Just thought id let you all know about my "interesting" weekend

Starts off 6am Saturday morning,everything is fine as i leave the house to head to Glynneath to meet the guys for the run up to Prodrive
After filling my belly we were off Just after we meet Lee (catalunya172) we headed off,after about 10 miles i get flashed from behind by Rich (rsedwards) so pulled in and wondered what the problem was,he then said i had steam coming from the car After looking at it the water had come from the overflow pipe behind the passenger side headlight. All seems fine at this point,engine temp normal However,about 5 miles up the road my engine temp rockets up Immediately stop and drive gently to Waitrose to inspect. On stopping noticed my car had relived itself over their forecourt So after a bit of deliberation it was thought to be the thermostat and seal was fubard So the decision was made to stick a bottle of radweld in to see if the leak stopped,but no joy So i told the guys to carry on and i would drive down to Keith Price and try and buy a new Thermostat and fit it. However,arriving at Keith Price at around 7.40am it was found that they dont open till 9am So the long wait began. Then they opend and the fun began 1 Thermostat purchased,Justin very kindly lent the yard behind for me to work in After much swearing and scraping of knuckles myself and my dad had the new one in. Time to top up the water and head off But.........no Still leaking. Looked like it was then coming from a small hose above the manifold,so off that came an replace but stll no joy. Final conclusion was either waterpump or water pump seals. Decided to leave it for an expert to do it tomorrow Weekend over for me Until,the very kind people at Keith Price agreed to lend me a WRX hatch for the weekend So knowing id miss the Prodrive gathering as i was there trying to fix mine till 2pm it was straight to the hotel booked in Hounslow ready for the show in Windsor. Booked the room online and paid for it,or so i thought went to check in and was asked for £37 for the room. Said id paid online and was told that that their system was down and my payment hadnt gone through So off to find a cashpoint i go,finally found one and went back to check in Then up this morning and on to the show in Windsor. So my car lays broken up in Abergavenny until Pete the head mechanic figures out the problem tomorrow. Then i have the problem of getting the Hatch back to them and getting mine home as i have no money after the weekend,what fun Filled my car up friday £50 and another £70 gone in the hatch

On a brighter note,my faith in Humanity is restored after the help i had saturday from everyone involved.

But a special thanks goes to,Justin,John and Paul in Keith Price Absoulute legends and gentlemen. I cant thank you enough

 

sorry to hear your bad news calvin hope it isn't too expensive to fix.peter and justin have always been very good with me i'm sure when i had the bugeye they thought i was sleeping there

 

This is how it used to be with Subaru. Now not so, well done KP and all involved.

How's the hatch Calv? You defecting soon?

Oh and how did the job interviews go?

 

hey mate just read your post, i dont know if it'll be any help to you but i am travelling to and from Neath Port Talbot College tomorrow (Port Talbot), to re-new my Gas safety certificates from brecon which is a mere 15minits from keith's. will be leaving brecon at 7am tomoz to go down, leaving coleg around 5pm. if this helps at all with anything your more than welcome to have a lift to/from keiths or for me to follow you in your car home or even if you wanted to leave yours at a safe place (mine) in brecon till you get it sorted its no problem.
Pm me if you want my number if i can help mate
rob

 

What a weekend for you indeed
Top marks to KP's though for the use of the hatch very good of them.
Hope it works out Calv.

 

Again, massive to KPs for helping out! Not many dealers who would do that!

At times I forgot what car I was following down the M4 good thing the saloon is back with a vengeance

 

Again, massive to KPs for helping out! Not many dealers who would do that!

At times I forgot what car I was following down the M4 good thing the saloon is back with a vengeance

 

Hatch is pretty sharp out of the box to be fair. Handleing is a bit suspect though. Although Merv was like a kid with a new toy today The handbook is a good read
Job front......Should hear from Skoda this week,they were sorting the applications last week. Job closing with days on 4th october. Fingers crossed. Thats if i have a car to get anywhere

Cheers mate,just borrowed £8 off my sister to get AA recovery to get the car back here. See where we go from there then
Thanks for the kind offer though.

Car may go up for sale now

 

A little more time and Calvin could have got his wheels and zorst on the hatch to liven it up a bit

 

A nice straight through exhaust wouldnt go a miss on them. Dealer option maybe

 

Calvin, if your stuck and can get a trailer I'll be only to happy to get it home for you with my Disco.

 

Cheers mate,just borrowed £8 off my sister to get AA recovery to get the car back here. See where we go from there then
Thanks for the kind offer though.

Car may go up for sale now[/quote]

No problem mate, i know how awkward it can be when your car is stranded and no means to get her back. Hope its a small issue and nothing too costly and it dosent come to selling.
ATB Rob

 

The car may be getting you back as you said you wanted an E*o

 

gutted this has happend mate hope its not to bad and you get it sorted

 

Really hope you can get it sorted calv and doesn't cost too much to fix. Fingers crossed on the job front aswell mate.

 

Gutted Calv, hope it nothing too expensive, i'll be popping in there today for some bits. Can't say enough good things about Keith Price, they always seem to go out of their way to help

 

Calv if you are really struggling. I will do the work for nothing as long as you supply the parts.

I will forward you the the number now.

 

Cheers guys Thanks for all the kind offers. Should find out the problem for definate later on.

Again i cant thank the people at Kp's enough

 

You've had a quiet weekend then Calv

Hope you sort it out sooner rather than later and it isn't too expensive.

 

You could say that Phil

 

good luck with car and job calv

 

Hope not to costly Calvin

 

I'm sure Cvc would have been equally accomadating Merv...............

 

UPDATE. Car has been looked at but cant see the problem till it gets stripped down. So picking it up with the AA tomorrow. Told it looked like either the waterpump or pump gasket so going to have to find some cash to buy one and see if that does the trick.

 

http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/part...gen=&searchKey=

http://www.importcarparts.co.uk/part...42&var=31&dc=y

Calv, I can wait mate

 

Cheers Ian

Would this one be worth the extra couple of pounds?
http://www.rogerclarkmotorsport.co.u...productID=1373

 

Glad to hear it's getting sorted Calvin, it's a pity you couldn't make the RB day as it was a good event.

I was up in Keith Price's today collecting a few bits and pieces, it was good of them to loan you a car as most dealers would have told you to sod off and left you in the lurch.

 

 

Better the aftermarket than the genuine Subaru item.

I asked the guy on the phone at RCM last week what the difference was apart from the price when I ordered that and some other bits from there last week.

Genuine Subaru parts are a rip off

 

I have to disagree with you on that, I always try to buy genuine where possible and KP's have always given good service.

Aftermarket parts are not always cheaper...