the saga continues

[splatspeed]

ok got the monaro from a local vauxhall dealer not monaro specialist

slight electrical probs with things not switching off

ok not to worry warrenty covers it

then had accident after being rear ended

waited a month to get the car back

then back in after paint flaked

one day

then speedo prob

booked in checked local dealer can do it

local dealer collect car and return car as they arnt allowed to touch computer

probably why they never reset the service interval warning every time i tell them

then told i have to drive 50 miles to picador for dials and recall on car

which should have been done before i received it

picador want it for 3 days FFS

its a set of dials not the engine

this is getting into jaguar territory for lunacy

[caspy]

apologies for not going back through......what needs doing to dials ? Is it erratic display thing ??

[Well_Fans]

my local dealer reset the service light - software for monaro is part of the standard stuff supplied to all Vauxhall dealerships on their cd-rom updates for the device they plug into the computer plug under the steering wheel. There's also an easy way of doing it yourself which has been mentioned on here - something to do with pushing pedals and turning the key.

[GSI_Daz]

Depends on how many miles it has done too, appartently it cannot be reset below 8k miles for some strange reason

[AM04ARO]

'normal' dealers can service the Monaro as my localone did and reset the service indicator. Think that the specialist dealers know more about the car and can do warrenty work without cost, normal ones have to charge but can still get the parts.

My local dealer does things like air con recharge as its close and convenient

[BO55 VXR]

Would a "basic trained" dealer be able to crash repairs?

Edit: Err, no, I haven't - I just want to make sure I take it to someone who can do the job properly

Edited by BO55 VXR on Monday 24th July 21:01

[Well_Fans]

wasn't even a Vauxhall dealer did repairs on my Monaro last Xmas - did a good job of the bodywork but made a mess of the paint job. Now waiting on House of Color getting me more info on a nice copper colour paint I picked out at the motor fair up here. If the assessor comes back to me and tells me the paintwork needs redoing then I may go for a change of colour at the same time - I'll buy the paint they can pay for the respraying.