alerno
Member
Hi everybody,
I find myself terribly depressed. I damaged my little and beloved Pumita a week ago (I stupidly thought the car had stopped, reached for a cushion on the floor and hit a tree) The damage is far, far more serious than I could imagine. The official Ford garage (who are yet to send me the list of damaged parts) have mentioned subframe, steering box, arms... the lot. They gave me a quote of 3000 euro for the repairs but they say the parts for it no longer exist (neither in the UK or Germany)
I have probably means of finding all the parts in good condition in scrap yards but still the price might be in the thousands.
My problem is: Barcelona and Sant Cugat (the two cities I live near to) have banned old cars from circulating within these cities. So it wouldn't necessarily make financial sense to invest thousands of euros for a car I can't normally use in the city.
Here is the question: Has anyone ever heard of a RESTRICTION KIT, exhaust, catalyst so that our cars get better environmental qualification? I remember when I owned BMWs, there were kits for sale that would reclassify your emissions' category: they lowered horsepower, killed the ehxaust sound but improved emissions.
Of course I would miss every horsepower lost, of course I would miss the sound, but I would kill to be able to keep my little gem going.
ANY info, any would be massively appreciated. I love my Puma far too much to part ways from him. It has become a life crisis. Like, really. I have been literally psychologically depressed the last days.
Any help is appreciated.
I find myself terribly depressed. I damaged my little and beloved Pumita a week ago (I stupidly thought the car had stopped, reached for a cushion on the floor and hit a tree) The damage is far, far more serious than I could imagine. The official Ford garage (who are yet to send me the list of damaged parts) have mentioned subframe, steering box, arms... the lot. They gave me a quote of 3000 euro for the repairs but they say the parts for it no longer exist (neither in the UK or Germany)
I have probably means of finding all the parts in good condition in scrap yards but still the price might be in the thousands.
My problem is: Barcelona and Sant Cugat (the two cities I live near to) have banned old cars from circulating within these cities. So it wouldn't necessarily make financial sense to invest thousands of euros for a car I can't normally use in the city.
Here is the question: Has anyone ever heard of a RESTRICTION KIT, exhaust, catalyst so that our cars get better environmental qualification? I remember when I owned BMWs, there were kits for sale that would reclassify your emissions' category: they lowered horsepower, killed the ehxaust sound but improved emissions.
Of course I would miss every horsepower lost, of course I would miss the sound, but I would kill to be able to keep my little gem going.
ANY info, any would be massively appreciated. I love my Puma far too much to part ways from him. It has become a life crisis. Like, really. I have been literally psychologically depressed the last days.
Any help is appreciated.