Another new arrival in the Pond house
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At the summit of the picturesque fens
Devon
raymond.harper
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We have a black 2009 R56. Had it for four years with no real problem except the dipstick is a nightmare to read. Which is a problem as she never makes it to an oil change without the need to top it up. Great car to use in the town. Occasionally I wash it.
south yorkshire
I’ve always had a soft spot for these- hope your daughter loves it, nothing like your first car! (Sorry also to hear about your son)
A little update on this for anyone interested;
Had it over 3 weeks and my daughter hasn't been able to drive it yet!
I took it to have two new front tyres (knew one needed changing) and found both front wheels buckled pretty badly.
I took it to another garage for them to get the two rear locking wheel bolts off as the key didn't fit either of them.
Got the rear wheels off eventually and found one buckled and the other cracked in three places AND buckled.
Had to buy three new wheel bolts to replace the two locking ones and there was one missing!
I took it to yet another tyre garage with a wheel straightener to see if they could help. They could straighten 3 wheels but not the cracked one obviously.
I bought a replacement used wheel from a chap off eBay. That took over a week to arrive, luckily it is round and in quite good nick.
Took it back and had three wheels straightened and two new rear tyres, as the rears were so old they had cracks all over them.
Got it back yesterday and now have to fit new pads and discs all round, as they are all knackered.
I also ordered all the brakes twice from Autodoc, as their website had a brain fart just as I finished my order! Got to send one lot back to Germany and wait for a refund.
Not the best car I've ever bought so far. It is no longer a 'cheap' first car!
Oh and bought a 'whippy' aerial for it, which is great!
Had it over 3 weeks and my daughter hasn't been able to drive it yet!
I took it to have two new front tyres (knew one needed changing) and found both front wheels buckled pretty badly.
I took it to another garage for them to get the two rear locking wheel bolts off as the key didn't fit either of them.
Got the rear wheels off eventually and found one buckled and the other cracked in three places AND buckled.
Had to buy three new wheel bolts to replace the two locking ones and there was one missing!
I took it to yet another tyre garage with a wheel straightener to see if they could help. They could straighten 3 wheels but not the cracked one obviously.
I bought a replacement used wheel from a chap off eBay. That took over a week to arrive, luckily it is round and in quite good nick.
Took it back and had three wheels straightened and two new rear tyres, as the rears were so old they had cracks all over them.
Got it back yesterday and now have to fit new pads and discs all round, as they are all knackered.
I also ordered all the brakes twice from Autodoc, as their website had a brain fart just as I finished my order! Got to send one lot back to Germany and wait for a refund.
Not the best car I've ever bought so far. It is no longer a 'cheap' first car!
Oh and bought a 'whippy' aerial for it, which is great!
Better than them stubbies, well according to swob
Old cheap cars; I'm now remembering why I gave them up 30 years ago.BeeEmm said:
Part of it is me. I seem to have a bit of OCD. If it's not perfect then it's not acceptable. Doesn't really work with a tatty old car without costing a fortune.
I've got to send the spare key/fob off to be recoded and a new battery fitted, as I can't bear the thought of having a key that doesn't work. I need to replace the bootlid button, as it only works from the remote which drives me mad too.
I am too used to having brand new cars where everything works perfectly. Struggling to get my head around anything else TBH. :roll:
Pondrew said:
Unfortunately when moving to the next stage in car “ownership” for our age it involves cheaper, more likely unloved cars that they (we can afford on their behalf). I’ve had to fix both kids cars in the last couple of weeks, nothing major, just time consuming and one of them a pita.
It’s finding that “acceptable” level that takes a bit of adjusting to
Pondrew said:I really want to refurb the wheels on the Mini (as they are pis*ing me off) but I'm holding out as she will no doubt ruin them.Argyll Andy said:
I'm getting better!
My daughter got all the way through learning alloys intact, first day driving on her own, destroyed alloy and trye parking, still don’t know how she did it
You’ll get used to it, when you see the look on their face you learn just to ask “what is it this time……….”
Pondrew said:I really want to refurb the wheels on the Mini (as they are pis*ing me off) but I'm holding out as she will no doubt ruin them.Argyll Andy said:
I'm getting better!
If she's anything like my two daughters, ruined alloys will be the least of your worries, she could be like my lad, he's trashed a 135 and a 4 series with all the performance bits.
