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glenatronSpent three hours this morning waiting for my new car to be rescued. Lots of oily steam coming out from under the bonnet after about five miles of driving. Three hours waiting. Fortunately I was able to utilise some of the time by sleeping.
We took it to the garage, who said there was no water in the coolant system but there was a lot of oil, which means cracked or warped cylinder head or - at best - the head gasket has gone. They don't recommend fixing it. I've had the car approximately a month. My old Honda was taken away to be scrapped on Tuesday.
It's going to be tough to find the price of a new car on top of that one, not to mention that the lorry needs plating ( the lorry equivalent of the MOT ) this month too. I'm expecting that to have to go on the credit card but new cars are another spanner in the works.
I would quite like to get something newer but I can't afford it, so I guess it's another optimistic antique. I'm tempted to get something diesel this time- even with more expensive fuel it should be a little cheaper to run if I get something small and those engines do seem to run for a little longer.
We took it to the garage, who said there was no water in the coolant system but there was a lot of oil, which means cracked or warped cylinder head or - at best - the head gasket has gone. They don't recommend fixing it. I've had the car approximately a month. My old Honda was taken away to be scrapped on Tuesday.
It's going to be tough to find the price of a new car on top of that one, not to mention that the lorry needs plating ( the lorry equivalent of the MOT ) this month too. I'm expecting that to have to go on the credit card but new cars are another spanner in the works.
I would quite like to get something newer but I can't afford it, so I guess it's another optimistic antique. I'm tempted to get something diesel this time- even with more expensive fuel it should be a little cheaper to run if I get something small and those engines do seem to run for a little longer.
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Date: 10 Jul 2008 15:35 (UTC)This one actually came from a mechanic, so I had high hopes for getting a few months use out of it. He's offered to come and check it out for us, but I think it's proper dead...
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Date: 10 Jul 2008 19:42 (UTC)