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julesverne
Well i've had my 60 plate for just over a year a jumbo transit.
last week on our way to a job van starts playing up running a ropey on tick over and missing. Did job and just about managed to get it home. We thought we had diagnosed problem down to fuel valve related issue. Basically at it wouldnt start under it owns steam but would pull start on a tow rope from my honda hrv
(although it wasnt impressed having to do this)
So we thought it would mean a main dealer fix as some work to reset ECU after fixing .I was a bit bain to do this as but needs must needed to get van sorted.
so phones up last thursday. Yes sir we can book you in for friday get the van before 10.00am
drop it off friday. Hear nothing but had been busy all day. Drove past dealership and van was still in same place parked/dumped that day.
Gotta a bit suss
phones up this monday says they will look into and hear nothing.
So they finally started diagnostic work on it yesterday. Phoned up says it could take upto 4 hours.
what i was told £75.00 over the phone. Bloke went into patter but as i needed my van working i agreed.
comes back at dinnertime you've lost compression in cylinder 4 so far it comes £336.00 we now now need to remove the engine and box out to strip it down to see whats causing that. This will cost another approx £600.00 so i say so its going to cost me over £900.00 before you even start to fix whatever is causing the problem yes. No it isnt i will pick it up and take it somewhere else.
what a bunch of arseholes
so booked in too my usual garage for next week where i should have gone in the first place. Just praying its a valve on the head and not piston.
the most annoying part for i had an appointment booked over the phone but they dont start work on it for 5 days.
Most money ive ever spent buying a van and its cost me the most to fix and it has a full service history
i need a drink.
last week on our way to a job van starts playing up running a ropey on tick over and missing. Did job and just about managed to get it home. We thought we had diagnosed problem down to fuel valve related issue. Basically at it wouldnt start under it owns steam but would pull start on a tow rope from my honda hrv
(although it wasnt impressed having to do this)
So we thought it would mean a main dealer fix as some work to reset ECU after fixing .I was a bit bain to do this as but needs must needed to get van sorted.
so phones up last thursday. Yes sir we can book you in for friday get the van before 10.00am
drop it off friday. Hear nothing but had been busy all day. Drove past dealership and van was still in same place parked/dumped that day.
Gotta a bit suss
phones up this monday says they will look into and hear nothing.
So they finally started diagnostic work on it yesterday. Phoned up says it could take upto 4 hours.
what i was told £75.00 over the phone. Bloke went into patter but as i needed my van working i agreed.
comes back at dinnertime you've lost compression in cylinder 4 so far it comes £336.00 we now now need to remove the engine and box out to strip it down to see whats causing that. This will cost another approx £600.00 so i say so its going to cost me over £900.00 before you even start to fix whatever is causing the problem yes. No it isnt i will pick it up and take it somewhere else.
what a bunch of arseholes
so booked in too my usual garage for next week where i should have gone in the first place. Just praying its a valve on the head and not piston.
the most annoying part for i had an appointment booked over the phone but they dont start work on it for 5 days.
Most money ive ever spent buying a van and its cost me the most to fix and it has a full service history
i need a drink.
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