$%$%$%$ cars and bollocks to 2013

[Alpha1]

Literally EVERY god damn month of this year something unexpected has happened causing me to have to shell out money to get things sorted or fixed.

Yesterday my clutch pedal dropped to the floor... Great I thought, checked under the car and there was a pool of hydraulic fluid.

Phoned my mate to be told it's probably the slave cylinder.. A quick search online later and it turns out on my car the slave is internal to the flipping gearbox, so it is subframe out, engine drop, gearbox off, clutch out and replace the slave..

So that's £350 in labour to do that + £100 for the new slave.

Anyhow just got off the phone with the garage and unfortunately the slave has pissed fluid all over the clutch contaminating it, meaning I need a new f**king clutch. GRrRRRR, and they are inspecting the dual mass flywheel but that might need changing too at another £360..

Bollocks.

Alpha12013-05-30 18:10:01

 

[Milky]

oh dude - what do you drive and was the factory it came from built on an Ancient Burial Ground?

I've just stumped up a grand for 8 tyres. Shredded mine, while the wife just kerbed the sh*t out of hers..

 

[Alpha1]

All I can say is I had better get a f**king blow job tonight or they'll be trouble.

 

[Milky]

Erm...no. I hardly know you

Milky2013-05-30 18:35:18

 

[forcefulfil]

i just sold my evo, $$ in my pocket.
so get the cab list typed out that shud cover the garage bill

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Literally EVERY god damn month of this year something unexpected has happened causing me to have to shell out money to get things sorted or fixed.

Yesterday my clutch pedal dropped to the floor... Great I thought, checked under the car and there was a pool of hydraulic fluid.

Phoned my mate to be told it's probably the slave cylinder.. A quick search online later and it turns out on my car the slave is internal to the flipping gearbox, so it is subframe out, engine drop, gearbox off, clutch out and replace the slave..

So that's £350 in labour to do that + £100 for the new slave.

Anyhow just got off the phone with the garage and unfortunately the slave has pissed fluid all over the clutch contaminating it, meaning I need a new f**king clutch. GRrRRRR, and they are inspecting the dual mass flywheel but that might need changing too at another £360..

Bollocks.

, do you drive something fancy?

 

[AndyGeezer]

I know this feeling.. sh*t seems to follow me lately.

 

[Russ J]

get the cab list typed out that shud cover the garage bill

Exactly what I thought when I read Ol's car capers story

 

[BristolMartin]

oh dude - what do you drive and was the factory it came from built on an Ancient Burial Ground?

I've just stumped up a grand for 8 tyres. Shredded mine, while the wife just kerbed the sh*t out of hers..

Try £1500 for 4

 

[Milky]

boooo!Something 4x4-ish? The combined mileage of both sets I replaced was 9500. And 6000 of those was the wife's.

I SHREDDED my set...but hell it was fun

 

[DaveAS]

Mine's cost me over 1K this month. You could buy a car for that!

The steering rack died while I was away from home a couple of weeks back. Alright, so I'd known it was on its way out for a couple of years and had been holding out after being told, "that'll be expensive". Nasty noises in the evening when parking, then it had p*ssed power steering fluid everywhere by morning. Driving to the nearest garage was exciting... fortunately I only had to get round 3 corners. 480 quid later I had lovely steering and a lighter wallet.

One week on and the f**ker starts cutting out at random and not wanting to start again. Arghh.. due for a service and 4 new tyres anyway, so let's lob it in and completely max out the credit card. Camshaft sensor .. 100 quid.. kerching. Oh the exhaust is blowing at the cat... we can weld it for 50 quid or it's about 500 for a new one... pah, 50 quid is just small change now. Four new tyres for 350 quid and then the service cost on top to smash the 1K barrier. Cool.

I think I'll just have the optional credit card reader fitted to the dash and have done with it.

VicViper2013-06-01 10:35:27

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Funny enough my car has been a pain as well the last few months, new lock actuator for drivers door fitted after chrimbo £100 ish, fan belt pulley replacement £250 and now needs the boot lock checked.

 

[Guests]

I can recommend a Ford Transit connect you boys!

The most reliable, awesome cab mobile in the world......fact!!

White van man and proud of it!

Oliver......sell the heap!!

 

[Big Phil]

God bless company cars

 

[mathj]

you lot should drive old cars like me, less hastle and easy to fix

i suppose it does help if your best mate is a mecanic and has a large garage full of tools at the bottom of his garden though

mk2 golf FTW

math

 

[tb lilley]

I lost my watch on Tuesday. ..... Value = nice condition all original Robotron :-(

 

[Alpha1]

, do you drive something fancy?

2001 Volvo v70 estate - worth about £2k

Alpha12013-05-31 10:18:17

 

[argyledave]

God bless company cars

Amen to that!

 

[strykr]

My exhaust fell off this month, got a bit lucky that there was a mechanic in the car behind me that helped me out. But it still wrote off the month financially

. I was glad it didnt come off when I was doing 70 on the motorway 2 minutes before tho

 

[JohnBud]

ive spent just over £1800 on my van in the last 10 months

and its still got a feckin diesel leak