So, what was causing it to go flat?Battery kept going flat and they advised the problem was I wasn't driving long distances. Can you believe it!!!.
Fleur
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So, what was causing it to go flat?Battery kept going flat and they advised the problem was I wasn't driving long distances. Can you believe it!!!.
Fleur
l drive 10 to 15yr yr old cars for 2-4yrs , spend nothing on them, they might get some oil now and then but that's it, sell em , usually for almost what l paid for them , buy another one.
l'd love to drive new cars but eh , 10 or 20 k down the minute you drive it out of the yard , insurances , servicing , interest . Add it all up and unless you can claim it that new cars costing you 1,000s and 1.000s.
But , not that l'm saying l've got it right and l do often wonder just how everyday people manage to be driving new ones all the time . Maybe it is a better way to go if you do it right, nice and comfortable , never get your hands dirty. l've never really been able to figure that one out.
Brilliant effort.
How did you manage that (head tensioner guage, other tools required etc) and how long did it take?
Was the head checked for fatigue/warping/cracks first?
My car that I service myself is a Daihatsu Charade, out of warranty.What sort of car?
My good mechanic works at K-Mart tyre and auto service. Here is a breakdown of what they offer for each level of service with some 4WDs, vans, commercial and imported vehicles may be subject to a surcharge.Can you give me a breakdown of what a minor service and a major service consists of?
Interesting.My car that I service myself is a Daihatsu Charade, out of warranty.
My good mechanic works at K-Mart tyre and auto service. Here is a breakdown of what they offer for each level of service with some 4WDs, vans, commercial and imported vehicles may be subject to a surcharge.
http://www.ktas.com.au/car-servicing/packaged-servicing/
I imagine that every shop is going to be different, so no guarantee you will get good service if you try them out.
Makes sense. I wasn't thinking log book. It has been decades since I have had to think about that kind of thing.The gentleman informed me the "Major Service for $219" was not a log book service.
I had a friend whose parents had a BMW - he said BMW stood for Big Money Waster.
That seems astronomically high for a first service on anything - even for a Dealership. What did they actually do on that visit?And any other Euro cars, like Volvo's, Mercedes Benz, Audi,etc.... Spouse just serviced my car, and the bill was around $1,500.00.
His is less than one year old, also paid for his first service around $1,500.00.
We are loyal Volvo drivers so I suppose we pay these prices.
Being in business helps little, so when we will retire we may think about other brands?
We have few other vehicles for business, and tolls, services, parking, insurances, petrol, etc..costs us heapssssssssss!
We get these scenarios quite regularly, and often times it is exactly that; a light left on that you don't know about, etc.Don't know Bayview, the M dealers said I was not driving long distances only short and that I should drive long distances to charge it. They gave us a new battery and still kept going flat. A friend told me the problem may be the boot light was not turning off when boot closed but had a gut full by then and just wanted to get rid of it. I have to say I said a lot of hail Mary's when I gave the keys to the Honda dealer to test drive it.