Expensive month!

Matt

Gearbox, droplinks, and 6 months road tax!

Just taxed the car this evening, £148.50 for 6 months privilege of driving on our shit roads.

Sjdickso

Cars can be a real PITA the more you try look after them the more they seem to cost.

Matt

Yep, would be nice to not care. I've got friends who don't even remember the last time the oil was changed on their Zafira, and it runs like a dream.

evocarlos

Matt said:
I've got friends who don't even remember the last time the oil was changed on their Zafira, and it runs like a dream.

i have an astra like that forgot to change the oil for 18 months 🙂

h4rri

I had a Maestro van that I forgot to MOT for 18 months once.

Is hurts when they all decide to breakdown or need tax at the same time.

I currently have the Astra badly in need of a clutch, Corsa failed it's MOT on emissions which is going to get expensive and the Tigra now needs a new window regulator as the old one has jammed and blown 🙁

sigh i hate working on cars ....

Matt

I'm glad it's not just me then!

MikeS

lol last week i noticed my mot expired on the 13th, had to go book it in straight away

failed on wheel bearing, window wiper, and side light

Matt

My MOT is due end of next month.

si_c1978

same here mot is due last week tho! the fto has had the underside tidied up new underseal (had it professionly inspected and sprayed all round as well i wasnt doing that dirty old job myself, and its just reasurring knowing theres no under body rust) new disks on the front (drilled and grooved) new pads all round and general service stuff. (oil, gearbox fluid, air filter etc) plus new section of exhaust earlier in the year. (but i dont like it, sounds funny when cold, seems standard fto downpipe is best)
oh and some high intensity legal bulbs as fto lights are well gay!
all in all i spent over 600 quid and saved myself hundreds!
then my favourite mod ever, my horn woulda failed mot so i fitted some masive air horns! loadsa fun! lol.

MikeS

rofl

well did all the work myself in the freezing cold, must of saved myself a good ton in labour i reckon

si_c1978

i did all but underbody. even my mates garages are getting too expensive these days.

Matt

I've just had to go and have the tracking done as well. It was 5mm out on the near side!

si_c1978

Matt said:
I've just had to go and have the tracking done as well. It was 5mm out on the near side!

harsh!

Matt

si.c1978 said:
harsh!

Yeah, I think it was like that because of the gearbox work the other week.

si_c1978

yeah the shafts woulda been out for that. bet she was vibrating a wee bit thro the steering wheel mind!

Matt

si.c1978 said:
yeah the shafts woulda been out for that. bet she was vibrating a wee bit thro the steering wheel mind!

Actually, it wasn't that bad. The steering wheel was at a funny angle though.

evocarlos

its cause the sub frame was removed then bolted on not quite in the same place its almost impossible to do that anywho

Matt

evocarlos said:
its cause the sub frame was removed then bolted on not quite in the same place its almost impossible to do that anywho

Well it's running nice and straight now. I'm almost happy with how the car is running. It just needs an oil change and a wash now.

si_c1978

evocarlos said:
its cause the sub frame was removed then bolted on not quite in the same place its almost impossible to do that anywho

really?? me and me mate did a near perfect job on the drive on me old astra g (mind you they used shoulder/shanked bolts in that subframe making it easier) and we are just a little neanderthal down here.
id expect better from a garage that actually has the right equipment.

Matt

I don't think they actually need to remove the subframe on the MK5 to remove the gearbox, it can be done on a ramp quite easily from what I've read on the VXR site.