give up and sell it???

1. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

   #1 26th March 2011, 12:51

   my 2000 reg axo 1.4 furio now has the following faults:
   
   passenger door central locking no longer working (fuse all ok, linkages all connected, boot and driver door fine)
   
   driver door check strap broken
   
   passenger side screen washers not working
   
   knocking noise while idling ( new clutch put on in last six months)
   
   driver side wiper arm somehow bent (wiper now dragging on windscreen tried bending it back but no joy)
   
   washer pump keeps detaching itself from the pipes.
   
   is it worth even getting any of this fixed or do i just get rid???
2. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #2 26th March 2011, 12:55

   so you'd consider getting rid of a car for piffling wee things like that?? i'll give you scrap money for it if so
3. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #3 26th March 2011, 13:20

   Their minor things,I thought when I read the title it was going to be something like a rusted out saxo or a crash damaged 1.
   
   
   Steve.
4. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

   #4 26th March 2011, 13:24

   depends what its gonna cost to fix everything, if it ends up being half the worth of the car then yes. im sick of it its one thing after another, exhaust twice, drum, light cluster, cam belt, clutch, washer pump, door linkage, starter motor, fuses, key fob, driveshaft both sides.
5. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #5 26th March 2011, 13:29

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tizzle my 2000 reg axo 1.4 furio now has the following faults: passenger door central locking no longer working (fuse all ok, linkages all connected, boot and driver door fine) POSS NEW C/L ACTUATOR Fiver driver door check strap broken NEW STRAP Fiver from scrapyard max passenger side screen washers not working CLEAN THE JET OUT FREE knocking noise while idling ( new clutch put on in last six months) LIVE WTH IT LOL driver side wiper arm somehow bent (wiper now dragging on windscreen tried bending it back but no joy) NEW ARM Couple of quid washer pump keeps detaching itself from the pipes. PENCE is it worth even getting any of this fixed or do i just get rid???

   and there you go, only the knocking of any concern!

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6. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #6 26th March 2011, 16:10

   keep it, i wish the problems on mine were that minor lol!
7. danny-vts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2010 Chesterfield/Nottingham Posts: 7147 dead vts. twisted 106 gti. '03' vtrrrr

   #7 26th March 2011, 17:13

   will give ya £100 for it ?
8. mannion L-plater Joined: Nov 2010 hinckley Posts: 72 mk2 vtr

   #8 27th March 2011, 02:09

   i'm giving up on my due to:
   1. driveshafts shot
   2. powersteering on and off
   3. exhaust blowing alot
   4. engine is on 122k
   5. brakes rubbish
9. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

   #9 27th March 2011, 16:45

   yes forgot to add brakes playing up and shocks gone drivers side
10. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

    #10 27th March 2011, 16:59

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mandyslover70 and there you go, only the knocking of any concern!

    all those things are nice and cheap when you put it like that sadly i have no mechanical know how so thats when it all gets expensive
11. tomnelson Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 coalville Posts: 711 project flat arch

    #11 27th March 2011, 18:21

    all its gunna take is a trip to a scrap yard and a few hours of your time and some comman sense
12. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

    #12 27th March 2011, 18:34

    theres nothing serious there at all, definately not worth getting rid, just start by doing the ones that are annoying you the most, stuff like the door can be left until you get round to it.
13. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

    #13 27th March 2011, 18:59

    just fixed washer issue pain in the backside had to take everything apart, hoses, reservoir motor tyre off etc.
14. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

    #14 27th March 2011, 19:01

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tizzle just fixed washer issue pain in the backside had to take everything apart, hoses, reservoir motor tyre off etc.

    good good, one problem down
    
    what you tackling next?

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15. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

    #15 27th March 2011, 21:39

    cheers,
    
    think its gonna have to be get a mechanic for the knocking noise,
    
    gonna try and fix passenger central locking which if i recall is a fiddly ball ache of a job
    
    no idea how to do the door check strap
16. tizzle L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 43 1.4 furio

    #16 31st March 2011, 11:22

    add starter motor to the list
17. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

    #17 31st March 2011, 12:25

    I think people expect a little too much from a rattly French tin can
    Saxo's and 106's were not built to today's standards so after 8+ years old they are going to go wrong.
    
    Compared to most people, your issues are so minor
18. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

    #18 31st March 2011, 17:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by devilsadvocate I think people expect a little too much from a rattly French tin can Saxo's and 106's were not built to today's standards so after 8+ years old they are going to go wrong. Compared to most people, your issues are so minor

    bollux, mine is 15 years old and still running in,
19. tathan L-plater Joined: Mar 2011 Wrexham Posts: 74

    #19 31st March 2011, 17:25

    You shouldn't really buy a French car if you're not comfortable with things breaking all the time.
20. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

    #20 31st March 2011, 17:28

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Railroader bollux, mine is 15 years old and still running in,

    Yup and I have a 12" cock and live in a 5 million quid mansion in surrey
21. Railroader Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 Bolton Posts: 1068 Saxo 1.4i sx

    #21 31st March 2011, 17:49

    no seriously. Apart from consumables [tyres, exhausts ect and a wheel bearing] Is is all original. And Ive caned it like theres no tomorra.
22. tathan L-plater Joined: Mar 2011 Wrexham Posts: 74

    #22 31st March 2011, 19:38

    You must have got a special one then lol. Mine's got about 200 niggly broken things on it from ECU lights to hinges.
    
    Seriously though, caning cars doesn't break them as much as not looking after them - if you do your preventative maintenance and service it properly and then kick the shit out of it they probably survive ok. An awful lot of them have had no care though, which is why they're falling to bits.