Time for MOT again along with yearly service and while she is in they will hopefully fix the fault with the reversing camera and the problem that i have with the heater as i have to run for about 45 mins before any heat comes out , plus methinks i will need the rear brakes done as well .

At least they are giving me a Landrover Handbag 2.2 ED4 2 wheel drive tomorrow for a couple of days .

So no doubt it will be a sore one when i pay the bill on Wednesday …

" Kegs down to your ankles Sir "

 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

Ah well first day in the dealership , telephone call at 4.45pm , My rear calliper is seized and i require rear brake pads … Caliper has to be V.O.R'd ( factory order )

Kerching and counting

A bit of Luck might get the car back today , that's four days the Dealership has had it….

any idea of the cost yet?

Not yet Stan ….

Garage having trouble trying to locate a rear Caliper , looking like next week before i get the car back ………..

Looks like i have this till next week , and it's costing me £10 a day on extra insurance as i have to put it onto my insurance policy …..

looks like the new ecoque...

Having to pay for insurance on a so called courtesy car really winds me up. At my local stealers they offered to put me on their insurance for a one off payment of £7-10 (can't remember the exact amount). In the end I didn't even pay that as they messed up with parts and had to have the car for longer than first expected.
You need to have a word with em Mick FFRR TD6 HSE
Adriatic Blue with Parchment leather.

Dealership has just called , they cannot do anything with regards to the cost of the courtesy car ….

But the reason for the delay in getting the caliper is down to The Japanese Tsunami so i am told by the parts department.

Thought calipers would have been readily available in the UK not Japan …….

I hope you haggled on the labour rate if they are taking the P with the insurance.

I never understood how the same mechanic working on the Range Rover would cost me £120 per hour, but when he worked on my 1997 Camel Defender it was £80 per hour?
Same guy, same dealer...

So I negotiated.

always amazes me how different dealerships have different rules about courtesy car insurance. Its easy for them to put people on their insurance. No such problems when you're test driving a car!!
Just tight !!! FFRR TD6 HSE
Adriatic Blue with Parchment leather.

At last the calliper is in and in the process of getting fitted , So will be going up to collect my car early this afternoon , taking with me a pair of pampers for when they tell me the bill ...

Thank F K it's already cost me £66 this week to insure their courtesy car