Spooky
10-12-2001, 21:35
I don't believe it.
I bought my dad a Rover 820 Si automatic 6 weeks ago, to replace the Renault Safrane that he traded in for the S13 that my little brother wrote off this summer. Confused yet? I am. http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif
Anyway, it cost me just under 800 quid, and it wasn't too bad, a dent in the bonnet, had been keyed down the side, but not too bad.
I had to drive it to work last week because little bro borrowed mine (I must be mad!) because his exhaust needed replacing.
As I'm driving to work at 50 mph, the car is in 4th gear at a steady throttle position, and it keeps dropping into neutral, then back into 4th. As I got onto the dual carriageway doing 70, the car changed into 3rd, then 2nd, and then I stuck it into neutral, freewheeled it into a layby, and checked the gearbox oil because I was worried that it had run dry. Turns out it had plenty of oil and the actual gearbox was knackered!
I'm looking at roughly 2 grand to get the car repaired, so I got it scrapped instead. But since the summer the accident has cost me roughly £3,000!!! And now I'm not even sure if I'm going to get another 200 in the spring, honestly don't think I can afford it.
Oh well. http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif
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Peter - currently driving a non scrabbly black Cav SRi - 130.5 BHP @177K miles. Highest BHP holder at the rolling road event until they put a 200SX on the rollers...
Car now dearly departed except for...
Blitz FATT type S turbo timer and a black ally tax disc holder. Just got a traction control system now, all I want is a 200SX again...
I bought my dad a Rover 820 Si automatic 6 weeks ago, to replace the Renault Safrane that he traded in for the S13 that my little brother wrote off this summer. Confused yet? I am. http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif
Anyway, it cost me just under 800 quid, and it wasn't too bad, a dent in the bonnet, had been keyed down the side, but not too bad.
I had to drive it to work last week because little bro borrowed mine (I must be mad!) because his exhaust needed replacing.
As I'm driving to work at 50 mph, the car is in 4th gear at a steady throttle position, and it keeps dropping into neutral, then back into 4th. As I got onto the dual carriageway doing 70, the car changed into 3rd, then 2nd, and then I stuck it into neutral, freewheeled it into a layby, and checked the gearbox oil because I was worried that it had run dry. Turns out it had plenty of oil and the actual gearbox was knackered!
I'm looking at roughly 2 grand to get the car repaired, so I got it scrapped instead. But since the summer the accident has cost me roughly £3,000!!! And now I'm not even sure if I'm going to get another 200 in the spring, honestly don't think I can afford it.
Oh well. http://300zx.co.uk/200sx/ubb/smile.gif
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Peter - currently driving a non scrabbly black Cav SRi - 130.5 BHP @177K miles. Highest BHP holder at the rolling road event until they put a 200SX on the rollers...
Car now dearly departed except for...
Blitz FATT type S turbo timer and a black ally tax disc holder. Just got a traction control system now, all I want is a 200SX again...