I have an o2 reg Ford Ka with the older style engine apparantly! Yesterday the head gaskett went leaving me stranded 200 miles from home in Bedfordshire... im now back home and have to try and arrange for somewhere to repair it for me and so far ive had quotes from £350 up to £1200. My Dad thinks it should only cost around £200. The car probably isnt even worth any more than £750.
Its currently in a compound where the breakdown cover company toom it to as there were no garages open on a sunday and to tow me home would have cost me around £400. Its already cost me £52 to get the train home.
I need to make a decision as to whether I get it repaired or try to part ex it for a new car as i am wanting to get a new one soon anyway...
I need to sort it out ASAP as id been away and half of my belongings are still in the car boot!!
Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated!!
I dont think thats possible... by the time I pulled over and stopped there was smoke pouring out of the boet and it was absolutely reeking of burning... also in the military reserves and drive a lot of long distances and dont want to drive 200 miles with a unroadworthy car and then ed up having to repeat the expense ad waste of time of yesterday again getting towed away ad then having to pay to get to my destination.. i was just lucky in the fact that id not gone too far from where i left!
was coming out of the bonnet... apparantly the water and oil were mixed and the coolat tank was ublig which apparantly gave it away that the head gaskett had gone
it is so rubbish... all my kits in the car too!! grr
looks like i need my N key repairing too..!!!
oh.. thats not good... not much point spending £1200 getting a car fixed that isnt even worth that much though
I could never do that to someone, id rather part ex it in its current condition and let a garage fix it and sell it on or just sell it as it is and get a new one. this is such a nightmare with it being so far away!!
Its currently in a compound where the breakdown cover company toom it to as there were no garages open on a sunday and to tow me home would have cost me around £400. Its already cost me £52 to get the train home.
I need to make a decision as to whether I get it repaired or try to part ex it for a new car as i am wanting to get a new one soon anyway...
I need to sort it out ASAP as id been away and half of my belongings are still in the car boot!!
Any advice or suggestions greatly appreciated!!
I dont think thats possible... by the time I pulled over and stopped there was smoke pouring out of the boet and it was absolutely reeking of burning... also in the military reserves and drive a lot of long distances and dont want to drive 200 miles with a unroadworthy car and then ed up having to repeat the expense ad waste of time of yesterday again getting towed away ad then having to pay to get to my destination.. i was just lucky in the fact that id not gone too far from where i left!
was coming out of the bonnet... apparantly the water and oil were mixed and the coolat tank was ublig which apparantly gave it away that the head gaskett had gone
it is so rubbish... all my kits in the car too!! grrlooks like i need my N key repairing too..!!!
oh.. thats not good... not much point spending £1200 getting a car fixed that isnt even worth that much though
I could never do that to someone, id rather part ex it in its current condition and let a garage fix it and sell it on or just sell it as it is and get a new one. this is such a nightmare with it being so far away!!