God dammit! Was only yesterday that I happened to say how flippin great my Omega was and it runs like a dream when bugger me it went and broke down today! ARGH!

Been training all day, nipped to B & Q on the way home to get some paint before collecting Tash from school, noticed the car was idling oddly and seemed lumpy. Thought it was because I'd let the fuel light come on, so popped to petrol station and put some gas in. Still a bit lumpy but seemed to be improving so took it on a faster road, gave it some beans and it seemed to splutter a bit then was ok.

 

Got paint, went to drive home, car wouldn't start, then it started but kept cutting out soon as I revved it. Thought perhaps a spark plug had come loose so checked and lo, the sparks were all soaked with oil again :angry:

 

Its only been about 8 weeks since I had the rocker cover gasket replaced, but my mechanic did say at the time, it might not actually be the only issue.

 

Sooo, having put £20 fuel in the car, spent £20 on paint, I then had to pay £30 to get the sodding car towed home and now my mechanic is coming tomorrow to diagnose and cost the job.

 

*insert swear words here* - NOT what I need when I've just started placement (nights, I'm shattered!), 3 weeks before Christmas.

 

If its massively expensive I'll have to break the car and try to get some money together for yet another bloody car......or failing that, one of these :scooter:

 

Bah bloody humbug!

Bugger!-happens to us all tho'!:thumbdown:

i know the feeling, when my zed went id been doing 80 hour weeks for 13 weeks straight, all nights and evenings. i finished work at 6 instead of 7am and thought hey il take it for a blast while the roads are clear, water pump seized it parted with its coolant and that wa steh end of that engine. i had to sit there 500 metres or so from my house for two hours waiting for the tow truck, at a majour xroads taht got buiser and buiser didnt wanna just leave the car there alone. :(

Bugger!-happens to us all tho'!:thumbdown:

 

I know, just sick of cars this year, one problem after another. My sister has just got herself a yukky Kia Picanto with its 7 yr warranty and the £30 a year tax. Hateful thing but I'm actually feeling envious of her tonight.....

i know the feeling, when my zed went id been doing 80 hour weeks for 13 weeks straight, all nights and evenings. i finished work at 6 instead of 7am and thought hey il take it for a blast while the roads are clear, water pump seized it parted with its coolant and that wa steh end of that engine. i had to sit there 500 metres or so from my house for two hours waiting for the tow truck, at a majour xroads taht got buiser and buiser didnt wanna just leave the car there alone. :(

 

:scared:

Ohhhh gutted!

I just need a reliable car for the next 3 yrs til I graduate then I can play sports cars again....

Seems to me you've tried every "reliable" car under the sun, and none of them are as reliable as a Z :whistling:

Seems to me you've tried every "reliable" car under the sun, and none of them are as reliable as a Z :whistling:

 

ha tahst n/a s for you. all jokes aside though you can pick up alot of car for very little these days if your prepared to go for far eastern hatches, we picked my mrs car up for about 2k once we had had the cambelt and new shoes all round for her. it does 50 tio the gallon is a 55 reg had done less than 70k and is a cheap to insure and tax is £30 spot on for her.

Seems to me you've tried every "reliable" car under the sun, and none of them are as reliable as a Z :whistling:

 

What my 2-seater that we couldn't all fit in, could't afford to run and insure? Yup, it was a fab car

Sorry to hear this mate. Hopefully it'll be a cheap easy fix. :sailor:

Sorry to hear this mate. Hopefully it'll be a cheap easy fix. :sailor:

 

cheers me too! Will update tomorrow, fingers crossed :yes::yes:

Huh. Something you could do without. Stoopid cars!!

Nightmare.... fingers crossed for a cheap diagnosis...

go to the nearest main dealer offering small cheap new cars at bugger all per month, bite the bullet, pay for 3 years and give it back. No street cred but gets you out the poo.

What my 2-seater that we couldn't all fit in, could't afford to run and insure? Yup, it was a fab car

 

I keep telling you, make Mark walk and get him to work a Tesco checkout at night to bring in some extra dosh ;)

Huh. Something you could do without. Stoopid cars!!

 

Feel sick thinking about what its gonna cost to fix the fecker!!

:scared:

Ohhhh gutted!

I just need a reliable car for the next 3 yrs til I graduate then I can play sports cars again....

 

You can get a brand new Smart car for about £110 a month. I know, not exactly a beast of a car, but hey. Cheap as chips, cheap to run, cheap tax, wont break down... Gotta be worth a thought

Nightmare.... fingers crossed for a cheap diagnosis...

 

Cheers, my mechanic is coming lunchtime, if its bad news, you'll hear me wailing form your house lol

go to the nearest main dealer offering small cheap new cars at bugger all per month, bite the bullet, pay for 3 years and give it back. No street cred but gets you out the poo.

 

Oh if I could I would, but on an NHS bursary, I get less about £5k a year to live on, I just wouldn't qualify

I keep telling you, make Mark walk and get him to work a Tesco checkout at night to bring in some extra dosh ;)

 

Lol, I'm sure he would if he wasn't already doing 12 hour shifts at the local hospital as part of his nursing degree.....

Hope the news is not to bad Janus good luck:clover:

Hope the news is not to bad Janus good luck:clover:

 

Good and bad news Gary. Good news is that in the dark, what I saw as oil in the sparks yesterday was in fact water, which had somehow got in because the drain hole was full of leaves and we had a torrential storm yesterday with gales, which my mechanic thinks somehow forced the water overflowing from the drain, into the sparks. So he dried them all out, sprayed with WD40 and bingo, she lives.

Bad news is that, on driving it after it was fixed, my power steering now seems to have died. Its a big heavy car, getting it out of a parking space earlier wasn't that easy. Got her back home again and mechanic is coming out Monday to look. Checked the power steering fluid reservoir and it looks ok, but will probs drain that this weekend and replace to see if this makes a difference.

 

Oh and I'm doing nights this week, but today I am mostly writing a 4000 word essay about patient vulnerability and the role of the nurse as an advocate.....deep joy!!

Keep doing the lotto Janus your luck will soon change

Keep doing the lotto Janus your luck will soon change

 

God I hope so Gary, if not to get me out of writing this fecking essay! Its a total beeeatch! Lol

God I hope so Gary, if not to get me out of writing this fecking essay! Its a total beeeatch! Lol

 

Goggle and print:biggrin:

Goggle and print:biggrin:

 

Lol, perhaps if I hadn't sat through 47 lectures already about plagiarism and how it will lead to instant removal from the course - the Uni even has anti plagiarism software so you can't do it!