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The saga continues. It is sitting (still) in the mechanic at the coast. The car dealer has agreed that one of the warranties will cover the cost, but my son wants him to cover the cost of the first mechanic, which it seems will be paid by the warranty company. Son's concerned that if he pays it...

Thanks for that too. We have emailed the dealer to see if he will allow the warranty work to be done at the coast instead of us having to tow it back to the dealer's local mechanic in Brisbane. Fingers crossed it goes smoothly and the dealer cooperates and we don't have to go in fighting for our...

I wouldn't feel comfortable borrowing someone else's car to tow another car, but thanks for the idea. I will give the RACQ a call to see if either of the cars we have available could do the job of towing another car on a trailer without giving themselves a hernia :). The best scenario is...

Absolutely agree, and this just is not an option. I was really just thinking out loud after having it suggested. But with further thought, there are too many risks involved to consider it further. We will have it towed and I suppose the other option from Y-man is interesting, but our vehicle...

I suppose we could tow him. We have a tow ball, but I didn't think you could do that these days. I don't really think it would be worth the risk as we would have to crawl along the motorway from Southport and through the Valley :eek:. I suppose we could do it late at night? It is an...

Thanks for the super quick replies. I got a price from RACQ for $275 Southport to Newstead and will give a few other towers a call to see if I can get it cheaper. As to both mechanical checks not picking it up..... I don't know how easy this should have been to pick up, or if it is simply bad...

Our son bought a car with full mechanical check through the dealer's mechanic, and a check from our mechanic. Both checks came up clean. Five days later, he drove it to Southport where the transmission broke. He had it towed by RACQ to the local specialist for his vehicle type, and they looked...