Shortest Car Ownership EVER!!

[Toms306]

Well,

Most of you know I went to buy this vectra earlier -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-VAUXHALL-...6rk%3D1%26

Anyway, damn good spec and actually drove well too, first auto I've driven...so for £400 I had it.

Drove 15miles to Sainsburys.....came out of sainsburys to find a puddle of coolant and a lot of hissing and fizzing!

Filled it up, drove home, had lost most of its coolant again!

Phoned up the guy and, respect to him, he did say how sorry he was about it, he genuinely didn't know, and I could bring the car back and get my money back.

So thats what I've just done.

2hours of car ownership, gotta be a record hasn't it? Must've even beaten Jordan at that lol.

So yeah NEED a car over the weekend, if anyone knows of a decent one either locally or will be happy to drive it over here for me then I'll more than likely take you up on the offer (price dependant)!

Cheers
Tom

[puglove]

Just your luck tomo. Atleast the guy was cool about. Fair play to him

[C.A.R.]

I'm trying to think of a scenario where you would NEED a car at such short notice you'll take anything...enlighten me?

[Toms306]

I'm trying to think of a scenario where you would NEED a car at such short notice you'll take anything...enlighten me?

I never said i'd take anything, maybe I wasn't clear in the previous post, but what I meant is I need a FULLY WORKING car, 306 preferably, before Sunday ideally, but if not sunday will have to do....

[1616six]

Tom, for the final time, NORWICH. HDI. £800. PLEASE!

[Toms306]

Just your luck tomo. Atleast the guy was cool about. Fair play to him

Yeah I know, Im well aware that 'shit happens' but seriously.....all the f*cking time!?

You're right though, I did get my money back...and a drive in a top spec auto with full leathers and stuff lol.

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Tom, for the final time, NORWICH. HDI. £800. PLEASE!

PM me the link please mate, sorry I didn't listen to you earlier!

[1616six]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motor.../108285687

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motor.../109425339

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-306-2-...1059wt_984

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-PEUGEOT-3..._500wt_949

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-PEUGEOT-3..._500wt_949

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-306-1-...1058wt_984

[Dum-Dum]

tom if you need a car for the weekend hire one and keep your money till you find a decent 306

[1616six]

tom if you need a car for the weekend hire one and keep your money till you find a decent 306

He wont hire a car, he's only 20.

[Toms306]

tom if you need a car for the weekend hire one and keep your money till you find a decent 306

He wont hire a car, he's only 20.

This. Plus I dont think hire companies like you using a hire car as workhorse (on Sunday) lol...

[1616six]

Or if you're not fussed what you have, this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-51-FORD-M..._500wt_949

I'd drive that tbh

[procta]

have i missed something tom? what happend to the golf?

[C.A.R.]

have i missed something tom? what happend to the golf?

He was in the middle of listing all the reasons his Golf is better than a 306 when ungodly amounts of karma struck and the Golf broke.

[Pete]

At least the seller was a sound chap about it, Though TBH you'd already commited a fail by getting a spazzo'd VectraB as a temp car. Just get a K11 Micra or something. Reliable as sin, and cheap to buy/run.

EDIT; 306 Posts

[Rippthrough]

Tom, how about instead of rushing to buy something every time, you actually f*cking LOOK at what your buying?


Harsh, I know, but wakey wakey ffs!

[procta]

have i missed something tom? what happend to the golf?

He was in the middle of listing all the reasons his Golf is better than a 306 when ungodly amounts of karma struck and the Golf broke.

i found his thread about the bust golf, a pain for him,

Tom, how about instead of rushing to buy something every time, you actually f*cking LOOK at what your buying?


Harsh, I know, but wakey wakey ffs!

yeah i agree, you got to triple check everything, or even get your step dad/dad or a mate to help you out when view cars,
my dads been there with me with my cars, he test drove my HDi to see what he thought about it. just to give me some back up.
at least the fella gave you your cash back like as some would have said your problem now son,
a little research goes along way tom too,
my mate bought a vectra on a 55 plate and hes getting shot now, he read a review on them after he bought it, and f*ck me he got a shock with the amount of faults this version of vectra has!
he did research his old ford focus before he bought that and it was a cracking car!
he regretts putting it in for the vectra! he even looked at the 306 before that too but couldnt get his hands on a good one.
tip, look at the 406s tom

[Toms306]

Tom, how about instead of rushing to buy something every time, you actually f*cking LOOK at what your buying?


Harsh, I know, but wakey wakey ffs!

It didn't leak on the test drive. There's only so much you can look at. I gave it a damn hard 8 mile test drive As well. Not sure what more I could've done.

have i missed something tom? what happend to the golf?

He was in the middle of listing all the reasons his Golf is better than a 306 when ungodly amounts of karma struck and the Golf broke.

i found his thread about the bust golf, a pain for him,

Tom, how about instead of rushing to buy something every time, you actually f*cking LOOK at what your buying?


Harsh, I know, but wakey wakey ffs!

yeah i agree, you got to triple check everything, or even get your step dad/dad or a mate to help you out when view cars,
my dads been there with me with my cars, he test drove my HDi to see what he thought about it. just to give me some back up.
at least the fella gave you your cash back like as some would have said your problem now son,
a little research goes along way tom too,
my mate bought a vectra on a 55 plate and hes getting shot now, he read a review on them after he bought it, and f*ck me he got a shock with the amount of faults this version of vectra has!
he did research his old ford focus before he bought that and it was a cracking car!
he regretts putting it in for the vectra! he even looked at the 306 before that too but couldnt get his hands on a good one.
tip, look at the 406s tom

Procta, I'm glad you have people you can take to view cars, I don't. I have to make do with my own knowledge, or lack of.

[Jonny81191]

tom, go buy that sigma DT.

[stevieg]

i done about 30 mins if that with the hyosung i went to Northampton to pick up

[Andy]

Buy a Hummer.

It may give you a confidence boost.

[Birk]

I bought a dturbo about 6mobths ago, turbo oil seal went on it before I'd even got to the motorway, less than 3mile, so I carried on driving to the next service station, rang a local scrap guy and made £50 lol

[procta]

tom you mean to tell me that a parent or a step parent wont help you out when looking at a car?

[Toms306]

tom you mean to tell me that a parent or a step parent wont help you out when looking at a car?

No, my step dad knows bugger all about cars, but he's always at work anyway. My Rad knows even less, assuming he's still alive.....not heard from him in a month or so....

My mum will take me to view a local car (shes not driving far as she's waiting for a hospital op) but she doesn't know anything at all about cars except the colour lol.

So who else do you suggest I take?


And lol stevieg and birk, clearly mine wasn't the shortest ownership then lol.

[HDIkyle]

My Boss at work bought a Hyundi Coupe brand spanking new, drove over the road to the petrol station and before he even got out of the car a womans foot "slipped" and smashed it into the pumps. He walked over to the dealership and said "you know that car I just bought, ye, well look over there....."

[Toms306]

Serves him right for buying a hyundai coupe haha!

[THE_Liam]

This is what you get with cheapo temporary cars. 2 days after buying my £250 DT the rad blew, I just ordered a new rad and got on with it, just done a 1000 mile round trip to Cornwall in it last week...

If you buy a car for £10000, expect it to be perfect. If you buy a car for £2000, expect minor faults like dodgy electric windows, gauges or maybe a knocking bush. £250? Expect to have to fix it

[Toms306]

I understand that Liam........but for £2k Id want something fully working for atleast a month (like the golf... ) but even a cheap £500 car shouldnt have any major problems like all the water falling out in the first few miles!

[Rippthrough]

If you don't have anyone that knows about cars to go with you, why not do what the rest of the population does and get the RAC or similar to check it first? Hell, if you're gonna keep buying sheds a compression tester and a coolant sniffer will only cost you about £20 and at least stop you buying completely f*cked cars.

You're lucky the buyer was so good about it, he could have just told you to piss off.

[kentiiboii]

Know any local mechanics? They'll always be happy to help . But obviously a mechanic you trust!

[Toms306]

Know any local mechanics? They'll always be happy to help . But obviously a mechanic you trust!

I'm pretty sure mechanics aren't gonna take time out of thier day to view a car with someone....especially when its an hour round trip to town, plus 15-30mins looking over a car....can't see them doing that tbh.

If you don't have anyone that knows about cars to go with you, why not do what the rest of the population does and get the RAC or similar to check it first? Hell, if you're gonna keep buying sheds a compression tester and a coolant sniffer will only cost you about £20 and at least stop you buying completely f*cked cars.

You're lucky the buyer was so good about it, he could have just told you to piss off.

He could've done...but I'm sure he wants to keep his 100% ebay feedback. Plus what would a compression tester or sniff tester have done? I reckon it was the waterpump leaking, niether of the above would have been any use anyway.

And do you know how much it costs for anRAC check!?