For sale/ end of the road MK2 Farnham, Surrey/Hampshire borders

AlvyLad · 2024-08-12 21:38:47

She's been good to me for the last 7/8 years, I've owned her, never once let me down up to today... might be worth £200 in spares for someone? or do a ULEZ trade in thingy's

Bad points:
Chassis plenty of rust, insides of outer seals (where the jacking points are) bodged up with fiberglass resin (without fibber glass) to get through last MOT ... kinda can't see no rust, hard as nails, but rather obvious "play of the rules", so my MOT centre, I take my cars to, told to not bother bring her back...

MOT- 17'th October (Taxed for now)

Engine is as guttles, but as good as ever, starter apart.

Really good roof-rack, had x12 sheets of 12mm plasterboard and x20 8x2" at 3.6m long (plus load of tools) once and whining apart, drove 20 miles, haven't collapsed, nor I got tyres exploding or digging in to the road.

Bad? starter decided to turn her very slowly, second time not at all. Good old (young) lad at Sainzburys helped to "bump" (push) start

Press "s" in living memory of it

Gimme any ideas, you might have
Cheers!

AlvyLad · 2024-08-16 11:10:44

Had a mechanic over to check if I'm clever? Yes!
Ordered NEW starter from GSF (forgotten how bad that set up is), so gonna watch paint drying for couple more days, then gonna get mechanic to replace it

kenbw2 · 2024-08-17 02:46:05

Doesn't sound terminal, but that's coming from someone who's spent probably 7x the value of the van on repairs tongue

AlvyLad · 2024-08-17 12:46:33

kenbw2 wrote:

Doesn't sound terminal, but that's coming from someone who's spent probably 7x the value of the van on repairs

Close, but not that much! big_smile

(Ignoring "big adventure" to get my parcel (misdelivered))
Starter is here, but mechanic isn't responding now, got to be dogging somewhere! devil

AlvyLad · 2024-08-19 14:55:31

Bleepin' 'ell!!! glasses
Just as I thought to have found reasonable (mobile) mechanic this way...
£80 for a change of alternator, not even an invoice... mad

JohnDragonMan · 2024-08-19 21:37:18

the alternator has gone on my van sad i just now have a solar panel on the roof which is now in place of the alternator. just keeping my eye on the battery voltage. when it gets below 11.5V i take the panda to work haha

AlvyLad · 2024-08-19 21:48:58

@GSF WAI starter with delivery £65 seems very reasonable, but mechanics this way is just dire...
However, alternators, they are so cheap, so many on FleaBay, I'd get one for about £25- 30 and so simple to fit(replace)- I'd give it a shot myself. I've no doubts you could sort it out no probs!

As it comes to tandy pandas... Up to you, what you are using it for wink

kenbw2 · 2024-08-22 02:22:27

I've replaced both the starter and alternator. Both easy enough jobs

AlvyLad · 2024-08-22 17:00:16

kenbw2 wrote:

I've replaced both the starter and alternator. Both easy enough jobs

Wish I didn't learn to NOT to touch cars in early 2000's...
Basically, with almost no tools it taken me whole day of sweat and tears and bruises and swearing and drilling and filling and all sorts to replace brake discs, pads and shoes on the rear for a "water- drop" Vauxhall Astra... next year took to a mechanic and had the same job done in 40 min flat, no rush, no stress at a measly £25 them days (£50 in todays money), then I changed the car and had a "fighter jet" SAAB 900 2.2 Turbo and attempted to replace CV boot... bruh!... ended getting mechanic to come over to "finish" the job in a sense that I had drive shaft falling out and damaging all sorts right in the middle of Landan... (one little spring clip fallen out, most likely due to not noticing position where the "cut" for the circumference was for the end off), couldn't even get it tow to get to his. Bless the old boy, "blessing" being £350 (£700 in todays money).
Never since I'll do anything, without being 100% sure I'll be able to complete confidently, but "mechanics" (rip-off monkey wrenches) these neck of the woods making me think twice about all of that lately

Last edited by AlvyLad (2024-08-23 03:43:29)

AlvyLad · 2024-10-10 14:56:55

https://dispatchexpertscudo.org.uk/foru … hp?id=2008 she's gone, but won't be forgotten
Farewell to the rest of you MK1 owners, been pleasure to have comms with you all!
Condolences to all MK2 and MK3 owners, but new Dacia https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/art … 1-200.html should be considered to be (spiritual) replacement MK1 IMO and stuck onboard.

Adios amigos, as they say!

kenbw2 · 2024-10-11 01:59:32

Sorry to hear but I'm sure the van will go play on the farm with all the other vans

AlvyLad · 2024-10-11 08:17:33

Very well meant, noted, thank you!

kenbw2 wrote:

Sorry to hear but I'm sure the van will go play on the farm with all the other vans

Daaadh!, is she going to come back one day?
big_smile

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