ok it's that time of year again.... MOT time eek! I've had the car three years and to be honest i hav't had that many issues with it. I bought it from sussitout (team balcombe) it was his wifes car and quite tidy then on 98k now on 146k. over the last three years all i have had to do is drop links, ball joints, wheel bearings,front disks, pads all round, dodgy door handle that snapped off, a coil pack (still owe thug a pint for that) and tyres! it's been relatively trouble free i thought the clutch was going but it still pulls hard and hasn't slipped for months. all pretty standard and to be expected i drive it daily and frequently quite hard!
so i know it has failed and it has taken them all day and they still haven't finished it! brake lines hand brake bios something or other, a side light bulb, a ball joint, a track rod end, wiper blades, a rear brake caliper! they won't have it ready till tommoro afternoon.

whats it going to cost? (i don't know yet either)

I asked them to do the cambelt too but they have had to rebook that for another day.

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Formally team BLAZE now Team bianca recuperating from multiple organ failure nicely!
items replaced so far, clutch, cambelt etc, radiator, exhaust, most of front running gear, wish bones, drop links, ball joints, track rod ends, bearings, brakes, calipers, discs, and pads, brake lines, front springs, brake balance compensator thingy, hand brake cable, throttle cable (twice), coil pack, door handle, windscreen, wipers, head lamps several sensors and bulbs .rear beam new throttle cable, new battery. .......... yeah man, team money pit! but shes still rollin!

doing it myself is not an option at the moment! it's been a s**t year so far all in all; money has no meaning anymore! i'm sort of living between two homes; marriage is tits up, enjoying single life again but have no where to work on it if i wanted to. the car is the only fun i have right now so sod it; it's cough up or scrap it and what would i get to replace it? simple economice dictate that it has to be worth it whatever! i'm thinking 4/5 hundred quid so far maybe they'll do the cambelt cheap

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Formally team BLAZE now Team bianca recuperating from multiple organ failure nicely!
items replaced so far, clutch, cambelt etc, radiator, exhaust, most of front running gear, wish bones, drop links, ball joints, track rod ends, bearings, brakes, calipers, discs, and pads, brake lines, front springs, brake balance compensator thingy, hand brake cable, throttle cable (twice), coil pack, door handle, windscreen, wipers, head lamps several sensors and bulbs .rear beam new throttle cable, new battery. .......... yeah man, team money pit! but shes still rollin!

It might surprise you and work out cheaper than you think? I'd budget 5-600 for the worst case and is it an option to have a local member help out with the cambelt?

well i picked the old girl up today legal again! was;t too bad had to have two new calipers o n the rear! they freed up the brake bios thingy! dis all the bits and bobs but didn't do the tracking. £420,00 they will do the cambelt for £250,00 and give me a courstesy car which is the old siver dream micra.

Forum help is always appreciated and i know there are decent skilled member willing to help out but sometimes it's just easier to grive in drive out and get it done! the garage i use give us excelnt friendly no bulls**t customer service and i like to support the local economy however i can. i had bugeted to spend around 700.00 quid on the car to keep it going so i wasn;t far off by the time the tracking and cambelt has been done. these cars are money pits but they are also great fun! may the fun continue!

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Formally team BLAZE now Team bianca recuperating from multiple organ failure nicely!
items replaced so far, clutch, cambelt etc, radiator, exhaust, most of front running gear, wish bones, drop links, ball joints, track rod ends, bearings, brakes, calipers, discs, and pads, brake lines, front springs, brake balance compensator thingy, hand brake cable, throttle cable (twice), coil pack, door handle, windscreen, wipers, head lamps several sensors and bulbs .rear beam new throttle cable, new battery. .......... yeah man, team money pit! but shes still rollin!

Sounds about right Chris, at least you saved the old girl from going to the scrapper! Nice one.

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