kraftwerk
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- Joined
- Oct 10, 2008
- Messages
- 193
- Location
- London
- Car
- 97 R129 500; 78 Fiat 238 Weinsberg; 74 Fiat 128 Special; 99 Honda X11, 99 Suzuki GSX1300R
Loving the SL, I really am. Had it for just over a week now. Did about 150 miles in it on Saturday - not the sort of miles I would have chosen to do (three trips along the North Circular - one to tow my mate's 1968 VW Squareback off the M11) but it's a hugely enjoyable steer.
Bit of a problem, though... the roof's not working. At the behest of the dealer from which I bought it, I took the SL to Automerc on Friday, who plugged it in to their diagnostic system and came up with a faulty pump and a suspected faulty control unit. Price for parts? £2,650 + VAT; £130 labour to fit.
Obviously the dealer had kittens when I told him, as this constitutes around a third of the car's value. To his credit, though, he's driving up from Bournemouth tomorrow to pick it up and leaving a car with me while he has mine fixed. It's a pain, really, as I won't have the SL in which to travel to the Classic Car show at the NEC this weekend. He's leaving me a 08 Octavia. 'It's a nice car,' he said; 'really, it's a Passat/A4.'
'Are you trying to convince me or yourself?' Oh, we did laugh.
Thus far, he's been pretty cool. The plastic windows were replaced before I took delivery, so I've no reason to disbelieve that they had the roof working a number of times. He was very apologetic; 'All that money you spent and the roof's not working. We need to sort this out for you.'
Fingers crossed it goes smoothly.
Bit of a problem, though... the roof's not working. At the behest of the dealer from which I bought it, I took the SL to Automerc on Friday, who plugged it in to their diagnostic system and came up with a faulty pump and a suspected faulty control unit. Price for parts? £2,650 + VAT; £130 labour to fit.
Obviously the dealer had kittens when I told him, as this constitutes around a third of the car's value. To his credit, though, he's driving up from Bournemouth tomorrow to pick it up and leaving a car with me while he has mine fixed. It's a pain, really, as I won't have the SL in which to travel to the Classic Car show at the NEC this weekend. He's leaving me a 08 Octavia. 'It's a nice car,' he said; 'really, it's a Passat/A4.'
'Are you trying to convince me or yourself?' Oh, we did laugh.
Thus far, he's been pretty cool. The plastic windows were replaced before I took delivery, so I've no reason to disbelieve that they had the roof working a number of times. He was very apologetic; 'All that money you spent and the roof's not working. We need to sort this out for you.'
Fingers crossed it goes smoothly.