I am gonna find out the creator of the corsa b and ring his neck!! (GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!)

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What Corsa is it Matt what size engine and if you getting rid of it pm me as looking for a sppare shell in case I roll mine



Dave

A 1 litre. How much would you want it for?
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Dont be mean, you'll get his hopes up :lol:
 
I love all these 'car maker A' is more reliable than 'car maker B' discussions.
A Visteon component is as likely to go wrong on a peugeot as it is a cadillac. Ditto Delphi, Bosch etc etc

its only small percentage of a cars components that are unique to that manufacturer.
and some 'car maker A' cars are made by 'car maker B' and designed by 'car maker C'

My Vauxhall has broken down once so far. The Denso alternator blew up (the kind you find in oh so reliable Toyotas)
 
Gary said:
I love all these 'car maker A' is more reliable than 'car maker B' discussions.
A Visteon component is as likely to go wrong on a peugeot as it is a cadillac. Ditto Delphi, Bosch etc etc

its only small percentage of a cars components that are unique to that manufacturer.
and some 'car maker A' cars are made by 'car maker B' and designed by 'car maker C'

My Vauxhall has broken down once so far. The Denso alternator blew up (the kind you find in oh so reliable Toyotas)
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Thats the beauty of the internet , all you ever hear are the horror stories , when one person has a problem with something by the time the story's done its rounds its a major fault with the offending item
 
So what did the Garage say Matt does it now purr like a kitten or is it destined for the scrapp yard



Dave
 
scrap it, by jap and you'll be fine. done 40,000 miles in 16 months and the only things iv'e had to change are brake disks+pads, cambelt (precauitionary) and oil+filter (oh and air filter)

Think my honda costs me around £50 every 10,000 miles!!
 
scrap it, count your losses
 
2 expensive things in life, Cars and Women....


I would say togging, but that is cheap in comparison.
 
If it turns over and tries to start it's unlikely that it needs an engine. Did the garage give you this assessment before or after having a look at it?

The fact tht it didn't go bang, but just died and still tries to start suggests something electrical, almost as if the immobiliser (if it has one) is kicking in - it could be something as simple as a fuse or a relay that's blown, but it ceratinly doesn't sound like time to be considering scrapping it...
 
Gary said:
I love all these 'car maker A' is more reliable than 'car maker B' discussions.
A Visteon component is as likely to go wrong on a peugeot as it is a cadillac. Ditto Delphi, Bosch etc etc

its only small percentage of a cars components that are unique to that manufacturer.
and some 'car maker A' cars are made by 'car maker B' and designed by 'car maker C'

My Vauxhall has broken down once so far. The Denso alternator blew up (the kind you find in oh so reliable Toyotas)
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Do you honestly believe that Vauxhalls are better vehicles than Toyotas,more reliable and better built?

If so, perhaps a "cloud cuckoo land" section can be posted for you to moderate as well........:)
 
you can do whatever you want my friend it does not bother me LOL


Dave
 
Poor sod. Sounds like the cambelt.
Just for the record. We have plenty of Jap cars costing customers money. Its a fact of life. Cars go wrong I'm afraid.
Just today had a Chrysler Grand Voyager come in with a blown motor (I know its not Jap!) and a VW with same.
If its mechanical it will break down eventually.
 
kevshore said:
Poor sod. Sounds like the cambelt.
Just for the record. We have plenty of Jap cars costing customers money. Its a fact of life. Cars go wrong I'm afraid.
Just today had a Chrysler Grand Voyager come in with a blown motor (I know its not Jap!) and a VW with same.
If its mechanical it will break down eventually.
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They don't have cambelts, anyway it was an electrical fault...


Flash In The Pan said:
The fact tht it didn't go bang, but just died and still tries to start suggests something electrical...
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:D
 
As Flashy says all is well!!!! I have been out all night driving :lol: Needed to! Not done it for a week :(

Anyway, the bloke was preparing me for the worst which, thankfully, didnt happen. THe coil pack had gone so it was £80 all in which I am made up about :D:D:D:D:D:D

So I am a very happy chappy at the moment.

Thanks for all your help guys and also a big thank you to Flash in the Pan for all his PMs. Helped me and my dad a lot. Cheers buddy :)
 
Hey! Every cloud has a silver lining. You're looking at £2,000 scrappage :D
 
fracster said:
Do you honestly believe that Vauxhalls are better vehicles than Toyotas,more reliable and better built?
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Wouldn't be suprised if the quality of my dads Avensis is anything to go by, barely a month goes by when it doesn't have to go back into the garage for something, be it brake pads killing the discs, turbo breaking, oil leaks...list goes on. Not impressed :(
 
fracster said:
Do you honestly believe that Vauxhalls are better vehicles than Toyotas,more reliable and better built?

If so, perhaps a "cloud cuckoo land" section can be posted for you to moderate as well........:)
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i guess you didnt quite get the point

in a nutshell: car manufacturers design cars, and assemble them.. thats about it. They make b****r all of the components, and quite often dont even design or assemble the cars either!
so its stupid to say a car from country A is crap because a component from country B blew up.
I didnt say anything about vauxhalls being more reliable than a toyota but a denso alternator is as likely to go wrong on a vauxhall as it is a toyota.
 
fracster said:
Do you honestly believe that Vauxhalls are better vehicles than Toyotas,more reliable and better built?

If so, perhaps a "cloud cuckoo land" section can be posted for you to moderate as well........:)
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nobody would be that silly...:nuts:
 
fracster said:
Do you honestly believe that Vauxhalls are better vehicles than Toyotas,more reliable and better built?

If so, perhaps a "cloud cuckoo land" section can be posted for you to moderate as well........:)
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Oi, you leave my location alone, I don't need moderators hanging around the place however lovely they may be :lol: :lol:

Glad its fixed Matt, hope it stays that way for a while now!!
 
Gary said:
i guess you didnt quite get the point

in a nutshell: car manufacturers design cars, and assemble them.. thats about it. They make b****r all of the components, and quite often dont even design or assemble the cars either!
so its stupid to say a car from country A is crap because a component from country B blew up.
I didnt say anything about vauxhalls being more reliable than a toyota but a denso alternator is as likely to go wrong on a vauxhall as it is a toyota.
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Correct in theory, however Vauxhalls have ACDelco electronic components and Toyota use Nippo-Denso.......
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Correct in theory, however Vauxhalls have ACDelco electronic components and Toyota use Nippo-Denso.......
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sorry flash, but thats not 100% correct.
I used the alternator as an example because thats the last thing i had replaced on my Vectra, and its Nippon Denso.
Possibly because its the 1.9 diesel isnt exclusively a GM used engine.

I think i just sent myself to sleep.
 
and just to prove what a boring git i really am

'Nippondenso manufactures components and systems for nearly every automobile manufacturer in the world. While Toyota is its largest shareholder and customer, it also sells components to most of the other Japanese auto makers, the Big Three U.S. companies, and most European companies. Nippondenso claims to be a leader in 14 product areas including electronics, fuel injection systems, braking control, navigation, air conditioners, fuel pumps, and radiators. Nippondenso product groups do their own product development and manufacturing but do not have their own sales forces since most of their products are sold to a few automobile companies. '
 
Gary said:
sorry flash, but thats not 100% correct.
I used the alternator as an example because thats the last thing i had replaced on my Vectra, and its Nippon Denso.
Possibly because its the 1.9 diesel isnt exclusively a GM used engine.

I think i just sent myself to sleep.
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One of the Vauxhall diesels is an Isuzu unit, iirc, no idea which one though..
 
Flash In The Pan said:
One of the Vauxhall diesels is an Isuzu unit, iirc, no idea which one though..
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yeah, although this one is a fiat/GM joint venture.

when i left Lotus they were in the middle of developing a diesel version of the 1.6 4 cyl engine they developed for GM.. But not sure what happened to that.
 
Gary said:
yeah, although this one is a fiat/GM joint venture.

when i left Lotus they were in the middle of developing a diesel version of the 1.6 4 cyl engine they developed for GM.. But not sure what happened to that.
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You are correct. The same engine is also used in the fiat bravo, croma, and pretty much every other modern fiat to get a 1.9 diesel.

Did you know that 5 times out of ten the exact part is cheaper from fiat than from vauxhall?

For example the inlet manifold is a few hundred quid from vauxhall, but if you buy it from fiat it is half the price.

The motor trade is crazy, kinda glad im out of it.
 
And after all my 'Fords are Great' posts I just discovered that my air-con condenser unit has a leak...

Easily fixed though - when I have £500 to spare :eek:...

Looks like I'll be playing car-sauna for the forseeable future, since I'm going to be on exercise for three weeks, then back in Germany for a month (in the Mustang) and then off to Afghan for 6 months...

If anyone knows of a cheap aircon condenser unit for a 2000 Cougar/Mk 2 Mondeo V6, let me know, eh?
I can fit it myself - not going to give someone another £300 just to fit the damn thing...
 
Arkady said:
And after all my 'Fords are Great' posts I just discovered that my air-con condenser unit has a leak...

Easily fixed though - when I have £500 to spare :eek:...

Looks like I'll be playing car-sauna for the forseeable future, since I'm going to be on exercise for three weeks, then back in Germany for a month (in the Mustang) and then off to Afghan for 6 months...

If anyone knows of a cheap aircon condenser unit for a 2000 Cougar/Mk 2 Mondeo V6, let me know, eh?
I can fit it myself - not going to give someone another £300 just to fit the damn thing...
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£500?? Couldn't you just buy another Cougar and take the condenser out of that and save yourself £300 :naughty: :exit:
 
Arkady said:
And after all my 'Fords are Great' posts I just discovered that my air-con condenser unit has a leak...

Easily fixed though - when I have £500 to spare :eek:...

Looks like I'll be playing car-sauna for the forseeable future, since I'm going to be on exercise for three weeks, then back in Germany for a month (in the Mustang) and then off to Afghan for 6 months...

If anyone knows of a cheap aircon condenser unit for a 2000 Cougar/Mk 2 Mondeo V6, let me know, eh?
I can fit it myself - not going to give someone another £300 just to fit the damn thing...
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-MONDEO-P...temQQimsxZ20090628?IMSfp=TL090628142003r27035

dont think it the right thing since it so cheap:shrug:
 
Arkady said:
And after all my 'Fords are Great' posts I just discovered that my air-con condenser unit has a leak...

Easily fixed though - when I have £500 to spare :eek:...

Looks like I'll be playing car-sauna for the forseeable future, since I'm going to be on exercise for three weeks, then back in Germany for a month (in the Mustang) and then off to Afghan for 6 months...

If anyone knows of a cheap aircon condenser unit for a 2000 Cougar/Mk 2 Mondeo V6, let me know, eh?
I can fit it myself - not going to give someone another £300 just to fit the damn thing...
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happened to my cougar too. although with mine it was the evaporator that had the leak. It was £700 to replace because you pretty much have to dismantle the whole car. I was going to do it myself, but I didnt have the special ford tools.

Apart from that, the cougar was the best car i ever had. I wish ford would make a new one.

Do you have a mustang? I dont think you mentioned it before LOL
 
Yeah I have a Mustang GT Bullitt - but that's for 'pleasure' use only - weekends and dry days...

The Cougar is my 'daily-driver' and although it cost £24k new (and I only paid £4,500 for it, 5 years ago) they're only worth £1500-1800 now, so a bill like that for a simple repair isn't cost-effective.
But then even though it's only 'worth' £1800 max it still has £20k-level comfort and gadgets...without aircon...lol

I was considering selling it and buying a used LHD BMW for use over in Germany but with defective aircon it's un-sellable, so I'll fix it myself next year when I get back from Afghanistan when I can get round to sourcing the parts.
I know Duratec Engines from years of Mondeo ownership, so I'm familiar with the ghastly access problems associated with this vehicle...

It's a 1 hour job max to swap condenser units, but it'll take 3-5 hours to dismantle enough of the car to gain access and replace everything...and that's with a fully-equipped garage...
 
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