i bought my marea 2 years ago for 800euros, which is only 3 or 4 hundred Euros above the gypsy price in france, now it is due it's Control technique (mot) and i know it will not pass, i have the knocking suspension, at the front and back, at least 2 new tyres, another diesel leak which along with a recent drop in power, leads me to believe the (replacement) injection pump is on it's way out, an oil leak near the oil cooler, and the starter motor sticks and won't budge when the motor is warm, so if i go out, i have to wait until it cools enough before i can whack it with a piece of steel tube to unstick it and drive off again.
All of this will cost a pretty packet, and i dont have the time, or a a workspace to do it myself, even if i pay a garage to make it pass it's CT, i will still be left with a pretty shoddy car at the end of it. there are many many things that dont work which are not on the control list, central locking only working from passenger side door, stiff windows, boot latch knackered and only just working due to being bodged together and has to be locked manually, upholtery in a bad way. etc etc on top of it all, it is an old TD100 and it smokes too much to pass new emissions standards due to arrive soon. in short she's heading to the scrap yard.
i am trying desperately to find a replacement, i can dip into all my savings and borrow a little from the kids account to scrape 2grand together, but this is an absolute maximum. trouble is, there are very few mareas left, nevermind ones in good condition and at this price range, all the low milage clean good ones are up around 3 or 4 grand. makes me wish i was still in the UK with the rediculous vehicule depreciation.
all this is making me look at other cars, and im serously considering going all grandad and getting a 406 hdi 110 estate. i shall try to avaoid it if at all possible but i have less than 1 months to find a suitable replacement.
tick tock tick tock
All of this will cost a pretty packet, and i dont have the time, or a a workspace to do it myself, even if i pay a garage to make it pass it's CT, i will still be left with a pretty shoddy car at the end of it. there are many many things that dont work which are not on the control list, central locking only working from passenger side door, stiff windows, boot latch knackered and only just working due to being bodged together and has to be locked manually, upholtery in a bad way. etc etc on top of it all, it is an old TD100 and it smokes too much to pass new emissions standards due to arrive soon. in short she's heading to the scrap yard.
i am trying desperately to find a replacement, i can dip into all my savings and borrow a little from the kids account to scrape 2grand together, but this is an absolute maximum. trouble is, there are very few mareas left, nevermind ones in good condition and at this price range, all the low milage clean good ones are up around 3 or 4 grand. makes me wish i was still in the UK with the rediculous vehicule depreciation.
all this is making me look at other cars, and im serously considering going all grandad and getting a 406 hdi 110 estate. i shall try to avaoid it if at all possible but i have less than 1 months to find a suitable replacement.
tick tock tick tock