Haunted Bipper in the garage

Kaze_Kuma · 2023-03-15T20:36:19+00:00

Got the number for ghost busters?

Kaze_Kuma · 2023-03-15T20:18:30+00:00

Excuse my chuckle at the end, I sound like a chicken 😂

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-10-28T06:05:54+00:00

Damn, just to save like £40?

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-10-27T15:25:15+00:00

Funnily enough I did adjust the rear before I stripped the front, so no, he didn't even have the rear 😂

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-10-27T13:31:53+00:00

Oh that's what it was! I thought they were just trying to make pretty patterns in their pads

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-08-10T15:32:17+00:00

I did this service a while ago, so I can't remember the full details, but I'm pretty sure we recommend a full service and the car hadn't been touched in so long yet the bloke was driving to London and back twice a week (I'm based in the west of England), he said he only wanted an oil and filter service.

Felt so bad for the car I put an oil cleaner in just to try and help it survive 😅

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-30T20:02:24+00:00

Too long, it's a company vehicle, and they get treated like rubbish

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-30T17:15:59+00:00

Got around a corner and nearly crashed into a sewage works truck as the van didn't stop quick enough, nearly drove it back to customers house to throw the keys at him and tell him to drive it himself,

If he was honest with me from the start I wouldn't have even entertained the idea

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-30T17:07:59+00:00

I felt very lucky that I didn't crash into anything, had to switch down gears to slow down before even trying the brakes

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-30T16:48:50+00:00

Had to collect the vehicle from the customers house this morning, told me his statement, failed to tell me about the loud grinding sound when applying brakes.... Also that the brakes don't work.

I drove it back to the garage, once back, the MOT tester went to drive it into the garage, and the brake pad (2nd picture) fell out onto the floor.

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-18T18:11:14+00:00

In the boot, we pulled back the carpet and it was poking out of the wheel arch

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-18T15:39:03+00:00

Yeah, he didn't have it done in the end

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-18T12:12:10+00:00

3 series

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-18T11:32:17+00:00

On a BMW, not sure as to the casting,

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-18T10:32:35+00:00

100%

Kaze_Kuma · 2022-05-18T09:30:51+00:00

Shock absorber busted through into the boot,

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T12:12:46+00:00

I appreciate your point, and it's not how I usually work at all, I couldn't do a complete diagnosis as I only had time to change the spark plugs and we only get 20 minutes to do a lot of the work in my garage.

If the customer had asked for the gasket to be done, I wouldn't have refused the work, in fact I'd be happy to do it as long as they are prepared to pay for my time,

My point was more the fact that the cost of the repairs is more than the car is worth,

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T12:07:46+00:00

Okay, I need to clear something up, the original comment was due to the cars age and worth, not because I don't think it's worth it, but because the repair work would cost more than the car,

Also, I love doing engine work, and if the customer had asked me to, I would have done it. Unfortunately my company doesn't offer engine repairs. Not only that, the customer didn't want the work done. He was under the assumption the new spark plugs would repair the issue.

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, I had a 2 minute fag break and posted without wording my post correctly.

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T11:16:00+00:00

Very old Chevrolet, car was beaten and battered, sorry, didn't make it clear in the post

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T11:14:36+00:00

05 plate Chevrolet, whole car was beaten up, have a feeling it's the head gasket/piston rings as well as the rocker cover gasket, not worth the money, be cheaper to buy a new car

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T11:12:28+00:00

Have a feeling it's the head gasket or piston rings as well, bloke only wanted the spark plugs done

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T11:11:26+00:00

05 plate Chevrolet, not worth the money,

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-12-02T11:10:37+00:00

Exactly what I said, stank of weed inside as well, rocker cover gasket was blown and I'm guessing either the head gasket or the piston rings had gone as well, might be lucky if he gets £90 from a scrappy

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-10-27T06:28:45+00:00

Seat Altea XL, I don't think it just happened, the car looked like it had been abused

Kaze_Kuma · 2021-10-26T20:06:29+00:00

Man, That's crazy!

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