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First with erratic idle air issues perhaps it may be cost & time efficient to carefully search for vacuum air leaks in air hoses paying particular attention to the servo hose & crankcase ventilation valve operation/hoses together with exhaust leaks. Where air leaks suspected quickly test by...

Using garages/mechanics to investigate hypothetical faults & its remedy costs need to be equally established & compared with a 23 year old vehicle of little replacement economic value? Perhaps it may be worthwhile to control costs by getting firm fixed price quotes for any & all proposed...

The best option may be to call a couple of local scrap yards to quote the scrap car price value minus its pick up collection costs?

£600 plus VAT repair costs render it beyond economic repair & is therefore scrap & parts. Perhaps it would be more cost efficient to buy something newer?

New Micra Buyer Ripped Off £6000 for Returning Unsuitable car After Two Days by Nissan Dealer. Did it really cost me £6,000 to own a Nissan Micra for only two days? (telegraph.co.uk) Enjoy the scam :eek:

When the next elections occur just remember who introduced & sponsored the ULEZ & his party & vote accordingly! :)

Yes. No problem but it will flag a check engine light. Unplugged MAF & ran our K11, year 2K coil pack for 18 months with no problems & black electrical tape over the check engine light. Eventually I fitted a replacement aftermarket MAF from the local market motor factors trade suppliers for...

Problem: “sounds like it’s missing, it’s dire when it cold Once it’s warm it’s not as bad” Test the MAF by unplugging it & test drive. Do not open the fuel tank under the rear seat, far too dangerous for amateurs. Check the fuel pressure regulator vacuum hoses very carefully & try firmly...

Problem: “Starts fine but no power to pull away” IF ITS not erratic kangarooing then perhaps its running lean due to variable low supply fuel pressure @ the injectors & thus it may be cost effective to test diagnose further? ;)

If the heavy seat or seat frame is bolted down @ ea end across the vehicle then perhaps it has some dual function as cross brace internal sub frame body stiffener? ;)

Jolly well done! Nothing beats a quick cash sale double quick at full asking price sold & gone with minimal hassle! These things just fly off the shelf when for sale due to proven long term durability, & reliability while they just keep going & passing MOTs with minimal overall costs or...

The basic K11 models are well sought after by the informed thinking motorists who seek long term cheap as chips banger economics runabout motors that just keep going & passing MOTs with minimal overall costs outside the ULEZ zone. As you state the added electronic complications of ABS, electric...

Asking price is too low & brings out the timewasting opportunistic humpty dumpty chancers with low offers looking to sell it on for a quick profit at your expense. You only need one genuine cash buyer who really wants it. Add needs revising as it looks like its worth £1450 to me or more & you...

Hats off to CVT persistence and cannot help but wonder as to the cause when a junk yard is closer? :confused:

May I suggest my life long solution to all my old bangers after I have finished extracting all the use value I can out of them is to tart them up a little & put the Tin Tart on the private cars for sale local free adds such as Gumtree with a long MOT, selling it for cash as it stands with all...

“New ULEZ scrappage scheme will support Londoners on certain low income or disability benefits, and eligible micro businesses (up to 10 employees), sole traders and charities with a registered address in London”. Applies to ULEZ non-compliant motor cycles,vans,cars & commercial vehicles & those...

London ULEZ Scrappage Scheme. ULEZ cloud has silver lining chance to get payed up to £2K to scrap the old banger & upgrade to a newer vehicle. The .gov budget is limited to £110M so jump in quick as he who hesitates will find the limited budget quickly consumed & out of funds. Don’t look a...

“5-6 hours on your car at a stealer without parts, 300 quid 5-6 hours on your car at a stealer without parts, 300 quid” When young I passed my test I bought some hand tools & together with Haynes manuals, for less than “300 quid”, I taught myself to do all repairs on my old bangers that became...

My K11 cheap Tin Tart & I will continue our journeys together till death us do part. Always look on the right side of life & go for it. :)

Go for it guys & try try again I put my reg. no into the tfl. site this afternoon to triple check & it comes up exempt every time, which tends to rule out an anomaly outlier result or error? ( 18 March 2023 ) Perhaps it may be a useful to apply for ULEZ exemption by sending your existing...