God, I hate this pile of shite

[ChristoT]

Yowzer. I see your predicament. Good luck mate, hopefully they see reason.

And thanks BTW for enduring 20mins of me complaining!! 

Put it this way - it went so well, that towards the end of the conversation, they were implying I'd caused the head gasket failure deliberately.

Did you

I have a 400 Fazer for sale

No I didn't.

I have a bike already, you wouldn't sell me the 400 when I needed it, I had to get the ZX-4 instead. Foc off. 

Put it this way - it went so well, that towards the end of the conversation, they were implying I'd caused the head gasket failure deliberately.

Can see their point if you through in the bit about buying a bike

No, I suggested putting Project Fazer on the road as stock as it's there, and requires very little further investment to make it effective transport.

[midden]

Yowzer. I see your predicament. Good luck mate, hopefully they see reason.

And thanks BTW for enduring 20mins of me complaining!! 

Put it this way - it went so well, that towards the end of the conversation, they were implying I'd caused the head gasket failure deliberately.

Did you

I have a 400 Fazer for sale

No I didn't.

I have a bike already, you wouldn't sell me the 400 when I needed it, I had to get the ZX-4 instead. Foc off. 

Put it this way - it went so well, that towards the end of the conversation, they were implying I'd caused the head gasket failure deliberately.

Can see their point if you through in the bit about buying a bike

No, I suggested putting Project Fazer on the road as stock as it's there, and requires very little further investment to make it effective transport.

What part of that suggestion would possibly make them suspicious 
Perhaps they'd have thought differently had you asked for money to get car repaired

[mr self destruct]

Ray Charles & Jimmy lewis - If it wasn't for bad luck

[Frosties]

You can postpone the inevitable with a bottle of K-Seal but it'll need doing sooner or later.  .

As said by Rusty, grab some K-seal. On some cars its been known to last a couple of years. Lots of Rovers have it in due to shite engines - mainly the K series engines ironically.

Try it, nowt to lose Christo.

[Dead Eye]

Yeah, the Rovers definitely have that issue; my sisters MG ZS (Rover 45 basically) blew up last month with head gasket failure.

Christo; I know you'd rather not, but have you considered replacing the engine in the 106? Should be a cheapish way of keeping you on more than 0 wheels

[rustyrider]

Or just pull the head off and put a new gasket in it?  You won't be looking at a huge cost as they all do it sooner or later.  Not as inevitable as on a K Series but most of them do it.

[ChristoT]

If it were just the head gasket, I would be seriously considering just replacing the gasket. But it's not just the gasket - the water pump is dead, end the head is (most likely) distorted.

Swapping out the engine is not viable either: I don't have the tools, time or expertise to do it. Plus, the car isn't worth it - I paid £400 for it, and now it has a dodgy wheel bearing, knackered shocks, and electrical gremlins. Absolutely not worth it.

[Exupnut]

U could crash it for the insurance... Shouldn't be too difficult lol

[snapper]

"U could crash it for the insurance... Shouldn't be too difficult lol"   ohhh nasty 
 
 I can see the claws coming out again soon ! stand back everyone its going to be  handbags at fifty paces!

[Frosties]

    

[Dead Eye]

If it were just the head gasket, I would be seriously considering just replacing the gasket. But it's not just the gasket - the water pump is dead, end the head is (most likely) distorted.

Swapping out the engine is not viable either: I don't have the tools, time or expertise to do it. Plus, the car isn't worth it - I paid £400 for it, and now it has a dodgy wheel bearing, knackered shocks, and electrical gremlins. Absolutely not worth it.

You are likely right about the head. If the gasket has gone then it will probably need skimming. The Water Pump shouldn't be that expensive I wouldn't have thought...

But realistically I don't see what options you have. It's more or less a case of trying to live beyond what you can afford, I'm not sure there is any solution other than give up for the time being. Recover your losses, save some money and try again later

[unfazed]

Buy a bicycle

[savvy]

Buy a bicycle

More than likely all the spokes would break

[Lank]

If it were just the head gasket, I would be seriously considering just replacing the gasket. But it's not just the gasket - the water pump is dead, end the head is (most likely) distorted.

Swapping out the engine is not viable either: I don't have the tools, time or expertise to do it. Plus, the car isn't worth it - I paid £400 for it, and now it has a dodgy wheel bearing, knackered shocks, and electrical gremlins. Absolutely not worth it.

You are likely right about the head. If the gasket has gone then it will probably need skimming. The Water Pump shouldn't be that expensive I wouldn't have thought...

But realistically I don't see what options you have. It's more or less a case of trying to live beyond what you can afford, I'm not sure there is any solution other than give up for the time being. Recover your losses, save some money and try again later

If its the same as renault changing the water pump will require the cambelt to be changed. I knew of a couple of people who attempted this and the engine blew up a short while later as they done it wrong.

[ChristoT]

Easier to chop it in and get another vehicle.

The aggravating thing is that for under £500 - so, the sale of the car for scrap & ebay, and the insurance return would actually pay for the Fazer to be put on the road. But my parents refuse to let me do that.

Fucked if you do, fucked if you don't.

[unfazed]

I get the distinct impression your parents do not trust you with mechanically propelled vehicles   

You will need to change you method of grovelling 

[noggythenog]

Theres loads o cars out there for £500 mate...disposable ones with tax & mot....rag em til they break & then buy another one....loads o folk do this but id advise some breakdown cover to compliment them....tis a lottery but eventually youll pick up a cheap one that just runs and runs with minimum spending......nobody seems to want these cars coz so many kids these days get brand new cars as their first cars and many older folk are on finance.


Main thing is getting to work on your own steam...a bit gutting about not having a bike but presuming the folks help you out in other ways then best to keep them happy for now.

[JoeRock]

Easier to chop it in and get another vehicle.

The aggravating thing is that for under £500 - so, the sale of the car for scrap & ebay, and the insurance return would actually pay for the Fazer to be put on the road. But my parents refuse to let me do that.

Fucked if you do, fucked if you don't.

Not sure how to put this Christo, but if you can't afford to get another car, and your parents won't help you out, then you'll have to do what needs to be done to get transport, even if that goes against your parents wishes?

[midden]

If it were just the head gasket, I would be seriously considering just replacing the gasket. But it's not just the gasket - the water pump is dead, end the head is (most likely) distorted.

Swapping out the engine is not viable either: I don't have the tools, time or expertise to do it. Plus, the car isn't worth it - I paid £400 for it, and now it has a dodgy wheel bearing, knackered shocks, and electrical gremlins. Absolutely not worth it.

Excuses................I've change a fair few head gaskets (inc k series) and took chance without head skim and all ended ok.  the one time I did have the head skimmed, it wasn't expensive......
Water pump again not expensive and if you're that hard up go to a breakers and get one.


Think £57 on a seat pod and Christo knows how much for a swing arm and wheel plus other bits which you're not even sure will fit .


Truth you could afford to repair it but just don't want to  [size=78%] [/size]

[ChristoT]

Here's the nub - they will help out: their way. And their way is a way I know they can't afford. They are saying they will replace the Peugeot and insure it out of their own pocket. They seem to think transport for me at Uni is not required (yes it foccin' is!), but have implied they will foot those bills too. It's complete lunacy, I can't see them spending under £2,000 on this hare-brained scheme. Even my brother agrees with me - and we've only just stopped hating each others' guts! 

Their issue is that their way is the only right way. Anyone remember the fight I had to go through to persuade them to let me get the car in the first place? They conveniently forgot that! Their alternative was a brand new Chinky 125. And they think the Fazer is a deathtrap!!!! 

Midden - I have neither the tools, not the time, nor the money, nor the expertise to strip the Peugeot, or have it stripped and rebuilt. Nor do I really want to spend money on that car. See post above about its other issues. Did I fail to mention the dodgy CV joint?

The final issue: my parents are funding me through Uni, and are subsiding my living now (work pays peanuts - no way I can live off what they pay me). If I get on a bike, they are threatening to withdraw all support. So I'm focced. 

[HarryHornby]

http://www.nationalexpress.com/home.aspx
http://www.thetrainline.com/
http://www.intalink.org.uk/

 

[Exupnut]

http://www.cambridge.co.nz/things-to-do/walk-cycle-ways

[His Dudeness]

Quit your whining and get pedaling.



Your parents have already funded a car and insurance right? I think you owe it to them to fix it and recoup their money and not be expecting them to bail you out of every problem.

[ChristoT]

Your parents have already funded a car and insurance right? I think you owe it to them to fix it and recoup their money and not be expecting them to bail you out of every problem.

Dudeness: wrong. They lent me the money, with a ton of conditions attached - and I still need to pay them back.

I want their OK to ride my bike, no more. I don't want them to bail me out, I don't want them to buy me a new car. I can get the Fazer back on the road with what I have + what I'll get back from the car and insurance.

And that's what they won't foccin' give me. One bloody word, no more, no less.

Cycling not really an option. Apart from me being lazy, it's 20 miles each way. Not fun after 9 hours at work.

[richfzs]

Christo, I'm afraid it sounds a little as though you're looking for some sympathy - I'm afraid you're in the wrong place pal. Where you need to go look, is in the dictionary - you'll find it in between shit and syphilis