Crash Commander Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Well hello folks! I have as the title suggested, brought a £800 2000 aerodeck 1.6 vtec from Ebay whilst delirious from taking too much nightnurse for man flu. So off I set from Essex to Nottingham through closed roads and white-out freezing fog. First impressions were good on the test run, however I did notice that the temp needle was swinging all over the place, and the front tyres were right on the limit, so new front tyres and a new thermostat were added to the things to do list. Driving 140 miles back to Essex was fun with no heater but I made it back and the Honda never skipped a beat. Having checked out the service history I decided to replace the cambelt, cambelt tensioner, water pump, service etc just for peace of mind, however I have experienced hesitation on acceleration and the engine check light has come up. I suspect that the o2 sensor has had it as it has done 106.000 miles and hasn't been replaced. After that the next job on the list is to have all four wheels aligned/ camber sorted out as I have noticed that my rear tyres have wear on the inside edge.Will update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I should put in a claim to Day nurse, see if they can pay you back some of that money, I bet it doesn't say DON'T GO ON EBAY WHEN USING DAY NURSE!!!! Symtoms may include buying a Civic M Get some pictures up of the Deck mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I should put in a claim to Day nurse, see if they can pay you back some of that money, I bet it doesn't say DON'T GO ON EBAY WHEN USING DAY NURSE!!!! Symtoms may include buying a Civic M Get some pictures up of the Deck mate! X2 We all love photo's here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodels Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 sugest giving the rear trailing arm bushes a looking at and other components b4 GEO test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiNK43 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 pics pics pics! amazing that these cars can be had so cheaply. nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Commander Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Piccies I will check out the bushes thank you. I set aside about £500 to sort it out, but that fund is rapidly drying up as I need to set money aside for my holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEMB2 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Now that looks like a clean m nice one 1"£££$££"!! 1"£££$££"!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Awesome front badge! Good colour too, polishes up lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson30 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 nice looking deck henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Commander Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Well I have had the rear suspension bushes looked at and they are ok. The hesitation on accelaration has gone as well, which I am putting down to some dodgy fuel I got at asda. The o2 sensor will be replaced at m.o.t time which is in may as I do not have any spare cash at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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