Clunk, Clunk at every bump
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Oh dear says I, sounds expensive.
I'll ignore it till next payday.
Girlfriend ascends to her throne on the left of my lowly bench. We go for a drive.
Clunk, clunk at every bump
What the hell says HM. Oh its just the suspension on your side ma'am says I.
Next day - car to garage.
Disconsolate owner requests spiky haired mechanic (who talks another language, but with a smile and a cheery disposition) to perform his arcane magic.
Two days later, Spiky calls.
He is laughing.
This, thinks I, is a positive sign - my mechanic is happy. Jolly good, I prepare myself for outstanding news.
Hello Dodgy, outstanding news, your suspension is fine. Ahah says I, a slow smile developing, So what was the knocking.
Ah well, <insert another laugh here> it's your engine.
Impossible says I, it's not a speedy 6, it's one of those 8 tuby thingy ones. You know the one - it's shaped like one of those alphabety spaghetti things.
Oh says Spiky, the engine is fine - and indeed, your car is fine, unfortunately at this moment in time, one isn't connected to the other.
Long pause
Is that bad says I.
I'll ignore it till next payday.
Girlfriend ascends to her throne on the left of my lowly bench. We go for a drive.
Clunk, clunk at every bump
What the hell says HM. Oh its just the suspension on your side ma'am says I.
Next day - car to garage.
Disconsolate owner requests spiky haired mechanic (who talks another language, but with a smile and a cheery disposition) to perform his arcane magic.
Two days later, Spiky calls.
He is laughing.
This, thinks I, is a positive sign - my mechanic is happy. Jolly good, I prepare myself for outstanding news.
Hello Dodgy, outstanding news, your suspension is fine. Ahah says I, a slow smile developing, So what was the knocking.
Ah well, <insert another laugh here> it's your engine.
Impossible says I, it's not a speedy 6, it's one of those 8 tuby thingy ones. You know the one - it's shaped like one of those alphabety spaghetti things.
Oh says Spiky, the engine is fine - and indeed, your car is fine, unfortunately at this moment in time, one isn't connected to the other.
Long pause
Is that bad says I.
Hmm!? So your engine is having an "out of body experience"? Don't tell me......... Another batch of very dodgy engine mounts from TVR?
Yes guess what's being done on my griff today. A slighlty warn(seven year old one was replaced as a precaution, a few weeks ago, but the new batch of mounts have later been found to fall apart in your hand. at least 30 cars where my car is being recalled to get them changed.... TVR's response is that the part (BRAND NEW) is no longer a warrantable part...
Excellent response there from TVR.
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Yes guess what's being done on my griff today. A slighlty warn(seven year old one was replaced as a precaution, a few weeks ago, but the new batch of mounts have later been found to fall apart in your hand. at least 30 cars where my car is being recalled to get them changed.... TVR's response is that the part (BRAND NEW) is no longer a warrantable part...
Excellent response there from TVR.
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GreenV8S said:
No big deal is it? Should be cheap and easy to fix as long as the engine / box / exhaust haven't smashed into anything else while they were banging around.
quite a big deal, hour's work, bit more, times 30 cars. plus i think some have 'bashed' around a bit.
Labour rates!? time / hassle / cars in different parts of the country ie, indy having to recall/replace them, without compensense from TVR.
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>> Edited by bjwoods on Friday 30th September 14:20
>> Edited by bjwoods on Friday 30th September 14:59
Ahhh Ged, I saw you rather lovely looking car parked at Ian's place the other day, looking very sorry for itself indeed.
Thanks for letting me swap your exhaust system for mine though, Ian swapped them over in about 10 minutes. He said you wouldn't mind at all.
*BORBLE BORBLE BORBLE GRUF*
Thanks for letting me swap your exhaust system for mine though, Ian swapped them over in about 10 minutes. He said you wouldn't mind at all.
*BORBLE BORBLE BORBLE GRUF*
parrot of doom said:
Ahhh Ged, I saw you rather lovely looking car parked at Ian's place the other day, looking very sorry for itself indeed.
Thanks for letting me swap your exhaust system for mine though, Ian swapped them over in about 10 minutes. He said you wouldn't mind at all.
*BORBLE BORBLE BORBLE GRUF*
No problem at all. Considering the size of the hole in the baffle box it was the least we could do.
*CHORTLE CHORTLE CHORTLE GUFFAW*
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