Betsy Being Held for Ransom

Betsy Still not Back

Moody emotional Mechanics what’s that about?  I know so many mechanics take your car then turn into some possessive monster.  So we handed the keys over said we needed to get it up a running, as I need it for the daily commute to the station.  Not sure what was understood by this 3 weeks on still waiting for car to be returned.  That’s 3 weeks paying for insurance, road tax no MOT coz as I understand it still doesn’t have one.  He is behaving as if he is doing us a big favour.  

I should have known something wasn’t right I felt like how I normally feel when I go to the hairdressers and they begin chastising you like a naughty school girl.  Ok so my hair is really thick and go on say it unruly, so I have come to you to state the Bloody obvious, no just get on what I am paying you to do.  Make me look more beautiful.  

So we pull up into the garage which is just a drive in the side of a long expanse of wall, they get to work excitedly.  They seem to be excited by the juddering of the engine. He quickly disappears then returns with a Pencil Coil, yeah I had read about this component being the most likely cause for juddering on VW Polo’s ( Ok I am impressed he knows his stuff).  Unfortunately I haven’t forgiven him for wanting to charge me £30 to fit a side panel window on my Nissan when I accidently locked my keys in the car.  He was charging £20 for panel and £30 to fit it not likely needless to say we didn’t use his services.  I personally vowed to never use his services again.  Well anyhow here we are and they are buzzing around the car excitedly the way it was looking I thought we maybe able to get it back straight away.  I know crazy talk. well at least that week.

After a week of letting him get on with it.  He explains that only 2 of the cylinders in the 3  cylinder engine is working apparently this is a bad thing.  To get a replacement engine would be in excess of £1000.  Am I going to spend over £1000 on a car webuyanycar have just valued at £350.  I know they didn’t want this particular car.  He then continues on to explain that unless the engine is changed the car won’t pass MOT.  Also it was noted the engine was flooded with oil.  I personally think it was when we recently gave into it’s whimpering and complaining with oil symbols popping up one too many times and not going away.  So we somehow crammed 6 litres into the car.  Not sure where it went still no signs of leaks.  So my car is being held to ransom unless I agree to have the engine replace, refurbished or whatever I won’t be getting my car back.  Is this legal?  I know it is common it is what Mechanics do.

The last call we tentatively made to him the bill was at £5 -600.  Most of my cars normally cost this so this is a new phenomenon being expected to pay out this kind of money just to keep a car on the road.

I will look into if I can postpone my car insurance for the time it will be at garage.....

Webuyanycar only use in emergency

Betsy Fights Back

Webuyanycar what can I say?  Don’t get me started firstly I had allowed the first quote of 825 to expire damn.  I was thinking this was a bad thing, turns out it wasn’t.  I put in my details again shazam it pops up with a new quote of wait for it 895 huh! ???? I don’t understand, let me quickly make the appointment before they realise their mistake.  

Gave Betsey yet another clear out prised the stereo out.  (that should have been far easier than it was).  I remember when stereo’s would regularly get stolen.  I have had my stereo stolen out of a car.  ANyhow took two screwdrivers and at least 15 mins.  

So we drive to webuyanycar office and we meet Sylvia (If that is her name).  She is bubbly and very likeable from her high heels and overpowering celebrity  perfume.  Anyhow she explained she had to appraise the car.   oh oh my heart sank.  I was hoping to come in and just be handed a cheque.  I am joking, I had heard they beat you down.  so I was ready for a fight.  So we both went out to Betsey.  Hey she could hold her own in a car showroom or maybe a parking lot anyhow the T Cutting two weeks ago definitely paid off.  She looked around a joke about the missing grilles in the front.  sometime last year when it was parked somewhere someone helped themselves to the grilles did they have lamps I don’t know not sure,  don’t ask me.  

These were all minors oh yes there is the issue of the the MOT expired only 7 days ago.  SO £100 off for that then there is the light you know the light that looks like an anvil apparently it represents engine problems.  so a staggering £200 pounds off the original price, I do hope you are paying attention the offer now stands at wait for it £350 shocking.  I know she is in a bad way but she is still a car with steering wheel seats etc starts in the morning.  I quickly indignantly picked up my documents which I had scattered on the desk and promptly left their tacky makeshift office with that cheap overpowering perfume and left.  The unfortunate thing we now had two cars to drive around.  Our family routine seems to be Mc’ Donalds on Saturday while we sit in the car.  which I know is more than the other half can bare.  He HATES any form of food consumption in his precious car.  Betsey what can I say I have all my meals in Betsey Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.  So I know this is killing him.  The only reason we have done this for the past two weeks are due to the vouchers in the Metro in the week.  He is so organised I scan through the paper every morning,  more doom and gloom more scandals I see the vouchers I don’t have the scissors the gaul or the tenacity to get them out. I recently picked up  a discarded Sun on the tube the other day , how lucky am I?  I was appalled that the person who had discarded it had torn out half of a page, bloody cheek.  I had no idea what the offer was, and I had no way of finding out.  I quickly handed it to my colleague who happily read it.  So the missing section didn’t bother him.  It was incomplete it was imperfect.  I don’t do imperfect.

Back to Betsey.  Took Betsey to garage for make over or exchange whichever one makes sense .