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neoquip

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Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Nottm
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1st May 12 at 21:32

As I came back about 8pm last Friday night I didn't have much chance to go over the car fully and check it all out.
The drive back from Ready to Nottm.. approx 150 miles, went well. The car drove sweet. avg 41mpg too

Last Saturday afternoon I popped to the scrapyard to get three screws to secure the head light that didn't have anything holding it!!

Checking out the car I found a few 'problems/issues'
Drivers sun visor keeps dropping down (can that be fixed are do I need to get another?)
Few small dents and little scrapes. Signs of re spray on the drivers side and front bumper looks re sprayed.

No dents on the sides.. alloys quite good condition too, not like some sheds I'd seen previously.
So for a 10 yr old car don't think it's too bad.

So.. pix....
The start, before cleaning...

interior not too bad (will clean next weekend)

dirty boot hinge edge runners and underside areas

Cleaning, sprayed engine de greaser over all the engine and dirty parts of the car, Car Kandy alloy wheel cleaner sprayed on the alloys prior to snow foam pre was.
A pre was with Snow FoamWax. Then a bucket wash, snow foam wax rince, ClayBar, then a T cut on areas that needed it lik ethe plastic trim skirts and bumpers, a few scruffs. Then another snow foam wash wash and bucket wash. dried off with micro fibre towel. Then polished up with CarKandy liquid polish.

BEFORE: Claybar

AFTER: claybar after just the bonnet was done

it was a lot worse after all the car was clay'd

Engine came up like new..

The drain holes were blocked with leaves/silt...... there not blocked now after being jet washed and brushed out lol

edges and runners a lot better..

Best pic so far atfer all was done.. it was late and getting dark so not the best pix. (more will come)

Any black trim was cleaned with Mer vinyl/bumper cleaner.
Tyres had Mer tyre finish applied.

Thanks for looking.

laingyla

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Registered: 7th Jan 09
Location: Coedpoeth, Wrexham
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1st May 12 at 22:11

Nice work

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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1st May 12 at 22:19

this a 2nd car i take it? looks nice, even in the before pic

snow foaming the engine bay

i always get scared when cleaning and using the hose to clean the engine. did you leave it running?

am4nf

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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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1st May 12 at 22:47

1800 hgt?

neoquip

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Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Nottm
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2nd May 12 at 05:56

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
this a 2nd car i take it? looks nice, even in the before pic

snow foaming the engine bay i always get scared when cleaning and using the hose to clean the engine. did you leave it running?

yep cheap 2nd car to replace my Smart that was on it's way out.. (apparently) after 42k miles.

Didn't leave it running, but did leave it hrs to fully dry off before I started it

neoquip

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Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Nottm
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2nd May 12 at 05:57

quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
1800 hgt?

Punto Sporting Speadgear 1.2 16v (auto/semi auto gear box)

Its like a twist and go moped

scottyp1989

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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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2nd May 12 at 08:50

quote:
Originally posted by neoquip

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
this a 2nd car i take it? looks nice, even in the before pic

snow foaming the engine bay i always get scared when cleaning and using the hose to clean the engine. did you leave it running?

yep cheap 2nd car to replace my Smart that was on it's way out.. (apparently) after 42k miles.

happend to my step dads, only the one set of plugs had ever been changed and the back set disintegrated and dropd down the bore.

Piér

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Registered: 4th Jan 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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2nd May 12 at 19:40

quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
1800 hgt?

HGT's are the only punto of that age to come with colour coded mirrors from factory
Thats how you can tell them apart

neoquip

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Registered: 12th Aug 02
Location: Nottm
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2nd May 12 at 19:56

HGT's are £230 a year road tax too!!!! lol

big eck

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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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2nd May 12 at 20:01

Watch out for the wiper arms coming apart at the linkages, the only fix is a new motor. Also the sumps rot and leak like a tea bag.

Piér

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Registered: 4th Jan 10
Location: Gloucestershire
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2nd May 12 at 20:09

quote:
Originally posted by big eck
Watch out for the wiper arms coming apart at the linkages, the only fix is a new motor. Also the sumps rot and leak like a tea bag.

Mine is just doing this... hahaha

big eck

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2nd May 12 at 20:29

Ive had 2 puntos now, one was the sporting and they both suffered this problem.

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