Updates on my car

[bimmer boy 21]

RANT

okay finally got off my ass to get the car fixed . so i decided to take it to my brothers old work thinking they will give me a good deal or something so i got a transporter to come pick it up and take it there last thursday

(which was the day i booked it in for it to get it running and a service and a WOF)

-i ring up thurday afternoon bout 5pm asked them what was going on with it they tell me they havent started so it will b first thing friday they will do it

but they didnt call when they said they would etc etc

-called them yesturday morning to ask if they had started they said no not yet but they got it running saying it was the dizzy cap problem.... hold on it was very much a fuel problem before .. perhaps they changed the fuel filter but didnt tell me

any way so they said they will start on it today and tommorow and they said to call wednesday afternoon so i can go pick it up

im sure that if u book your car in to get fixed first thing on a day they actaully have to do it that day ... maybe cos my brother used to work there and cos im young they just think they can just not work on it and just work on it when they are not busy or when it suits them i mean i am a paying customer and im not getting any discounts or nothing... these people are usless .. wish i took it to bmworkshop now ... atleast they no that the little light that say 'check' before u turn on your car doesnt mean that u actually hav to check the engine because there is a fault... thats of cors if it stays on once the engine is started

hahah o well just my luck

end rant

ill keep everyone in the loop about it and post more when i get it back

p.s i was gunna say 'wow its taken you 5 days to do nothing on my car. why? so if i wanted to book my car in for a warrent how many weeks wold it take you to get it done?" but i want to actually get the car back in one piece

alrite im done

Edited September 27, 2004 by bimmer boy

[Grant 4]

Ryan, you learned a valuable lesson.

Take your car to a BMW mechanic who knows BMW's and can quickly and easily diagnose a problem (like BM Workshop or Bavarian Motors).

Even if their hourly rate is more, you will end up saving money as they know exactly what to look for, so the actual time taken to fix any problems is less. Also they are more likely to have parts in stock, so are less likely to have to wait for parts to come in.

Next time get an answer out of them to begin with when your car will be done and make them stick to it (unless of course for unforseen reasons they are unable to). But yes, normally when you book your car in for a specific day, you expect work to begin on it that same day.

Good luck, let us know how you get on. Hopefully it comes back running well, and you can start getting some enjoyment out of it.

Cheers

[Guest Spargo]

I'd also recommend Parnell Motors, inbetween Nmkt and Parnell. Also v.good BMW / Euro independents.

[cainchapman 0]

Also Dean Jensen from Motorscience. Ex BMW motorsport. In Grey Lynn Behind Giltrap Porsche

www.motorscience.co.nz

[bimmer boy 21]

yea i have learnt my lesson

for now on im only goin to bmw specialists

if that dean jensen guys is the person who i think it is i used to go to school with his son

[misgvous_1 0]

Pete Smith Automotive in Glen Innes is also very good.

was completely booked out but squeezed me in last wed to have my new springs put in.

[bmwsparkle 3]

Even if their hourly rate is more, you will end up saving money

i learnt that the hard way, definatly take it to specialists.

(fukd sensors from brake change = $500 each new)

[bimmer boy 21]

this is the last update u will be hearing form me about my car

mechanic just rang me up said engine is running sweet as and all is good

but he said something where the back wheel is f**ked and rotten so he said it will cost too much to fix and wouldnt be worth fixing

so i now hav a stupid f**king car that wont get a warrent and is better off at a junk yard

i always had bad luck with this kinda thing

F****************************K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grant 4]

Get more info about it, surely it can't be that bad.

Cheers

[MattA 165]

"Not worth fixing" often means take it somewhere else we can't be arsed.. get more info and look around, as Grant says can't be that bad. :thumb: good luck

[bimmer boy 21]

Get more info about it, surely it can't be that bad.

Cheers

he says its deffinatly drivable etc but will cost way to much to fix and that so ill have a look at it when i get it back

[petone 0]

Find out exactly what it is. We have the complete rear supsension from another 320 so you could always bolt that in.

[*sic 1]

"Not worth fixing" often means take it somewhere else we can't be arsed.. get more info and look around, as Grant says can't be that bad. :thumb: good luck

ie "not worth me fixing it"

mechanics are lazy ass mofos sometimes.. sorry correction, most times.. opps my bad again, ALL THE TIME!! :finger:

[m325i 711]

"Could take tttttwwwwo, maybe three weeks to get the parts.

That's if I order them today.

Which I wont"

[bimmer boy 21]

yea its not a part that i need thats why i want to sell it as a part car cos i need a the whole wheel well rebuilt and then certified so cost too much money and not worth the money and the hassle

[Guest Andrew]

yea its not a part that i need thats why i want to sell it as a part car cos i need a the whole wheel well rebuilt and then certified so cost too much money and not worth the money and the hassle

Just get one off a wreck and get it welded in - unless of course the rust is so hugely bad.

[bumpstop325 0]

did you AA check it before you bought it?

[bimmer boy 21]

did you AA check it before you bought it?

obviously not. haha i just hav to laugh about it now cos i just get angry and/or sad if i dont.

andrew- i really dont wanna hav to go through all the trouble to get stuff welded on and then getting a cert for it and all that . if i knew some one hu could do everything really cheap i would but yea it would be easier if i part with it