DS2 and I headed off this morning with my suv. Our plan was to go to my dealer garage first as my SUV needed a diagnostic. The engine light was on and we could hear a bit of a knocking or vibration in the motor.
A quick diagnostic turned into 3 hours of sit and wait. Some delays and some trouble finding the knock. The engine light was a loose wire, so that was good. The knocking was a loose bolt in my oil pan that was also letting oil leak out.
I have to say that I was patient for 2 of the three hours but for the last one I was getting twitchy.
I was pleasantly surprised to have them tell me there would be no charge for the 2.5 hours of labour. That was very unexpected news and made me smile.
DS and I began the hunt for a new vehicle the day of his accident. We searched online at the dealers in town and in the neighbouring communities. Things sure cost a lot. When we went to one dealer to look at a vehicle, we stumbled across another one that seems to fit exactly what it was looking for. Price was good. It was in great shape physically. I had them pull up the repair record (it was owned by one of their employees in the shop) and had them check all the bells and whistles. We took it for a test drive on the highway, and at a slower speed on a grid road to see if anything rattles.
I think this will be the one.
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3 comments:
Glad your son was ok. How very scary. Cars can be replaced....children can't.
Good luck with the new car!
How fortunate to have found a suitable replacement so quickly. You've shown Murphy a thing or two :)
That's really kind of the dealer to not charge you for the labour! I'm sure the longer you were sitting there the more scenarios were going thru your head as to what could be wrong and the dollar signs attached to them, lol. I'm glad everything was okay!
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