Well.... it failed

[meriad]

thankfully not as badly as I though it would though; one of the brake lines is bulging. So now booked in for a repair to be carried out at my usual garage tomorrow and then back to Kwikfit on Saturday for a retest.

Then in for that full Monty service with all bells and whistles to my usual garage at the end of May when I have to money to pay for whatever they throw at me.

[saundra]

Ho dear not a good result

[Workingman]

See, that's not bad after all.

At least you now know that it is worth spending the money on a super-duper service, and it gives you time to put something away for the inevitable day.

[Diflower]

Yes I agree WM, you know now it's worth spending the money on - unlike ours, which sadly wasn't

[meriad]

You're both very right.... given the low mileage the car has and that I do; I should hopefully get another few years out of him (my cars are always male )

[TheOstrich]

You and me both, Meriad ... just been phoned by the garage and told the Ostromobile has failed the MOT, but nothing they can't fix today for loadsa money.

Basically, fog light and tyre need replacing. All told, including main service, it'll be around the £300 mark, which is £100 less than I was budgeting, knowing this garage ..... mind you, we're not out of the woods yet until I pick it up - they are past masters of the "oh by the way, we forgot to mention .... " phone call.

[pederito1]

Brake pipe bulging eh? flexible presumably and just as well is was spotted it is a nasty feeling to push the pedal to the floor and nothing happens and yes it has happened to me. So your cars are male Ria so you can kick them when the situation warrants it??

[meriad]

So your cars are male Ria so you can kick them when the situation warrants it??

LOL no Ped; my first car was a 1969 dark green VW Beetle - I loved that car; it really had a mind of it's own. And somehow that car just never was a 'female' - all my female friends seemed to have 'female' cars; but not this one. Right from the start I referred to him as a he; and it sort of just stuck so for me cars have always been 'male'