trickshot2005
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Registered: 16th Nov 05
Location: Sheffield
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hi everyone 
around 2 and a bit months ago my engine decided to die on me at the worst possible moment and i got to the stage where i didnt want it anymore plus im still at that stage now. I was f*cked off to high heaven when that happened. And when i got it back home i couldn't decide on wether to sell it as a non-runner or getting it fixed to sell. At the time i thought to sell it as a non runner but i've been advised not to go there and i wouldn't get a lot for it. So i took up on my mum and dads offer so they pay for it to get it fixed then i pay them back. So its at the garage where i usually go to and my dad knows the owners quite well as he uses them as well.
To this pressent day i havent got my car back yet which is f**king annoying me to the max and it doesnt help that my dad said to them that theres no rush at all and i when i found out i thought " jesus f**king christ" ( sorry to cause offence its how i felt at the time) and the reasons it taking so long is due to the parts is hard to get hold and its a really tricky engine to do "apparantley". i've been waiting for ages and its been there since december. I just want peoples thoughts about the situation that im in at the moment. I drive a corsa sport 1.416v by the way.
Sorry for the essay
p.s is it true that parts for my car is hard to get hold off?
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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im having the same problem with my x14xe mate
couldnt get hold of good pistons then couldnt get a throtlle body
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trickshot2005
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
im having the same problem with my x14xe mate
couldnt get hold of good pistons then couldnt get a throtlle body
thats mad i thought that parts for corsas would be easy as there are a load of them about on the roads everyday.
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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odd, it takes me 12 hours to remove and completely strip and rebuild a 1.4/1.6 inc rebore, crank regring, fully rebuilt cylinder head etc...
ALL parts are simple to get within 24 hours.
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Dave A
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ask them which parts they are having trouble finding, chances are I have them in stock 
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trickshot2005
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Originally posted by Dave A
odd, it takes me 12 hours to remove and completely strip and rebuild a 1.4/1.6 inc rebore, crank regring, fully rebuilt cylinder head etc...
ALL parts are simple to get within 24 hours.
thats what i thought plus it didn't help thanks to my so called dad that theres no rush for it back. Plus the mechanics there who my dad knows well says that its a fiddly job and so on and so forth im just slightly wound up about the whole situation.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
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Get the hairy side of the hand in about them and tell them to get a shift on. your paying the money for it to be done.
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trickshot2005
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
ask them which parts they are having trouble finding, chances are I have them in stock
classic if i knew alot about cars and that i would have done the work myself 
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trickshot2005
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
Get the hairy side of the hand in about them and tell them to get a shift on. your paying the money for it to be done.
My dad has been keeping me updated well trying to plus its likely that they are probally doing little bits while they got other work in as well 
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