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Old Sep 22nd, 2017, 06:30   #13
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Originally Posted by Starkie View Post
Just had a call from the garage and it turns out the works carried out to repair have failed. Garage is saying the cost to fix will be more than the car is worth.

I would be really careful with such line. I know you trust mechanics, but I don't and for a good reason. It is really easy for them to lie and buy the car for peanuts when in fact it can be easily fixed.

How come the garage first said the car runs and now it doesn't ?

At the very least, do not sell it to that garage, bring it home and sell it yourself.

As for the water pump, most certainly it was an aftermarket part.
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