I Hope It Rains For The Next 2 Weeks......................
I Hope It Rains For The Next 2 Weeks......................
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mrs triple s

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2,821 posts

258 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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...............cos my baby has to go back to the dealers

The symptoms suggest a problem with the head gasket. They have advised me not to continue to drive it but can't fit it in for repairs for 2 weeks.

There is NO way I can have it sitting on the drive and not be able to use it. That would be like giving a kid a bag of sweets and telling them they cant eat them ,so I am taking it to the dealers today.

I often go out for a drive in my lunchbreak or take the (very) long way home ( roof off of course) to get rid of the stresses of the day.

What am I going to do now

kevin ritson

3,423 posts

258 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Is it under warranty? Surely you can take it somewhere else to be repaired if they don't have time?

PB9

175 posts

253 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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request to take the dealer demo car.... As they can not fix your car in a realistic time...

worth a try anyway...

I had an issues and my dealer did not have a temp car for me, about 30 minutes later I was off with the managers personal car....

Pete.

mrs triple s

Original Poster:

2,821 posts

258 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Wow..............now that is tempting.

It is under warranty and I have booked it in for the earliest date available AND that is without a courtesy car.If I had wanted a car I would have had to wait longer.

I also asked about taking it to another dealership and was told that the next nearset is in Stanstead. Didn't fancy that

I seem to remember too that I was told that it would take a week to fix so that will be 3 weeks without my baby.

Edited to add : The dealers have said that if they have a cancellation though, they will fit my car in. :fingerscrossed:

>> Edited by mrs triple s on Thursday 18th May 08:53

TIPPER

2,955 posts

250 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Your wish has come true

Blowing a hooley and absolutely pi55ing down in Devon.
Hope it comes your way soon

Extra 300 Driver

5,282 posts

277 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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You dont have to get the work carried out at the dealer. You could take it to a local indy and Lotus would cover the warranty.

tanman

505 posts

266 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Yeh, tip(per)ing down here in south Devon as well. Still i'll be out in the 'Liz tomorrow come rain or shine. Been driving the Fiesta today (shocking- just does not want to go around corners!)
I hope you get the 'Liz sorted out soon Mrs Triple s. at least its under warranty. Ask them for an Exige S while you are waiting for yours to be fixed. wait for the look of shock, then tell them "ok a standard Exige will fine".
Hope your sorted out sooner than later
Tanman

TIPPER

2,955 posts

250 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Tanman - I AM in South Devon (just Northeast of Plymouth).

BTW Mrs triple s Hope you get your car sorted soonest. Dealer should definately supply you with a car whilst your's is undrivable particularly if you bought the car from them. Imagine if it were your only car and you needed it for work every day. If it had been an Audi/BM/Jag for the best part of £40k you'd be in a replacement car without hesitation. Demand the same sort of service

gooby

9,269 posts

265 months

Thursday 18th May 2006
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Thanks Mrs,
It is blowing a force 6 gusting 8 and chucking it out of the sky. Typical! I have just paid for 8 dives up front and the first is on monday. Look what you have done to the weather!

I hope you are happy.

:huff:

speedyellow

2,533 posts

258 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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Yup, weekend is stuffed!

mrs triple s

Original Poster:

2,821 posts

258 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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Woo Hoo


Raining here too

gooby

9,269 posts

265 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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Woman! - you have a lot to answer for!
:/sternvoice:

minidiva

1,227 posts

252 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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The one nice thing about all this rain is that I get to see all the water running off my beautiful paintwork after giving it 5 hours of TLC (first clay bar experience) & a coating of Supaguard last weekend, whilst getting severe sunburn in the process .

Usually it's bloody annoying when it rains as soon as you've washed your car, but my paintwork is sticking it's fingers up at the clouds and saying 'ha ha ha' and so am I as the water just runs straight off (not all of it obviously).

Just1 will be so proud of me

TIPPER

2,955 posts

250 months

Friday 19th May 2006
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It's still raining. Grrrr!!

mrs triple s

Original Poster:

2,821 posts

258 months

Saturday 20th May 2006
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TIPPER said:
It's still raining. Grrrr!!


junks

303 posts

271 months

Saturday 20th May 2006
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Sunny & blue sky here!!

Well for the momentanyway!!

GTRene

22,782 posts

255 months

Saturday 20th May 2006
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A lot of showers and hard wind also in the Netherlands...beware for what you wish for the next time missy
Please wish us some sunny days starting tomorrow otherwise I think I will not go to the Ring in Germany(nurburgring)
(hope your roof is leaking! haha)
GTRene

Grinzzz

566 posts

248 months

Saturday 20th May 2006
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Im thinking it might be wise to buy a small outboard for the elise - what supercharger would be suitable?

Maybe a flappy paddle gearbox might be a good upgrade - provided the paddles are big enough

turnamere

315 posts

266 months

Saturday 20th May 2006
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Wow, that's one powerfull curse, looked at the Met Office website and I've never seen so many weather fronts queued up to dump their rain on us. I even saw a hippy looking bloke with loads of animals buying wood at Jewsons in Cubits!!

Nick J

1,084 posts

255 months

Saturday 20th May 2006
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mrs triple s said:
Hope it rains for the next two weeks


Jesus H.. what have you done woman? If this carries on we will need Noah.

Hope for sunshine next time...