the points have snapped and i lost a bolt which resulted in the engine sinking.. not cool!
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: MVP on 18 May 2008, 23:02: Quote from: antogoof on 18 May 2008, 10:25
yes its worth it, golfs are the best cars in the world but every car has its issues. imagine if you had a ford!

I was slowly being put off buying a mk 3 golf till i read this comment! :laugh:
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: kittie on 19 May 2008, 08:55: Sheffield has some sort of bad karma I swear.... :sad:
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: capoot on 19 May 2008, 08:56: Good point kittie, both times ive broken down have been in sheffield... both times the aa couldnt help!!
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: DarnPB on 19 May 2008, 11:23: The more things you fix, the less there is to go wrong in the future. :wink:
Title: Re: Come On Guys, Persuade Me
Post by: monkeyalan on 19 May 2008, 12:21: Quote from: kittie on 19 May 2008, 08:55
Sheffield has some sort of bad karma I swear.... :sad:

that'd be the 3rd world cart tracks that Sheffield council have the front to call roads.

The last 3 cars I've bought have been from other cities and were rattle free for the 1st few weeks but all eventually start falling to bits.