General Chat

I'm going to bed shortly, don't really feel like sitting here chatting tonight, so am going to go and have a large whisky and go to bed.
Sorry for being so miserable tonight.

nite nite all.

Helen
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I was lucky as a small garage owner nearby specialised in Japanese makes. He was good for all my cars until I got the Nissan and again we struggled for aprts on that one!!

Got a good old Opel now!!

love t.x

Sorry i disappeared, hubby came home from work and we were talking.

Theresa, because of the complex nature of a Mitsubshi engine, alot of local garages will not touch them round here.
Brian, We had thought of that and asked the Mitsubshi garage if we managed to get a salvedged one form another Space Wagon could we get if fitted, they said that because there are so many sensors connected to the part, you couldn't guarantee that you would get all the correct ones to attach it to our car. We have spoken to other meccanic at a different garages and they wouldn't touch it.
I just feel like crying at the mo, because I was so looking forward to getting away.

Helen

Helen, so sorry understand why you want to yell been there a few times in the past hope you can sort it out ready for your holiday my oh after finding out the course he would go to the scrap yard to see if they could help
in the end we had a new one fed up of breaking down
do hope you can find a solution.

The garage is probably just trying to say in a round about way that they don't want the job so the give you an exorbitant price

Why not try & get a second hand one from an auto salvage yard.

Helen,

have you tried a different garage? You may find a small local garage that will help and be able to locate the part from a breakers yard. I dont know much about car prices in the UK anymore but is a 1994 Space Wagon worth spending that much on?

I had one years ago (older than yours) and had similar problems. Was awaiting a part when some person stole it, took it drag racing and obviously blew the engine... I was livid at the time but in the end it was a blessing in disguise. I rang the garage to let them know that it had gone and they told me they were glad (!!!) as they were about to tell me to try a breakers as they had been told I was to wait another 6 weeks plus for the part!!

love Theresa

I feel so down. We have problems with the car, Now please forgive my explanation. I'm not a driver so can only go on what hubby tells me.

Last Sunday, hubby and I got into car to go to Dad's, and when he started engine, rev counter went upto 2500 and stayed there, drove to Dad's and pulled up, hubby got out of car leaving engine running, and it was still reving, it was as if he had his foot on the accelerator and was pumping it up and down. He switched engine off and then restarted it and it was still doing the same thing. (We have a Mitsubishi space Wagon 1994) Rang a friend of Dad's who said it was either the engine management chip or problems with the throttle. Hubby took it to Mitsubshi garage on the Monday and they had a look. they tried resetting the Engine chip but that didn't work and put it on diagnostic machine and it came back that the Throttle box had gone. To replace it will cost almost £900 with labour. Told them we would have to go away and try and arrange finance. We rang them on Thursday to say that we had managed to get the money and could they order the part. Ok they said, would take approx 2 weeks to get here.

I was telling the girls at work today and some of them suggested we get in touch with garage and ask if they would provide a curtasey car as hubby works funny shifts and no public transport. Spoke to hubby and he got in touch with garage, they said no as it wasn't an accident. Then they turned round and said that it could now be upto 6/8 weeks before part gets here, if they can get it due to age of car. When hubby told me that, I flipped, we are supposed to be going on a fishing holiday on the 17th of May with hubby's parents to North Wales. Well there's no way we can take equipment on train. Some one then suggested ringing insurance company to see if they could help. (D***** L***) which I did when I got home. They said we couldn't make a claim for repaires as it wasn't an accident. So then I asked well if they can't get part the car will be a write-off can we then make a claim. Got told, No as it wouldn't be due to accident/ fire or theft. So it now looks as though we can't go on holiday. I was so looking forward to it as we haven't been away on holiday since the week before I lost my Mum which will be 7 years in September. I'm so p****d off at the moment, I want to scream and cry. I just had to put my thoughts down in words otherwise i will do something to the b****y car.

thanks for letting me vent my feelings.

love
Helen
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