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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:00pm |
Now, I'm looking at another week or two at least. Basically, thecar has been to the doctor, and now it has to go to the specialist.
I took Al down to the garage so they could explain to him what had gone wrong ... I'm such a girl!
(BSDH - from what we can tell from what we've been told, they turned the engine over while the timing on the cam belt was out and possibly bent a valve. The compression test on the cylinder is only 40 PSI. They're removing the head and sending it to reconditioners tomorrow)
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:25pm |
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that sounds sooooo impressive. I have no idea what it means but wow!
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:25pm |
I hope they are not charging you for all this stuffing around and breaking your car??? 
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:58pm |
*nods her head in agreement with previous two posts*
Poor Ginger! 
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 7:48pm |
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Awww that sucks!! I do hope they are covering the costs.
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:02pm |
Absolutely they are! I got the impression that they might try and claim the mechanical fault under the warranty that I have for the car, and I don't have a problem with that, but I'm not paying any excess on it, that's for sure. They wrecked it, they can fix it. The guy I spoke to earlier in the day acknowledged that the problem is a result of something they did when working on the cam belt.
I just want to get rid of the courtesy car - it's a $1000 excess if I do anything to it! But, it's going to be another couple of weeks
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:07pm |
What kind of engineer breaks a clients car??
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:48pm |
BS has your DH got typist hand or something? 
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:26pm |
Oh Thurpppppp she's watching Telly 
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:46pm |
ewwww that suxs ginger what type of mechanic does that aggrrhh
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:51pm |
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They did mention the piston bearings? I think ... Anyway, as soon as I said 'pistons' - that was about when DH swallowed his tongue and decided he was going down there to find out what was what.
And I'm guessing it was a green (as in inexperienced) mechanic! I hope!
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 10:08pm |
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Hey I hope it's all good when they have finished you haven't had much luck with cars lately
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 10:09pm |
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hope your DH sorts them out. I know a really good mechanic but he's no good to you. He's in Palmy north.
Tim Buys. My dad used him. and now I use him. He's really good.
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Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:10pm |
LOL chovy....yeah BIG HELP!!!! and yet you still named him....ROFL
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Posted: 03 July 2007 at 8:11am |
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We had fun with our car recently too. It had a service, 2 weeks later we tok it back as it was doing funny clutch things and while they were diagnosing it the groomer broke the aerial. so it went in for a new clutch and then had to go back for the aerial and then needed a new cam belt and now the groomer has pinched our fuel dockets!!!!
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Posted: 04 July 2007 at 7:14pm |
Ginger My car is sick now too It locks and unlocks the doors all by it's self to the point it locked the key's in it self today at the gas station.... So it's back to Holden again tomorrow now 8th or 9th time and it's only just over a year old.
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Posted: 04 July 2007 at 7:17pm |
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ROFL when BSDH got locked outta the holden....but wouldnt have been funny if it had locked me out with bubs in it that is for sure!!!
Dont buy a holden ginger!
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Posted: 04 July 2007 at 7:44pm |
 *Makes mental note never to buy a Holden*
I imagine that had the mini-BS been in the car, it would have been a quick broken window! Well, it would have if I'd been there (and BSDH was nowhere near to wring my neck for breaking his car ... more ... ).
I'm almost convinced that a horse and buggy is the way to go ... just giving myself a little more time after this afternoon's thunder and lightening storm (which, incidentally I was walking the dogs in! I bailed on work after getting released from jury duty. Naughty naughty!!)
I hope they sort your car out though BSDH - I'm so close to demanding a new car (don't know how far it'd get me but still!), you must just about be there already!
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Posted: 04 July 2007 at 9:13pm |
Nothing wrong with Holdens!!!! just having a bad day...Is the mechanic your car is with an MTA approved repairer? If they are you may have some come back with them(MTA)for the poor work manship etc on your Polo... 
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Argh! They broke my car!