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Author Topic: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"  (Read 11756 times)

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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #45 on: 30 November 2013, 17:54:11 »
Quote from: maracus on 30 November 2013, 17:51:58
Quote from: Webby the Bear on 30 November 2013, 17:30:04
Yeah defo get out of it mate. I'm really struggling to read between the lines here....but.... was he convinced the HG had gone and to save you getting anymore parts that he deemed to not be relevant he's gone and made sure the HG needs doing by thrashing it with no coolant? if that's the case he's pretty mental  :y

I imagine this is exactly how it would feel to be Ralf's mechanic. hahahaha

I think he rang two garages and said "it's boiling up I think my head gaskets gone"

...and they've gone, "yep definitely. Bring it in"
..and he's believed them!

Yep, sounds about right mate  ::)
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #46 on: 30 November 2013, 17:55:53 »
Walk away mate the man and his uncle are idiotS.  :y
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #47 on: 30 November 2013, 17:57:51 »
Quote from: kevinp58 on 30 November 2013, 17:55:53
Walk away mate the man and his uncle are idiotS.  :y







Not what I wrote but you know what I mean  ;D ;D ;D ;D been censored .  :y
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #48 on: 30 November 2013, 18:19:12 »
Quote from: kevinp58 on 30 November 2013, 17:57:51
Quote from: kevinp58 on 30 November 2013, 17:55:53
Walk away mate the man and his uncle are idiotS.  :y







Not what I wrote but you know what I mean  ;D ;D ;D ;D been censored .  :y

I think the capital letter randomly thrown in emphasises the stupid involved quite nicely. Makes it more so  ;D

Oh look.. Something else has just came up!

(Wait for the next post saying "his head is banana shaped!")
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #49 on: 30 November 2013, 18:51:59 »
Quote from: maracus on 30 November 2013, 18:19:12
Quote from: kevinp58 on 30 November 2013, 17:57:51
Quote from: kevinp58 on 30 November 2013, 17:55:53
Walk away mate the man and his uncle are idiotS.  :y







Not what I wrote but you know what I mean  ;D ;D ;D ;D been censored .  :y

I think the capital letter randomly thrown in emphasises the stupid involved quite nicely. Makes it more so  ;D

Oh look.. Something else has just came up!

(Wait for the next post saying "his head is banana shaped!")
 






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 ;D but not quite,  ;D not even banana shaped  ;D acctually didn't think what I posted wasn't to bad.  :-\ ::) Twits was nearer.  :y
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #50 on: 30 November 2013, 18:53:55 »
Think Maracus meant the cylinder head not his mates' ;D
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #51 on: 30 November 2013, 18:54:53 »
Quote from: ex taxi al on 30 November 2013, 18:53:55
Think Maracus meant the cylinder head not his mates' ;D

I'm open for interpretation on that one Pahahahaha!
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #52 on: 30 November 2013, 18:55:02 »
Quote from: ex taxi al on 30 November 2013, 18:53:55
Think Maracus meant the cylinder head not his mates' ;D






Whoops  :-[ :-[ ;D ;D
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #53 on: 30 November 2013, 18:59:16 »
Seriously though there aint no helping some people so instead of banging your head against the wall I would walk away
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #54 on: 30 November 2013, 19:01:51 »
I'd now steer well clear mate - and tell him if he doesn't stop it he'll go blind ??? ;)  Sure his uncle has sufficient knowledge to take on the job - probably even knows where to get banana shaped head gaskets as well ;)
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #55 on: 30 November 2013, 19:06:47 »
Quote from: dbug on 30 November 2013, 19:01:51
I'd now steer well clear mate - and tell him if he doesn't stop it he'll go blind ??? ;)  Sure his uncle has sufficient knowledge to take on the job - probably even knows where to get banana shaped head gaskets as well ;)

I hope so too although he still won't get his refund on the straight one!  ;D
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #56 on: 30 November 2013, 21:52:42 »
Complete idiot and time waster,walk,and block him  :y
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #57 on: 02 December 2013, 14:22:35 »
Problem i found when helping friends with there car is as soon as something else goes wrong with there car when you give it back they come back to you moaning it wasnt like that before! Example, helped a mate with a servive then he was on the phone 2 days later moaning that his rear brakes are making a noise saying it wasnt like that before i touched it! funny how i never went near the brakes and he was with me the whole time.
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Re: Where to draw the line between "mates rates" and "wanting something for nothing"
« Reply #58 on: 04 December 2013, 12:15:31 »
^ agreed haha!

Well.. I'm now officially off the job! (Thank f*ck!)
Told him this morning that I ain't confident to get it done in time for Christmas, what with my own commitments and a looming mot on the daily.. and that I'm worried about touching a chain drive for the first time with it being not my car.. Apparently the tensioners can be a right pain??

I just seem to have this nasty habit of everything I do taking 3x longer than it should  :( so decided if he don't want to be without a car over Christmas, he'd best get it in somewhere!

But I'm now 99% sure it is his head gasket, mayo in oil, a strong smell of fuel in the oil, a severe lack of ability to keep cool dispite the thermostat change.. I think his water pump failed in the first place hence his problems now, and after taking it out last week I'm half expecting his head definitely be warped.. We shall see when he gets it back from a garage!

Oh.. He got his Haynes book; it was the wrong one!  ;D right year, wrong model (book says "does not cover e46. His is an e46!)
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