gibbleking
Old School Grand Master
picture the scene....2 days ago......driving home ..all of a sudden the temp guage goes from normal to boiling hot in the blink of an eye.hmmm i go.....pulls over in tescos....turns out the radiator had boiled dry...so i pour 3 litres of water into the car.....caries on driving.yesterday it happened agai...pour more water into the radiator....takes engine cap off to see a whole ton of white goo.crap....engines head gasket has gone crapcrap crap crap......takes it down to the garage ...kicks car and watches gently as mechanic proceeds to remove 500 quid from my pocket.car will be ready in 5 days mate ...ill do ya timing belt ,plugs ,oil and filter as well while im at it ok.as it was either this or get another car and maybe do this again soon for 600 quid more i think may as well...the rest of the car is in very good condition so i said go on then.hes also doing an engine tune and skim for the same price...so at the mo i am forced to use the vw polo we have as a spare to run around in...i hate cars.