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General Discussion Area / Jockulars at Knockulars?
« on: 08 May 2009, 22:33:59 »
Any OOFers heading to Knockhill this weekend for the Scottish Motor Fair?
A mini-meet perhaps?
Dave
A mini-meet perhaps?
Dave
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General Discussion Area / Rant - Why are garages such a rip-off...?
« on: 27 April 2009, 20:07:28 »
Following my post last week about the air-con not working on my 2.6, I happened to be in Edinburgh and passed a garage which had been recommended to me by a mate. It also happened to be round the corner from a pub that another mate owns so I thought it was to happy a coincidence to miss.
Dropped the car off around 5 pm on the Wednesday evening asking them to investigate the air-con issue and report back. Having a spare car, I didnt worry too much about how long they might take to fix it. On the way out of the garage I happened to mention that if they had they time, could they replace the plugs and air filter as it was one of these jobs I hadnt got round to for a while but knew needed done.
Next morning I was in Newcastle and got a call from the garage telling me the list was getting longer... Er, what do you mean I asked? Well the tyres are worn below limit, wheel alignment is out, both front to rear brake pipes are corroded, slight play in steering box, front brake discs are worn to indicators and new pads are required.
Great, I said, but what about the aircon?
Haven't looked at that he said.
So why have you looked at all this other stuff?
All part of the service he replied.
After reassuring the mechanic that I was grateful for the info, I suggested that he sort the aircon and leave the rest for me to sort at my leisure.
Late on Thursday I get a call from the garage telling me that they were waiting for a part from Vauxhall. For the aircon? I asked. No, we broke the pipe leading from the fuel tank to the fuel filter when replacing the fuel filter was the reply.
What's that got to do with the aircon?
Nothing, mate but you asked us to do a full service on your car, I was informed.
Hang on a minute, I asked you to look at the aircon and change the plugs. How does that equate to being a full service?
The upshot is that I finally got the car back today and have been charged £360 for the "service". I noted that I had been charged twice for two different Oil filters, one at £6 and the other at £14. Last time I looked at my V6 it only had one so they took off the expensive one - big deal!
and the aircon..... they couldnt fix it so they degassed the whole system so that it didnt make a noise. :-?
Fekkers!!!!!
Anybody any good at fixing aircon?
Dave
Dropped the car off around 5 pm on the Wednesday evening asking them to investigate the air-con issue and report back. Having a spare car, I didnt worry too much about how long they might take to fix it. On the way out of the garage I happened to mention that if they had they time, could they replace the plugs and air filter as it was one of these jobs I hadnt got round to for a while but knew needed done.
Next morning I was in Newcastle and got a call from the garage telling me the list was getting longer... Er, what do you mean I asked? Well the tyres are worn below limit, wheel alignment is out, both front to rear brake pipes are corroded, slight play in steering box, front brake discs are worn to indicators and new pads are required.
Great, I said, but what about the aircon?
Haven't looked at that he said.
So why have you looked at all this other stuff?
All part of the service he replied.
After reassuring the mechanic that I was grateful for the info, I suggested that he sort the aircon and leave the rest for me to sort at my leisure.
Late on Thursday I get a call from the garage telling me that they were waiting for a part from Vauxhall. For the aircon? I asked. No, we broke the pipe leading from the fuel tank to the fuel filter when replacing the fuel filter was the reply.
What's that got to do with the aircon?
Nothing, mate but you asked us to do a full service on your car, I was informed.
Hang on a minute, I asked you to look at the aircon and change the plugs. How does that equate to being a full service?
The upshot is that I finally got the car back today and have been charged £360 for the "service". I noted that I had been charged twice for two different Oil filters, one at £6 and the other at £14. Last time I looked at my V6 it only had one so they took off the expensive one - big deal!
and the aircon..... they couldnt fix it so they degassed the whole system so that it didnt make a noise. :-?
Fekkers!!!!!
Anybody any good at fixing aircon?
Dave
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General Discussion Area / Overpriced.... but still worth it??
« on: 18 April 2009, 14:49:31 »
I've just been offered an Omega Elite 3.2 V6 in silver with full leather and satnav etc. Best bit is that it is pristine with only 15,000 miles (genuine) and full service history etc. Only downside is that the guy wants £3300 for it. I have 2 meegas (2.6 CDX's) allready but cant resist the attraction of a 3.2 Elite. Am I losing my mind?? Or should I just buy it before someone else does.... :-/
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General Discussion Area / Gang Threats?
« on: 14 December 2007, 17:16:32 »
Apologies if this has appeared on the forum before but I have just received a notice from our HR department regarding the latest Gang craze...
Warning - We have received a warning from the London Ambulance Service of activities in their area. Whilst the below behaviour is not common place in our area I have spoken with Greater Manchester Police and their risk assessment of the action is to circulate it as a potential'
The London Ambulance service have units closely associated with the Police based in South London who are basically Fighting Gang Crimes. The 'street gangs' in London (particularly South London at present, but it is sure to spread) have initiation tasks which new gang members have to carry out to be admitted to the 'gang'. The latest craze is to drive around, deliberately with no lights on their cars. The first person who 'flashes' them, points at them or sounds their horn at them, has to be followed by that new gang member in their car, who then has to fire a shot into that vehicle with no regard as to who is inside.
Our official instruction is that if we see a vehicle with no lights on, we are NOT to 'flash' it etc. and the advice to friends and family is that you should ignore any vehicles you see without lights. I would ask that you pass this info on to all your family, friends and colleagues and who knows, it may save a life.
I wondered if anyone has yet experienced this or whether our members on the "force" could comment?
Dave
Warning - We have received a warning from the London Ambulance Service of activities in their area. Whilst the below behaviour is not common place in our area I have spoken with Greater Manchester Police and their risk assessment of the action is to circulate it as a potential'
The London Ambulance service have units closely associated with the Police based in South London who are basically Fighting Gang Crimes. The 'street gangs' in London (particularly South London at present, but it is sure to spread) have initiation tasks which new gang members have to carry out to be admitted to the 'gang'. The latest craze is to drive around, deliberately with no lights on their cars. The first person who 'flashes' them, points at them or sounds their horn at them, has to be followed by that new gang member in their car, who then has to fire a shot into that vehicle with no regard as to who is inside.
Our official instruction is that if we see a vehicle with no lights on, we are NOT to 'flash' it etc. and the advice to friends and family is that you should ignore any vehicles you see without lights. I would ask that you pass this info on to all your family, friends and colleagues and who knows, it may save a life.
I wondered if anyone has yet experienced this or whether our members on the "force" could comment?
Dave
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General Discussion Area / Petrol on sale at HALF PRICE!!
« on: 13 November 2007, 18:05:43 »
Half the price of water that is... 
Kinross Services today - Petrol - 102.1 per litre. Volvic mineral water £1.99 a litre
How do they get away with it??
Cant see the truckers blockading Buxton, Malvern or Highland Spring somehow :-/
Kinross Services today - Petrol - 102.1 per litre. Volvic mineral water £1.99 a litre
How do they get away with it??
Cant see the truckers blockading Buxton, Malvern or Highland Spring somehow :-/
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General Discussion Area / MOT's
« on: 15 June 2007, 00:56:03 »
Isn't it great when they pass first time !!! 
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General Discussion Area / Wheel Alignment for Joculars...
« on: 20 February 2007, 22:54:55 »
A note to the Scottish based Meega owners..
I've had a problem with my Meega pulling to the left (who doesn't) and also having a slight judder between 75-80 mph. This is despite having new tyres fitted and balanced a couple of weeks ago.
Just found a place in Edinburgh that does four-wheel digital imaging alignment (whatever that means!). It's a tiny place - don't even think they have a website - and really difficult to find but well worth the effort. The car is rock solid on the road now. No pull left or right, straight as a die and smooth up into 3 figures. It's called CLCM and its in Sighthill, Edinburgh.
Cost was only about £40 but included check and adjustment for camber, toe-in/toe-out etc and 3 page printout detailing measurements, checks etc.
Well worth a visit!
I've had a problem with my Meega pulling to the left (who doesn't) and also having a slight judder between 75-80 mph. This is despite having new tyres fitted and balanced a couple of weeks ago.
Just found a place in Edinburgh that does four-wheel digital imaging alignment (whatever that means!). It's a tiny place - don't even think they have a website - and really difficult to find but well worth the effort. The car is rock solid on the road now. No pull left or right, straight as a die and smooth up into 3 figures. It's called CLCM and its in Sighthill, Edinburgh.
Cost was only about £40 but included check and adjustment for camber, toe-in/toe-out etc and 3 page printout detailing measurements, checks etc.
Well worth a visit!
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General Discussion Area / Drink Driving...
« on: 17 November 2006, 01:17:30 »
Found this interesting article in the local paper...
TWELVE Lothian police officers have been convicted of drink driving but allowed to keep their jobs, it emerged today.
Lothian and Borders had the highest number of drink-drive offenders of any force in Scotland, with 29 in the country as a whole. The statistics, revealed through the Freedom Of Information Act, today led to criticism by MSPs and motoring groups.
A police spokeswoman confirmed 12 of the force's 2800 officers had convictions for drink-driving and insisted they were subjected to disciplinary action.
Wonder if they lost their licences?
TWELVE Lothian police officers have been convicted of drink driving but allowed to keep their jobs, it emerged today.
Lothian and Borders had the highest number of drink-drive offenders of any force in Scotland, with 29 in the country as a whole. The statistics, revealed through the Freedom Of Information Act, today led to criticism by MSPs and motoring groups.
A police spokeswoman confirmed 12 of the force's 2800 officers had convictions for drink-driving and insisted they were subjected to disciplinary action.
Wonder if they lost their licences?