Yes have read they can be a bit of nightmare to own, mainly getting them to temperature and adequate cooling down is problematic. They are a fantastic engine though if you treat them right but pretty weak if you don't.ste01 said:They're a pain in the ass. They are so bad for boost leaks, vacuum leaks etc and some of the parts are a fortune now. I've considered one myself, spoke to Torque GT about them as I know Darren had one. Just sounded like too much effort
Dont take their first offer mate. Send them a few links of overpriced cars and they'll soon pay out properly. Make sure you buy it back too!impne said:Had an engineer out today
What a plank
He hadn‘t got a clue
Said chassis bent
A Sportage reversed into it at an angle pushing the bonnet over a fraction
I‘ve had the front off and you can see it hasn‘t gone anywhere near the bottom of the car only the top and it drove absolutely fine straight as an arrow back home
Runs and drives unblemished just looks crap 😂
Only cosmetic which is annoying it has to be written off
Makes you wonder what background this chap had
Didn‘t look under the bonnet just took pics, said he‘d put a report together for costs to ins company Monday and he said pointless repairing after his 4 minutes look around it
I‘ll just have to wait for the offer of 5k to come now 😂 bang goes the £12k I paid plus the thousands on parts. Wish I‘d waited another 2 weeks to fit my clutch now 🙄 also best get my new R888R‘s of it
Interested to find out how much u got?impne said:They‘ve come back just to inform me I‘m keeping car and getting some cash. They haven‘t given me idea of what but bet not much.
Have to wait until next week
Absolutely nothing has happened yet.Rich-R said:Interested to find out how much u got?
why not buy it back and spend a grand repairing it? You've got a nice DC5 for £5k then and £7k in the bank!impne said:I‘ll have to have a look see how much low mile engines go for and all the bits to see if it‘s worth keeping and breaking as well for the hassle.