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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Ronald_McBurger on 22 March 2007, 15:02:05
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Yeah. A sodding cardbox box for my £90 bits to fix the gear linkage on my Corsa! >:( £90 for a short bit of metal and a few nylon bushes. Bah humbug. AND, that was trade price!
Next bit of fun. Fitting it. :'(
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Was the one you got like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-corsa-c-1-2-gear-box-linkage-like-new_W0QQitemZ120100656356QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Was the one you got like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-corsa-c-1-2-gear-box-linkage-like-new_W0QQitemZ120100656356QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Now if Mr McB was not already in a bad enough mood.... ;D
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Was the one you got like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-corsa-c-1-2-gear-box-linkage-like-new_W0QQitemZ120100656356QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
That's verging on the cruel Mark ;D
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If i was Ron.....id take the vx one back......and go for ebay one (if its the correct one)
Ive taken stuff back to vx dealer even stuff id ordered, full refund :y
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If i was Ron.....id take the vx one back......and go for ebay one (if its the correct one)
Ive taken stuff back to vx dealer even stuff id ordered, full refund :y
I'd wrap it around MDTM's head for being such a smartarse ;D
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Well I am going to make it worse......they have sold you way more than you need.....
They sold you the full linkage at a silly price, you need the repair kit.....
93183155 - £40.20 + VAT retail or £32 + VAT trade....
.......and the dealer should have known better.....
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Hello toodle pips
Right. Yes, the one I got looks like that EXCEPT mine is new and not 'looks like new'.
The one on the car now 'looks like new' but is also 'feels like S-H-I-T-E'. The one I bought 'looks like trade price' and the box 'looks like card'.
So 'up sort of yours!'
Thanks for cheering me up. Right, where is my bathroom tile sabotaging kit........
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Take it back and get the repair kit..........'man father' was quite shocked that they hold sold a full linkage to you....
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Hello toodle pips
Right. Yes, the one I got looks like that EXCEPT mine is new and not 'looks like new'.
The one on the car now 'looks like new' but is also 'feels like S-H-I-T-E'. The one I bought 'looks like trade price' and the box 'looks like card'.
So 'up sort of yours!'
Thanks for cheering me up. Right, where is my bathroom tile sabotaging kit........
But at least you got a nice free cardboard box probably with some nice part number on it :y ;D
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Take it back and get the repair kit..........'man father' was quite shocked that they hold sold a full linkage to you....
Ok I give up - what the hell is a man father ?
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Take it back and get the repair kit..........'man father' was quite shocked that they hold sold a full linkage to you....
Ok I give up - what the hell is a man father ?
He's the one who screws your mother, so, it must mean motherf*cker ;D
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Take it back and get the repair kit..........'man father' was quite shocked that they hold sold a full linkage to you....
Ok I give up - what the hell is a man father ?
He's the one who screws your mother, so, it must mean motherf*cker ;D
Thanks - lets see if the motheroppsing spell checker agrees ;)
Edit. Nah, try again ::)
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I am not taking it back for several reasons.
1. I phoned up Pentagon for the part details, and the bloke I always deal with there 'sold' me the part numbers.
2. I then rang reg Vardys where I asked for trade prices on the two parts (including little pin). They were 2p cheaper than Pentagon, so I went there.
3. I am a lazy bar steward and can't be arsed taking it back.
4. It is tax deductable anyway
5. Mark is a smart arse
6. I did get a free box.
7. I did get a box with a part number on.
8. Just another reason
9. A reason I forgot
10. Because I can!
so, as previously suggested. upstick advise, arsewise. >:(
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I am not taking it back for several reasons.
1. I phoned up Pentagon for the part details, and the bloke I always deal with there 'sold' me the part numbers.
2. I then rang reg Vardys where I asked for trade prices on the two parts (including little pin). They were 2p cheaper than Pentagon, so I went there.
3. I am a lazy bar steward and can't be arsed taking it back.
4. It is tax deductable anyway
5. Mark is a smart arse
6. I did get a free box.
7. I did get a box with a part number on.
8. Just another reason
9. A reason I forgot
10. Because I can!
so, as previously suggested. upstick advise, arsewise. >:(
What size is the free box?
Then we could have a game of guessing the part number printed on it :D
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Locks for Bows mate! ;D
Oh well, some you win.......
At least I should be able to fix that tomorrow., Then there is the handbrake which is crap, then there is the knocking like drop links, then after all that there is one Omega project to start on at last.....
Happy days! :y
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UPDATE:
Ok, this morning I started on the gear linkage on my corsa. Changing the whole damned unit a) because it is harder and b) because that is what I bought. Only snag was the bolt from above the subframe that you cannot reach/ see/ undo. So, that short part of the unit stayed and I swapped over the new bush instead. All the rerst changed in about an hour. Boy what a difference!!!!! Like new. Worth the money really.
Then, both drop links. If only Omegas were this easy to do!
Then, the rear shoes and handbrake adjust. Again, why can't Omegas be this easy? Took a total of about 3 hours for all the jobs. Now I ache like hell and am about to jump in the bath for a good soak.
So, with a little money (about £120 all in) the car has been transformed into one that can be used again properly. That is until the next pupil mullers the linkage, in which case they are paying next time!
BTW. Thought I would start project car as its been stood for 4 weeks. Battery nearly flat so forget that today. :(
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cough cough, lots of dust on this one :-?
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Someone spring cleaning ??? :-/
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What happened to Ronald McBurger [size=8]"Ex McMember"[/size]......is there a 'story' ::) ([size=8]Says she; pulling up a chair!)[/size] ;D
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Don't ask ;D
Jaime reckons he is short on space as it is ;D
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He left....
(full of useful information I am .... :) )
;D ;D ;D
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Did someone upset him??
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Did someone upset him??
Yes.........might have been me ::)
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Condors are Vultures aren't they.... peck up carcasses.......
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Condors are Vultures aren't they.... peck up carcasses.......
got to be some bones in this story - (makes a brew and pulls up chair alongside Debs) ??? ::)
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Which are best saved until after a few tins around Bobs Barbecue
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I always thought Ronnie McB left because he was going to stop playing with cars and focus on improving his health?
I didn't realise there were any sour grapes?
Anyone in touch with Fin and know if he's OK? I sent him an email wishing a happy new year, never got a reply :'(
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What's also interesting is why a complete newbie would find this, and then bump up a thread by Fin that is over a year old with only a couple of dots... suspicious!
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What's also interesting is why a complete newbie would find this, and then bump up a thread by Fin that is over a year old with only a couple of dots... suspicious!
i agree there, bit strange :-/ :-?
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Conspiracy theory ???
or just Mr McB thinking about making a return and testing the water ???
:)
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Conspiracy theory ???
or just Mr McB thinking about making a return and testing the water ???
:)
Dunno.... I would love to see Mc B here.. but I smell a rat re. the newbie raising this !