sick of the saxo!

1. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

   #1 22nd January 2011, 14:58

   av had my vtr for over a year now and am always spending money fixing the fucker.
   
   as much as i love it am going to get rid ot it ( when its fixed that is )
   
   i just dont no what car to get next, av had in total 5 saxos.
   
   any ideas guys ?
2. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #2 22nd January 2011, 15:01

   Fixing them is part of the fun!
3. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

   #3 22nd January 2011, 15:02

   not when your spending a ridiculous amount of money on them though :L
4. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #4 22nd January 2011, 15:04

   Tell me about it lol I just replaced my Clutch, Beam and most of the Sensors lol.
5. madmattracing Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 118

   #5 22nd January 2011, 15:04

   wats ure budget
6. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

   #6 22nd January 2011, 15:12

   had a new clutch in mine and a new beam, just recently put a new ecu in it as well. and the thing still aint fucking right haha
7. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

   #7 22nd January 2011, 15:13

   probably 2k as av wasted all my money on that french heap
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 22nd January 2011, 15:25

   This month ive spent £597.00 on my saxo.
   
   Steve.
9. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

   #9 22nd January 2011, 15:36

   its a total joke eh. av now spent hundreds fixing mine and it still isnt working. thought i was going to be needing a new alternator but got it going, however my battery is completely goosed so its on charge now
10. madmattracing Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 118

    #10 22nd January 2011, 15:43

    theres alot to do with luck
    ive has 2 fiat uno turbos ,one broke down every other day,was fucking hopeless,
    the only problem i has with the second one was the washer pump,
    my racing saxo vtr hasnt let me down once baring the odd gearbox and driveshaft that you would expect being a race car
11. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

    #11 22nd January 2011, 16:05

    well i seem to have very bad luck with my car then
12. madmattracing Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 118

    #12 22nd January 2011, 16:14

    most reliable car i owned was a golf tdi 160,000miles 130bhp and over 600 miles to a tank,a friend of mine had a astra gsi,that was quite reliable
13. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

    #13 22nd January 2011, 16:17

    i like golfs, they last forever!
14. madmattracing Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 118

    #14 22nd January 2011, 16:24

    thats all my mate goes for as he cant be asked to fill up every 5 mins,
    i now got a caddy tdi from work,great little van and it aint no slouch
15. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

    #15 22nd January 2011, 16:31

    am thinkin 1 of these .... ?
    
    http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2410848.htm
16. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #16 22nd January 2011, 16:42

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jambo18 am thinkin 1 of these .... ? http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2410848.htm

    Nice but insurance will kill you won`t it?
    
    
    STEVE.
17. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

    #17 22nd January 2011, 16:45

    yeah probably will, yet 2 do an insurance quote
18. jambo18 Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 fife Posts: 429 gold mk2 vtr

    #18 23rd January 2011, 13:09

    Cheapest quote was 4.5k haha
19. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #19 23rd January 2011, 13:15

    have not had a single problem, all I have spent on mine was regular maintenance. The gearbox/clutch was pricey, but I'd rather have that than a half arsed bodge job and having to fix it all the time.
    
    i remember my 106, in the garage every week with a new problem each time when I got to 60 Kmiles. I spent almost 2 grand on repairs/maintenance then sold the fucker to cut my losses.