Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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The headgasket went on me mums rover 100 and we took it to an engine specialist in liverpool (Lanes End engineering) and they repaired it, 2 days later water pisses out everywhere and it overheats again, me mum hasnt got a clue about cars so didnt know what was happening, just got back from the garage now and they said its neglect for the car and its not there fault, I checked the hoses and every1 leading to the block is split where the jubilee clip has been tightened... they said this is because they used old hoses when they put it back together and we should of asked for new ones... but anyone without any knowledge of cars wouldnt no this??
Do we have a leg to stand on or?
Any help at all will be great cos he wants to charge us another £400 to fix the headgasket again  The cars not even worth that much
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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give trading standards a bell.
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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on moral grounds they should definatley have warned you about needing new hoses BUT I dont know how it would stand in legal terms.
Maybe they could be done for not providing the expected service
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
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quote:
Originally posted by JayM
I checked the hoses and every1 leading to the block is split where the jubilee clip has been tightened... they said this is because they used old hoses when they put it back together and we should of asked for new ones... but anyone without any knowledge of cars wouldnt no this??
IMO, they should have used new hoses if the old ones were goosed.
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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i think a court would rule that if the garage thought it needed new hoses they should have fitted them.
There is only one way to do a job and that is properly!
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
Location: north east Drives: clio 182
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ring trading standards, if the garage didn't notice that the pipes were split, or they failed to do anything about it then thats neglect on their part.
gud luck fella
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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CAB is your best bet...
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arbi12
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
Location: newcastle
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trading standards this is the garages fault , garage should have noticed this dont let dodgey trader get away with ripping people off, small claims court these will back you but you will need a solicitor
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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Its not worth it is it, its gonna just cost more in the end, £460 down the drain...  Give trading standards a try anyway
[Edited on 05-08-2006 by JayM]
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