stevmo3691 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 was an independent auto gearbox specialist. check your math - 60 miles of diesel which is quite alot. given that the trip was only showing 1.2 miles although I cant prove what the odometer was on but I am certain it has gone up. If you must know my dad has paid for the gearbox and I am paying him back. Honestly, would you rather they fitted the box and let your drive it away off the ramp with no testing?!can understand testing but using 60 miles takes the pee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 was an independent auto gearbox specialist. check your math - 60 miles of diesel which is quite alot. given that the trip was only showing 1.2 miles although I cant prove what the odometer was on but I am certain it has gone up. If you must know my dad has paid for the gearbox and I am paying him back. Honestly, would you rather they fitted the box and let your drive it away off the ramp with no testing?!can understand testing but using 60 miles takes the peethats if they have driven it like u do ? how much fuel is 60 miles ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Nah, you're right. Testing an automatic gearbox (including getting it up to temp) is just a 100 yard drive to the end of the street, huh. The truth, as you probably expect, is that they love your 10 year old barge so much that they just wanted to spend time in it. Otherwise, they were just 'taking the pee', as it's well known that workshop controllers don't question where a mechanic has gone in a car for an hour and a half. Jesus Christ. If a garage is fitting a gearbox that they did not rebuild then they're going to make damn sure it's fit for purpose before signing off work and sending it out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 stevemo wat would u consider to be a test drive ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 stevemo wat would u consider to be a test drive ?Innit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 stevemo wat would u consider to be a test drive ? Obviously an extremely short one as he didn't test drive this long enough to realise the transmission was faulty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/S731V.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 No I did not know the gearbox was faulty whe I bought the car as all gears worked, all changes were smooth and proper and worked perfectly in sport and tiptronic so why would I assume gearbox is dead? They did build the gearbox themselves - not just fitting another gearbox. they took mine off, stripped it down and re-built it. well lets assume 20mpg as its in central london and they would have tested things like the kickdown etc and thats lower than I get it in london (I get 25 in london). 60 miles at 20mpg is 3 gallons which is 13.63827 litres which at 143.9 p/litre is £19.62 The garage is a small independent with 3 people working there. They have my car, my key and has fuel in it if they needed to pop out for anything. I've known of ford dealers doing this with customers cars (including my dads mk1 escort back in the day and a friends ST170). In my experience most garages dont spend ages adjusting the drivers seat to their position including moving the headrest just for a test drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaweV6 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 No I did not know the gearbox was faulty whe I bought the car as all gears worked, all changes were smooth and proper and worked perfectly in sport and tiptronic so why would I assume gearbox is dead? The fact that the box was hitting the tunnel should've been enough of a warning (gearboxes don't usually like that) and to check it for leaks. Was it dry when you bought it ? I get 25 in london Wow. And that's with EGR bypass fitted ? Bloody hell it must've been obvious to you that something is about to go west... I got better fuel consumption out of this engine when towing a Sierra on a trailer flatout ! I got rid of the last 02 plate 30D when it was returning constant 33 MPG - I considered it extremely low, because I managed to get 38 mpg in a X5. The garage is a small independent with 3 people working there. They have my car, my key and has fuel in it if they needed to pop out for anything. I've known of ford dealers doing this with customers cars (including my dads mk1 escort back in the day and a friends ST170). In my experience most garages dont spend ages adjusting the drivers seat to their position including moving the headrest just for a test drive I would like to see what Ford dealership tolerates this behavior. I've seen mechanics getting fired for much less than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 No I did not know the gearbox was faulty whe I bought the car as all gears worked, all changes were smooth and proper and worked perfectly in sport and tiptronic so why would I assume gearbox is dead? The fact that the box was hitting the tunnel should've been enough of a warning (gearboxes don't usually like that) and to check it for leaks. Was it dry when you bought it ? wasnt hitting the tunnel at all and wasnt doing that on test drive. there were no leaks visible when purchased. and with regard to dry, assuming you mean weather, no it was pi$$ing it downI get 25 in london Wow. And that's with EGR bypass fitted ? Bloody hell it must've been obvious to you that something is about to go west... I got better fuel consumption out of this engine when towing a Sierra on a trailer flatout ! I got rid of the last 02 plate 30D when it was returning constant 33 MPG - I considered it extremely low, because I managed to get 38 mpg in a X5. at present I have a boost issue in that its not actually boosting till about 2500 so in stop start traffic the turbo isnt doing anything meaning the engine is working harder, hence worse economy. No worse than my mondeo tddi was doingThe garage is a small independent with 3 people working there. They have my car, my key and has fuel in it if they needed to pop out for anything. I've known of ford dealers doing this with customers cars (including my dads mk1 escort back in the day and a friends ST170). In my experience most garages dont spend ages adjusting the drivers seat to their position including moving the headrest just for a test drive I would like to see what Ford dealership tolerates this behavior. I've seen mechanics getting fired for much less than that.Inchcape Ford Bracknell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 You think an engine is more efficient when it has to spin up a turbine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 No I did not know the gearbox was faulty whe I bought the car as all gears worked, all changes were smooth and proper and worked perfectly in sport and tiptronic so why would I assume gearbox is dead? They did build the gearbox themselves - not just fitting another gearbox. they took mine off, stripped it down and re-built it. well lets assume 20mpg as its in central london and they would have tested things like the kickdown etc and thats lower than I get it in london (I get 25 in london). 60 miles at 20mpg is 3 gallons which is 13.63827 litres which at 143.9 p/litre is £19.62 The garage is a small independent with 3 people working there. They have my car, my key and has fuel in it if they needed to pop out for anything. I've known of ford dealers doing this with customers cars (including my dads mk1 escort back in the day and a friends ST170). In my experience most garages dont spend ages adjusting the drivers seat to their position including moving the headrest just for a test drivei use to adjust the seat when i was working as a service valeter same when i use to drop customers cars back to them why should i either stretch myself out or have my chest to a steering wheel just to move a customers vehicle and you would do the same u cannot expect some one tall to sit with seat in same position for someone shorter and vise versa your enough to make a depressed person laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) No I did not know the gearbox was faulty whe I bought the car as all gears worked, all changes were smooth and proper and worked perfectly in sport and tiptronic so why would I assume gearbox is dead? They did build the gearbox themselves - not just fitting another gearbox. they took mine off, stripped it down and re-built it. well lets assume 20mpg as its in central london and they would have tested things like the kickdown etc and thats lower than I get it in london (I get 25 in london). 60 miles at 20mpg is 3 gallons which is 13.63827 litres which at 143.9 p/litre is £19.62 The garage is a small independent with 3 people working there. They have my car, my key and has fuel in it if they needed to pop out for anything. I've known of ford dealers doing this with customers cars (including my dads mk1 escort back in the day and a friends ST170). In my experience most garages dont spend ages adjusting the drivers seat to their position including moving the headrest just for a test drive i use to adjust the seat when i was working as a service valeter same when i use to drop customers cars back to them why should i either stretch myself out or have my chest to a steering wheel just to move a customers vehicle and you would do the same u cannot expect some one tall to sit with seat in same position for someone shorter and vise versa your enough to make a depressed person laugh Any normal garage worker does this. You forget though, we're in stevmo word just now, so logic and common sense are abandoned at the door. Edited September 24, 2012 by sidrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Yes I would admit, I adjust customers car seats & positions, this often becomes a rather disturbing concern mind you seeing as I'm only there to sort the computer out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Yes I would admit, I adjust customers car seats & positions, this often becomes a rather disturbing concern mind you seeing as I'm only there to sort the computer out. Ive been know to adjust another blokes passenger seat right the way back to horizontal once in a while..... but only so his missus can hop on easier and off quicker if he came home from work early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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