alecando123
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- Nov 25, 2008
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hi guys,well il start by saying i am absolutely gutted,, yesterday i swapped my vectra sri for a fiat coupe 16v turbo, i checked over the car and it seemed pretty mint,yer a few scuffs but nothing serious, i found the car on pistonheads and contacted the seller asking him if he was interested in a swap, he returned my mail and agreed that he was interested,
anyway, after travelling 170 miles to do the deal, on my return journey the worst happened..... cam belt slipped and to cut a long story short, smashed the valves and pistons to smithereens, i took it to my mate who happens to be a fiat specialist and took the head off and declared it a write off within moments, he said that it would cost just as much to get it fixed as to buy a new coupe,, oh the bloke was all apologetic but not accepting any liability for the damage. As for the description of the car,it was pretty brief, just that hed spent a small fortune on it recently to get it through a fresh mot which it has.
The guy had very little service history with the vehicle which was my biggest f~~# up but my car had very little either., the car appeared absolutely fine , no knocks rattles bangs or smoke, if it had i wouldnt of touched it, im not a mechanic but i do know the basic warning signs! my mechanic mate said that it looked like the cm belt was newish but it was probably the tensioner bearing that wasnt set correctly.anyone got an engine block???!! thanks guys
anyway, after travelling 170 miles to do the deal, on my return journey the worst happened..... cam belt slipped and to cut a long story short, smashed the valves and pistons to smithereens, i took it to my mate who happens to be a fiat specialist and took the head off and declared it a write off within moments, he said that it would cost just as much to get it fixed as to buy a new coupe,, oh the bloke was all apologetic but not accepting any liability for the damage. As for the description of the car,it was pretty brief, just that hed spent a small fortune on it recently to get it through a fresh mot which it has.
The guy had very little service history with the vehicle which was my biggest f~~# up but my car had very little either., the car appeared absolutely fine , no knocks rattles bangs or smoke, if it had i wouldnt of touched it, im not a mechanic but i do know the basic warning signs! my mechanic mate said that it looked like the cm belt was newish but it was probably the tensioner bearing that wasnt set correctly.anyone got an engine block???!! thanks guys