Took my £500, 178,000 mile Xantia HDi 110 in for it's health check today. I knew I was going to need a couple of tyres soon so had that done before the test.
The test itself only threw up one failure point. Looks like the car has been incorrectly jacked up on the nearside rear at some point in it's life and a small hole punched in the floor. SO time to break out the MIG and fabricate a little patch. A dab of underseal and she'll be back to her best. Shouldn't cost more than a few £££s.
Gotta consider that a result. What a great car!!
MOT fail, but still not unhappy.
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Re: MOT fail, but still not unhappy.
Yes they are, I just brim filled mine after 740 miles and got 54.56 mpgPrilliant03 wrote:What a great car!!
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Re: MOT fail, but still not unhappy.
good reult there matey!!
our beasty estate cost us £120 all in, (test fee, hours labour at £38, arb links, cv boot and a crate of beer for my welder for a small patch ion the sill) which was quite good as chucked it in blind after 6 months of happy motoring in it!
ours was a £450 td estate with 150k on it, Love it!!!
our beasty estate cost us £120 all in, (test fee, hours labour at £38, arb links, cv boot and a crate of beer for my welder for a small patch ion the sill) which was quite good as chucked it in blind after 6 months of happy motoring in it!
ours was a £450 td estate with 150k on it, Love it!!!
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I really should do that welding today, but...........
Sunny outside.......
Dry roads.......
That all spells "motorbike" to me
Sunny outside.......
Dry roads.......
That all spells "motorbike" to me
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Re: MOT fail, but still not unhappy.
Absolutely I'm presently not that far from you, near Taunton, and it's an absolutely gorgeous dayPrilliant03 wrote:That all spells "motorbike" to me
Do the welding later
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Re: MOT fail, but still not unhappy.
Got the nice new 12 month ticket on wednesday. The repair cost £9 for the sheet metal and £10 to buy a pair of snips. I did the welding myself. A colleague gave me a tin of underseal so that saved me a bit of change too.
Did I mention that I really love this car? Best £500 I ever spent
Did I mention that I really love this car? Best £500 I ever spent
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Re: MOT fail, but still not unhappy.
Spent £2k on mine 6 years ago (1999 Hdi 110) and to echo your last post its the best car I have ever bought. Never let me down, never failed an MOT and what cracking MPG from a car which is nearly 13 years old.
Its the mutts nuts.
Its the mutts nuts.
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I'll second that The 110 HDi is possibly the best Xantia out there all things considered. Very capable indeed.Sulla wrote: Its the mutts nuts.
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Not just a great Xantia but a great diesel car, even compared to much newer stuff.
In work I have the dubious pleasure of regularly driving an 09 Focus TDCi. It's an NHS blood service car, regularly serviced and well cared for, and the engine is an absolute pile of kack. Horrendous low rev fuelling, rough, unrefined, not particularly economical. Shame really as it's an otherwise excellent (if dull) car, and good fun to drive. My ancient Xant is a limousine in comparisson. Smoother, quieter and easier on fuel.
In work I have the dubious pleasure of regularly driving an 09 Focus TDCi. It's an NHS blood service car, regularly serviced and well cared for, and the engine is an absolute pile of kack. Horrendous low rev fuelling, rough, unrefined, not particularly economical. Shame really as it's an otherwise excellent (if dull) car, and good fun to drive. My ancient Xant is a limousine in comparisson. Smoother, quieter and easier on fuel.
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Life is like a sewer...... You only get out of it what you put in.
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