F***ing car

[redgolf]

Right engine runs rough doesnt idle properly kangaroos down the road but found a split pipe put a new one on hey presto lots better,
so driving to the shops before i go to work, park up and steam everywhere now my thermostat has blown itself up so no heater and no thermostat, WHAT NEXT

[Ktuludays]

a new thermostat?

[redgolf]

yeah i know i got to get a new one
im just wondering whats next to go bang or stop lol
plus its good to have a rant when your really fooked off with your car

[Ktuludays]

at the end of the day they are old cars and stuff goes wrong from time to time.

eventually you will have replaced everything and it'll be ok.............or the cycle will start again!

[the_stink]

mine has been the same  current problem is the PAS pump is shagged! so got a second hand one on the way

[redgolf]

I know that things go wrong and i expect it
but now the engine wont stop even when i take the key out it jumps and judders so i have to stall the engine to stop

it just seems like everything happens at once and ive only had the car a week today lol

[xkaty_h]

This is part and parcel of what you get when you buy an older car.
They are chock full of things that need to be replaced and are 20+ years old. 

[Sam]

If you get though the first few months of ownership you will be ok. Its weird at first because these cars have a real personality that takes some getting used to.

Mine cuts out when cold, the boot key doesnt work, the heater doesnt work right across the screen, it sometimes misses second, it sometimes spits off a boost pipe (not cool on motorways), revs dont always catch when pulling up to a junction, sounds like aids when it starts (started motor i think) and i know to expect this but if i sold it to you, you would get pissed off and rightly so but after a while you just know when it might stall, that second is a little firmer ect ect

Dont worry, stick with it and sort out all the little wanky bits and dont be afraid to put a little cash into it.

[leigh_harty]

sounds like aids when it starts

Haha i really shouldnt find that funny 

Yeah but he's right, and it the exact same for me. Ive had my mk2 about 3 weeks now and its taken all that time to get it running properly! Bloody carbs will be the death of me... Webber soon 

And when i first got it, it wasnt fun at 6am in the morning driving on the motorway seeing your own breathe the full journey to work 

[the_stink]

I think for me if i can hack the winter months with it ill be fine, in the summer it was great all i need to do is sort out my driverside electric window for summer and will be so nice being able to put the window down!! haha, for me its just time and money to sort things out