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As you were mostly all aware me and jamie had a bit of a time heading back up from Jae. My cars complete fault and thanks to jamie for having the patience of a saint!
Anyway about 30 mile from Scotch Corner and I start to hear a noise come from the front end of my car, Radio Jamie and he says my undertray is flapping around so, think nothing off it turn up the music and carry on. Arrive at Scotch Corner at about 1ish, turn the music down noise coming from the front end is ear piercing squealing sore! Pop the bonnet and my idle pulley has well and truly sh*t itself!
After a lot of fags smoked and a few Fvcks said Jamie phones the AA as he has an account with them (says he owns my car) this being about 2. Poor Jamie has a phone call with a lovely woman on the phone for about an hour, who kindly tells him he doesnt have the roadside cover, which he has been paying since he was 17. Basically seeing as it was my car I paid for Jamie to upgrade his account to which he was already paying to a grand total off 120 quid. Then the AA lad says I have to pay 320 quid to get my car to Glasgow! had to pay it or my car would have been stuck there. Basically this was about 3 in the afternoon, the flat cab lorry didnt come till 7ish so us two poor people had to spend the whole day at Scotch Corner. Home by 11ish.
Monday down to honda and get the new idle pulley, bearing casing and bolt ordered plus the labour bringing it to £155. Paid that collect the car tomorrow. Changed my boat booking to Tuesday, Sorted (or so I think).
Tuesday, Jamie gave me a lift to honda, get in and the boy says to me I need to look at something. Go through to the workshop look at my car and was ah fvck in my head! Basically the bracket the idle pulley sits on where the bolt threads into had snapped! Ordered a new bracket at 70 quid also adding another 45 labour hour charge. Changed the boat again to Wednesday night.
Wednesday, same again Jamie gave me a lift sitting there thinking hurry up as I have to be in Scrabster for half 5! Get the car, the boy from the garage said there was still a noise coming from one of my bearings but as I needed the car he didnt have time to look at it. up the road I go, Get to the boat on time, hell of a rumble coming from 1 or more bearings, but it got me home.
Thursday, Take the car to my pals garage and take the belt off and spin the bearings, tensioner pulley and water pump pulley are shot! He phone mac & dick honda in inverness. ordered them up at another nice price for £251 inc vat! So atleast I didnt have to pay for the fitting as did it myself on my pals ramp. But what an absolute W**k off a job!
Sorry for the long update and also for writing a story, just been up in Shetland and **** wifi
Anyway about 30 mile from Scotch Corner and I start to hear a noise come from the front end of my car, Radio Jamie and he says my undertray is flapping around so, think nothing off it turn up the music and carry on. Arrive at Scotch Corner at about 1ish, turn the music down noise coming from the front end is ear piercing squealing sore! Pop the bonnet and my idle pulley has well and truly sh*t itself!
After a lot of fags smoked and a few Fvcks said Jamie phones the AA as he has an account with them (says he owns my car) this being about 2. Poor Jamie has a phone call with a lovely woman on the phone for about an hour, who kindly tells him he doesnt have the roadside cover, which he has been paying since he was 17. Basically seeing as it was my car I paid for Jamie to upgrade his account to which he was already paying to a grand total off 120 quid. Then the AA lad says I have to pay 320 quid to get my car to Glasgow! had to pay it or my car would have been stuck there. Basically this was about 3 in the afternoon, the flat cab lorry didnt come till 7ish so us two poor people had to spend the whole day at Scotch Corner. Home by 11ish.
Monday down to honda and get the new idle pulley, bearing casing and bolt ordered plus the labour bringing it to £155. Paid that collect the car tomorrow. Changed my boat booking to Tuesday, Sorted (or so I think).
Tuesday, Jamie gave me a lift to honda, get in and the boy says to me I need to look at something. Go through to the workshop look at my car and was ah fvck in my head! Basically the bracket the idle pulley sits on where the bolt threads into had snapped! Ordered a new bracket at 70 quid also adding another 45 labour hour charge. Changed the boat again to Wednesday night.
Wednesday, same again Jamie gave me a lift sitting there thinking hurry up as I have to be in Scrabster for half 5! Get the car, the boy from the garage said there was still a noise coming from one of my bearings but as I needed the car he didnt have time to look at it. up the road I go, Get to the boat on time, hell of a rumble coming from 1 or more bearings, but it got me home.
Thursday, Take the car to my pals garage and take the belt off and spin the bearings, tensioner pulley and water pump pulley are shot! He phone mac & dick honda in inverness. ordered them up at another nice price for £251 inc vat! So atleast I didnt have to pay for the fitting as did it myself on my pals ramp. But what an absolute W**k off a job!
Sorry for the long update and also for writing a story, just been up in Shetland and **** wifi
