Why is it that whenever one thing goes wrong with the car another dozen things show up when you put it into the garage???
I have been squeaking for a while now...well, not me personally! My car!
It doesn't squeak all the time, and, usually, it's not too bad a squeak. But it is, none the less, a squeak. And, more importantly, it's a squeak where there shouldn't be a squeak!
Anyway, I finally had enough of it the other day and brought the car into my local garage. I even told them that I thought it was probably something to do with the brake pads, and it was definitely coming from the front of the car.
Two hours later, I got a call to tell me I needed (another) new gear box.
Okay, didn't see that one coming but assumed the garage knew a squeaky gear box when they heard one!
Twenty-four hours later I got my car back. Definitely easier in first gear than it's been for a while, but, you guessed it, still squeaking!
Brought it back to the garage and told them, again, that it sounded like it was coming from the front wheels. Wheels? they asked incredulously. Yes, I said. Mentioned that when I took it in to you before you put in the new gear box!
Two hours later......Your brake disks are starting to wear and are scraping on the wheels a bit. Not a major problem, no danger, plenty of brake pads left.
Today I am grateful that the garage found my squeak, right where I said it was, and didn't have to charge me any more money than they already had, to replace the gear box that I didn't realise needed replacing in the first place!
Thank goodness for mechanics!
Gratefully yours.
xx
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