Nottscops 2 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Can you remember all the jokes about people buying betamax video recorders in the 70s believing them to be better than VHS? Well, I bought a brand new car in November, believing it to be good quality, having a 3 year warranty and a manufacturer who would stick around to honour that warranty. Guess what make it is ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 A Rover??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nottscops 2 Posted April 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 That's right, Caz! Since November I've taken it back to the dealer for 4 different faults. The car is cr*p and MG Rover doesn't deserve saving! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 That's right, Caz!Since November I've taken it back to the dealer for 4 different faults. The car is cr*p and MG Rover doesn't deserve saving! Bob, in 1985 or there abouts I bought my second new car, it was a Suburu station waggon made in Japan. The car was the quietest car I've ever driven! Electric windows, central door locking, power steering 4wd, high lo range. Fantastic little car! Warrenty ran out, and was getting ready for a long trip, so checked the spark plugs, changed the air and oil filter, did an oil change etc etc. Started the car up and it miss fired and sounded like a big end bearing had gone! I "limped" into the local dealership and saw the boss there and said it sounded like a big end had gone. I left it with him and he called me at home to come and pick it up a couple of hours later. Car sounded good, when I asked what he had found, he said nothing! Recommended another oil change and filter change to see iff anything was in the oil, nothing found. He told me he had contacted Suburu Australia who told him they had never heard anything to match this problem. They also said to inform me to drive it normally, IF the engine crapped itself, I was to get the car to a dealer and they would change out the engine FREE OF CHARGE, on condition that they could keep the damaged engine for further investigation! Not bad to say the car was out of warrenty! We bought a Suburu station waggon in 1989 here in the States and all that had to be done on it was side windows replaced and window rollers replace as they "etched" the windows.. Great cars! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 I wanted to say that ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest smithylass Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 We had a Rover to...and the engine caught fire...it was brand new when we bought it and actually had only had it 18 months when it started smoking..good job my hubby had is hose out... :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Bob How about one of these...? The car in front is a Toyota! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 A little work required to finish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest smithylass Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 not much chance of a MOT there then ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin 21 Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 I wondered where he got it from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cali Gal 1 Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 My husband has a 1923 Ford with a Chevy 350 in it. It's a bucket style with no doors, or hood, or fenders, or roof... Quite fun to drive though I must admit (He's only let me drive it once) Before he bought it, he took it for a test drive and got the front tires off the ground!! :o It only weighs about 1000 pounds! Scary fast!! I'll send a picture to Mick and see if he can post it. Done! :D Mick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cali Gal 1 Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 It's registered as an "antique vehicle". That is the only way we can get away with it not conforming to current laws, such as the seat belt law, and the front bumper law. They do this so you have the right to keep an antique "as it was". Of course there is very little on this car that is "as it was"! It is only legal to drive on roads under that status and it is only allowed to be driven up to 4,000 miles per year. It cannot be used for anything other than for shows or pleasure drive, not for running errands, driving to work, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 It looked well in its day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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