Need Help desperately - Car Problems - Serious Answers Only Please?
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Get the rest of the car checked over, there's no point having a replacement engine fitted if the car wont pass next MOT. If It's basically sound, go for the engine fitment, at least you know what you've got. If the car needs or will soon need more major work then bite the bullet and get something newer, but I never like getting finance on a depreciating asset like a car.
Get a engine out of a wrecked car.
Think about this £500/£600 for the engine and its worth £600 in its current state if the engine was really no good your car would be worth about £100 for scrap
there is no easy answer to this one but you can get financed. most car dealers can finance anyone the fact your credit is bad just means they'll charge you more interest. As far as the car goes it really isn't worth fixing just to nickle and dime you to death.
If you can find a good engine, say one out of a car that was wrecked or something that would be the cheapest way to go. Then it would still cost you to have it installed unless you can do it yourself.
it's a Ford(Found 0n Road Dead) junk it and buy a chevy
Are you sure you need to replace the engine? What is the exact problem? A new engine would definately cost you well over £600.
As for a part ex, does the car even run atall? In good condition your probably looking at about £900 for a part ex but if the buyer would need a new engine then that drops the part ex price to about £100 so your really losing out either way.
Looks like you got a bad car there. either that or the garages are taking you for a ride.
With bad credit your pretty much out of luck for financing a new car unless you want to use one of the cowboy companies such as Yes car credit which will probaby leave you paying a few grand for something worse than what you have now which you will be paying for long after the car is scrapped.
If I were you I would consider buying a cheap car for maybe £200 - £300 that will last you a few months until prehaps you can afford somethign better or raise your credit standing.
Whatever you do I would advise against buying the new engine as by the way you describe the car it sounds like it will only be a few more months before something else goes on it.
How many miles on the car? 600 for a new motor is not that bad. If the body is still in good shape and the car is still safe to drive I see no reason why you should scrap the car. My brother is still driving his 79 Toyota that has 310,000 miles on it. It's cheaper for him to repair it then it is for car payments. He spends on average (Braking down his repair bills) about 45 a month in repairs on the car. Try and find a car payment for 45 a month. Again if it's still in good shape and safe to drive. I would do it.
Almost certainly if the car does not use lots of oil it's the big end and main bearings. Its reasonably simple to drop the sump off and replace these with new shells. At least that will give you a few more miles of use.
If you are using a lot of oil pop the pistons out at the same time and fit oil control rings.
It's not a big job!
RoyS.
There are rattles and then there are {rattles}
The worst kind have to do with the crankshaft bushings being wore out , the other common one is called preignition and is easely fixed.
Most places will finance you now, they just jack up the interest rate. Personally I'd look hard on Ebay for cheap cars, £400 bought me a superb Ford Scorpio Ultima 2.3 1997. They aren't hugely expensive cars but it drives as well a a 5 series BMW without the stupid price tag, and has NO faults whatsoever. If you can afford £600 for an engine, you can get another car as good as yours if you study hard, don't rush in, and don't be too picky about the car you get. Your Fiesta may well get more than £100 as well if you put in in an auction. If its excellent condition with low miles and no other faults a lot of mechanics won't think anything of putting an engine in a Fiesta and may well pay over £200.
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