|
I telephoned the next day to see if I could have my car back and it was around about then that I entered the twilight world of rip-off garages. The mechanic had APPARENTLY found further faults in the following order. The flywheel sensor needed replacing, the MAS air intake sensor needed replacing, the ECU needed repairing, the fuel pump was damaged beyond repair and it will have to be replaced with a new one.
Five weeks later I got a bit miffed with the garage and so I said that I wanted the car back in seven days either working properly or in the same condition that it was when I gave it to them. They told me to collect the invoice and my car on the following Tuesday and that they would telephone me when the car was ready. I did not receive a telephone call and so I went to the garage on the Wednesday, just so that it would absolutely be ready for me to pick up.
When I was shown the invoice for the work carried out I could not believe my eyes. The bill was £1,300.00 and the invoice stated that they could not fix the ECU properly so they were only charging me £309.00 for that! The mechanic said that would not be charging me for removing the security immobilizer from the car! After contemplating telling the mechanic where to stick his bill I though I better check the car first.
When I checked the car I noticed that the fuel pump was a second hand one and that when I started the car the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree with flashing lights. The mechanic said that he could stop the lights flashing by removing the bulbs! When I told the mechanic that I thought the car was not ready to go back on the road, he said that it was my fault because I did not collect it the day before!
I decided to teach the garage a lesson in life and sued their butts off. When they received the County Court letter they advised me that if I don’t withdraw my claim they would tell the judge that they found illegal fuel in my fuel tank! I called the H.M Customs and excise to investigate their claim. Within an hour they (customs) called me back to inform that despite a thorough investigation they could not find any illegal fuel in my car!
The garage has since offered to tear up their invoice so long as I don’t talk about what they have put me through and to withdraw my legal action. Every meeting that I have had with them has been recorded on my MP3 player including the time he suggested that the best cure for my cars problems would be “a match a gallon of petrol and blow it up”.
To date they have had my car for FIVE MONTHS.
I was thinking of selling tickets for the court case that will be on the 13 March, but I think I will have more fun writing an account of what happened in court when the day comes.
By: Royboywales
|
