Back from the garage!

Hey all,

I posted in the "Introduce yourself" page that we'd bought a 2002 ZS 120 for £400.

The day after we bought it we had it in the garage for a suspected wheel bearing. Turned out the lug nuts were falling off. Found a water leak from the thermostat housing. Had that replaced. Then one of the coolant hoses busted. Had that replaced. Next day it over heated. Back to the garage to be told it was HGF. We'd had the car for 7 days, 5 of which it had been in the garage. I said in my post I'd write down what the outcome was as it's been in the garage now for 17 days and we've just got it back. Here's a break down of what this little gem has cost us in 3 weeks.



Cost of the vehicle - £400

Replacement lug nuts - £26

Thermostat housing and fitting -£146

Coolant hose and fitting - £100





HGF (breakdown of parts and labor)

Labour £324

Spark plugs - £27.60

Water pump - £32.34

MLS head gasket and stretch bolt kit - £120

Cam belt kit - £53.33

Cylinder head and hoses (scrap yard) - £180

Pressure test and skim (first cylinder head) - £67.50

Pressure test (second cylinder head) - £45

Oil filter - £5.46

10/40 semi synthetic oil - £27

Radiator (mine was faulty) - £61.90

Antifreeze - £15

VAT - £170.66



Grand total - £1695.93!!

Not bad for a car I've only driven for 2 days. Sure does run pretty sweet now though.

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