ATTAK Z Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 My Arosa had problems in the cold weather just before Christmas ............ I thought I totalled the engine by driving her with the oil light coming on ..... anyway ...... GOOD NEWS ...... she came back to me today after a spell at the Garage and a bill for £366.00 including a fresh MOT certificate .......... it went like this: Just before Christmas car stopped and oil warning light came on, luckily not far from home Car left on road outside house until after Christmas RAC had a look, recovered car and trailered it to Garage Garage had a good look expecting at best a new head gasket and at worst a totalled engine problem diagnosed as frozen/ceased water pump (we had minus 18 deg C when the car stopped going) timing belt had lost a couple of notches trying to drive the water pump yours truly supplied new fluids Garage supplied everything else SORTED Happy days ...... I can now stop using the DB9 for work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Your repair bill was £16 more expensive than my shed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 mine too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Agreed! I have quite a posh shed so does that mean my Zed is really shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Just glad to have an ordinary car for work ........... I have been turning up at schools and the kids think I'm the local drug dealer ..... embarrassing mind you I've made quite a wad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Just glad to have an ordinary car for work ........... I have been turning up at schools and the kids think I'm the local drug dealer ..... embarrassing mind you I've made quite a wad You took the Aston to school either your a fierce teacher who everyone is scared of..... or did you move the classroom outside to the carpark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Just glad to have an ordinary car for work ........... I have been turning up at schools and the kids think I'm the local drug dealer ..... embarrassing mind you I've made quite a wad Didn't realise you were a teacher aswell ATTAK Z? To afford a DB9 you must have been stealing the kids lunch money for sometime. I will need to step my bullying up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Just glad to have an ordinary car for work ........... I have been turning up at schools and the kids think I'm the local drug dealer ..... embarrassing mind you I've made quite a wad You took the Aston to school either your a fierce teacher who everyone is scared of..... or did you move the classroom outside to the carpark I'm not a teacher ........ I design school buildings ..... TBH I find that most kids appreciate a nice car ...... I used to get a similar reaction in the Zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 That's a shame I reckon the teacher look would go well with the DB9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I am sure if you have a DB9 you are allowed a posh shed nope, you have to have an even s*****r shed Just glad to have an ordinary car for work ........... I have been turning up at schools and the kids think I'm the local drug dealer ..... embarrassing mind you I've made quite a wad You took the Aston to school either your a fierce teacher who everyone is scared of..... or did you move the classroom outside to the carpark I'm not a teacher ........ I design schools ..... TBH I find that most kids appreciate a nice car ...... I used to get a similar reaction in the Zed Ahhhh! I hope when you design them down where you are, teachers are actually consulted. As part of PPP programme up here, they built a whole load of open plan primary schools which are not conducive to good learning or teaching. Thankfully I am not in one of these new builds. I agree - my kids love my zed! If you spend a bit of time talking to the older kids about the car whether they are kids in your street or kids in a school they will show more respect towards it for what it is and as your property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I agree - my kids love my zed! If you spend a bit of time talking to the older kids about the car whether they are kids in your street or kids in a school they will show more respect towards it for what it is and as your property. Then pinch your Tommy K badge when your not looking and stick it on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I agree - my kids love my zed! If you spend a bit of time talking to the older kids about the car whether they are kids in your street or kids in a school they will show more respect towards it for what it is and as your property. Then pinch your Tommy K badge when your not looking and stick it on eBay That was those naughty high school kids! I don't talk to them - they steal my lunch money.....and tommy k badges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I agree - my kids love my zed! If you spend a bit of time talking to the older kids about the car whether they are kids in your street or kids in a school they will show more respect towards it for what it is and as your property. Then pinch your Tommy K badge when your not looking and stick it on eBay That was those naughty high school kids! I don't talk to them - they steal my lunch money.....and tommy k badges! Damn I probably could have bought it off them for a packet of Monster Munch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I worked mainly on Primary up until a couple of months ago ............. I'm now working on the BSF programme which as some may know is Secondary education ..... little kids are a lot nicer than older students .... but if you talk to them as you would anyone else and give them a bit of respect, then I find you usually get a good response and a degree respect back ......... couldn't work in a school all day though .... respect to biscuit and Cragus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I worked mainly on Primary up until a couple of months ago ............. I'm now working on the BSF programme which as some may know is Secondary education ..... little kids are a lot nicer than older students .... but if you talk to them as you would anyone else and give them a bit of respect, then I find you usually get a good response and a degree respect back ......... That statement goes for most people in general, I always speak to people how I would like them to speak to me. I have managed in many many different environments and never shouted at anyone or lost my temper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 ................. and never shouted at anyone or lost my temper... good job too if you're 6ft 4in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Update Arosa's going great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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