Hello!
I've recently owned a Fabia 1.2 (06 reg). It has served me well and just gone round the clock.
I sent it to our local garage (not a Skoda dealer) to get a new MOT and service and a general tidy up as I was going to give it to my brother. I like and trust the garage.
It needed a few things doing (e.g. new catalytic converter) & I had a few extras done (e.g. new tyres) and the bill came to over £1k (a bit eye-watering!!) I also asked them to change the cam belt but was told that this didn't need doing as I had a timing chain rather than a cam belt.
Anyway, 3 weeks after giving the Fabia to my brother and his family, the chain went and has written off the car :-(
Is this just one of those things or should something have been done that might have prevented it?
I'd be grateful for any responses as I'm not sure whether to mention it to my garage or not?
Many thanks, Claire.
I've recently owned a Fabia 1.2 (06 reg). It has served me well and just gone round the clock.
I sent it to our local garage (not a Skoda dealer) to get a new MOT and service and a general tidy up as I was going to give it to my brother. I like and trust the garage.
It needed a few things doing (e.g. new catalytic converter) & I had a few extras done (e.g. new tyres) and the bill came to over £1k (a bit eye-watering!!) I also asked them to change the cam belt but was told that this didn't need doing as I had a timing chain rather than a cam belt.
Anyway, 3 weeks after giving the Fabia to my brother and his family, the chain went and has written off the car :-(
Is this just one of those things or should something have been done that might have prevented it?
I'd be grateful for any responses as I'm not sure whether to mention it to my garage or not?
Many thanks, Claire.