garage costs for checkup?

Robisere

I think you may have incurred problems by not having it serviced. Too many people buy cars without thinking about a budget for servicing and maintenance. How long have you had the car? This does not sound great, TBH -
" ...whenever I ring the garage I'm saying how much would you charge to check xyz "

Sorry to bring you down to earth, but cars do need regular servicing, or small problems tend to develop into major faults. When you bought it, was there a Service History with it? Is there a manual or Service book in the dash? I know it's a 57 plate and threfore about 10 years old, but if it had caring previous owners that may be a good sign.

As advised, ask friends and family for a garage recommendation. Remember also that an MOT is not an indication of the car's fitness for the road.

Sam_Fallow

Regarding your coolant problem, the check is free and you've already done it.

Top up with coolant and later the level drops. That means there's a fault.

Now you need to pay for a mechanic to do a proper investigation so you'll probably be the charged an hourly rate.

What is the fault? no one knows.
How long will it take to find the fault? no one knows.

cajef

Robisere wrote: »

How long have you had the car?

At a guess not long.

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