Argh! They broke my car!
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Topic: Argh! They broke my car!
Posted By: ginger
Subject: Argh! They broke my car!
Date 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)  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:25pm
| that sounds sooooo impressive. I have no idea what it means but wow! |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:25pm
I hope they are not charging you for all this stuffing around and breaking your car??? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 6:58pm
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*nods her head in agreement with previous two posts*
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 7:48pm
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Awww that sucks!! I do hope they are covering the costs. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:02pm
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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 ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:07pm
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What kind of engineer breaks a clients car?? ------------- Defending the male species since 1980 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:09pm
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BSDH via me says - OUCH.....hope they havent done the pistons as well....and the cylinder walls...and hopefully it is all at their expense....he apparently knows a good mechanic if you need it!!! Go start looking for a new car....
Bombshell says - OUCHY and i have no idea what the above all means but sounds expensive!!!
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 8:48pm
BS has your DH got typist hand or something?  ------------- |
Posted By: BSDH
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:26pm
Oh Thurpppppp she's watching Telly ------------- *Act your shoe size once in a while!!!* http://www.baby-gaga.com/"> 
I love my wee girl - Gabriella |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 9:46pm
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ewwww that suxs ginger what type of mechanic does that aggrrhh ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: ginger
Date 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! ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: BSDH
Date 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 ------------- *Act your shoe size once in a while!!!* http://www.baby-gaga.com/">
I love my wee girl - Gabriella |
Posted By: Chovynz
Date 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. ------------- Defending the male species since 1980
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:10pm
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LOL chovy....yeah BIG HELP!!!! and yet you still named him....ROFL
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date 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 By: BSDH
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 7:14pm
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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. ------------- *Act your shoe size once in a while!!!* http://www.baby-gaga.com/">
I love my wee girl - Gabriella |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date 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! |
Posted By: ginger
Date 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! ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: BSDH
Date 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... ------------- *Act your shoe size once in a while!!!* http://www.baby-gaga.com/">
I love my wee girl - Gabriella |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 04 July 2007 at 9:48pm
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Oh, and there I was about to sign up for a Ford
I have no idea about whether they are MTA approved, but it might be an idea to find out ... ta! ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: BSDH
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 6:16am
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No NO don't do it not a Ford!!!!
They should have a big sign that say's MTA Approved some where. ------------- *Act your shoe size once in a while!!!* http://www.baby-gaga.com/">
I love my wee girl - Gabriella |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 7:40am
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You're up early today BSDH!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 8:35am
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LOL he was waiting for Ella to wake up...she had been playing with ocean wonders since 5am...so he got up just before 6am but she obviously went back to sleep....ROFL.....as she is again now...and im waiting to go to work again....argh....
Ginger....get a crysler sebring convertible and i can live my dream vicariously through you - do it before you have kids is my recommendtion...no room for bubba seats in one of them...and i was all ready to buy one too.....sob sob.... |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 11:10am
Goodness ... I was thinking more along the lines of a Honda Civic  I'm all about the living dangerously!
I phoned the garage this morning since I hadn't heard anything and gave them a blast for not keeping me informed about what they're doing to my car! They've resurfaced the cylinder head and relapped the valve because it wasn't seated properly ... no idea what that means, I'm just annoyed that I had to ring them again to find out what's happening. Plus, the car is still in bits and they're waiting on parts. NO idea what parts!
I'm really wobbling over whether to get rid of the car or not - getting work done on it is either going to be very expensive (going to a VW specialist) or a complete c*ck up (going to a non-VW specialist) AND very expensive ... and time consuming! Argh! I don't know what to do. I suppose I should just get the car back, save for a bit for a new one, and then see if I still want to flick it. Assuming it doesn't break again when I get it back of course
That's a shame about the Ford really because I can get good deals on Fords ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: BSDH
Date Posted: 05 July 2007 at 11:28pm
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Well I wouldn't let you baby sit Mini Bs if you had a Ford ------------- *Act your shoe size once in a while!!!* http://www.baby-gaga.com/">
I love my wee girl - Gabriella |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 8:45am
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oh hahahaha DH - we had a ford until recently!!! altho we did find out just in time that there were common ford faults - and having seen the disaster of the holden I wouldnt go that route again....go chrysler...or mercedes convertible....
actually your car will prob come back running better than ever before so might be worth keeping??? |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 12:17pm
That's what I'm hoping BS! Fingers crossed! When you look at the money I'd have dropped too ... eek! I might look at something a little bigger in 6 months perhaps, when we have an idea about IVF etc. Something a little bigger for a kidliwink  6 months is a good time to save for too, it will stop me from impulse buying anything!! In theory  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 06 July 2007 at 1:47pm
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Poop to them Ginger! Hope your car comes home healthy! ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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