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Murphys Law
Well I had to do it, didn't I? I was waxing lyrical about the ownership of high mileage cars and how mine didn't have any problems.
Coming back home from watching the WRC Rally in Wales, it started running like a dog, chucking loads of black smoke out and running rough.
Just had it into the dealers as I couldn't see anything and got the phone call, being prepared for a set of injectors or turbo - both being silly money. Turns out its a cracked turbo pipe which I'm quite happy to let them do because its a pig of a job. The garage had a laugh at my expense when I said at least it wasn't the injectors at the thick end of a grand...
"No sir, its £40 for the part and £795 fitting". Cheeky gits
Coming back home from watching the WRC Rally in Wales, it started running like a dog, chucking loads of black smoke out and running rough.
Just had it into the dealers as I couldn't see anything and got the phone call, being prepared for a set of injectors or turbo - both being silly money. Turns out its a cracked turbo pipe which I'm quite happy to let them do because its a pig of a job. The garage had a laugh at my expense when I said at least it wasn't the injectors at the thick end of a grand...
"No sir, its £40 for the part and £795 fitting". Cheeky gits
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lol- you've taken me down with you- mine just failed MOT on defective mounting bushes! Easily sorted though, and the first 'major' problem I've had with the car.
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Well I had to do it, didn't I? I was waxing lyrical about the ownership of high mileage cars and how mine didn't have any problems.
Coming back home from watching the WRC Rally in Wales, it started running like a dog, chucking loads of black smoke out and running rough.
Just had it into the dealers as I couldn't see anything and got the phone call, being prepared for a set of injectors or turbo - both being silly money. Turns out its a cracked turbo pipe which I'm quite happy to let them do because its a pig of a job. The garage had a laugh at my expense when I said at least it wasn't the injectors at the thick end of a grand...
"No sir, its £40 for the part and £795 fitting". Cheeky gits
Hman, you've just gone down:eek:in my estimation for taking your steed to a dealer,
:(,so sad I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
cyclonebri1 wrote: »Hman, you've just gone down:eek:in my estimation for taking your steed to a dealer,:(,so sad
Indeed and its compounded by having a top box and roll cabinet stuffed full of tools from my days as a mechanic.
It really gets my goat having to pay someone to do a job I can do myself. I'm a model example of what happens when you lift stuff too heavy for you and am paying the price for my invulnerability in my younger years.0 -
Indeed and its compounded by having a top box and roll cabinet stuffed full of tools from my days as a mechanic.
It really gets my goat having to pay someone to do a job I can do myself. I'm a model example of what happens when you lift stuff too heavy for you and am paying the price for my invulnerability in my younger years.
You sound like me, !!!!!!ed back, failed surgery etc etc, still not taken a car to a garage for anything but paint and mot, but the days coming:(:(I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0
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