Just To Say Hello

[jonothetigger]

hi all !!

just about to buy a galaxy but dont know if its a good buy or not !!

 

could you advise me if it is ?!

 

its a t reg 2.3 zetec !

known problems with it !

central looking dont work

electric windows dont work

windscreen wipers dont work

air con was screaming but seems to off stop now !

a little bit of mold on carpets pull the seats out and take the carpet out and jet wash wet wash the seats (1 days work )

two dents one in front wing the other by back door should push out ! and a bit of a t-cut and wax (1 days work)

newish tyres

 

done about 117,000

 

what would you pay for it ?

[gregers]

500 quid max,if the aircon has gone tits up it will probably cost an arm and leg and foot to get it repaired(unless YOU KNOW its a cheap fix),things that dont work could be the control box under the passenger seat that has got drenched because of the rear washer pipe has come apart or that its got blocked scuttles?

[jonothetigger]

cool so i got it for a good price then !

what would you say it was worth when i done all the work ? and its looking nice and clean and all the bits work !

[gregers]

i take it you got it for the price of a packet of fags then? :huh:

[jonothetigger]

i got it for Edited May 29, 2008 by jonothetigger

[mumof4]

you can dry the box out..if its corroded though, then it may not be salvageable.

[jonothetigger]

ive got an electrics back ground so might take it apart and try to clean it up first lol ! hit with a hammer a few times see if it will work !!!

[jonothetigger]

arrrr !!!!

just got the car parked on the drive ! she has not got the black box under the front seat ! or i cant find it !

any ideas or help would be lovely ! going to take the drivers door card off in a bit as i cant un/lock the door from that side !!

[mumof4]

is it remote locking you have? or just central?? as i just fixed my central locking with a kit from ebay as there was a piece broken on the lock 15 quid and 20 mins work

[jonothetigger]

central locking ! but the key does not turn at all in the drivers door and you can only unlock from the passenger side and the boot just turns around and around !! lol not sure how i am going to open that !!

[mumof4]

boot lock is naffed then, sounds like how my drivers door was like,

[jonothetigger]

thats sounding good then ! will let you know later going to go have a play in a mo !

[mumof4]

thats sounding good then ! will let you know later going to go have a play in a mo !

 

information overload there hun. :ph34r:

[gregers]

screaming aircon,mmmmm mine sounded like that turns out it was the clutch plate working loose and the hole on the plate became elongated luckily i obtained another compressor and my m8(mechanic(R.I.P :ph34r: .)used the new clutch plate and got my aircon working again.

 

wipers could be the spindles have siezed up,mum will be able to tell you all about them,iirc its in the faqs in the tech section?.

[jonothetigger]

cool ! its this box bit i cant find ! is there one on the mk1 even the previous owner said its the box under the passenger seat ! but i cant find it ! all i can see under there is a box with a red like button on top !

 

the aircon screaming was weird because it did not change pitch with engine rev's ie put you foot down the noise did not change pitch or speed with the engine it was a continual pitch !!

Edited May 30, 2008 by jonothetigger