My 911 went for its MOT and flew through except for high hydrocarbon readings. Three trips to the garage to get a pass. Apparently the mixture is all ECU controlled and porsche control the ECU access.......cellulose thinners and an italian tune up eventually solved that problem.
My wifes/the kids Fiat 500 was due an MOT so i drove it down to the same garage- local to us and very good. Was making a few dire noises and the pinion bearing sounded like ****. It passed with a replacement front kerb side strut-now i know what the dents in the alloy are from.......but on the way home the clutch was slipping...took it in to the garage next day to get a clutch fitted. Asked wife and daughters about the noise and slipping clutch, "oh yes its been making that noise for a while now and sometimes when you accelerate and the revs go up but the car slows down"......garage rings me two hours later.' Your gearbox has half a litre of fluid left in it and its lunched the gear clusters,pinion and contaminated the clutch' 'They all do that sir...". Recon gearbox three hundred quid.....plus the clutch,fluids and fitting......
This afternoon the sun was shining so i put the Alfa Spider roof down,inserted a cool 80s c/d and looked forward to driving it back to work looking shiny with its five hundred quids worth of newly rust removed,metal welded in and resprayed arches on the rear and body polish. Ten miles later the temp gauge has risen to 85 degrees so i had a quick look under the bonnet. Oil in the water and water in the oil. Did i mention our local garage? Its near my work. Drove it into their storage yard for them to fix when time allows. It didn't get too hot and sounds fine but it will need a new gasket minimum and a good flush through of water and oil ways. The garage owner says he is thinking of charging me board i spend so much time there.
The only car not ****ing me off currently in the fleet is our volvo estate we use to carry the dogs around. Thinking of buying a bicycle.
My wifes/the kids Fiat 500 was due an MOT so i drove it down to the same garage- local to us and very good. Was making a few dire noises and the pinion bearing sounded like ****. It passed with a replacement front kerb side strut-now i know what the dents in the alloy are from.......but on the way home the clutch was slipping...took it in to the garage next day to get a clutch fitted. Asked wife and daughters about the noise and slipping clutch, "oh yes its been making that noise for a while now and sometimes when you accelerate and the revs go up but the car slows down"......garage rings me two hours later.' Your gearbox has half a litre of fluid left in it and its lunched the gear clusters,pinion and contaminated the clutch' 'They all do that sir...". Recon gearbox three hundred quid.....plus the clutch,fluids and fitting......
This afternoon the sun was shining so i put the Alfa Spider roof down,inserted a cool 80s c/d and looked forward to driving it back to work looking shiny with its five hundred quids worth of newly rust removed,metal welded in and resprayed arches on the rear and body polish. Ten miles later the temp gauge has risen to 85 degrees so i had a quick look under the bonnet. Oil in the water and water in the oil. Did i mention our local garage? Its near my work. Drove it into their storage yard for them to fix when time allows. It didn't get too hot and sounds fine but it will need a new gasket minimum and a good flush through of water and oil ways. The garage owner says he is thinking of charging me board i spend so much time there.
The only car not ****ing me off currently in the fleet is our volvo estate we use to carry the dogs around. Thinking of buying a bicycle.
