YellowPeril56

Thanks all, So long as its not going to leave me stranded by the side of the road, I'll live with it for now; I'm assuming it's either going to get worse over time, or i run the risk of chopping in a scrapper 'box that'll develop the same issue? Its done a whopping 15 miles in the last 2 weeks so hardly the mile muncher it used to be! In the meantime, if anyone does develop Magic Jizz, I'll happily pre-order some 🤣

Sounds like a similar boat to me! (When lockdown ends anyway). Did you ever have your gear change diagnosed? Was dreading replacing it tbh. The dodgy light is the drivers navigation light (one of the three in the roof lining) not a big problem as it is, just annoying. Part of me has had enough of fixing little niggles, I've always had Japanese cars and they don't seem to suffer as much as what my mates have now deemed "The Czech maraca" - bit rich coming from a group of old bmw drivers in my opinion!

Evening all, Hoping you all can help me. Its my first post, so sorry if this is a) a thread that exists and I missed it or b) the wrong place! After getting bored of the 20/30s mpg from my 54 plate celica, I bought my Fabia VRS around 3 years ago, with around 65k on the clock. I was doing mega miles at the time (25/30k a year - so you can imagine what the poor celica looked like) and thought a tiny car with an enormous tdi would be a half decent replacement. Last year, I still hadn't bonded with it. It just felt like a decision I'd made with my head, over my heart - so i made the decision to start upgrading some bits to see if I could entice a bit more character out of it, while not destroying it/me if I ever needed to do a long journey in it. Its now at 115k, mapped to just shy of 170bhp/295 lbft (economy/daily, no smoke) a fresh clutch (i dont have time for breakdowns so tend to indulge in preventative maintenence) and some other little bits like sound deadening / wind delfectors so I can have the windows open. Services used to happen every 6-10 months (between 10-12k miles). It rarely gets caned, its more of a commuter/ mile muncher! Recently, I fear all the bits that have been loosening up over time are catching up with it. There's a definite groaning/clunking/squeaking from The front off side corner (which I'm starting to think is the shocks/top mounts on their way out). It seems like one of the interior lights (drivers position) has died, no matter what bulb goes in it. (The centre/passenger are fine) Finally, its developed a clunk/crunch between first and second - comes out of g1 fine, tightens up at the start of g2, grinds a little and then pops in. It only does this between 1-2. Are these bits (I'll live with the light that won't turn on) going to add up to be expensive? Finally, is it worth fixing? I know it could be more the devil you knowledge, but the poor thing barely moves now, as I mostly work from home. Happy to listen to your advice, and thanks for reading! Adam Utilitairian pic attached for attention, who needs a big boot when you can always go upwards 🤣

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