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[tunnie]

Borrowed TB's TC card today and done a bit of shopping!

4 x 5L Red Coolant
2 x 5L Oil - (They had an offer of buy 4 get 1 free, bit it was on the 20L bottles!)
2 x 500ml Brake Fluid
Brake Sensors
Breather Piper for a 2.2 (cheaper than carb cleaner)

And the smallest item was the most expensive, the cam sensor.

Also went over to Halfords, bought myself one those 150 piece socket sets for £99, got some heavy duty work overalls too and an adaptor so my breaker bar will work with the new set.

All in all a good day, although Vauxhall of Milton Keynes turned their nose up at TB's TC card   - He said these cards only have certian zones or something, bull i thought cause TB buys all his stuff here   - Anywho he gave me trade anyway but charged to some random business  :-/

Also found my car prefers country driving!!, did blast to Milton Keynes reset the MPG when i left home, 25 miles each way of country driving, gave it some stick to, 70 most of the way 2 overtaking from 45 to 80... 6k rpm the lot... town driving though Buckingham & Milton Keynes also back in Brackley via the Bank. Got home averaged 31.4  

[tunnie]

plans for tommorow:

coolant change and flush on my 2.2 from Blue to red
cam sensor change
breather & throttle body clean
Replace Cam sensor
oil & filter change

Then onto my dads

Replace breather pipes, and clean others. Also clean throttle body
Oil & filter change
Change brake pads and sensors

Gunna be busy tommorow!

[TheBoy]

All in all a good day, although Vauxhall of Milton Keynes turned their nose up at TB's TC card

I have similar frequent discussions with certain members of the parts staff as well....   ....all in all, not my favourite dealer        

And Marks_DTM is now having to fix all the years of 'servicing' done by that dealer on his prefacelift CDX

[tunnie]

All in all a good day, although Vauxhall of Milton Keynes turned their nose up at TB's TC card

I have similar frequent discussions with certain members of the parts staff as well....   ....all in all, not my favourite dealer        

And Marks_DTM is now having to fix all the years of 'servicing' done by that dealer on his prefacelift CDX

My dad hates them 2, when he was working at Fox Mile in MK Unisys had 100's of Vauxhalls. You rang them up saying can i book my car in, "yes sir no problem" - dad asks "can you give me a lift back to the office?" (its about 2 miles away max) "ohhh ermm i dunno sir might have a problem with that, errm err no sorry sir"  

In the end he used another dealer who specialised in Vauxhalls, he just left his key at the front desk. They came and collected it, serviced it using GM parts, dropped it back with a bottle of wine on the front seat!!!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Also went over to Halfords, bought myself one those 150 piece socket sets for £99, got some heavy duty work overalls too and an adaptor so my breaker bar will work with the new set.

Get a thick rag to so you dont bruise your hands every time you use the spanners!

[TheBoy]

Also went over to Halfords, bought myself one those 150 piece socket sets for £99, got some heavy duty work overalls too and an adaptor so my breaker bar will work with the new set.

Get a thick rag to so you dont bruise your hands every time you use the spanners!

Yes, they are a little thin, but a handful of kitchen roll helps...

[tunnie]

Also went over to Halfords, bought myself one those 150 piece socket sets for £99, got some heavy duty work overalls too and an adaptor so my breaker bar will work with the new set.

Get a thick rag to so you dont bruise your hands every time you use the spanners!

Yeah TB warned me on that, rest of the set feels good and chunky though  

Only need a few more things now, my own brake bleed kit and oil tray, i keep having to borrow TB's!  

[Marks DTM Calib]

I recommend one of those magnetic trays .......very useful.

[tunnie]

I recommend one of those magnetic trays .......very useful.

Magnetic? you mean it sticks the sump?

[Marks DTM Calib]

No, not for oil, you stick them to the engine/wing etc and put bolts in them as you remvoe them....dont loose them then!

[tunnie]

No, not for oil, you stick them to the engine/wing etc and put bolts in them as you remvoe them....dont loose them then!

Sounds useful, i already lost one of the covers for the wipers nuts, when removing the scuttle once.

[Markie]

No, not for oil, you stick them to the engine/wing etc and put bolts in them as you remvoe them....dont loose them then!

Sounds useful, i already lost one of the covers for the wipers nuts, when removing the scuttle once.

very very useful, currently got 3 stuck to the veccy oil cooler car  

Tunnie is the 4 for 3 oil deal stil going - i got soe last week but they didnt seem to know if the offer went on after Dec 2006...

[TheBoy]

Tunnie is the 4 for 3 oil deal stil going - i got soe last week but they didnt seem to know if the offer went on after Dec 2006...

We're not sure....

[Marks DTM Calib]

'Man father' confirms that it is extended until the end of 2007........

[TheBoy]

'Man father' confirms that it is extended until the end of 2007........

[Taxi_Driver]

Not giving you TC price when you have a TC cars is pants Tunnie....ok not all dealers accept TC card...so should find another dealer that does.....luckily my local one does   .....i have two dealers near me ....both the same dealer....both accept TC card but only the nearest one gives me trade discount if parts not on TC discount.....

ie today paid for ....breather gasket....60p retail....51p trade
sealing compound......£5.35 retail.....£4.82 trade
O rings 18p each.....10 for £1.60 trade
cam gasket....£14.55.....£12.38 trade
Torx bolt ...32p .....28p trade

These were not TC prices as TC prices dont apply to these parts

Local nearest dealer didnt have the torx bolt in stock.....but other dealer did.....the one that lied to me  .....so i paid the nearest the dealer 28p for it......then drove 3 miles to the other dealer to pick the bolt up.....great satisfaction in not giving the lying dealer the extra 4p!!!  

[Andy B]

.....great satisfaction in not giving the lying dealer the extra 4p!!!  

The satisfaction gained more than makes up for the extra petrol/diesel used!  

[Auto Addict]

I recommend one of those magnetic trays .......very useful.

Magnetic? you mean it sticks the sump?

 

[TheBoy]

Not giving you TC price when you have a TC cars is pants Tunnie....ok not all dealers accept TC card...so should find another dealer that does

They do accept TC where Tunnie went, thye just like to make a big deal sometimes...

[Matchless]

No, not for oil, you stick them to the engine/wing etc and put bolts in them as you remvoe them....dont loose them then!

Sounds useful, i already lost one of the covers for the wipers nuts, when removing the scuttle once.

Wont help with that one....the covers are plastic.  

[Auto Addict]

No, not for oil, you stick them to the engine/wing etc and put bolts in them as you remvoe them....dont loose them then!

Sounds useful, i already lost one of the covers for the wipers nuts, when removing the scuttle once.

Wont help with that one....the covers are plastic.  

How could he know, he's only a student........