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120 miles on £20 petrol

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  • alastairq
    alastairq Posts: 5,030 Forumite
    You can change them by the side of the road or car park if you need to and happen to have spares in the boot. It takes about 30 - 40 minutes if you know what you're doing, so probably quicker than waiting for recovery if you need to, but it's not a nice job.
    Ha ha..the trick is, [as you get older] call out the AA, and when the Patrol arrives, tell them what is actually wrong...and lo, you happen to have a 'spare' in the boot....they are instructed to 'get you going again' if at all possible,only falling back on recovery as a last resort?

    They will do the job for you [following your instructions, obviously?]....

    QUite a 'cheap' labour charge??

    [I have had a Volvo 740 fuel pump replaced, and a Felicia alternator replaced, all for the same membership fee! HAndy?]
    No, I don't think all other drivers are idiots......but some are determined to change my mind.......
  • mattyprice4004
    mattyprice4004 Posts: 7,492 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Chucking £20 is not an accurate way to work out MPG - you need to brim-to-brim.
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