hey, hanks for all the support - its all useful, some makes me laugh, others make me think more about what to do... CHEERS!!!!! i do trust the garage, the fella that was drivin is a decent northen bloke living down south (like myself) and is always happy to chat about cars, he wasn't raggin it around, i trust him on that one. the old bid that he crashed into admitted it was her fault, the crash police measured the skid confirming the blame too, and their (bid and garage) insurance companies will be sorting it all out. just been speaking to my insurance brokers, Brentacre, and they are really helpful, they've given me some good advice as to what to do and when (like ringing people up) so top marks to Bill and Kerry (a bloke) there!!! i'd like the valver engine in a mk1 but the garage fella informed me today that its really in need of a re-build (yeah, yeah, the whole car is now...!), so i suppose you could say i've got out of that expense, i just need to get mi self a replacement car... and i'm skint until the insurance money comes through i'm off up north now anyway - brighton to blackpool in the sheddy silver mk1 cab for my nieces birthday disco!!! should be wicked, she's 4! thanks again, fat roy
its all well and true testing the car to see if the work is ok, but you said it went in for a service. if the only thing done was an oil and filter change, i don't think that constitutes a test drive as such.
Listento yourselves, if you`ve worked on any car (or bike for that matter) you have to make sure it`s safe! I test ride every bike I work on, to make sure what I`ve done is ok and also to make sure the rest of the bike is fine. Any service should include a testdrive for that reason!
That's exactly right. And if you don't feel confident with your mechanic driving your car, you're going to the wrong garage.[/QUOTE] i dont take it know where i fix it my self then i know its done right
...people are too quick to want to point the finger! keithmac, you are spot on mate! i've been overtaken by quite a few decent mk2's this weekend and spent quite a few driving hours thinking about what car i'm going to buy next, so here's my top 3: 1 - keeping it real: a silver 8v mk2 golf (big or small bumper) - maybe a syncro if i found one... 2 - acting my age (32 this year!): some kind of TDI an audi 80 maybe? (better get me a zimmer frame with that too...) 3 - going beyond my means and not being sensible: audi coupe or some kind of quattro well, i've got about 7 hours of driving ahead from the north west back down to brighton in a bit, so no doubt there will be more thinking being done on the way... and then bloody insurance stuff to be getting organised next week... rubbish! cheers, roy
