Decided to sell my Fiesta

[amazingtrade]

I cleaned out the breather pipe, got it working again, 30 miles later its blocked again. I have also replaced the fuel cap so its not that.

I am suspecting worn piston rings, on top of the fact it has a warn camshaft there is just little point on doing any work on the engine.

Rather than run into the ground I have decided because of the lack of MOT (4 months to go) I should just get shot now.

Its sad, my first car, last me just over a month. If I buy another Fiesta (I know mines been nothing but trouble but mine is the only one I have known to be like that) I could swap a lot of spares over .

 

[lordsummit]

Buy something sensible this time. I've never seen a cheap Fiesta that isn't a shed.
Buy a Micra or a Toyota Starlet. they'll never break down

 

[Bill Phabb]

please please buy jap

no fiats either

 

[Tenson]

Hehe.. reminds me of a little something we wrote a while back.

www.smokeitndie.co.uk/welovejapcars.wma

 

[DavidF]

some inspired lyrics there, simon.........

 

[Tenson]

Thanks, I think!
Yeah, well... lots more where that came fom lol!

 

[garyi]

Stop buying shit then AT, what did you expect for the money?

Either get a Skoda or Jap, the only trouble with Jap when they go wrong you won't be fixing it and its not cheap.

Also you do not sound like a competent mechanic, perhaps best left to someone that is.

 

[DavidF]

Thanks, I think!
Yeah, well... lots more where that came fom lol!

No, no, you obviously have an ability with this.

Whether the line "wheres a f*****g ambulance when you need one?" (or similar) will do down with your granny (or mine) is another matter!

only kidding

 

[amazingtrade]

Small older jap cars are death traps and cost a fortune to insure as a result. Skodas maybe.

Anyway I have sorted the car now, the new filler cap seems to have done the trick, the sludge around the valves is completly clear and it dosn';t seem to be getting blocked anymore.

 

[MO!]

....... and does it drive ok now, or just seem to be fixed???

Hope it's sorted AT

 

[amazingtrade]

Drives fine, well at least it did before I kurbed it this afternoon Don't think any damage was caused, but it illustrates the exact reason I didn't want to pay a lot for my first car

 

[Bob McC]

what is 'kurbed'?

 

[amazingtrade]

Kerbed sorry . I.e you hit the pavement .