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  1. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    Car repairs ......

    Anyone ever had one of 'those' months when it comes to fixing your car?

    So far ive had :

    1. Clamp removed (not my fault!) - 135 pounds
    2. AA Membership needed to tow car - 130 pounds
    3. New clutch slave cylinder + fitting - 135 pounds
    4. New thermostat (self fitted) - 35 pounds
    5. New wiper blades (self fitted) - 15 pounds
    6. Socket Set - 25 pounds
    7. New radiator, fan resistor, aircon regassing - 550 pounds


    Grand total of 1025 quid for a single month!

    Oh and i need 2 new pirelli's for the fronts and the car tax expires today - another 300 quid.

    Cars!!!!!!!!!!


    Anyone else got similar stories to share?
    BRID, Aug 31, 2006
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  3. Basic Instinct

    Basic Instinct Registered User

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    All you Londoners do is bloody whinge.
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  4. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    :lol: im a northerner
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  5. eyeball

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    Re: Car repairs ......

    £110 last week fixing a leak in the radiator
    MOT out of date and not getting done til Sat
    Tax runs out on Friday
    £60 for a new wingmirror a few weeks ago.

    Not quite as bad as yours Brid, but still a bit shit:(
    eyeball, Aug 31, 2006
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  6. French William

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    I had to top my travel card up with a tenner the other day. Gutted :(
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  7. psycaholic

    psycaholic Registered User

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    you do a great impression though :lol:
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  8. M.C.E

    M.C.E 1981-2013

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    My MOT & Tax are always due the same time (December) so thats £120 round xmas i could do without.

    Got a puncuture 2 weeks ago & because i have top of the range Toyo TR-1 tyres....£70 each :cry:

    £120 per month in petrol.

    Worth it though :up:
    M.C.E, Aug 31, 2006
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  9. ManofScience

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    my road tax and MOT are due in mid Sept. Brilliant. This new MOT system is a right rip off, any excuse to charge u twice. twunts.

    £180 quid for a years road tax too or whatever it is... wankers.
    ManofScience, Aug 31, 2006
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    ManofScience Guest

    Remoulds are the way to go :up:
    ManofScience, Aug 31, 2006
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  11. Ayatollah Terry

    Ayatollah Terry Registered User

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    tax £60
    mot / service £214
    insurance £313
    head gasket and loads of other stuff goes £650

    MY LASSES BIRTHDAY IN THE SAME WEEK! NIGHTMARE!




    DON'T EVER BUY A PUNTO!


    What you got Brid? Sounds like a Punto.
    Ayatollah Terry, Aug 31, 2006
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  12. BRID

    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    My colleagues Punto has just went into similar meltdown ... Head gasket on his went last week aswell.

    Sticking with the FIAT family of cars..... Yeah ... I drive an Alfa Romeo GTV :D

    Gotta keep reminding myself that nothing has just broken for no reason on it - its just at that point where alot of the parts are getting to about 8 years old and need replacing. Unfortunately ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

    Great fun to drive though - when it works ;)
    BRID, Aug 31, 2006
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  13. Alexander

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    at least you don't have a gt40, i don't think jeremy has even driven his yet:lol: :lol:
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  14. Ruth

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    aye i keep bumping mine :(
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  15. eyeball

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    Now, that's not quite the same now is it Roof?
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    it still costs money what ever.....the latest bump i had was altho technically my fault but not cos i think theres a prob with either the steering or brakes :(
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  17. Earl Grey

    Earl Grey time for tea

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    the most i have spent on a car in years is road tax and mot(£25),,thats it:D
    Earl Grey, Aug 31, 2006
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  18. JIMI

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    christ i was in ure car for 3 hours and it cost me £20
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  19. Earl Grey

    Earl Grey time for tea

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    hugging trees , if you dont like it , fuck off , i
    i hear that all the time when customers pop in 'o,the brakes failed,thats how i hit the car infront'

    then how come they still work?

    bad workman/woman always blames there tools:lol: :wink: :wink: :)
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  20. Earl Grey

    Earl Grey time for tea

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    4 hrs......and we did 220miles italian man (with hand signal)
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  21. JIMI

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    with no beer and wateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer (tyring 2 sound jamacian but coming off french)



    looking at the


    LUFT-A-WAFFER ( with hand signal )
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