My New VXR (Holden content)

[Stefan.]

It's a second hand car.... Its gonna have issues. Mostly why people sell in the first place.

I'd of kept it to atleast get some kind of money out of it. After all you fixed it.

 

[Stay Puft]

C63 next?

 

[Stefan.]

C63 next?

Be some crappy old volvo...

 

[bill]

14k or £40 on the next car?

 

[Cookie]

I can sell you a reliable Civic if you want?

f**king hell you are awful with cars

 

[cat171]

Man!! Basically, "I want an exciting car for my 40th Birthday" But I'm going to sell it once I've stopped celebrating!

As you've just spent out on it you may as well keep it for a bit.

 

[leeds_182]

I’ve not sold it yet! Not even had a sniff but to be fair it probably does look dodgy so can’t blame people.

On a side note, my exhaust back boxes turned up today.

 

[Krarl]

At least the backboxes turned up before the car went?

 

[leeds_182]

At least the backboxes turned up before the car went?

Yeah, parcel force 24 hrs was more 120hrs .

 

[Krarl]

Yeah, parcel force 24 hrs was more 120hrs .

At least they arrived

Hermes would have played football in the warehouse with them ?

 

[_Tom]

Fit them, disregard the "teething issues" and enjoy it.

I'm sure all will be forgotten when it sounds like it's come from the depths of hell.

 

[leeds_182]

Fit them, disregard the "teething issues" and enjoy it.

I'm sure all will be forgotten when it sounds like it's come from the depths of hell.

Yeah, I’m hoping that’s what will happen.

 

[R3k1355]

£1500 loss in two weeks.

It’s like buying a new car from the show room!

Except they don't usually break immediately and leave you with a massive bill

 

[Matthew]

Car looks ace, miles nicer than the Black one. That MPG is brilliant considering. I was expecting single figures. Hope it sorted for good now though.

 

[leeds_182]

Except they don't usually break immediately and leave you with a massive bill

True, you just lose 2k in depreciation.

 

[leeds_182]

Sold.

 

[william84]

how long on average do you keep a car? ?

 

[Stefan.]

I'm not angry... I'm just disappointed

 

[bashracing]

how many motors have you possessed ?

 

[bill]

whats next?

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[mattf4r]

Have you ever had a build thread more than a month long? ? In all seriousness I feel your pain with buying a car then having issues it can really spoil it for you.

Hope it wasn’t too big a loss, great car but like you say niche market so I imagine you took a hit to get it gone.

 

[Matthew]

You did well to shift it so fast.

 

[Ben]

How are you not divorced?

 

[leeds_182]

how many motors have you possessed ?

Too many. I think I prefer driving the old shitters though.

 

[leeds_182]

You did well to shift it so fast.

Sold it for what I paid. Shame I’d spent £900 on it.

 

[leeds_182]

Have you ever had a build thread more than a month long? ? In all seriousness I feel your pain with buying a car then having issues it can really spoil it for you.

Hope it wasn’t too big a loss, great car but like you say niche market so I imagine you took a hit to get it gone.

Sold it for what I paid. I reckon I could have got 14k if I’d of held out but the love wasn’t there.

 

[leeds_182]

whats next?

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Something cheap. I’ve come to the conclusion that I much prefer fast motorbikes to fast cars.

 

[Cookie]

Something cheap. I’ve come to the conclusion that I much prefer fast motorbikes to fast cars.

When are you buying a fast bike? ?

 

[leeds_182]

When are you buying a fast bike? ?

I’ve got the fastest road legal bike in the world.

In 1988.

 

[bill]

When are you buying a fast bike? [emoji23]

he did do, sold it now[emoji23]

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[Flat Eric]

When are you buying a fast bike? ?

Is that so you can buy it after a month? ???

 

[Louis]

Is that guy in a hi-vis?

 

[leeds_182]

Is that guy in a hi-vis?

Safety first! He came straight from work.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

I know I said that, if you bought a big V8, it would be sold again pretty soon, but this is a bit more extreme than even I expected

 

[Sir_Dave]

Sold it for what I paid. Shame I’d spent £900 on it.

Shame. I quite liked this thing!!! Although with regards to the £900, im not sure you can blame the car for that ...

all of a sudden it went into limp mode.

Ok, that is annoying, but these things often happen with buying someone elses car, as they are quite often selling it due to issues, so in effect you needed the garage to do the following: "Clean the throttle body and map sensor and reset all the pins" ...

What you didnt need doing, but had done anyway, which is most likely what has left a bad taste in your mouth is the following:

Drop links
Alignment
New leds in the lights
New transponder thing for the leds
Some torque bush thing for the propshaft
A new key
s**t loads of labour

None of that sh1t needed doing to fix a misfire, but is exactly what happens when a car gets left at a garage for them to "have a look over"

I look forwards to the next Volvo 340 thread.

 

[leeds_182]

Shame. I quite liked this thing!!! Although with regards to the £900, im not sure you can blame the car for that ...



Ok, that is annoying, but these things often happen with buying someone elses car, as they are quite often selling it due to issues, so in effect you needed the garage to do the following: "Clean the throttle body and map sensor and reset all the pins" ...

What you didnt need doing, but had done anyway, which is most likely what has left a bad taste in your mouth is the following:

Drop links
Alignment
New leds in the lights
New transponder thing for the leds
Some torque bush thing for the propshaft
A new key
s**t loads of labour

None of that sh1t needed doing to fix a misfire, but is exactly what happens when a car gets left at a garage for them to "have a look over"

I look forwards to the next Volvo 340 thread.

The drop link was knocking like buggery so needed doing.

The steering wheel was off centre so really needed sorting as was annoying.

The key was practically in half so needed fixing.

The fast flashing / leds were an mot fail so would need doing.

The maf and map etc had been cleaned by the previous garage but kept going into limp mode. It stopped after this garage sorted it.

Agree what you’re saying to some extent but nothing they did didn’t need doing and I’d of ended up doing it if I’d of kept it.

 

[leeds_182]

I know I said that, if you bought a big V8, it would be sold again pretty soon, but this is a bit more extreme than even I expected

Back to volvos for me! Never lost a dime on one!

 

[yeecup]

think this forum needs a new classifieds section just for you. lol.

 

[leeds_182]

Just heard from the new owner that the car has gone into limp mode.

I feel bad but genuinely thought it had been fixed! It should have been fixed for the money I spent!!!

 

[Cookson]

Just heard from the new owner that the car has gone into limp mode.

I feel bad but genuinely thought it had been fixed! It should have been fixed for the money I spent!!!

Bad man. You sold him a lemon.