Bought the new car, its mint but ....

[imprezaworks]

Winner, must be a believer in what goes around comes around

 

[Sir_Dave]

Very honest seller, what a guy.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Winner, must be a believer in what goes around comes around

Or buttering her up for when she realises it's a Cat B diesel.

Wimmin.. you see.....

 

[VIICarCare]

Shup Robert you big gayer

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Bringing all the big words out eh ?

You .. me .. outside ......

 

[Bluebeard]

I'm going to Wycombe on thursday. I'll be sure to look out for the 197 dci rep.

 

[Coops Mk1]

turmoil purchase and tbh flamer 172 > 197

but if you love it, crack on! and it does look very clean and tidy so perhaps worth the hassle?

 

[jkyb]

Good stuff! I look forward to seeing future progress

 

[Coops Mk1]

Bringing all the big words out eh ?

You .. me .. outside ......

just noticed avatar upgrade = win

 

[VIICarCare]

Its not a rep, lol. Ive done all tbe checks etc ;p

she is a lovely car, si im hoping shes worth it

 

[benhwolves]

Sounds like a minter to me and very lucky to get the money back after the purchase. Look forward to seeing the progress pics.

 

[d4vy]

Looks lovely, and what a result the seller paying up! I'd be over the moon

 

[Lal B3N]

Looks great, very nice of him to refund the £500 too.

None of the specialists near you? I would appreciate a stamp from a specialist such as 519 or BTM more than a main dealer.

 

[VIICarCare]

Just noticed 519 automotive are in Bedford. And quite abit cheaper £495 , i may ring them today & see how soon they could do her

 

[Coops Mk1]

them? its just Danny boy at 519 but he's a Renault superstar and thoroughly nice chap, sure he'll look after the car as well as you do

 

[meves]

Danny will do a great job, he's done plenty to mine, been really helpful and done excellent work. Take a thermos if you're going to wait as his coffee facilities are terrible!

 

[VIICarCare]

I'll get in touch with him today. Any one got a number to hand? Cheers

 

[Rob]

them? its just Danny boy at 519 but he's a Renault superstar and thoroughly nice chap, sure he'll look after the car as well as you do

Doesn't Danny have a second man now?



Dawn, if you take that car to Renault rather than Danny, I'll slap you next time I see you.

Danny doing the car will be a) cheaper, b) he'll do a better job c) the stamp will be worth more to anyone that know their onions come re-sale.

Seriously, I took my ph1 there was nothing short of majorly impressed. He did such a good job, found a few faults I didn't even know about and fixed them for free, got rid of a rattle I had for a year, fixed my "oil OK" light on the dash, refitted the bumper better than it had ever been. Phone him.

Car looks lovely, best looking 197 colour combo going, change the wheel colour and I'll kill you.

 

[Budgie]

My Mother always said if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all.

I've never listened to her.

You're mental. This is why i'll never let my missus buy a car alone.

 

[Martin.]

Very kind of him if he does refund you some money. He obviously knows it wasn't done if he does that.

Just read the second page. That's great!

 

[Saner]

Why not just ring the dealer to confirm it was done, you may not have to do it at all?

 

[Advikaz]

I'd probably get them done for the sake of it.

Either way it looks like a real peach.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Far better going to a specialist like Fred@BTM or Danny or Mike@MWM than going to the renault main dealer IMHO, the staff in the dealers generally dont have anything like the experience of these cars that independant specialists who work on them day in and day out do.
You might get lucky and get a technician who knows and cares about these cars, but you also might not, with the smaller specialists you dont have that risk.

Its only a simple job ultimately, but its still one that its possible to get wrong, especially as its so fiddly when the engine is still in the car.

Going to someone who is a specialist and hence does them every week, rather than once every few months like a main dealer mechanic is likely to do, is your best bet.

 

[Saner]

I'd probably get them done for the sake of it.

Either way it looks like a real peach.

So if you rang up, and found out they had been done at the last service, you still get them done again?

Im in the wrong job to throw around that kind of money!

 

[VIICarCare]

Cheers guys. I have already rung Renault & the last garage who serviced her that supposidly carried out the belt change, they have nothing on their system.

So it has to be done

 

[Dan519]

if I start pulling it apart, and it's got a new aux belt and tensioner, we can proceed with caution. It's not a big deal to treat it as an inspect first and change it if it needs it job

 

[VIICarCare]

That would be great, thanks Dan. Will see you next week