03-06-2018, 02:29 PM
Hi all,
Car is dead, awaiting funeral.
It reached 100,650miles having begun to randomly idle at up to 2500 or higher (depended a lot on the engine temp) and then would flood, requiring up to an hour´s rest to clear the (stinking) petrol and restart - only to repeat the whole thing again after 5 mins.
When a quick run to the petrol station requires a push, a walk home, a walk back later and then a wait when you get home = sum total of 1.5hours = it´s not worth it. it was also randomly stranding the missus and kids, which is not great PR for a handy family car.
Currently sitting outside the door - Spanish MOT expired on the 28th last month but there´s no point in bringing it back as it´ll fail an emissions test due to the idling and won´t start again when they ask me to switch it off.
There are many period parts on it as it´s in otherwise quite good condition.... seems a terrible waste but when you´re kids won´t get into it because they don´t know when it´ll stop and not start again....
Bought a Passat estate in a rush as a car was needed pronto and it was the right price. Goodbye Peugeot world!!