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irishandy
26-07-2010, 21:05
Im I being unreasonable to expect my williams fixed by now!
Iv owner my Willams 2 for 7 and half weeks for for 6 of those its been in a garage getting fixed as it stopped runng, Im getting pissed off im paying for car insurance and the loan for the car but the dude that has the car keeps saying he has no idea what the problem is and its costing me in parts lots of them £££££££ and time.
Any advice what should I do, tell him I want to take it to someone else and have to pay him a future?
Andrew
Suprised you've left it there that long. They can't sort it out, you go get it. That usually takes a couple of days.
We have an excellent technical section and some great members who would surely help you out. What problems are you finding.
irishandy
26-07-2010, 21:51
It had an electrical problem and ECU issues which was fixed and they thought it would just go but it run lumpy .
Then just as before would not start....... so they thought it was the distributor as they checked everything else and it had to be that so i bought a new one and it still is not working.
To date three different mechanics have looks at it with no joy.
Any ideas?
Then just as before would not start....... so they thought it was the distributor as they checked everything else and it had to be that so i bought a new one and it still is not working.
Sounds a bit like my wifes Valver poblems of a few weeks ago.The ecu had blown f**ked a processor and other bits in there,caused in part,by faulty earths,the main culprit being the one out of the loom onto the gearbox,my mate cleaned everything up ,put a used (but good)ECU in it ~~ car now back as a good un~~~ £140 labour and thecost of the ECU,bloke had the car for a week ~~ but had it fixed within 2 days ~~ I just could not get down the Midlands to pick it up!!!! :cry: :?
irishandy
26-07-2010, 22:28
I have said to the guy which is a automotive electrician does it need a new ECU and he said no but i may need to get it checked out again.
his bill is around £600-£700 so far and no working car so im not impressed £140 sounds much better.
Cheers Cliorod I will pass it by him.
glyn211269
27-07-2010, 00:13
There are folks on here ...and others that aren't....that know these cars like the back of their hand. Where are you based??
irishandy
27-07-2010, 11:06
Im over in Northern Ireland about 20 minuets drive from Belfast in a place called Killinchy.
zmaster2k
27-07-2010, 11:58
seriously for £700 i would of expected the car to run 25% faster!
let alone..just run!
No, you're not being unreasonable. Get the car out of there, get some basic tools and I bet you can solve it faster and cheaper than those cowboys.
Kevmiester
27-07-2010, 17:30
Dude a garage can't charge 700 quid and not fix the problem it went in for. There taking the piss out of ya. Demand the car back. You've lost that money though as you probably agreed they fit the parts. Lesson learned don't I repeat don't trust an Irishmen. Lol
irishandy
27-07-2010, 18:46
At this point i just want it going iv lost 6 weeks of car insurance and tax which im still paying for.
Kevmiester your right it is a hard lesson i now have to give the car to a Renault dealer so have to prepare for another BIG bill.
Am just looking forward to the day it works and hopefully before the end of the summer.
Im form Northern Ireland so im not just Irish and also British when I want to be and they can be trusted right!
glyn211269
27-07-2010, 23:58
Noooooo!!!!!! Don't take it a Renault main dealer! They're not known as 'Stealers' for nothing you know as many others on here will tell you!
They'll charge you prob around £100 per hour and none of the guys there will know any of the Clio Mk1 perculiarities as all they'll be used to is doing bog standard services on rep mobiles....
Renault dealers charge about £100 just to replace a set of front brake pads!!
Agreed!! Stay away from renault dealers.
All the help you need is here my friend. Mine hasnt been in a garage since i owned it apart from for MOTs which is painful enough. Best of luck. Im sure it will come right soon!
irishandy
28-07-2010, 11:05
Ok guys then I suppose I will find a specialist tuner to do the work. There are a few over hear I just need to find one that knows about the car.
Cheers for the advice.
irishandy
02-08-2010, 22:17
Just to let every one know my Williams is driving again and after the timing belt is changed im back on the road!!!!
Im really looking forward to driving the car again.
Cheers for all your advice Oh and it wasn't to ££££ i got a bit pissed of with him and I think he got the hit.
MatBrown
02-08-2010, 22:47
So what was the problem?
Mat.
VIPERONE
03-08-2010, 01:24
So what was the problem?
Mat.
it was french
only joking
:lol:
irishandy
04-08-2010, 18:01
Apart from being French! and I do sometimes wonder if I should had bought Jap but anyway.
Computer diagnostics testing,Spark Plugs, Coil park, Roater Arm, Distributor cap and Distributor.
that was on the bill so going by that I think it was an electrical problem the car ran out of electricity and all the parts failed in one go which was nice.
He just said it was the ECU and some parts failed.
Im just glad to have it back sort of as its now away getting a new timing belt so I dont have it back yet but one day im hoping i will see it on my drive once again.
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