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Post by bigkev on May 17, 2019 17:53:23 GMT
......finally gave up the ghost. Being replaced next week by a Hella one in local trusted indie garage at total cost of £400.00 inc.VAT. Not bad as Toyota garage in Elgin quoted £600.00 this time last year when they recharged it, THEN told me it had a miniscule leak. Leak has become worse and failed the vacuum test they carry out pre. regassing it. No complaints......apart from genuine consumables, this is first actual repair since I drove from dealer new in 9/2012......called luck I repeat......
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Post by unclebob on May 17, 2019 18:43:40 GMT
That’s not bad going since 2012 one repair outside the service work ...and a fair price 👍🏻
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Post by jasehutch on May 17, 2019 18:52:05 GMT
Do you need air con in Scotland ?  |
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Post by roger37 on May 17, 2019 19:48:59 GMT
keep the windie dwn no need for con artisttty
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Post by charliefarlie on May 17, 2019 21:03:45 GMT
Doesent seem long at all since you got that car Kev !! Remember it very well..... How many miles on it now ? I wouldn’t have expected that part to fail !
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Post by bigkev on May 17, 2019 21:19:52 GMT
Doesent seem long at all since you got that car Kev !! Remember it very well..... How many miles on it now ? I wouldn’t have expected that part to fail ! Only 41k chuck.......both Toyota AND the indie said it was a strange failure, but not unknown. Audi mechanic is a fellow dog walker......he is doing two a week across the model range he tells me, some a lot younger than mine, some within warranty. Still maintain cars are SO down to luck muckeroo. |
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Post by bigkev on May 17, 2019 21:21:00 GMT
keep the windie dwn no need for con artisttty Windae, Martin......the word is WINDAE....LOL. |
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Post by bigkev on May 17, 2019 21:24:57 GMT
That’s not bad going since 2012 one repair outside the service work ...and a fair price 👍🏻 Gubber of a job too, Boab......much stripping oot and coolant radiator removal to get at the wee condensificatoriser. Hoping they are as good as recommended. |
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Post by bigkev on May 17, 2019 22:17:47 GMT
Do you need air con in Scotland ?  Typical Inglander......yellow......hiding behind Big Peter Couch....... |
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Post by phaeton on May 18, 2019 7:21:07 GMT
I wouldn’t have expected that part to fail !
It'll be a beancounter problem, using cheaper inferior parts to keep the profit margins up.
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Post by bigkev on May 18, 2019 7:30:44 GMT
I wouldn’t have expected that part to fail !
It'll be a beancounter problem, using cheaper inferior parts to keep the profit margins up.
Just remembered what Toyota man said.......”Would be £600.00 sir, but we are sure due to age and service history of car we could get Toyota to contribute and get it nearer £450.00.....” This makes me think Phaets is right, and these HAVE caused problems. Anyway, that was a year ago, so maybe not relevant noo......£400.00 seems fair, albeit the part is short of £120.00.....lotsa labour. |
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Post by bigkev on May 24, 2019 9:14:15 GMT
Job done and dusted.......Rav now hired out to neighbours as spare or blast freezer. Utterly ice bliddy cauld in seconds, mins.....
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Post by unclebob on May 24, 2019 10:10:58 GMT
Money well spent young man 😉
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Post by bigkev on May 24, 2019 13:18:53 GMT
Money well spent young man 😉 Must concurify, Boab, and delighted to report the initial icy blast has now settled down to sumfink more akin to the normal nice Toyota gentler air conditioning. Had a succession of Passats whilst working and those bliddy things were bordering on unhealthily cold. Could hang a wet duffle coat on ma nipples after a long drive.....!! |
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Post by Hoovie on May 24, 2019 13:46:20 GMT
keep the windie dwn no need for con artisttty Windae, Martin......the word is WINDAE....LOL. no, no. no. he doesn't mean the car Windae, Kev. He means to keep YOUR Windie down for Maureens sake  |
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