colm_mcm wrote: » 3 cylinder engines are usually more torquey than 4 cylinders like for like. The new VW 1.0 is very smooth for a 3 pot, but it still sounds rough just by nature of what it is, the same a 5 cylinder sounds different to 4. The Toyota 3 cylinder is very rough, I actually liked it in the original Aygo because it gave it character, you'd get the odd pop from the exhaust and it just suited the no-frills nature of the car. Put that engine in a newer Yaris that's trying to be refined and grown up and it just doesn't work, thankfully there's the option of the 100bhp 1.33 Dual VVT-i engine and a nice 6 speed box which suits the car really well. The 1.2 in the Sandero is only 71bhp though, and despite your Clio only having 60bhp the Sandero is just as slow.I think I remember you had a 1.0 Yaris old model before? The 1.2 Sandero is slower than that. I honestly don't think a Sandero actually solves the problem of being a good long term car outside the warranty period, it doesn't give you any more comfort beyond your old Clio, it doesn't address your concerns over power, and it's not going to actually save you any money because you'll be paying out €200 a month (taking 5 year finance as a fair example) every month.
Andy From Sligo wrote: » oh i love the idea of an electric car myself. I think they are fab .. no way of convincing the wife though - she is so frightened of it running out of battery power and being stranded somewhere and no matter how much i try and convince her that they run for miles these days on one charge she still not convinced. do you still need a garage these days to plug your electric car into? got no garage or shelter at our house.
Iseedeadpixels wrote: » Could you not just buy from a garage that offers warranty etc? I bought a Avensis with a NCT guarantee and free fix for 6 months, lads stuck by their word, passed NCT and fixed a small electrical issue.
colm_mcm wrote: » Oh yeah, if the Clio is 16v it would be 73 alright, point is the Sandero is slower. It's all relative I suppose, not too long ago 1.0 cars like Polos and Micras would be 45/50bhp (but they were lighter cars)
Andy From Sligo wrote: » ah right - do you reckon it would be a very big impact , is it really noteable difference in speed I' m wondering? what I should try and do is look up body weight (is kerb weight the same thing?) of our 2003 Clio and then the body weight of a Sandero (without spare wheel) - would that give a rough idea? I had a 2000 Seat Ibiza once , that was lovely comfortable car to drive, it only had a 4cyl 1.0ltr MPi engine in it (vw/vag engine I believe) and it was a pretty big'ish/heavy car for a 1ltr engine - it was grand in normal driving, bad when it came to overtaking and not much power going up steep hills
eeguy wrote: » Just go out and test drive it.
colm_mcm wrote: » You’d probably be as well to buy a new one and pay extra for the 5 year warranty if they’re still doing that as an option.
nd wrote: » The 02 corolla 1.4 I used to own is now my brothers and was my sisters before that. It has done about 55,000 miles since I bought it and the only thing that it has needed outside of regular maintenance items was a coil pack and a flasher relay. Less that 50 euro in total. And it is still in great condition.
Andy From Sligo wrote: » 2003 clio , misfiring, I have just bought set of plugs 26eur from halfords ... whipped out plug 3 & 4 and covered in oil (thats not a good sign is it, whats that head gasket or piston rings or something like that) after changing spark plugs someone said it could also be coil pack whats that another 50 quid + .. needs bushes as well engine is rocking a bit, car is showing its age in other places ... really makes you feel like cutting your losses - with these old cars of this age you start replacing something and then notice something else failing.
_Brian wrote: » If people had a decent reliable trustworthy mechanic and kept cars serviced then there would be far less bother with cars. There is no need for a new car to have reliability. If op had a decent mechanic that serviced the car they would quickly know what the problem was and sort it. But blindly throwing money on one thing - and then the other - not seeming to know what you are doing is ansure bet to waste loads of money. People buy cheap old cars with no service record and expect hassle free motoring - your deluding yourself.
fastdriver wrote: » you need a good garage who you can thrust !!
Andy From Sligo wrote: » its 14 years old now ... its old, no point in deluding yourself any other way or dress it up - its a runaround its done 155,000km - its old we about 3rd or 4th owner - i dont think it would matter at this stage personally whether it had been regularly serviced ... its EOL at the end of the day - anything thats rubber or plastic on it cracked or perished or will very soon and fail, anything metal on it rusted and all parts fatigued. - things dont go on forever
_Brian wrote: » Whatever, but there is no need for a car to be done at 155k kms mine has 235k Kim’s and I expect at least another 100 at least. Also, if you buy a new car you’ll need to service that regularly anyway or it’s value will drop like a stone. So somehow you’ll afford weekly payments and regular servicing, but the €26 on spark plugs is somehow the last straw.
colm_mcm wrote: » 155k isn't even 100000 miles. I've 230k on mine and trust it completely. Once the warranty runs out on the Dacia you're nearly back at square one.
Andy From Sligo wrote: » dont wish to sound brash but bugger that - no, if i get a new car , i might just change the oil and filter at intervals which i can do meself - most of the time plugs and air filter and other service get changed when theres still more life on them.
When i got my brand new Punto in 1999 I did bugger all servicing on it (thankfully it wasnt a requirement on the hp deal- or if it was I didnt do it) and i still traded that in with the dealer after 4 years with no servicing
Andy From Sligo wrote: » after 5 years though the car will only be 5 years old ... not 14 years old like the car i have at the moment so wont really be back to square 1
_Brian wrote: » No motoring culture in this country at all. No pride in keeping a car properly. This is why people buy ****eboxes to save €30 a year motor tax, this is why so many cars have no service records, why so many drive about with headlights not working. Why ignorant cuunts ding your car in car parks. Surely Andy you see the absolute Irony in your posts going from moaning about the costs of repairs, not having a blind clue what parts to replace nor why, to boasting about not servicing a new car properly. You yourself are the exact reason your car isn’t reliable - you take pride in neglecting the car and then bemoan when it’s unreliable. It’s pointless posting further here
Andy From Sligo wrote: » The Irony is that I asked the best way to buy a car on weekly terms and it has gone of on a such a wild tangent
Stheno wrote: » That will most likely invalidate your warranty and land you with monstrous bills
Stheno wrote: » So you're not the sort to look after your cars then?
