31-05-2013, 07:27 AM
Thanks folks.
I was going to take the hatch for near 600 mile round trip, but decided on the 406 (2.0) petrol I have instead as it's miles faster, though sh*t loads more expensive to run.
The estate was having a new clutch in the picture above, my lad is a fully trained mechanic so we did it together and it was of course a massive improvement.
I came close to buying a Bosch pumped TD recently but the owner got greedy after we'd agreed a price, so I didn't buy it on principle because of that. I'd love to convert my hatch to a turbo (or the estate) but finding the Holy Grail (Bosch pump) isn't going to be cheap, unless I strike lucky.
A 2.1 conversion could be a laugh I suppose, and from reading a little on here it doesn't seem desperately difficult, but again sourcing an engine may be an expensive affair. I think in both cases (1.9 or 2.1) I'll try and buy a complete spares or repair car as I can try it out that way and it'll work out cheaper as I'll weigh the rest in when done.
I was going to take the hatch for near 600 mile round trip, but decided on the 406 (2.0) petrol I have instead as it's miles faster, though sh*t loads more expensive to run.
The estate was having a new clutch in the picture above, my lad is a fully trained mechanic so we did it together and it was of course a massive improvement.
I came close to buying a Bosch pumped TD recently but the owner got greedy after we'd agreed a price, so I didn't buy it on principle because of that. I'd love to convert my hatch to a turbo (or the estate) but finding the Holy Grail (Bosch pump) isn't going to be cheap, unless I strike lucky.
A 2.1 conversion could be a laugh I suppose, and from reading a little on here it doesn't seem desperately difficult, but again sourcing an engine may be an expensive affair. I think in both cases (1.9 or 2.1) I'll try and buy a complete spares or repair car as I can try it out that way and it'll work out cheaper as I'll weigh the rest in when done.