My jalopy X7 problems

[darbuck]

Flywheel and clutch
Hub and bearing driver side front wheel bolt was snapped and siliconed in to position.
Rear caliper driver side
Oil cooler
Seized injectors
Burned valves
Fuel pressure regulator
Steering rack
Wiper motors
Reverse lights melted
Reverse switch
Window regulators front X2
Tyres (maintenance items)
Climate control module
Tie rod ends
Drop links
Driver side upper ball joint destroyed threads on removal
ABS sensor drivers side front.
Rear brake pads driver side disintegrated
Timing belt and water pump
Crankshaft oil seals both timing and gearbox ends (leaking again).
Worst car I have ever had the misfortune to own.
There are other bits I just can't remember off hand.
Cost so far just under €4k

[GiveMeABreak]

Is that all?

[darbuck]

Yeah it's all just parts, as you know I do all the work myself so I think if I had this in a garage I would be down about €10k. Very poor materials in these cars.

[GiveMeABreak]

Much more solid than earlier C5s, but let down by crappy steering rack design / materials and poor suspension components & pipes.

Engine-wise this was flawless on mine, and mechanical wear and tear parts aside, really didn't have too many problems aside from the aforementioned racks (x3) suspension pipes and struts, oh and crank case oil seal and window regulators....

[darbuck]

I know I think I just got unlucky with mine I think the guy who had before did very little to it in 4 years of ownership. I didn't get any service history with it so my fault as well. There are a lot of great reviews for them online so they obviously aren't normally this terrible.

[darbuck]

I can add gearbox struts and springs to this list and rh driveshaft. So all in all pretty much every significant part has failed on it. I still maintain it is because of bad previous owners. I think once I have it rebuilt it will be a good car..I will post actual cost of repairs when I am finished. This car is not typical of the model so this is just a list of what happens when a car is not maintained. Everything is affected.

[Lenny]

Do we expect too much at times?
It's a 17 year old car and it doesn't sound like it's been cared for particularly.
You could have spent twice as much on a similar VW, BMW or whatever and had just the same trouble.
Keep smiling, it's all just nuts and bolts. Look at it as a learning experience

[darbuck]

I don't expect too much just a bit less hardship. But I am a gluton for punishment.Totally agree Lenny I just got a Monday car I think. It's all good I have a gearbox sourced for small money so not so bad. By the time I'm finished it will an all week car as it has bits from all different ones as Johnny cash sings one piece at a time.