Time to pay up and look big as Pirate would say!
I decided to pay the car bill in person...to remind myself of which of my neighbour's grandsons this was...and to see his garage set-up.
The group of units now have new buildings!! The local estate has invested...and there is a good tarmac road down to it...I remember it as a gravel road not long ago!!
It does explain why the bill is a bit higher than my local garage would have charged....plus it is nearer the town.
It was about £880 !! But getting the car lifted cost £100... labour £520...parts £213...and Value Added Tax adds 20%to everything.
Another run out for the car, dual carriageway driving this time.
Up to the West Kilbride Gallery to check if we have any sales in the exhibition.
plus coffee and cake and meeting a fellow potter and cyclist as she had a book that I wanted to buy!
On the way home then the car developed a squeak!! Back to my usual garage...the back plate to a brake has shifted a little..so he'll sort that on Wednesday.
Back home for washing, lunch and more cleaning!!
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Sad that you just get your car and then something else happens.
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The car repair was expensive but likely less than buying another car. I hope your local car repair guy is back in business. I've owned older cars, and having a reliable local repair guy is key.
You've managed all those bike parts very well. The selling should be the easy part.
I could have got another car at the end of last year...I've spent almost 50% more on getting all the brakes done properly plus the clutch, than I paid for it....but if you get another car, you get another set of problems!
Car repairs are always a pain. For the owner, not so much for the car.
Lots going on!
What was the book you bought?
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