I hate cars

**VladTepes** · 12th January 2005, 02:37 PM

Well the Falcon is kind of buggered AGAIN.

Having spent $$$ to replace all the suspension bits, the gearbox and various ancillaries, the air-con has now buggered up. Oh, and the odometer just for good measure.

Air con is leaking in several places according to the dye.

Option 1) Replace all parts with new (new complete system) approx$2,000 - and this for an EB 6 cylinder. :roll:

Option 2) For about $450sih - Get some 'gunk' that the air con people can use to seal the under-dash leak from insie the system, and buy a 2nd hand compressor. Obvious risk is the compressor might fail, made even more likely by fact that 'gunk' thickens the oil. While the compressor may be covered by 3 month wreckers warranty, the rest of the system / gas etc etc won't be covered AT ALL.

Option 3) Regas the system every few months at $77 a pop.

I'd probably have to go at least option 2 if I wanted to trade the car.

Odometer problem is apparently a common one. Two teeth on one of the plastic cog wheel thingies inisde the speedo strip out and all tripmeter/odometer functions ceases. The plastic but itself is worth bugger all but the labour 8O involves striiping the dash out enough to get out the instrument cluster, stripping the speedo down to replace the but and reassembly. 1.5 hours work $180 says mr Ford thank you very bloody much.

So I (again) have a dilemma. We want a car with air con (well, she insists). We have not much money. We have already spent a $hitload of $$$ fixing the car so far - it works great except for the air con thing. Any new(er) car we might buy is likely to a) cost more and [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif[/img] have problems of its own that need addressing. The redbook 'value' of the Falcon is only about $3,000 (250,000K on the clock) but as I said new gearbox etc. Which is considerably less than we've already spent fixing the f'ing thing. (long story).

So any helpful advice :?:

**Phoenix** · 12th January 2005, 03:24 PM

Go with 2, or just trade it in as it is. The subaru i'm trtading in tomorrow I reakon needs about $2k of work. Exhaust holes, CV on the way out, engine tuneup (or new engine maybe), unterior going downhill, reupholster drivers seat, hole car needs a coat of paint, you get the picture :wink:

Get something newer (preferably with an extra small lever :wink: )

**VladTepes** · 12th January 2005, 03:35 PM

Yeah well like I said don't really have much cash and any, say, Rangie we might be able to afford (say up to a 93 model) I might be able to convince her to buy but given the age is going to need work itself so probably a false economy. (esp the fuel consumption :roll: )

I really don't know what to do.

Me very

**Phoenix** · 12th January 2005, 03:39 PM

I suspect that you will just have to get a different "Car" then, plenty of options out there depending on what you need. Some of the older imprezas are getting to some pretty good prices now, and are pretty reliable and economical vehicles.

**incisor** · 12th January 2005, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by VladTepes
Yeah well like I said don't really have much cash and any, say, Rangie we might be able to afford (say up to a 93 model) I might be able to convince her to buy but given the age is going to need work itself so probably a false economy. (esp the fuel consumption :roll: )

I really don't know what to do.

Me very

park the car in the NEW shed, shoot it with the NEW shotgun, pull up the NEW path put it in boot and push it into the NEW pool with the landie!

oh you dont want to spend money on divorce... you might need to buy nice new daihatsu sirion!

8O

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 12th January 2005, 04:02 PM

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thats at Inc,, not you Vlad,,
(well maybe a little,,, :wink: )

trade the bloody thing in on ANYTHING.

buy something,,,
dont keep pouring money down a pit of a car you dont even like,,,

remember even sirions have aircon :wink:

disco95 · 12th January 2005, 05:13 PM

Get rid of the damn thing vlad. Don't fall into the trap of another ford though, you'll be back to square one. You should go the Holden (gert that into ya ace) [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**VladTepes** · 12th January 2005, 05:42 PM

Don't let this degenerate into a Hold v Ford thing - not very helpful to me.

It's not that I don't like it - just that it keeps f*ing up on me.

Bastard !!!

Does anyone know how much Mrs Tdi paid for her Freebie ?

**Maggot4x4** · 12th January 2005, 06:12 PM

How much is not much in terms of $$$?

We get company cars come up for sale from time to time. Generally 3yo with 100k's. All commodores, all serviced, last one went for $9250 for a VX II

**Yabbie** · 12th January 2005, 06:22 PM

I could fix problem #2 for you vlad but you is so far aways.

It seems like problem #1 Air con is more of a mrs Vlad problem, then again if memory serves me right when WOMEN get a problem somehow in automatically becomes the males problem and failing that they'll make sure it becomes your problem :wink:

My therory is that if you have spent so much on fixing everything so far and I imagine you have spent alot why get rid of it to buy someone elses problems they didn't want to fix. Carefully :wink: remind mrs Vlad of the financial position your in and explain the benifits of 2-40 aircon. Tell her i said that she can afford to up grade to 4-40 for little or no extra cost.

And remember while the Odometer cable isn't working you wont be running up the K's, and if using the 2-40 method you will be able to judge your speed much better. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] :roll: :wink:

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