Hi peeps,
new to this forum, ive read most posts in this section and im confident you guys can give me the answers im looking for /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Well here is the storey so far.
Bought a 1998 R plate S8 around July of this year, absoloutly adore the car, everything that i wanted, but before i got home i realised the Air con wasnt working, and their was a major noise coming from passenger side wishbone, i phoned the garage and they said aircon just needed gassing and if i got wishbone looked at they would sort it.
Took it to get the aircon gassed up at a place called Malcolm Gascoigne, got it back icy cold but i could hear a hissing noise coming from dashboard and when it had parked on my block paving for a couple of nights realised it had an oil leak, i booked it in to be looked over at Lookers Thornaby (stockton on tees) and they gave it back with the following result:
Aircon hissing noise: Normal
Creaking wishbone: Couldnt Hear
Oil Leak: head gasket £971+Vat
So i gulped at oil leak price and asked about creaking noise they said they couldnt hear it, so i asked to speak to the guy who had looked at the car, i asked him "how can you say you couldnt hear the creaking from wishbone" he said "couldnt hear a thing" i said "how far you drive it" reply "i didnt i was rocking it".
I made him come in car with me and listen, around first corner and he could hear it and confirmed it was lower wishbone.
They booked it in for lower wishbone and oil leak.
3 hours into job they phone me to say after talking first head off they realise second head was leaking and it was gonna add another £600 on to the job, i authorised it, and picked up the car the next morning at a cost of £1900.00
Then i later that night on my way home from work on the A19 i hit 130mph and the car was all over the road, and i mean all over, i slowed down and then tried again and once you reach 120mph the car gets really soft and bouncy, i went back to the garage and told them they said it is nothing to do with what they had done, and where unable to test the car at that speed as it would be breaking the law.
I then phoned a couple of garages and asked about the wishbones, they said there are several for the A8/S8 depending on the chasis number, i then re-phoned lookers to be told it is the correct one, yet i find it hard to believe they had one for my vehicle on the shelf. before the new wishbone i could hit 150mph and the car handled great.
the aircon continued to go empty and to this day has been refilled twice and tested and ive been told its not leaking but for some strange reason it is empty again after 2 weeks.
So this post is asking the question, how can i find out if i have the right wishbone and what do i do about the aircon?
Anyone know any good audi garages in the north of england that would sort my problems?
Next post is about my new wheels/handling problems (sorry post is so long)
new to this forum, ive read most posts in this section and im confident you guys can give me the answers im looking for /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Well here is the storey so far.
Bought a 1998 R plate S8 around July of this year, absoloutly adore the car, everything that i wanted, but before i got home i realised the Air con wasnt working, and their was a major noise coming from passenger side wishbone, i phoned the garage and they said aircon just needed gassing and if i got wishbone looked at they would sort it.
Took it to get the aircon gassed up at a place called Malcolm Gascoigne, got it back icy cold but i could hear a hissing noise coming from dashboard and when it had parked on my block paving for a couple of nights realised it had an oil leak, i booked it in to be looked over at Lookers Thornaby (stockton on tees) and they gave it back with the following result:
Aircon hissing noise: Normal
Creaking wishbone: Couldnt Hear
Oil Leak: head gasket £971+Vat
So i gulped at oil leak price and asked about creaking noise they said they couldnt hear it, so i asked to speak to the guy who had looked at the car, i asked him "how can you say you couldnt hear the creaking from wishbone" he said "couldnt hear a thing" i said "how far you drive it" reply "i didnt i was rocking it".
I made him come in car with me and listen, around first corner and he could hear it and confirmed it was lower wishbone.
They booked it in for lower wishbone and oil leak.
3 hours into job they phone me to say after talking first head off they realise second head was leaking and it was gonna add another £600 on to the job, i authorised it, and picked up the car the next morning at a cost of £1900.00
Then i later that night on my way home from work on the A19 i hit 130mph and the car was all over the road, and i mean all over, i slowed down and then tried again and once you reach 120mph the car gets really soft and bouncy, i went back to the garage and told them they said it is nothing to do with what they had done, and where unable to test the car at that speed as it would be breaking the law.
I then phoned a couple of garages and asked about the wishbones, they said there are several for the A8/S8 depending on the chasis number, i then re-phoned lookers to be told it is the correct one, yet i find it hard to believe they had one for my vehicle on the shelf. before the new wishbone i could hit 150mph and the car handled great.
the aircon continued to go empty and to this day has been refilled twice and tested and ive been told its not leaking but for some strange reason it is empty again after 2 weeks.
So this post is asking the question, how can i find out if i have the right wishbone and what do i do about the aircon?
Anyone know any good audi garages in the north of england that would sort my problems?
Next post is about my new wheels/handling problems (sorry post is so long)
