Where do I start?
Water valve (£130).
Failed MOT (wishbone, brakes, tyre - ~£230).
Crankshaft sensor (£230), then loss of power - found to be high tension leads, coil pack and rocker/cam seals were leaking oil (£860 with new sparks).
Failed 2nd MOT - Coil springs and emissions (£185), then the piste de resistance - timing belt snapped today.
Owned for 18 months - spent over £1600 - plus now there's cost of fixing it after the cam belt snapped (estimated to be around £2k). Barely travelled 8000 since I have had it - and the cam belt was changed at 57k (it's done 79k now).
Oh, and when it was running - the petrol gauge dropped faster than if I had pushed the car off a cliff.
Would I buy another one - this is a tough one...
Do not buy one.
Well, it must have been driven hard for the Timing Belt to snap so early, or perhaps the prior owned just changed the Belt and not the Tensioners. The Water pump is routine replacement as are the Brakes and Tyres. I really feel you have very little to whinge about.
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