On Apr 2, 1:10=A0pm, "Noddy" <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > Get the car back in a few days after being with the dealer for 4
weeks.
> > Just pissed off this occurred just after the $230 safety check - but
> > grateful it didn't occur at say Eucla. =A0God knows what it'll cost!
>
> No idea, but expect it to not be cheap.
My boss is an ex-Mitsubi**** man, and his rule of thumb for failed
timing belts on Magnas was to convert the revs you were doing at the
time to dollars. :-p
>
> Unfortunately it's probably too late for you to do much about it now, as
a=
ny
> arguments in your favour would need to be sup****ted by an independent
> mechanical expert and they would need to see the car in it's original
> damaged state to give their opinion of what caused the problem. You're
> probably just going to have to chalk it up to experience, and find a new
> repairer.
>
It's a bad position to be in - at the very least you could get them to
physically *show* you what they mean. Even a non-mechanic should be
able to see the logic of what they're trying on - if there is any.
Cheers,
Steve
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