M.O.T:Passed:Does the air con come under warranty,Whats a average cost of a service.

[Jem]

Originally Posted by steetee

Hey Jem, it is difficult to tell from the pictures, but it looks like one of your tyres has metal ply exposed, which would make it unroadworthy without a doubt.

Yea its was a danger trap,The pictures are not that good but for a garage to let me out of their garage is crazy.

This is the thread i made about the tyres

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=3588

[afcbadam]

my self done service

oil and filter £30
plugs £20
Fuel filter £8
pollen filter £10
all genuine parts, from ebay.

[TjP]

Originally Posted by XPCobra

A full service kit for the V6 using genuine parts is under £50 ( not including oil)

Im starting a vehicle mechanics course in Sept... looks like it might pay for its self!

[steetee]

Originally Posted by Jem

Yea its was a danger trap,The pictures are not that good but for a garage to let me out of their garage is crazy.

This is the thread i made about the tyres

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=3588

What kind of mileage did you do on these set of tyres?

It is bad if the garage you went to never told you the tyre was illegal. However, all a garage can do is advise you what tyres are bald/illegal/damaged and it is up to you as the driver to sort it out.

It is the drivers responsibility to ensure that his/her vehicle is in a roadworthy condition, not the garages.

For instance, National Tyres could advise you all of your tyres are fine, then after you drive out of the garage the police could stop, give you a horty, or even fine you for each tyre. "Garages" like National Tyres/Kwik-Fit/ATS hold no legal responsibility on any inspection they do.

Tyres are very simple to keep an eye on, you can pick up a wee tread depth indicator for a couple of pounds. Just make sure the tyres are above 1.6mm over the central 3/4 band of the tyre, and no cords/canvas are exposed and you'll be fine.

[arwilson80]

for oil and filter it doesn't take a mechanic... even I can do it.

[Jem]

I really cant remember the mileage but it was very low,Yes as the driver it was my fault but there is no way the tyres should go like that with the mileage,This was not a second hand car,The garage is at fault because it was never picked up,Even the manager said he didn't know what was going on and agreed it was partly their fault.

[Jem]

Originally Posted by arwilson80

for oil and filter it doesn't take a mechanic... even I can do it.

Yea you are right but some people may have no place to do it,In my case i wouldn't want to do it myself as its still a newish car i want it done by a professional.

[TjP]

^ Ditto.

When I had my service the weather was foul, other wise I was going to have a go with one or two bits. The main reason though is as above, peace of mind when its done by a professional. Im quite happy taking a banger to pieces, but doing things to my own [fairly expensive] car is different! lol All about confidence I guess...

[Simon's ZS-120]

Originally Posted by afcbadam

my self done service

oil and filter £30
plugs £20
Fuel filter £8
pollen filter £10
all genuine parts, from ebay.

see if peoople live near reading i get all my parts from halfords and get them on trade so i dont spend much on a service for my and if i we dont stock it i can order in on trade so makes my life alot cheaper plus we have worked out we can do trade and then an extra 15% off so it means super cheap

[Jem]

This is what it cost him/me


Oil Filter £8.29
Air Filter £9.84
Fuel Filter £13.27
Polun Filter £9.97
Screen Wash £1.10
Sump Washer £0.80

Total £43.27

Labour: £96.00

Lubriciants £26.30

Sundries: £1.50

Environmental: £3.50