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From: Duncan Wood on 13 Feb 2007 05:38
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:27:25 -0000, Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk>
wrote:

> Duncan Wood wrote:
>
>>> No. Far too cheap. I had a Sierra about 5 years ago a bill for a
>>> genuine Ford supplied DOHC engine. That was �1200 ex VAT and was supply
>>> only. Now I realise yours is smaller but several years have passed and
>>> labour rates in the SE aren't cheap.
>> However those engines are a lot cheaper than the DOHC.
>
> But the Zetec-SE is a DOHC engine. Confused now.
>
> Tony


The old sierra DOHCs where quite expensive, you should be able to get a
Zetec for less. However HEC or whatever they're calling themselves
nowadays will ring you up once they've taken the old one out, "found some
of it isn't exchangeable due to damage" & leave you with ther choice of
paying even more than Conors engine or getting your car back with most of
the engine in the boot & only after you've paid them for the privilige of
putting it there.
From: SteveH on 13 Feb 2007 12:08
Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:

> SteveH wrote:
> > Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Given that the car is only worth about 800 quid anyway, I'd flog the car
> > on ebay and buy another.
>
> Really 800 quid? I'd say more like 1500 looking at recent ebay sales.

Take your pick of cars under a grand on Autotrader:

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.asp?searchform=&modelex
act=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=3&hassearched=Y&
make=FORD&min_pr=75&source=0&model=FIESTA&max_pr=&agerange=3&mileage=&mi
les=1500&trim=ghia&keywords=&postcode=AL3+8RZ&ukcarsearch_full.x=0&ukcar
search_full.y=0&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH

--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Tony Brett on 13 Feb 2007 13:12
SteveH wrote:
> Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> SteveH wrote:
>>> Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> Given that the car is only worth about 800 quid anyway, I'd flog the car
>>> on ebay and buy another.
>> Really 800 quid? I'd say more like 1500 looking at recent ebay sales.
>
> Take your pick of cars under a grand on Autotrader:
>
> http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.asp?searchform=&modelex
> act=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=3&hassearched=Y&
> make=FORD&min_pr=75&source=0&model=FIESTA&max_pr=&agerange=3&mileage=&mi
> les=1500&trim=ghia&keywords=&postcode=AL3+8RZ&ukcarsearch_full.x=0&ukcar
> search_full.y=0&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH
>

None with Aircon except the one that's done 97k with "some history".
That's no better than where I am now!

Tony
From: SteveH on 13 Feb 2007 14:08
Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:

> >> Really 800 quid? I'd say more like 1500 looking at recent ebay sales.
> >
> > Take your pick of cars under a grand on Autotrader:
> >
> > http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.asp?searchform=&modelex
> > act=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=3&hassearched=Y&
> > make=FORD&min_pr=75&source=0&model=FIESTA&max_pr=&agerange=3&mileage=&mi
> > les=1500&trim=ghia&keywords=&postcode=AL3+8RZ&ukcarsearch_full.x=0&ukcar
> > search_full.y=0&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH
> >
>
> None with Aircon except the one that's done 97k with "some history".
> That's no better than where I am now!

Apart from them having fully functioning engines.
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Tony Brett on 13 Feb 2007 18:23
SteveH wrote:
> Tony Brett <tony.brett(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>>>> Really 800 quid? I'd say more like 1500 looking at recent ebay sales.
>>> Take your pick of cars under a grand on Autotrader:
>>>
>>> http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.asp?searchform=&modelex
>>> act=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=none&sort=3&hassearched=Y&
>>> make=FORD&min_pr=75&source=0&model=FIESTA&max_pr=&agerange=3&mileage=&mi
>>> les=1500&trim=ghia&keywords=&postcode=AL3+8RZ&ukcarsearch_full.x=0&ukcar
>>> search_full.y=0&ukcarsearch_full=SEARCH
>>>
>> None with Aircon except the one that's done 97k with "some history".
>> That's no better than where I am now!
>
> Apart from them having fully functioning engines.

My engine is fully functional too - it just uses rather a lot of oil. I
drive it 350 miles with three adult passengers on Saturday with no
problems - it just needed a litre of Oil when I filled it with Petrol :-)

Tony
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