How to kill a Rover 214?
Moderator: RichardW
Most of your kind suggestions seem to revolve around boiling/siezing it. I'm unfortuantely guessing that a head/headgasket will be less than the immortal £1000 by some way. I might be able to goose the ECU as well, as that's a few bob, but both faults need to occur simultaneously if this is the case. Surely a new/recon engine is less than £1000, including fitting?
A near identical car was kept, despite 3 £800 bills in as many months...
I'm thinking along the lines of a handfull of salt in the header tank, followed by a little "nick" in the radiator.
What sort of shaped hole in the front of the car would a badger/fox make??? Body damage (££££) plus a holed rad = surely enough!!
A near identical car was kept, despite 3 £800 bills in as many months...
I'm thinking along the lines of a handfull of salt in the header tank, followed by a little "nick" in the radiator.
What sort of shaped hole in the front of the car would a badger/fox make??? Body damage (££££) plus a holed rad = surely enough!!
Ok the way to destroy a car is to get a proper company to destroy it. You take it to a scrap yard/Crusher Yard, tell the company you were picking up a few bits for your other car and they accidently crushed it. Sadly the company is likely to sue the crusher but hey its out of your hands
Surely u cant do £1000 damage to a car thats not worth half of that amount of money?
I hope ur accountant doesnt read this board.
Jazz
Surely u cant do £1000 damage to a car thats not worth half of that amount of money?
I hope ur accountant doesnt read this board.
Jazz
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Where is the air intake?
Lots of people have wrecked cars by driving through puddles and sucking air into the engine. Maybe you can find a deep enough ford.
How much damage could be caused by simply removing the air filter for a few miles.
Take a trip to the coast and park it on the beach as the tide is coming in?
Be warned though, we were in a similar situation with a 1.4 escort. Finally saved up enough repairs to get rid of it and they found an identical model for us.
Lots of people have wrecked cars by driving through puddles and sucking air into the engine. Maybe you can find a deep enough ford.
How much damage could be caused by simply removing the air filter for a few miles.
Take a trip to the coast and park it on the beach as the tide is coming in?
Be warned though, we were in a similar situation with a 1.4 escort. Finally saved up enough repairs to get rid of it and they found an identical model for us.
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Only one head gasket to date, apparently. I'm currently thinking something like:
Shove 12 volts up a sensor wire to slightly mash the ECU, but still let it run (enough for a new one - any guesses what might do? Lambda sensor wire as it's convenient?).
Make that "magic stone" just puncture the radiator.
Try and drive the 48 miles to work and see how far i get (about 3 miles is my guess)
Shove 12 volts up a sensor wire to slightly mash the ECU, but still let it run (enough for a new one - any guesses what might do? Lambda sensor wire as it's convenient?).
Make that "magic stone" just puncture the radiator.
Try and drive the 48 miles to work and see how far i get (about 3 miles is my guess)
Slacken off the radiator cap, start the car, put a brick on the accellerator pedal.
Retire to a safe distance, and see how long it lasts. This has the benefit of looking less suspicious to nosy accountants.....
If you want to cause more expensive ancilliary damage, a strong salt water solution poured into the alternator help to add £100 to the bill.
Retire to a safe distance, and see how long it lasts. This has the benefit of looking less suspicious to nosy accountants.....
If you want to cause more expensive ancilliary damage, a strong salt water solution poured into the alternator help to add £100 to the bill.