Driving the golf to Devon Part 2

Havin picked my car up on fri afternoon I ran out of petrol before I got out of garage forcourt (new petrol tank)(bad omen?) .. The mechanic then put some fuel in my car (2 gallons), which he later explained that he had drained out of a diesel car who the owner had put petrol in(bad omen 2) 8O .
 I filled the tank up and  then loaded the car up for my hols with the wife moanin in the background "take the honda it wont make it"(bad omen 3?). I was tryin to convince everyone its an adventure (thanks dano) but I only managed to get to knutsford with the car splutterrin and the fuel pump makin a very loud buzzin noise. :dontknow:
I managed to get to Dudley at an average speed of 30mph on the motorway where an old friend lent me a car to carry on my journey.
Picked car up yesterday with a new fuel pump.
Can i blame the mechanic for puttin in contaminated fuel for burning out my fuel pump?
What an adventuere that cost me an extra ?350 for my hols (taxing and insuance on mates car plus fuel pump). Cant wait to go again…

sue the garage……………………….. god i'm blonde but i'm not as stupid as that mechanic……………….

That's appalling - surely there's no way he could gaurentee that the fuel in the tank would be any good. If the diesel car was run at all some of the fuel would have been round the sytem and back down the return pipe. Even if it just sat in the tank still likely to be contaminated. How old was the fuel pump, if less than a year should still be under warranty?

Cheers

get on the teletext next time mate know what u mean about omens though

Booked it, packed, it……****** it up!!!

Told you it would be an adventure!!!

Dan

Edited for language! Watch the old lingo there please Dano! :wink:

My adventure starts next sunday. Really looking for ward to it, but im sufferin from a wobbly steering wheel, had the wheels balanced but still does it at low speed, its makin me think twice about that long drive.

Ahh well where's the adventure without the complications!!

Probably the original pump so the mechanic will say the pump was on its way out and he couldnt guarentee the fuel mix even though I didnt ask for it. Its back firing like mad now. Didnt go round to see him today coz I would of just smacked him

 I'll try a sensible conversation with him on monday.

Really looking for ward to it, but im sufferin from a wobbly steering wheel, had the wheels balanced but still does it at low speed

I had this problem and I had the wheels digitally re-aligned and new wheel bearings solved it.

Car made it. Luggage made it. But i think i've lost my liver somewhere along the line  

:clap:  :y:  :clap:
…see….have faith…

Mind you, we set out for Maidstone the other day and the GTI started playing up when we got to Ashford…..missing, not pulling….so headed back, and the little 'beasty' went perfectly after we got most of the way home.!!!! :scratch:  :scratch:

If the car does not want a day out it will have it's 'bad hair day' !!!