My Golf is dead.... Its a company one, so its not that bad...
Driving though a flood this morning on the way to work, nothing deep.
Some Computer User with No Training was steaming though it coming the other way in a white transit, which caused a wave to crash into the front of my golf, which consequently died.
Ive not tried to start it, but it sounded detrimental when it stopped.
Bastard. Tried to get his plate, but with no joy. How pissed am i?
"Mark Solesbury" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net...
Petrol or Diesel? petrol it might have got into the cylinders, if so, take out all the plugs & crank, then get it serviced. Diesel, could be VERY expensive. Could juts be electrical etc.
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Does sound like a good argument to get a LR product as a replacement though... ten out of ten for initiative :-)
Lee D
hehehehe - Hows Snowy doing these days matey?
Its a Golf GTTDI... So expensive. Im glad its not really my car in times like these!
I wonder if i can claim diesel on ex's for use of the 90 while its in?
Yes, at 40p per mile.
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Not too bad at all! Keeps plodding along. Teething issues hopefully put to bed now. Put my roof rack on and I'm now exploring importing some fribreglass grill from the US to make a deck. UK prices are just plain nuts at the mo. The freight costs may kill the concept though so time will tell.
Just been out in him. Only current issue is the battery doesn't seem to last if parked up for a week or so. I'll no doubt bung a new one on shortly. In the meantime I've treated him to one of those Maplins Solar pannel chargers just to keep him on top.
I've fabricated a Dog guard... and shortly will have built internal security grills come cage and a rear inner cage door so when we go caravanning the dogs can have the door open but cage door shut.. Or side windows open without fear of them doing one. It's got to be the most useful vehicle I've ever owned!
Roof liner has been reglued up. Not concourse but it's no longer like a tent either.
Must get around to fitting that bonnet cable.
Lee
hehehe - good to hear. The bloke who picked Morph up drove all the way back to Edinburgh in one go!!
Bet he was skint & deaf.....
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May as well get used to it :-)
Lee
What did you say? A bit louder please Lee!
LOn or around Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:00:38 +0000, Mark Solesbury enlightened us thusly:
quite likely that it sucked in water - there's a stupid tendency on cars these days to put the air intake about 6" from the ground behind the front bumper. Buggered if I can see why.
on a diesel, that can be terminal.
Right.
Its been into VW all day, and they have just reported that it needs a new short engine....
£2700Joy. Bend over, Pants down time.
Its a 53 plate GTTDI, with 90K on it.. Surely its not worth much more than that is it?
On or around Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:20:06 +0000, Mark Solesbury enlightened us thusly:
probably a bit more. Presumably, since it's a company one, it's a leased job?
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To be fair VW's tend to hold their price well.... at least they did last time I was looking to purchase one.
Lee
Work actually own all their cars, so its owned by the company. I get the option to purchase it from them once it finished with, so i probably could get it as it is now, and get it fixed elsewhere, ie not main dealer.
There are a few engines on ebay for £700ish...
Anyone fancy a project?
minus the first 7 miles of the day (or so) in my case i believe.
I love working at a far away site once a week - pays my whole fuel bill for the week! :)
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