Don’t you just love services.....

[ViolentJ]

got the car back from its 90k service with a nice list attached of things that are buggered:

front discs rusty and corroded
rear discs have signs of binding
Rear brake pads breaking up
rear discs are minimum spec
brake compensator valve seized
fuel filter rusty and corroded
slight play in steering rack
battery failed load test
exhaust centre pipe cracked and blowing
exaust rear box to centre section blowing on joint
exhaust in generally poor condition
all rubber mountings on exhaust broken - temp fix
o/s tyre tread depth 2mm


what can i say? BUGGER.

 

[KDF]

Looksing at a few £££ to fix eh.. and I bet this month just happens to be the month that your really skint..

sods law..

 

[ViolentJ]

pay day in 2 days

im at that stage (again) where i think do i bother or get rid? But the way i see it.. i could get rid and end up with a car that develops even more expensive problems where as i know whats been done on mine and what needs doing.

So its out with the wallet.

 

[ViolentJ]

just booked it in on friday for fuel filter and unseizing the brake compensator valve.. £75 *mutter mutter* thought id do the little things first while i decide on brakes and what to do about the exhaust.

 

[McBunny]

id get rid and buy a fiesta 950 pop and buy another everytime it goes wrong

 

[ViolentJ]

would you seriously?

im rather attached to mine, at some point there wont be anything left to go wrong because ill have replaced it all...

 

[Mondial172]

Take it renaults not doing the work?

 

[ViolentJ]

im stupid but im not mad

 

[Daipac]

OUCH !

I have my first 12,000 mile, 2 year service coming up on the 172 next month, hoping for a very short list ! There better be a very short list anyway ! Going to ask them to check the engine mounts after all the complaints on here even though I do not have the knocking sound YET !

 

[Matty]

Some Red dot disks on ebay at £50, front either in 6 or 20 groove. Maybe a good option for you. Magnex full exhaust starting at £35. Fuel filter can be done yourself. About 6 quid from GSF. Get new clips for ends of pipe from local motorist shop for about 1 quid. Although if you have to get bias valve done anyway wont be much more for them to do filter whilst in air on ramps and saves you stinking of petrol.

 

[Matty]

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[SaxoKiller]

Not as bad as it looks on the list, but thats easy to say when its not my car.

New disks and pads, unsieze the load sensing valve, fuel filter, new battery (or top it up and charge it) new exhaust and a part worn tyre.

Dont know about the exhaust but the rest should cost you about £150 at a half decent garage.

 

[Fluid]

Quote: Originally posted by Clio16vBlack on 25 February 2004


pay day in 2 days

im at that stage (again) where i think do i bother or get rid? But the way i see it.. i could get rid and end up with a car that develops even more expensive problems where as i know whats been done on mine and what needs doing.

So its out with the wallet.

Sell it! Buy a Vauxhall, youll never look back :- P

 

[ViolentJ]

ah yeah but we dont have to plot a course in advance and apply for permission to sail in our barges er carlton gsis

ft

 

[Fluid]

Yeah thats because if you took a renualt anywhere near water it would rust away in seconds!!!

;-)

Fw

 

[ViolentJ]

true

b*****d.