28-09-2015, 10:25 AM
So after the false dawn of hope when my little 206 rolled off the back of the pickup wagon yesterday after I've been told this morning by the garage that: yes whilst the turbo is fubar there's also definitely something else wrong. (For those who didn't see my previous thread we broke down in France)
On idle the car is smoking terribly from the engine block, so god knows what wrong and he says he doesn't wanna start charging me to rip the engine itself apart to diagnose what's wrong as it'd probably be cheaper to dig a new engine....
Great so not only can I not get the Rallye to start I'm now stuck in the "borrow-a-fiesta" for a while yet. Life couldn't get any better.
So as far as I can see my options are:
1). Buy a replacement engine (£200ish off the bay) and get my garage to fit (£600+vat in labour)
2). Bring the car home and break it for bits, hopefully make few hundred quid. But then I have no idea what to get to replace / how to finance said replacement
I've got a job interview for a new job that will come with a company car next Tuesday so if I get that I guess the conversation is mute. But what are the groups thoughts/opinions/suggestions ? Don't suppose anyone would fit an engine for me for a smaller fee? They'd have to work away from home though as obviously car can't move!!
Any help/thoughts/sympathies are welcome.
On idle the car is smoking terribly from the engine block, so god knows what wrong and he says he doesn't wanna start charging me to rip the engine itself apart to diagnose what's wrong as it'd probably be cheaper to dig a new engine....
Great so not only can I not get the Rallye to start I'm now stuck in the "borrow-a-fiesta" for a while yet. Life couldn't get any better.
So as far as I can see my options are:
1). Buy a replacement engine (£200ish off the bay) and get my garage to fit (£600+vat in labour)
2). Bring the car home and break it for bits, hopefully make few hundred quid. But then I have no idea what to get to replace / how to finance said replacement
I've got a job interview for a new job that will come with a company car next Tuesday so if I get that I guess the conversation is mute. But what are the groups thoughts/opinions/suggestions ? Don't suppose anyone would fit an engine for me for a smaller fee? They'd have to work away from home though as obviously car can't move!!
Any help/thoughts/sympathies are welcome.