Mastilles – no, nor did he fit one

Yeah, he went on autotrader and came up with a value of £300!

Top two on here are similar:

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/search/results/usedcars/postcode/s118yf/make/volkswagen/model/polo/keywords/se/price-to/3000/transmission/manual/engine-size-cars/1-4l_to_1-6l/body-type/hatchback/quantity-of-doors/3/page/2?logcode=s&gquery=pre-owned%20volkswagen%20polo

It's a 2000 polo, 97k, last serviced Feb by back street local garage.

I've been offered the money back that I spent on the alternator + £200 for the car.

He's saying he's never seen it happen in 10 years and that he'd checked the aux alternator belt and it was fine.

I also spoke to the guy who looked at it yesterday at the other garage and he said he couldn't be sure whether it should have been replaced without having seen it – it's not replaced with the alternator as a matter of course.

So, it could be negligence or could just be bad luck.

I don't know what to do really.

No legal cover with my insurance, unfortunately. I've just spoken to consumer direct. They seem to think I've got a good case – work should have been carried out with 'reasonable care and skill' and they mentioned Supply of Goods and Services Act and small claims court. Right, guess I better go and have a word with the garage.

Oh, and I'm keeping the gears. We have hills here

It's not 'been done' by me!

I put a bid on one on the bay earlier. It's just going to be for a leisurely mooch in to town, trip to the pub. No off roading although it's good to know it can take it! Obviously will be in my skinny jeans with top shirt button done up. You've got to get the look right

Cheers for the responses guys.

With regard to the actual alternator – it looked pretty shiney (although I guess that doesn't mean much) and cost £110. I don't know what that means.

The alternator belt was in a mess. Sounds like it snapped to me – there was a sudden banging as though it had snapped and the end was banging about inside the engine bay. It was raining at the time and I at first thought it had started coming down really heavy :?

When it was pulled out had a frayed end so yeah, had definately snapped

Steve – he said he'd looked at the aux alternator belt and 'it looked alright' so he hadn't changed it.

Brief look on autotrader suggests the max it could be worth is 2.5k. I think it's more like 1 – 1.5 for mine, possibly a bit less. 2000 Polo (but a nice spec) with 97k on it.

2u2r – yup, there is a cover over the top but it wrapped around underneath or possibly around the lower pulley

I took the liberty to google image search her

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/ariannadurron/karen2.png

Would

There is something in what Damien's missus is saying. I don't like it when 'females' is used as a noun. Something nob-head-in-a-pub-on-the-pull about it

Good site, thanks for that

Brilliant. Well, alternator has failed today so that needs doing. It's had a couple of ongoing problems too so while it's in they may as well get done. It's got sticky tappets and needs some seals in the engine (which I've forgotten the name of again) replacing. Those last two are engine apart jobs unfortunately

Who's 'he'? The work experience lad?

W7 is an iteration of Vista though isn't it, rather than a brand new OS?

And I think Google's OS isn't really a (new) OS, it's Linux and Chrome melded in to some weird hybrid thing

tick (so I can find this easily)

Daisy was kindly lent to us by Stockley Farm in Cheshire; this is a working farm open to public. Unfortunately, Daisy has been eaten by a fox

:(

Looks okay on Metcheck

Though I'll probably plan for a fine day and a wet one too

I'm going to be in the big smoke for a wander on Thursday. Is there anything to add to this thread that is on this week, anyone?

couldntreallygiveafuck

"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talking… you talking to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the **** do you think you're talking to? Oh yeah? OK."

Travis Bickle, Taxi Driver

I can have cosmetic surgery to sort out my problems

Which are?

Like Pieface says. I think you get a text saying "BT/Your Ex/The Hot Girl You've Been Stalking/Emily Batty wants to talk to you. Can we give them your number?"

No biggie I don't think

MTFU.

Browse porn all day, send abusive emails to the nobends you've had to put up with for the last x years and touch up the secretary on your way out this afternoon

G&T is with lime – never, ever, ever lemon.

35 or 50 ml (never 25) of Bombay or possibly Tanqueray over a glass full of ice. A big fat FRESH lime wedge, not a slice, traced around the rim of the glass. Squeeze the juice out of it in to the glass, discard, add another big fat fresh chunk of lime to the glass and fill with Schweppes tonic. Perfick

*applauds*

The Trainline will add a booking fee on. The actual company’s website may not

Ebay are moving their business model away from individual sellers to becoming a portal for businesses to sell through. That’s why you are being priced out – they don’t want your business as a seller anymore.

genius

INSIDE HER HEAD

Physically or meta-physically?

grim

That went out. He violated a whole nation one Sunday afternoon

Jack looks like he’s rocking a plaice in that video!

There’s a bloke who wanders up and down the A57 between Sheffield and Swallownest. No matter what time I’m going to or from work, he’s always there. He doesn’t seem to mind which direction he goes in, sometimes has a seat on the metal barriers but always has his little shoulder bag on. Don’t know what his story is, one day I’ll stop and offer him a lift.

I was going to suggest Old Man Dave too but Pook beat me to it. He’s singing along to whatever’s coming in through his headphones. It’s a shame they’re not plugged in to anything.

And then there’s this:

I don’t know his name, and although this is in a club, that’s his normal daywear (and own hair)

theflatboy – Member

i thought this was going to be a dating thread

I thought Juan had bagged his yummy mummy

Wooly hat shop had some pretty cheap stuff when I went up to 9 speed

I’d like a frame named Stair Lift

Papped mesen

If you look closely, I think you’ll realise that that’s The Hulk’s left thigh

ooo, tasty

Please, RB. HP?