Freelander failed MOT but now costing almost 100% more than quoted, where do I stand?

Hintza

CluelessJock wrote: »

How does me asking you a simple question make me clueless, does your response not actually make you the clueless one?

Did I start to attack you personally? No I don't think so.

I was giving an example of how it works around here. You are just be very aggressive in your approach to a small problem.

The OP can stand up and fight this all he wants but that will cost him time and money.

kriss_boy

I think this is a wynd up.

OP comes on stating they have a 10 year old 4x4 thats known for in motoring circles as being an unreliable piece of junk.

The OP then embarasses himself/herself by revealing his/her ignorance to the running costs of a car, let alone a beat up ten year old 4x4 shed.

Then to make matters worse the OP has the ordacity to suggest that we are the ones foolish enough to part with our cash in an instance like this. When in reality they have been wholey unrealistic in their expectations as to the running cost of the particular car and are severely lacking in experience liaising with garages regarding repairs.

Like I say, this is a wynd up.

CluelessJock

Hintza wrote: »

Did I start to attack you personally? No I don't think so.

I was giving an example of how it works around here. You are just be very aggressive in your approach to a small problem.

The OP can stand up and fight this all he wants but that will cost him time and money.

Oh some nasty assertions were made in my direction indeed.

Now do you expect me to know where here is and do you assume the OP is in a similar community and do you also assume I know nothing of what makes the world go round?

Oh and just to put you right the OP you refer to as he, is a she! And if done properly and professionally the OP may spend a bit more time getting the car, but will save money rather than spend it.:beer:

CluelessJock

kriss_boy wrote: »

I think this is a wynd up.

OP comes on stating they have a 10 year old 4x4 thats known for in motoring circles as being an unreliable piece of junk.

The OP then embarasses himself/herself by revealing his/her ignorance to the running costs of a car, let alone a beat up ten year old 4x4 shed.

Then to make matters worse the OP has the ordacity to suggest that we are the ones foolish enough to part with our cash in an instance like this. When in reality they have been wholey unrealistic in their expectations as to the running cost of the particular car and are severely lacking in experience liaising with garages regarding repairs.

Like I say, this is a wynd up.

My dear boy, I can assure you that the OP and I are not one in the same and it is rather thoughtless of you to post such nasty assertions and comments about an OP that has done you no harm. Indeed if your English did not demonstrate that the assertions are coming from someone that doesn't know any better, then I would be fearful that you may cause the young lady some upset.

Hintza

CluelessJock wrote: »

Oh some nasty assertions were made in my direction indeed.

Show me where I made nasty assertions? NOT by me they weren't.

So why do you keep havinga go at me?

hartcjhart

Hintza wrote: »

Show me where I made nasty assertions? NOT by me they weren't.

So why do you keep havinga go at me?

coz he is a self opinionated up his own @rse wind up

kriss_boy

CluelessJock wrote: »

My dear boy, I can assure you that the OP and I are not one in the same and it is rather thoughtless of you to post such nasty assertions and comments about an OP that has done you no harm. Indeed if your English did not demonstrate that the assertions are coming from someone that doesn't know any better, then I would be fearful that you may cause the young lady some upset.

The facts are simple.

The OP is extremely niave as to the running costs of a car, particularly a 10 year old 4x4 thats known for being unreliable.

As I said before, its not like you are replacing a light bulb. Cars have unique quirks and idiosyncrasies. Parts have to be sourced often from scrap heaps with trial and error to get things to work.

Especially on a 10 year old 4x4!!!

goldspanners

CluelessJock wrote: »

Or maybe he has years of experience and is quite good and identifying those naive enough to pay between 42.5% and 90% more than he estimated, like you and aschaton?

fortunatly for me i do most of my own work,so i know only too well how things can go from good to bad in an instant,and then find myself needing more new parts. !!!!!! happens.

Takoda

Well I had another look at this thread tonight and was much amused by the banter.

I was particularly interested in the knowledge that "Clueless" has about the OP Milliemonster - mainly that the OP is a young female. How does he know that? I wondered.

So I did a bit of a search and while not searching long enough to prove or disprove the 'young female' assertion I did however find this in an old post from Milliemonster the OP

"Hmmm, we are a professional couple have a household income of £75k pa and we shop at Lidl, much prefer to have our earnings spent on other things than overpriced crap from some of the mainstream supermarkets, never been on benefits in my life and am definitely not a chav.

Get off your high horse and stop stereotyping people"

So why is someone with that income moaning about a slightly increased garage bill? And why are they buying sheds instead of paying out for a proper car that won't let them down?

AND the million dollar question... why does Clueless care so much?

Gotta be more to it.

hartcjhart

goldspanners wrote: »

fortunatly for me i do most of my own work,so i know only too well how things can go from good to bad in an instant,and then find myself needing more new parts. !!!!!! happens.

yep I would like a penny for every bolt/stud that has sheared:j