The Car
I had just had a massive arguement with Mrs Moot and got on the phone to my big brother, he was about 100 miles away in Minehead Butlins on a weeks piss up. I thought that this sounded like fun so popped in the car gave the Mrs a 2 finger salute and headed for the seaside town. I had just bought my new car, being a Fiat Abarth which went like the clappers and was ace (though very boy racer), I arrive there got drunk spent not much had a great time, result in my opinion. Time came to head home, little hungover but legal to drive, and headed up the A303 to my home. Just going past Wincanton when there was a sudden loss of power and some horrible noises coming from the engine, cue sitting on the side of the road for hours waiting for the RAC. Towed away and inspected, and yes I had run it dry of oil, did not notice great big leak and ruined the engine.

Garage guy and me chatting about car
me: is it fixable?
him: needs a new engine, big end gone see.
Me: oh hum (swear swear swear), I will get one how much to fit?
him:£800 quid
me: not bad. could be worse.

Went off bought a new engine, £2500 quid. had it dropped of at garage,

Phone call from garage.
Him: appears you've damaged fly wheel ect too.
Me: sh*t, how much?
Him: cant tell you until its all done.
Me: (In my head) I have a new engine now, cant get money back so will have to get it done... so i said fix it.

Weeks pass, fault after fault after fault....

3 months later, fixed.

went to pick it up.

Cost 2500 engine, 2000 parts and labour. Damn skint.

Decide while i was there to pop into mates for a drink chat, go out on the piss and lose the f**king keys. Cost £340 (what the fu*k)? 7 days to get em, so train home.

Replacement Keys arrive, pick it up. new tyre needed cost £162.

So car had, new engine, new fly wheel, new running gear, some replacement electrics, new tyre. new oil, air con replacement. ect ect.

Now really skint, cost of the car now £5000 at best.

Why did I bother? Because Im thick as hell.
(AmootPoint My bro is cyril sneer, Fri 14 May 2010, 20:08, 2 replies)

You got screwed. They done you up like a kipper.

( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Fri 14 May 2010, 20:32, closed)

Dont I know that.
Prob was i moved 400 miles away when it was in garage, if it was around the corner I would have fixed it myself :D
(AmootPoint My bro is cyril sneer, Fri 14 May 2010, 20:36, closed)