I know, I'm sick and tired of this car.
It arrived on a trailer with a frozen viscous coupling and a broken transfer box. But It had only 126.000 Kms so I thought It was a good deal, I got it for 2.000€.
I found a new viscous coupling and a second hand transfer box. It was a big job but I did it with the help of this forum
The car had no history so I did the timing belt and water pump.
Then the back window got stuck so I had to put a new cable and wheels in.
Went on holiday and the clutch hydraulic command started to fail. I managed to get the car back with WD40. Then I replaced the receiver and sender.
Then while doing the school run , the fan went on, the temp went up. One of the Y pipes which go to the transfer box was cracked and I lost all coolant. I replaced both pipes. Now I'm stressed about the head gasket of course (its an 1.8k)
Back from holiday the exhaust collar form the engine cracked and feel a few centimetres, so the burning exhaust gases went along the engine for several kilometers, great, not mentioning the noise
And now the bloody radiator. I have to remove all the dashboard. I will do it 'cos I'm a stubborn guy.
What's next ? The head gasket probably.
All this in less than 2 years.
This is the most unreliable car I had.
Why do people bother with vehicles like this when you can have a range rover or discovery
If you can find me a petrol one for 2.000€ yes.