Nobbynutbags
Member
Okay- bit of a dilemma here and thought I'd turn to you good folk on A2OC.
The electrics have started going a bit funny on my A2. The interior light turns on and off repeatedly when I have the doors open.
The windows (all of them) also sometimes work fine and other time stop working entirely so I dare not open the windows in case they stay in the down position and would therefore have to wait for windows to start working again to wind back up again.
When the windows don't work, it seems to affect the doors and the boot as well since I can't centrally lock or unlock the doors either.
The car is from 2001 so I've had some good use out of it since 2005. There's also 12 months MOT as I've literally just had it done.
The question is this: Is it worth getting the electrics sorted out or will it be so expensive that I might as well save the money and scrap the car as I presume no one will want to buy a car with such dodgy electrics?
It will be a shame to let go of the A2 as mechanically, it is still sound and I've had no problems with it for the last 10 years! Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to diagnose and repair these problems. Is it worth trying to repair on my own?
The electrics have started going a bit funny on my A2. The interior light turns on and off repeatedly when I have the doors open.
The windows (all of them) also sometimes work fine and other time stop working entirely so I dare not open the windows in case they stay in the down position and would therefore have to wait for windows to start working again to wind back up again.
When the windows don't work, it seems to affect the doors and the boot as well since I can't centrally lock or unlock the doors either.
The car is from 2001 so I've had some good use out of it since 2005. There's also 12 months MOT as I've literally just had it done.
The question is this: Is it worth getting the electrics sorted out or will it be so expensive that I might as well save the money and scrap the car as I presume no one will want to buy a car with such dodgy electrics?
It will be a shame to let go of the A2 as mechanically, it is still sound and I've had no problems with it for the last 10 years! Does anyone have any idea how much it would cost to diagnose and repair these problems. Is it worth trying to repair on my own?