new car

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Wicked Neo wrote:

What may be a good idea is if we let others know what we are after R19 wise on ebay so we don't outbid each other sending the price too high.
just a thought . . .

Good idea, none of you buggers better bid on that grey phase 1! Razz

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

D'oh someone has bid anyway Mad

Might be snipey-snipey time at the end, just so im the highest bidder even though the reserve wont be met.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

i tried taking some pics of the interior but its just too dark morn and eve around work so it will have to wait til weekend...(camera flash dont work!)

but yeah it will be a good before and after as the interior is a bit cobwebby at the mo.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

BTW forgot to mention it has a trip comp which is a new toy to me as the chamade doesnt have one.

providing it is working correctly i averaged 41 mpg over my 225mile trip home...not bad at all...chammy would get about 30.

but...i was goin easy in the hatch 50/60 average whereas i usually cane the chamade 80 average. so that may explain some of it.

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I managed 31mpg over 124 mile and 60 of those were above 100mph and a gallon was used travellign about 10 miles in traffic.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

pass. foot well wet, when i lifted the heavy rubber mat....great!

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

ooooh heater matrix!

fun times ahead boyo!

Sad

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

yup thats what am thinking....

produced good heat tho...guess it cud be a long slow leak...theres water/pressure in the system...

ah well, all part of the fun

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

yeah its not that hard to be fair, just move the dash away from the bulkhead, reach under and pull the heater box out from the passenger side.

No need to faff about taking the dash right out and stuff like the Haynes says.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

thats good to know...how did u decide finally that it was knackered and needed changing>?

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was loosing coolant and the footwell was wet.

Changed the matrix, footwell no longer gets wet but it's still losing coolant. Assuming you dont have any leaks other than the matrix, just connect the matrix hoses together in the engine bay, if the coolant level stays, you know for sure the matrix is duff.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

difficult with it off the road...ill find out tho.

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i'll be round this week to have a gander!!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I prefer to remove the dash to do the matrix.

It may be a leakign sunroof etc JB. If it looks like coolant and smells like coolant then its the matrix. If its clear wet and not smelly like coolant then I'd say its rain water.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

where is it most likely to be comin from sunroof?

it didnt smell like coolant, but my hands were dirty so hard to tell...ill chk coolant level when i get home as if it was the matrix i would expect the bottle to be pretty empty after a coupla hundred miles. home. was reasonable level when i left.

also...thinking about plans for it. its gunna be off the road for a while so by time its ready mot and tax will be long gone. i am prolly gunna put that new btm end in with a head of some sort...it will be a risky business taking it out to break it in with no tax/ticket...cud be done but not preferable.

so my cunningplan would be to book it for an mot...then take it on a scenic route to the mot stati0n...like 40 miles Rolling Eyes

heh heh...get pulled say i am on my way to a pre-booked mot test!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

should i have a black parcel shelf?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes the ph1 16V only has a black parcel shelf and if its not been butchered you have a rare thing, I have yet to see a complete parcel shelf without holes. 300 quid from ren it is!

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

mines grey. Sad

in tact tho

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Jonnyboy wrote:

mines grey. Sad

in tact tho

dye it in black with a suitable chemical . i am not taking the piss ,i would do that if it was bugging me that much .

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

its not buggin me that much

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i've got 2 unmolested black parcel shelves! Smile