Gee
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I'm beginning to think my van has its own hobby. Visiting garages.......
Scotland, handbrake cable snapped and water pipe burst. England windscreen washers packed in. France CV boot burst. Spain crankcase position sensor needed replaced, oh and a puncture caused by a screw in my tyre. And now to Portugal, where after crossing a particularly bumpty section of the IC1 my offside back brake carrier disintegrated and caused my wheel to lock.
Apart from this last one I was able to get to a garage on my own. I needed ADAC for this one as my wheel had locked up. That was 2 days ago and still parked up outside the garage awaiting parts hopefully be here this afternoon. At least I've got a nice petro-chemical plant to look at.
I've had the van 4 years with a full service history and always serviced every year. New timing and aux belts pulleys and tensioners, new water pump, new clutch, new battery. Its now sitting at 99996 miles. Maybe it doesn't want to go over the 100000 mile mark.
If anyone needs a recommendation of any garages in these countries I'd be happy to recommend them.
Parts are about the same as UK but labour is a wee bit cheaper. Santander was the cheapest with labour at €30 per hour.
Scotland, handbrake cable snapped and water pipe burst. England windscreen washers packed in. France CV boot burst. Spain crankcase position sensor needed replaced, oh and a puncture caused by a screw in my tyre. And now to Portugal, where after crossing a particularly bumpty section of the IC1 my offside back brake carrier disintegrated and caused my wheel to lock.
Apart from this last one I was able to get to a garage on my own. I needed ADAC for this one as my wheel had locked up. That was 2 days ago and still parked up outside the garage awaiting parts hopefully be here this afternoon. At least I've got a nice petro-chemical plant to look at.
I've had the van 4 years with a full service history and always serviced every year. New timing and aux belts pulleys and tensioners, new water pump, new clutch, new battery. Its now sitting at 99996 miles. Maybe it doesn't want to go over the 100000 mile mark.
If anyone needs a recommendation of any garages in these countries I'd be happy to recommend them.
Parts are about the same as UK but labour is a wee bit cheaper. Santander was the cheapest with labour at €30 per hour.