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yea.. the 200 has a few probs.. but its a 99 so im not too bothered about spending a lil.. so far the rover has had
rear wheelbearing (£20 fitting)
front pads, and rear brakes adjusted (£35)
2front tyres tomorrow (£58)
n the gearbox is whining.. itl get repaced when it blows..
but...
well the obvious bonnet, erm needed new wheelbearings, brakes were shot..(calipers too) , strut top bearing(spelt it right?), ball joints, n just didnt go in a straight line. oh.. the engine developed a ticking and i could hear the water noise like before when the headgasket went.. well serves...
Well just a day before the old **** went to the scrappers in the sky.. was a right laugh for a first car. pity it was in such bad shape n the engine was getting really noisey.. still went quick enough..
Look what i ended up getting instead.. its all rOVER now.
ah well.. maybe...
Went to the garage... heres the damage
Needs:
Strut-top bearing,
2 wheelbearings,
2balljoints.
£140
On top of that problems i know about
Breaks replacing. pads and discs and calipers maybe
in need of new gear linkage
2new tyres
1 new bonnet
Lovely.. thank god ive got next...
sorry mate.. its a 1995 1.4rt
awful description i know..
its just rattling when turning and feels really slack.. could it just be ball joints / cv joints?
When i turn either way there is like a creaking/knocking sound when not moving, its still there when you move off. Also im having to turn a bit more than i feel i did before.. maybe its just nerves but it doesnt feel all that glued to the road.
when braking it sounds like a train going along...
its a m reg 1.4rt, just starting to notice problems now im driving it..
when its idling its quite noticeable but not past 3k
its like noisey tappets on a fiesta but not as aggressive. just wondering if the engines likely to packup soon
..
its the second problem ive noticed in 48hrs! :|...
for the past couple of days its developed a rattle..
you can move it right over to the left but to the right its a lot stiffer
has it probably snapped a spring somewhere?
its quite rattly just changing gear and travels around a lot more
just a little worried on the chance it...
exactly that mate.. ta very much.. just had my mate tell me the same thing.. he did it with his seat ibiza.. its something to do with a yellow wire.. im not sure whether it is earth or live..
it kicked off the c/l and interior light.. just turned out to be the interior light fuse. it had me...
hmm.. so its friday afternoon.. il do a good deed.
just helping a mate get his cd player working.. its an old golf so i said we could try it in my car.
took my cd player out and pops his in.. it comes on for a second then i hear a popping noise from behind the dash..
so now the radio...