Hello A2OC. I recently bought an 2001, 1.4 petrol with 110k on the clock.
Its a great little car with loads of character. Its a bit like Marmite as far as my friends opinions are concerned.
I bought it in order to travel to work and it returns 60 mpg most of the time.
I can't say the first 6 months has been trouble free as I've so far replaced.
Radio (no code)
Starter motor (It made a whirring noise on release)
Rear shock absorber dust covers
Cabin heater resistor
x1 track rod end
x1 CV boot kit
All the handbrake cables including the stailess steel clips. (very important, as I found out)
Brake shoes and cylinders, new dot 4 fluid.
Complete service including, oil, oil filter, plugs, fuel filter, air filter and cabin filter
Rear indicator bulbs
New drive shaft nuts. It had the old allen key type.
Repaired the rear brake lines as they sheared off when swapping out the brake cylinders (not easy with steal lines)
I've had to buy a couple of new tools in order to do all this work but who doesn't like new tools!
As with most old cars once I eventually get a spanner on all the bolts they will come off easier in the future.
I'll upload some pictures once the weather cheers up a bit.
Its a great little car with loads of character. Its a bit like Marmite as far as my friends opinions are concerned.
I bought it in order to travel to work and it returns 60 mpg most of the time.
I can't say the first 6 months has been trouble free as I've so far replaced.
Radio (no code)
Starter motor (It made a whirring noise on release)
Rear shock absorber dust covers
Cabin heater resistor
x1 track rod end
x1 CV boot kit
All the handbrake cables including the stailess steel clips. (very important, as I found out)
Brake shoes and cylinders, new dot 4 fluid.
Complete service including, oil, oil filter, plugs, fuel filter, air filter and cabin filter
Rear indicator bulbs
New drive shaft nuts. It had the old allen key type.
Repaired the rear brake lines as they sheared off when swapping out the brake cylinders (not easy with steal lines)
I've had to buy a couple of new tools in order to do all this work but who doesn't like new tools!
As with most old cars once I eventually get a spanner on all the bolts they will come off easier in the future.
I'll upload some pictures once the weather cheers up a bit.