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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79050 on: September 16, 2026, 05:28:10 PM »
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« Reply #79051 on: September 17, 2026, 08:27:46 AM »
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« Reply #79053 on: September 17, 2026, 12:00:25 PM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79054 on: September 17, 2026, 04:00:17 PM »
Quote from: Barman on September 16, 2026, 05:16:14 AM
Quote from: Steve on September 15, 2026, 11:16:35 PM
Quote from: Steve on September 14, 2026, 01:33:41 PM
Got no choice really, the actual battery is ~£200 from other vendors but then I'd have to get the car recovered from the workshop to fit it AND as the engine bay is chocker with the AMG engine it isn't as easy a change as it was on my Old Cortina.

So it was either scrap the car or credit card to the rescue.  I'd never get to own anything as fast and yet comfortable as this ever again so I said yes.
It wasn't just the battery  cry: 

Parts are on order, hopefully the warranty I have covers them


Gawd...  noooo:
It was bad news, wiring fault:  not covered by warranty.  Deep behind the dashboard so they had take it all out (and now have to put it all back together again at a 'discounted' rate of £126 an hour plus VAT.

£2,100 (incl battery change)  Shocked:  sad32: sad32: sad32:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79055 on: September 17, 2026, 04:12:40 PM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79056 on: September 17, 2026, 04:57:15 PM »
Quote from: Steve on September 17, 2026, 04:00:17 PM
Quote from: Barman on September 16, 2026, 05:16:14 AM
Quote from: Steve on September 15, 2026, 11:16:35 PM
Quote from: Steve on September 14, 2026, 01:33:41 PM
Got no choice really, the actual battery is ~£200 from other vendors but then I'd have to get the car recovered from the workshop to fit it AND as the engine bay is chocker with the AMG engine it isn't as easy a change as it was on my Old Cortina.

So it was either scrap the car or credit card to the rescue.  I'd never get to own anything as fast and yet comfortable as this ever again so I said yes.
It wasn't just the battery  cry: 

Parts are on order, hopefully the warranty I have covers them


Gawd...  noooo:
It was bad news, wiring fault:  not covered by warranty.  Deep behind the dashboard so they had take it all out (and now have to put it all back together again at a 'discounted' rate of £126 an hour plus VAT.

£2,100 (incl battery change)  Shocked:  sad32: sad32: sad32:


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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79057 on: September 17, 2026, 05:16:02 PM »
Truth is it's a first world middle class problem.  If I was less well off (a) I'd never have got such a self indulgency as that bonkers fast car and (b) I'd just scrap it and go and get another on its last legs wreck.  Like wot I used to do. 

AFAIK the garage have acted in good faith and coughing up is the least worst way forward.

Toss another chair leg on the fire Mrs K


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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79058 on: September 18, 2026, 05:41:32 PM »
This and that and repeat and finally picking up the car (and paying ££££)

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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79059 on: September 19, 2026, 07:27:16 AM »
Spent the night in Pafos which was lovely... Sunset drinks on the beach, Ocean Basket at the harbour, etc.  cloud9:

But Lucky came along for the ride and he was MOST excited about his new surroundings... I didn't sleep much...  sleep017

Still no word from Apey BTW...  rubschin:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79060 on: September 19, 2026, 08:08:46 AM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79061 on: Yesterday at 02:38:39 PM »
Got a mahoosive thorn in the nearside rear of KIA-Ora3... doh:

So will be walking down the pub tonight and drive it gently (no spare of course ::)) to hopefully get it repaired tomoz...  rubschin:

Got nearly 25,000km on the clock so hopefully can be repaired and not a full rubber replacement...  scared2:
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79062 on: Yesterday at 11:42:29 PM »
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Re: The all new "Where are you today?" thread
« Reply #79063 on: Today at 06:06:02 AM »
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