Guest Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Well I@ve had anohter poo day. On my way to the job I dislike I found the A road closed and an 8 mile journey took an hour and a half. Oh and I have a back problem at the moment that gets worse if I'm sitting, driving etc so I arrived in AGONY and late to boot. I thought I would run out of petrol too as I was stopping off on the A road to get some and that didn't happen so I had to fill up at an overpriced Jet station. After filling up the car did a few judders and just didn't feel right, I worried about the petrol - I KNOW I didn't fill up with diesel by accident as it costs more and the full tank came in at a surprisingly low price of £52 when last week it took £56 at a cheaper price. But I was worried about the petrol. On the way home tonight the car didn't feel right again and then I noticed a light had come on on the dash - a look at the manual confirmed my worst fears its the ENGINE MANAGEMENT LIGHT. I've called the dealers and they are collecting and returning the car tomorrow - I'll have to take Mums car to work. Its all under warranty but I need my car - Mum is stranded without hers and I'm supposed to be picking up a fridge Saturday for the rental house - that's not going to fit in a KA!!! So fingers crossed all that my car isn't going to be hard to fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Oh dear. The joys of motoring. I hope it is nothing serious. Sort your back out before you go lifting fridges Peng. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Oh dear! I hope that it gets fixed.. mind how you go with that fridge... and don't lie it down - they need to be transported upright or the gases can leak out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 What a bummer . Do look after your back - you could do serious damage if you try to do too much . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I hope what ever the problem is, it is cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 If it's engine management lights they'll probably charge £50 just to plug it into the computer A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Commiserations! I had mine MOTd 2 weeks ago, it needed a service and new back box on the exhaust to get through (not bad, it's 7 years old and does a lot of miles). Halfway back from a meeting yesterday the exhaust blew and I had to crawl back to school sounding like a Sherman tank, with another member of staff in the car and passing crowds of kids as we arrived. Had to ask Mum to pick up the lads, and crawl home at 20 mph. It's at the garage this morning and I'm awaiting the call to tell me how much it'll cost to fix it. Fingers crossed they'll just need to re-fit the back box and ensure the seals are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 We were quoted by the main dealer £540 for a service on our 6 yr old Honda which has only done 19,000 miles due to age not mileage apparently, and then another £50 for the MOT. We then asked a local garage that belongs to someone we know and ended up paying £130 all in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I never use dealers on principle - they alwasy try to tell you that things are wrong when they aren't and then charge you a fortune. I use a friend, who has been in the business 30 years and is Volvo and Ford trained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Sorry to hijack your thread Pengy, but has anyone else had problems with a Vauxhall Astra's brakes seizing when the handbrake is on, say, overnight? I know nothing about cars but a few years ago the back wheel became locked and I couldn't reverse it out of the drive. This had been preceded by a "clunk" whenever we reversed. AA were called, and our garage fixed it but now it's happening again. The garage has had it in twice and say they've done what they can but it's still clunking unless we put the car in gear when parking it. Common problem apparently . Anyone had the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Turns out its OK - they've cleaned the contacts and the light has gone out. I havn't driven it yet though. They picked it up at 10 and brought it back at 1.30 Main dealers are wonderful! Oh and it cost nothing - I don't believe in keeping cars that are out of warranty. A hangback from my days at Ford I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That's good news . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 That is a relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...