had a quick scan and search and couldnt find a thread that was reletively new about this, so i figured for a bit of fun, people could post up their car historys, if they revel so much in their motors asmuch as their pc's
obvious detail would be to mention to make sure your numberplate aint showing, and maybe list a few details?
i'll start:
when i passed my test, i was religated to driving my grans car
this:
Vauxhall Corsa C 1.4, Automatic, Elegance, 5 door, turquoise
how manly must i have looked, i have long hair too btw
i've taken this from 19,900 to 30,200 so far, i'm still insured on it as a second car:
then i decided i was sick of driving it about after about a year, so with a years no claims under my belt, i went for somthing that would make me a bit more indipendant, and i loved it
it was a peugeot 306, phase 1, 1.4 litre manual, red, XL, 3 door
a rare car, because the phase 1 306's were seldom made in 3 doors unless they were XSI's or Dturbo's
this car, cost me so much over the few months i had it
i bought it for 500 quid + a 32" HDTV, + a 10.1mp samsung camera, then on driving it home, the head gasket went, so dropped a new engine into it, another 1.4, then over the next two months, in no particular order, the following broke:
gearbox
battery
front suspension, both springs
shocks started leaking
injector went
inlet manifold developed a crack
exaust manifold started blowing
all 4 tyres were bald
front disks went
front pads went
rear shoes went
all brake lines went, corroded, and just burst (that wasnt too fun on a A road)
alternator went (rescued by RAC)
gear linkage bent and snapped (again a rescue by the RAC)
starter motor went
on the plus side, no electric windows to break
no sunroof to leak
no power steering to break (it was like a tank to steer)
on the plus side, even though it was registered in 1994, it did have remote central locking, which was brilliant,
i gave it a few upgrades too, namely new speakers and a head unit, the old speakers looked like somthing you'd find in a church
eventually, it developed more problems, so i just gave in, every time i put the clutch down coming upto a junction to change gear, it would die, and wouldnt start again for a good 5 minutes, needless to say, this was dangerous, not only from traffic, but from people coming to ask me why the F**K i was holding everyone up, and threatening me lol
it was on the upside, only 1292 to insure for a year under my own name, no named drivers
when i bought it, it was on 132,900, when i eventually "wrote it off" as cat C, more to repair than to replace, it was on 149,900, in 3 months
anyway, a friend from college decided he would "help" me, as someone had just given him a 306, but a newer one, and he said if he got it through MOT he would want 750 for it (he did spend about 600 on parts)
and he passed it on MOT
and there it is, a 306, phase 2, electric front windows, driver airbag, electric mirrors, remote central locking, power steering, and a generally nicer look to it
it was only a 35 quid upgrade on insurance too, so looking rather promising, same 1.4 litre engine block as my old car, but multi point fuel injection instead of single point, so it had a lot more nippyness too it, it had front fog lights as standard too, and an electric sunroof,
needless to say this went through a lot of repairs too, i bought it on 98,800, and sold it on 112,900
it went through two gearboxes, a clutch, a new exaust system from the manifold down, new exaust mountings, new springs, and shocks, new washerjets, new washer jet bottle, new radeator, new rad pipes, new heater matrix (ouch on the pocket for that one, dashboard out job)
i spent about 3000 on it, and ended up selling it for 185, but when i sold it, it needed a lot more work doing to it, so i was optimistic, it needed new drop links, and 4 new tyres, and various other bits fixing
the same day, i was in luck, i got my hands on 2k, i'd rather not say how, just needless to say i was rather lucky, or...well, unlucky, but..
so car hunting i went
and i spotted this:
vauxhall corsa C, same as my grans, but the SRi model, in 1.4 litre, in silver, manual, with all the gadgets and gizmos you'd expect from a significantly more moden car than my last two
remote central locking, power steering, driver and passanger airbag, electric windows, electric mirrors etc
the downside is that the alloys were quite kerbed, the drivers side mirror was taped on, no service history, and a couple of stone chips to the paintwork on the back bumper and the front bumper
all in all not bad then
and only 94,000 miles, quite low mileage considering its age, the glasses guide, if you know anything about cars, you will know all car experts refer to it for a price, priced it, even with its mileage at 3200, i got it for 2100
upgraded my insurance, again for only 35 quid, but this needed a fair bit of work doing to it too
needed new disks and pads, it was vented, drilled disks though, i was quite suprised such good brakes were on it tbh, shame there is no abs though
new cambelt, it was still on its origonal cambelt from 0 - 96,800 miles, it did quite well, and i was very lucky, it had a new steering rack, and one new engine mount, then it was ship shape, its now in 100,250
thats my car history upto date, i look forward to reading other people's
obvious detail would be to mention to make sure your numberplate aint showing, and maybe list a few details?
i'll start:
when i passed my test, i was religated to driving my grans car
this:
Vauxhall Corsa C 1.4, Automatic, Elegance, 5 door, turquoise
how manly must i have looked, i have long hair too btw
i've taken this from 19,900 to 30,200 so far, i'm still insured on it as a second car:
then i decided i was sick of driving it about after about a year, so with a years no claims under my belt, i went for somthing that would make me a bit more indipendant, and i loved it
it was a peugeot 306, phase 1, 1.4 litre manual, red, XL, 3 door
a rare car, because the phase 1 306's were seldom made in 3 doors unless they were XSI's or Dturbo's
this car, cost me so much over the few months i had it
i bought it for 500 quid + a 32" HDTV, + a 10.1mp samsung camera, then on driving it home, the head gasket went, so dropped a new engine into it, another 1.4, then over the next two months, in no particular order, the following broke:
gearbox
battery
front suspension, both springs
shocks started leaking
injector went
inlet manifold developed a crack
exaust manifold started blowing
all 4 tyres were bald
front disks went
front pads went
rear shoes went
all brake lines went, corroded, and just burst (that wasnt too fun on a A road)
alternator went (rescued by RAC)
gear linkage bent and snapped (again a rescue by the RAC)
starter motor went
on the plus side, no electric windows to break
no sunroof to leak
no power steering to break (it was like a tank to steer
)on the plus side, even though it was registered in 1994, it did have remote central locking, which was brilliant,
i gave it a few upgrades too, namely new speakers and a head unit, the old speakers looked like somthing you'd find in a church
eventually, it developed more problems, so i just gave in, every time i put the clutch down coming upto a junction to change gear, it would die, and wouldnt start again for a good 5 minutes, needless to say, this was dangerous, not only from traffic, but from people coming to ask me why the F**K i was holding everyone up, and threatening me lol
it was on the upside, only 1292 to insure for a year under my own name, no named drivers
when i bought it, it was on 132,900, when i eventually "wrote it off" as cat C, more to repair than to replace, it was on 149,900, in 3 months
anyway, a friend from college decided he would "help" me, as someone had just given him a 306, but a newer one, and he said if he got it through MOT he would want 750 for it (he did spend about 600 on parts)
and he passed it on MOT
and there it is, a 306, phase 2, electric front windows, driver airbag, electric mirrors, remote central locking, power steering, and a generally nicer look to it
it was only a 35 quid upgrade on insurance too, so looking rather promising, same 1.4 litre engine block as my old car, but multi point fuel injection instead of single point, so it had a lot more nippyness too it, it had front fog lights as standard too, and an electric sunroof,
needless to say this went through a lot of repairs too, i bought it on 98,800, and sold it on 112,900
it went through two gearboxes, a clutch, a new exaust system from the manifold down, new exaust mountings, new springs, and shocks, new washerjets, new washer jet bottle, new radeator, new rad pipes, new heater matrix (ouch on the pocket for that one, dashboard out job)
i spent about 3000 on it, and ended up selling it for 185, but when i sold it, it needed a lot more work doing to it, so i was optimistic, it needed new drop links, and 4 new tyres, and various other bits fixing
the same day, i was in luck, i got my hands on 2k, i'd rather not say how, just needless to say i was rather lucky, or...well, unlucky, but..
so car hunting i went
and i spotted this:
vauxhall corsa C, same as my grans, but the SRi model, in 1.4 litre, in silver, manual, with all the gadgets and gizmos you'd expect from a significantly more moden car than my last two
remote central locking, power steering, driver and passanger airbag, electric windows, electric mirrors etc
the downside is that the alloys were quite kerbed, the drivers side mirror was taped on, no service history, and a couple of stone chips to the paintwork on the back bumper and the front bumper
all in all not bad then
and only 94,000 miles, quite low mileage considering its age, the glasses guide, if you know anything about cars, you will know all car experts refer to it for a price, priced it, even with its mileage at 3200, i got it for 2100
upgraded my insurance, again for only 35 quid, but this needed a fair bit of work doing to it too
needed new disks and pads, it was vented, drilled disks though, i was quite suprised such good brakes were on it tbh, shame there is no abs though
new cambelt, it was still on its origonal cambelt from 0 - 96,800 miles, it did quite well, and i was very lucky, it had a new steering rack, and one new engine mount, then it was ship shape, its now in 100,250
thats my car history upto date, i look forward to reading other people's
