Event : Problem car!!!!

1. VTRpayney Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 coventry Posts: 125 VTR 1.6 saxo Suzuki SJ 1.3

   #1 18th March 2010, 17:52

   I not long ago sold my S plate ford focus 1.6 Zetec S for a Citroen saxo VTR. the focus caused me no problems in the time that iv had it, which was just over 1 year. keeping in mind im not exactly a Sunday driver......
   
   Iv now had the saxo vtr 02 plate, for about 2 months. ok fair enoughits got 87,000 on the clock, but the focus had 123,000. The saxo so far i have replaced the tires, £350 which is fair enough. after 2 weeks squeaking started. i found out the gator (rubber cover by the back side of the wheel) had come off. this had now lost all its cv grease and hench the squeaking. new hub. £85.
   
   next the central locking has been playing up recently...not sure y, the sun roof started leaking and to piss me off that bit more there is a bastard rattle in the front dash thats sending me CRAZZZZZZY!!!!!
   
   Finaly...yeasterday nite, i thorght id treat the bird to a nice time to the cinima and a meal.....parked up at the flicks, watched the film, as i came out i pressed the butten to open the doors and i heard a massif BANG!!!
   When a bank like that happens its a "oh shit....that didnt sound cheep".
   The offside of the saxo had droped to the floor.......after closer inspection the fking spring had SNAPPED!!!!
   How often do springs snap on cars......hardly ever is it just me?????
   
   Now im not saying that saxo's are bad cars.....i love my saxo more than anything.....and im going to fix it up once again.....but i just wanted to know if any 1 else has had any problems like this happen to them....
   
   P.S the springs were £200 for 4 replacements. SPAX.
2. grumpypants Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2009 Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 429 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0

   #2 18th March 2010, 18:03

   Sounds like you have been well and truly turned over. Did you have a flurecent jacket with mug written on it at the time?????
3. VTRpayney Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 coventry Posts: 125 VTR 1.6 saxo Suzuki SJ 1.3

   #3 18th March 2010, 22:24

   i didnt notice but i must have lol
   funny enough the car look absolutely fine when i looked it over.....took it for a test drive and it was fine....just all gone down....literary with the suspension.
   dunno weather to go to the scrap yard an just get another 1 strut, or pay the extra and get 4 new springs from spax??????
4. Chloeex Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Southampton Posts: 475 Astra SXI

   #4 19th March 2010, 00:11

   wow that sure is some run of bad luck, i know saxos arent the greatest things for reliability.. but thats taking the mick lol
   hope your luck starts changing soon eh
5. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

   #5 19th March 2010, 00:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by VTRpayney Finaly...yeasterday nite, i thorght id treat the bird to a nice time to the cinima and a meal.....parked up at the flicks, watched the film, as i came out i pressed the butten to open the doors and i heard a massif BANG!!! When a bank like that happens its a "oh shit....that didnt sound cheep". The offside of the saxo had droped to the floor.......after closer inspection the fking spring had SNAPPED!!!! How often do springs snap on cars......hardly ever is it just me????? Now im not saying that saxo's are bad cars.....i love my saxo more than anything.....and im going to fix it up once again.....but i just wanted to know if any 1 else has had any problems like this happen to them.... P.S the springs were £200 for 4 replacements. SPAX.

   My springs snapped, but what the hell? 4 replacements? You ain't got 4 springs on a Saxo, only two! If you only need one spring I have a standard spring you can have for free if you like. Save you some cash Its in good condition.
6. VTRpayney Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 coventry Posts: 125 VTR 1.6 saxo Suzuki SJ 1.3

   #6 19th March 2010, 20:53

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Domleydon My springs snapped, but what the hell? 4 replacements? You ain't got 4 springs on a Saxo, only two! If you only need one spring I have a standard spring you can have for free if you like. Save you some cash Its in good condition.

   much appreciated the offer mate, but got a whole new strut from the scrap yard hub an everything 4 £25. carnt go wrong....unless it snaps lol
7. thenice Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Enfield north London Posts: 473 Corsa 1.7 diesel

   #7 19th March 2010, 22:16

   Some of these Saxos have been hammered by previous boy racers, which may result in problems later! ie, my son bought a VTS some time ago, it went like s*it off a shovel, but rattled like f*ck when you drove it, and nothing about it felt 'tight'!
8. nath89 Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 Nottingham Posts: 326 Reebok Classics.

   #8 19th March 2010, 22:21

   I had a VTR last year and the only problem i had with that was the radiator leaking which wasn't bad.
   But the one I've got now is doing my head in and costing a small fortune!
9. thenice Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Enfield north London Posts: 473 Corsa 1.7 diesel

   #9 19th March 2010, 22:31

   My 1st Saxo btw was an R reg 1.5 SD i bought last year, had 220,000 miles on the clock, gimme no probs at all but no PAS, grrr! now i got the green machine, 97,000 leg with a very noisy PAS pump, grrrrrrr!
10. XStephyX Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 638 mk2 vtr, clio 182

    #10 20th March 2010, 02:37

    wow you havn't had much luck at all have you. how much did you pay for the car was it garage bought or private seller?. iv got an 02 plate VTR touch wood iv had no real problems apart from it's got a rad leak but thats not very expensive to fix mine had 5 previous owners and it was only 5 years old when i bought it a different owner for every year lol but was mint condition so i wasn't complaining shes serving me well so far. Once everythings fixed im sure you will be happy with it .
11. VTRpayney Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 coventry Posts: 125 VTR 1.6 saxo Suzuki SJ 1.3

    #11 20th March 2010, 13:52

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by XStephyX wow you havn't had much luck at all have you. how much did you pay for the car was it garage bought or private seller?. iv got an 02 plate VTR touch wood iv had no real problems apart from it's got a rad leak but thats not very expensive to fix mine had 5 previous owners and it was only 5 years old when i bought it a different owner for every year lol but was mint condition so i wasn't complaining shes serving me well so far. Once everythings fixed im sure you will be happy with it .

    nah, not much look, good job i know what im doing haha. just fixed the new strut on and works like a charm, not licking the floor with the bumper no more lol
    well.....i got it from long ford...not a good area to be fair, but its in MINT condition.....an i mean that lol not even a scratch.....but it has got evidence of a re-spray. mines an o2 plate 2, looks very similar to ur display pic. think mine had 2 previows owners, one being some old bird of like 70 lol.
    to be fair the car has been modified....and the lad looked like some 1 who would RAG it.
    yer no dout about it, when it runs.......its an amazing piece of kit.
12. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #12 20th March 2010, 21:37

    Sorry to hear about your bad luck my saxo had a few problems to begin with mainly discs/pads and tyres now i`ve just bought a coil pack.Can`t complain though i`ve just done 1,100 in 2 wks.
    
    Steve.