My New Money Saver

[Hayward691]

As the Cav decided to give up :'(
I had to get another car and decided to go for a cheap runner.
So i got one of these:





It cost me £200
No tax or MOT,
So got an 'MOT' done which cost £30
6 Month Tax cost £71

So about £300 in total...
Good points:
It cost £40 to fill it up and i get about 80 miles to a quater of tank...
Tax is cheap
Parts are cheap
insurance is cheaper...

Bad Points:
Had to get a new backbox as the one on there was in 2 halfs
Rear breaks are a b***ch to adjust to a nice level
Its a 1.1....

Mainly... Its not a Cavalier

But while im running it... i am saving money to get my next Cav (hopefully a Tubby )

[Nova_Tek]

You'll miss the comfort of the GLS but if it's a cheap run around and costs peanuts to run then no biggie!

[Cavalier342]

gets you around for now but ye... it's yellow

[Hayward691]

In all honesty... the seats are really comfy!!!
But i do miss the little things...
Map lights, Volt guage, and the electric window switch possition...
LOL.
I WILL be getting another cav!!!

[planetc]

Learn to drive it economically, you'll save even more quickly!
When I was about 19/20 I had a kadett d, I put a rebuilt engine in and drove it for 3000 miles keeping it below 2500rpm. My fuel consumption halved, and I learnt that full throttle isn't the only way to drive.
It's actually a challenge to get the best mpg you can and to try to beat your personal best, more interesting than it first seems.

[specks]

needs at least one door in red,never seen one thats the full colour in a long time.

[Cavalier342]

needs at least one door in red,never seen one thats the full colour in a long time.

Inbetweeners

[Cavalier342]

Learn to drive it economically, you'll save even more quickly!
When I was about 19/20 I had a kadett d, I put a rebuilt engine in and drove it for 3000 miles keeping it below 2500rpm. My fuel consumption halved, and I learnt that full throttle isn't the only way to drive.
It's actually a challenge to get the best mpg you can and to try to beat your personal best, more interesting than it first seems.

I always try that but I just can't help gunning it sometimes I am an economist but sometimes throttle gets the better of me

[gsi pie]

clunge mobile

[planetc]

Tip.... Carry a clutch cable and the white plastic connector that it attaches to in the passenger footwell, they have a habit of breaking. They are relatively easy to change, if a little awkward, but a pig to temporary repair. If you have the bits in the boot you are less likely to wind up getting towed to the garage.

[Mikebmth]

You been spotted mate...Lol



Couldnt resist posting it!!

[Cavalier342]

Next time I will stick my foot under his wheel to actually see if it hurts

[humbucker]

CLUNGE MAGNET!

[jazzfunkster]

As the Cav decided to give up :'(
I had to get another car and decided to go for a cheap runner.
So i got one of these:





It cost me £200
No tax or MOT,
So got an 'MOT' done which cost £30
6 Month Tax cost £71

So about £300 in total...
Good points:
It cost £40 to fill it up and i get about 80 miles to a quater of tank...
Tax is cheap
Parts are cheap
insurance is cheaper...

Bad Points:
Had to get a new backbox as the one on there was in 2 halfs
Rear breaks are a b***ch to adjust to a nice level
Its a 1.1....

Mainly... Its not a Cavalier

But while im running it... i am saving money to get my next Cav (hopefully a Tubby )

With another 3p to be added to the price of petrol in the new year, you may well be onto something!

[Hayward691]

Not quite saving me money atm... the water pump decided to smash its bearing and empty all over the M27
So car is out of action for a few days as its an order only part :@
Will have to change the cambelt while im at it...

Damn cars!!!

[Cavalier342]

Ouch, bit of bad luck there. On the bright side, they may not implement the 3p rise, it's not confirmed.

[Carledo]

Learn to drive it economically, you'll save even more quickly!
When I was about 19/20 I had a kadett d, I put a rebuilt engine in and drove it for 3000 miles keeping it below 2500rpm. My fuel consumption halved, and I learnt that full throttle isn't the only way to drive.
It's actually a challenge to get the best mpg you can and to try to beat your personal best, more interesting than it first seems.

Didn't know James May was aCav fan lol!

[Cavalier342]

Learn to drive it economically, you'll save even more quickly!
When I was about 19/20 I had a kadett d, I put a rebuilt engine in and drove it for 3000 miles keeping it below 2500rpm. My fuel consumption halved, and I learnt that full throttle isn't the only way to drive.
It's actually a challenge to get the best mpg you can and to try to beat your personal best, more interesting than it first seems.

Didn't know James May was aCav fan lol!

Didn't know he was either but I'm a fan of him

[Hayward691]

Not much of a money saver atm... It has a tappy engine, so I got the lid off to sort it out...
Uses a shim system on an OHC... Turns out the cam shaft has mammoth play in it
And because its Italian... The cam sits directly on the cylinder head!!!
Got to get a replacement head for it before it knackers the whole block!!!
All fun fun fun!!!

[Super89]

Bloody hell, Not having any luck with it then.

[planetc]

Bloody hell, Not having any luck with it then.

Mmm, not sure much has been saved yet. The moral of the story? If you can resist the temptation to modify too much then there aren't many cars that work out cheaper overall to run than a Cavalier!

[Carledo]

My Cav cost £155 8 years ago and apart from normal running expenses, tyres, servicing, a timing belt, it has cost me £9 for an antiroll bar link and a chunk of fuel hose and thats it! Regardless of fuel economy I think thats pretty respectable! But you do seem to be having more than usual amounts of ill fortune with your Fiat, normally the little "fire" engine is quite reliable! Steve

[Freakmandu]

I can't drive small cars - anything under a 2.0 and I drive like I have something to prove... plus when I'm in a short car I park like a woman. Give me something the length of a Volvo Estate, however, and I can park in the tiniest of spaces, with only cm to spare - can't work out why.

I like my cars like I like my men - big and old.

[vauxtillidie]

Have you been on pussay patrol yet?

[kingcavalier]

nice car but if you plan on keeping it longer then 12 months make sure you get some new handbrake cables as this is a fault with this car