mumof4

from wen light comes on and car splutters to a halt can be between 36 and 45 miles in our car.. from way bottom of the line to full can take around 70/75 litres...(75 litre tank according to manual).. But ive stopped getting it so low now and try and keep it above the red line...not good for car i think getting it so low..i have noticed that the car seems to run better when there is at least a quartre of a tank in the car,maybe thats me and im sensitive to how she feels and how she sounds...like a child really!! :rolleyes:

Hmm..i had to read that ebay listing a few times to understand the wording!!!well, at least try to anyway!! :rolleyes: :blink: :(

Hmm....Neils got one going hasnt he????you know for sure that ones been looked after!!Cant remember what it is though.hmmm...brain dead today. :lol:

cute???me??????ROFLMAO!!!..cant say ive ever been called cute before....thank you. B) :D :D I was about as cute as a grizzly in full charge this morning!!! :lol: :lol: ;) And the boss....thought he could intimidate me just coz he was taller and bigger than me...dont think so..i aint no wilting female to be conned like that!..it was my car they messed up!!!!my baby!!my pride and joy!!!!! as fo asking me to move ..well....bad mistake. JK, i never used to complain or anything, used to go with the flow...not no more....blimey..should have heard me when i opened the bonnet and saw for the first time what they had/had not done!!air was very blue i tell yer. From now on..pics before and after i take it to anybody!!..word of mouth works better than an advertiseing campaign!!already rung everyone i know!! :D

thx 4 that.

so the car dont have to be in the air to do this????is it easily seen by looking under the car???i want to look at mine.

Not half a hard time!!Lost my temper wen i got asked to move by the boss....i was well in rant mode!! <_<

Akers of lyneham..thats who.......all the mechanics are young....never going there again.

Turned up at the garage at 8am on the dot as they were opening the doors. Ok, undertray back on..that was a laugh as the guy couldnt fit the bloody thing on!!had to get his boss to come do it.They knew after i picked the car up last week that it wasnt finished!!!!!!!!!But they were too busy to call me ffs.When i repeated what sk said, i was told "all cars suck up some water and it does not do any harm". i was watching them fixing the car when the boss came out and asked me to move as i was making his lads feel uncomftable!, i just turned round and gave him a right gobful.Pointed out that i will be contacting trading standards, that he put people at risk,it was my car,they messed up,and if his lads were uncomfy then that was not my problem as i wasnt budging! Neil, they refused to look at the roll restrictor and to be honest i will take it elsewhere to be looked at. I drove very carefully this morn as it is raining here....if it had gone haywire..there is no way i would have been able to do anything!! whn i first walked and and explained why i was there they asked for the car for the day and i wen i mentioned a courtesy car i was informed that they were all out..i said that there was no way on this earth i was walking because of their mistakes and that i would sit and wait till it was done! They had to move a few cars out of the garage to get mine in...think i was putting customers off as i was scowling that much and voicing my opinions of their mechanical skills!!..i really was not a happy bunny . Anyway, the screw was just sitting there, not fixed in so that was done ok....i lifted the bonnet to be sure when i got the car back. I got offered a free service and mot check when the time arrives as compensation...i just looked at them and said that they had to be joking!!..i asked for free alloys!!!!..then they just looked at me!! <_< ah well, if you dont ask.... so, am composing a nice letter complete with pics to send to trading standards and whoever else i can think of to get these monkeys sorted out!. Tim Spam......they used titan sumit or other 5w-40w oil for a tdi.pd engine. Thanks everyone...needless to say that my recommendations for this garage to my friends will be what a bunch of useless numptys they are.(and thats being generous.)

I hope this reply isn't too late ....or that it don't rain tonight... Blimey,i am shocked, didnt realise that it could be dangerous.No, it hasnt rained but i washed the bloody thing before i went out!!the steering seemed light at first but then was ok. I shall point out what you have said SK to them,I must say that i am still fumeing. Tell them you will be reporting the matter to trading standards, and you will accept nothing else other than a free courtesy car, and all faults caused rectified at their expense. Far too many garages (main agents inclusive) are still getting away with dreadful low standard of service, and most are totally incapable of even the basics. Whats the mileage of your Gal mumof4? I took pictures of everything,including under the car...and down thru the engine. my gal is on just over 57k now. The service i got was lower than low standard!!it was disgraceful..and i will be making that clear when i see them tomorrow.

It was the administrators decision not to have a for sale section as you pointed out we are a free forum. Maybe in the future we may have a for sale section but not right now. :16:

Sorry but there is no for sale section,if you have something just put it in a post. We dont have a section for this otherwise we would get peeps joining just to post cars etc for sale which is not what we are here for. We have a wanted section where peeps needing something can post then if another member has that item then they can arrange something between themselves. the wanted thread is in the general section. :16:

Ok, how i missed this i dont know.....the under tray for the car is missing.the bloody stupid idiotic mechanics if you can call them that didnt put the bloody thing back on :16: :) :16: :) !!!!!..cant get it back till tomorrow..will it do any damage not having it on??as i am out this eve and will be travelling a fair distance. It just gets bloody better....ffs. :angry2:

Oh yes, maf is no prob, pulls away like it should do etcc....the noise isnt coming from the maf..as you are looking at the car, its coming from the left hand side...its bloody awful. :) Im well pi55ed off.i will go see the garage on mon..but they aint touching it..no bloody way.id rather do it myself if i can.that screw/nail sticking up is really worrying me though.i cant budge it. :unsure:

Ok..very annoyed to say the least now..opened the bonnet...not impressed, MAF was not fitted correctly and also disconnected., the 2 screw thingies that hold it to the big air filter thingy were not in properly..also there is a screw at the back of the air filter box which is not in properly...(pic)..i cant budge it..looks like its just been whacked in. I have taken pics for the garage and fixed what i could.. considering they had done an oil change and new oil filter..the oil is jet black but the filler cap was swimming in fresh oil..had to get rid of the fresh oil around it to get to the filler cap!!.when the engine is revving..it doesnt move too much..turn it off and it moves about 2 inches. so..question...oil done on thurs i think it was.....would it go black in a couple of days if done correctly???? I really need sum help here please....as there is no way i trust the garage to repair what ever it is they have done!!

ok..rang garage...all mechanics have gone home..guy i spoke to claims that they dont look at gearboxes...hmmm...so how did they repair the cable then???? also if i bring the car in on monday it is at my expense...i dont think so i told him as the engine did not sound that rough before i brought it in.he says the roll restrics help the car as it goes round corners??????bleedin hell..ill strip the bloody thing meslf...it really sounds like crap..hubby thought the suspension had gone when he drove it earlier it was that loud!..ah well..time to get on the floor and have a gander.

well..cant exactly sevice it myself when i didnt even know where the fuel filter was :lol: If i could i would service it myself but im nowhere near that mechanically minded yet!!..believe me...barrels are loaded and boy will they be blasted..got plenty of ammo!! :lol: if i knew what was wrong with it..id do it myself. :blink:

Ok, just had car serviced and selector cables sorted a couple of days ago. the 2,3 and 4th gears are very loud in the clunk department and sound like they are grating.that loud i had peeps looking at me as i went thru bassett today!!and i could hear it over my music which was belting out. Also..engine even though it sounded so quiet the day i picked the gal up...now sounds very rough.almost like metal on a grater...again..can hear over music. another thing about the gears, even though they clunk they are gliding into place..very fluid...apart froom when go from 3rd or 4th to second, I know i need to take it back....but is there anything in particular i need to get them to look at???i know they didnt check the roll restrictor as they couldnt find it!!..could this be it???but if it was,why are the gears so fluid it feels like they are skating on ice????i feel no clunking in the car but i can hear it from under the car... Thanks.Maz.

well done for not backing down...touch wood i have never yet had a major problem with ebay..apart from my new head unit!!

Now on ebay there is this big thing as to who leaves feedback first....most sellers wait as if they leave pos fb first then they may get slated by the buyer for whatever reason. fb is not compulsary,you dont have to leave it...i had an email yesterday reminding me to leave fb for a seller!!..i wasnt impressed as you dont have to leave it. I leave fb when i am selling once i know the item has arrived safely,some sellers do leave it straight away..set up automatically. as for waiting 5 weeks..do a claim now..i had one sent and it took 5 days.

i think el means he was in live chat on his own.

If you buy multiple items from one seller like i do...say 5 items, the seller leaves feedback for 5 items but the score is only one feedback.I have recieved 136 positive feedback but it only shows as 100 as i have bought multiple items from sellers.

I know....mega buisiness from me!! :D ..my daughter likes them aswell so its gonna cost me more!! :blink: I like my new shiny star.....very sad indeed!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

well...just had to share with you that i made it to 100 feedback and now have another shiny star!! :( i also still have my 100%feedback so im well impressed!!! ;) I know..im sad...but its been the highlight of my day!! :lol: :( I'll get my coat now..... :(

ermm....totally unrelated, but i never disconnected my battery when i fiited my new MAF which i got off ebay and works a treat.........