AJP
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basically my Girlfrieds headgasket went on her 106 about 1-2 weeks ago. we booked it in to the garage for repair and was told it would cost around £300 give or take a few £££'s.
I phone up a few days later and they told me the gasket was seized to the head and that they had to send it off to be skimmed and the car required 4 new valves as they had burned out, at an extra cost of £190. at this point is was mad that they didnt ring and ask what we would like to do and an extra £190 is a lot. but i let it go and then came today.....
went into the garage on the way to work and they said that everything was fine the guy is putting the head together for you now it will be ready tonight for you. great we thought so along came 6pm, i had heard nothing so i rang then only to be told that the head was infact warped and is going to cost an extra £300-£600 to source and new or recon'd one.
WTF
Advice on what i can do next people.
Cheers
P.s. excuse any spelling errors 
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DanielJ
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get car from ther, u didnt agree to anything more than getting it intially fixed
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Mattb
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alex refuse to pay for the skimming etc, they should have checked the head properly before sending it off to be skimmed.
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LukeGSi
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Originally posted by AJP
Advice on what i can do people.
Use another garage in future 
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Adam-D
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Originally posted by Mattb
alex refuse to pay for the skimming etc, they should have checked the head properly before sending it off to be skimmed.
yup i wouldnt pay for skimming as it was fooked and therefore didnt need it
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AJP
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would they of noticed the head being warped before sending it off???
the machanics there are old anyway so i would of thought so myself, but i know noubt about engines.
At the moment we are not paying for anything. going to speak to her dad tonight and see what he says.
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AJP
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quote:
Originally posted by born_upsideout
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Originally posted by AJP
Advice on what i can do people.
Use another garage in future
 thats a bit lame
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LukeGSi
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sorry mate but had to be said, in the mean time ring Citizens Advice and see if theres anything u can do!!
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Mattb
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see if you can find a head for the car, go into teh garage, and ask them how much they want for the work carried out so far, with a breakdown of costs, including how many hours they intend to charge for, and where these hours were spent,
refuse to pay for any work that you didn't authorise, and then see where that will get you. if worst comes to worst, i will refit a new head for you.
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AJP
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Originally posted by born_upsideout
sorry mate but had to be said, in the mean time ring Citizens Advice and see if theres anything u can do!!
It certainly made me chuckle 
will have to try and speak to them or someone else on wednesday in uni from 9am till 8pm tomorrow.
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Mattb
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they will have a hard time proving that you authorised any work. we get this at work, and end up letting the stuff go for free...
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LukeGSi
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think they are open quite late, might be open after 8???
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LukeGSi
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Originally posted by Mattb
they will have a hard time proving that you authorised any work. we get this at work, and end up letting the stuff go for free...
Make a fuss and see what u can get!!
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M2RTY
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sounds like they are conning u
i bet there aint anything wrong with the head/valves
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