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mags200
16-04-2009, 08:44
No joking matter it is doing my head in. One problem after another.

Dont get me wrong i love my s13 to bits and will prob regret doing this but im having to many problems which is making my car stay off the road 3 times longer than it is on.

I just paided for a new rebuild less than 1.5k ago and cost me around 1k in parts and work.

For example: I woke up this morning to take my car to work, the elbow is blowing in which im going to do tomorrow, i have a flat trye :mad: (slow puncher) My back bumper caught on the pavment and ripped off (take took 10mins to put bk on and a load of dirty hands before work... again :mad:)

I park up in a car park to catch my front bumper - again - breaking it. Then i find out the boot catch has snapped and now i have to leave my boot open... wtf!!!

problem after problem (all in one day)

So do i break or sell as whole

rant over

cardiff scum
16-04-2009, 08:47
Awww,really feel for you mate,you havent had the easiest of times with it have you.The boot,is it the catch or the cable?

FOGHORN LEGHORN
16-04-2009, 09:14
It'll be cable:nod:

mags200
16-04-2009, 09:20
catch! snapped!

Cutie-SX
16-04-2009, 09:38
U may regret selling it !!!

Its all part and parcel with a car of that age i was same when i got mine, small things kept going and the boyfriend said why didnt ya buy a new car then, so now when things go just replace em and i no that there new and 100% working order,

as for the bumpers...... thats not the cars fault try having a coffee b4 ya leave for work, might wake ya up a bit !!!!!!

FOGHORN LEGHORN
16-04-2009, 10:21
catch! snapped!

:eek:first time i've ever heard of that happening.

You won't sell up mate:no:

mags200
16-04-2009, 11:13
:eek:first time i've ever heard of that happening.

You won't sell up mate:no:

if i get the right price i will:nod:

slider91
16-04-2009, 11:32
is it the catch on the car or the sriker on the bootlid craig?

cardiff scum
16-04-2009, 11:43
I was going to say if it was the cable you could bodge it with screw in wire conecter block:nod: Oh well nevermind eh

mags200
16-04-2009, 11:48
sriker on the bootlid

:nod:

mags200
16-04-2009, 12:36
if i send some1 a list of all my parts, will they have a look and put a price on everything... if i do sell ill have an idea on how much to expect then

thanks

slider91
16-04-2009, 12:52
you cant sell it dude as you are booked on track at japfest ;)

mags200
16-04-2009, 13:03
you cant sell it dude as you are booked on track at japfest ;)

the car wont make it :no:

yetiboy
16-04-2009, 13:33
With a kitted car there are always troubles with the bumpers catching. You could put standard bumpers on it with small splitters? Still look good and a lot less hassle. Turbo elbows are a common thing and not too hard to sort out and the boot catch is a 2 minute job.
Don't give in mate, our cars are worth penny's when trying to sell and any car you get instead will have troubles and i bet it wouldn't be as much fun!

slider91
16-04-2009, 13:39
the car wont make it :no:

of cause it will dude :nod: have faith

crouchy
16-04-2009, 13:42
mate im 19 and a student and i think off selling my 14a often as when stuff always goes wrong. prettty nuch all my monthly money goes on fixing it.

i look at it this way, spend money on fixing up a 200+ bhp rwd turbo car or

selling up and fixing up a renault or something else shit along them lines

FOGHORN LEGHORN
16-04-2009, 13:43
the car wont make it :no:

Why:confused:

AlexC
16-04-2009, 13:49
mate im 19 and a student and i think off selling my 14a often as when stuff always goes wrong. prettty nuch all my monthly money goes on fixing it.

i look at it this way, spend money on fixing up a 200+ bhp rwd turbo car or

selling up and fixing up a renault or something else shit along them lines

Well said that man :nod:

Dont sell up dude! Were pretty much all in the same boat. Look at me! Im on my 57th sr engine :p :D

mags200
16-04-2009, 15:25
ive spent 8k+ on the car maybe even more, and it works out ill be gettring around the 5k mark back for it :(.

Im in two minds, lets see if i can get all the problems fixed this weekend and go from there


thanks for the messages everyone :D

Jow
16-04-2009, 17:03
Don't sell it!!

birchys200
16-04-2009, 17:11
i havent got mine anymore its scattered around the country now on loads of other peoples cars lol

Madda
16-04-2009, 17:15
What did you buy to replace it Gav?

pdh 14a
16-04-2009, 17:16
:( Hope you stick with it mate! But the puncture can happen on anything! and lets be fair your car is about the lowest i've seen,so its inevitable bodywork will catch occasionally! Hope you have a better run soon! :thumbs:

dazz150
16-04-2009, 17:52
dont sell!

it sounds like to me a daily driver might be a good shout for you, at least until you get it fixed? :nod:

birchys200
17-04-2009, 07:48
What did you buy to replace it Gav?

well i said i wanted either a mr2 or a crx and i ended up getting the mr2 and im really happy with it bud! already bought a few bits but i had to do alot of travelling to find one thats decent like this one! didnt settle on the first car i saw for a change lol think i did 400 miles on the weekend looking about cost alot in my mates mr2 lol

Madda
17-04-2009, 08:47
:ghey: but glad you're happy. Nip over mine and take me out for a spin! Turbo I take it? :)

richy200
17-04-2009, 10:31
break it and buy an s15 ;)

Madda
17-04-2009, 10:50
break it and buy an s15 ;)

Your not going to sell yours are you mate? :( Please say no, its got bags of potential, and I take it you now have a window too :D

richy200
17-04-2009, 15:11
Your not going to sell yours are you mate? :( Please say no, its got bags of potential, and I take it you now have a window too :D

Na i'm not, this is a keeper :) i was talking about craig breaking his and getting a s15 :wack:

and no i haven't got a window. The said his mate might sell the whole shell now so he doesn't really want to cut the window out :ghey:

so yea the hunt for a window is still on :P Plug: