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| Author: | westgatelad [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | car rental ph. |
So. I have been using a car hired by my office for the first three weeks or so. Handed it back and got my motor for the forseeable future today. Where do I start. Fuel is double. £20 got me just over 100 miles. Other motor was about 11 quid per 100 mile. This instantly adds £70 a week loss to my pocket. Smoke black type bellows out the back when i try to hit the motorway or pull away at a busy roundabout. Three passengers asked if my car was going to fall apart due to the terrible noise from the dual mass flywheel. Tyres are EXTREMELY close to limit. So.... Anyone know about renting motors up here weekly in Newcastle. Do i need to insure it myself. Do any of you know anyone who has a fleet? Ok. it will be seperate BIT to my radio rent. But it will most probably be the same as i am paying now for the week. Hope someone knows. Not mentioning names of cars or office i use as that aint fair to them to be honest. |
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| Author: | matty86 [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
What car is it? The black could be your fuel filter need replacing! or might just need a good run down the motorway at high revs to blow the crap out the back... you have to do this from time to time. Surely you already have insurance? if you have had passengers in the car? get your tired changed 
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| Author: | westgatelad [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
Yeah i have insurance lol. Comes in the fleet price. Ok. The motor is a mondeo. I pay all in. Same engine size as the first car but nearly double mpg price. |
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| Author: | westgatelad [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
I am not prepared to spend my own cash on repairs. That all comes in the rental price from my office. I just feel like I am paying a small fortune for a car worth about a grand and a half. |
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| Author: | matty86 [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
Thought you talking about your own car? handed back your rental car? If its rented take it back to get fixed and new tyres put on! ... |
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| Author: | westgatelad [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
I was given a rented car that was brought in for a few weeks until a motor become available. The motor that become available was this thing i just picked up. I think this is the only spare undriven in the garage. Hence why i a now the proud owner of the shed. I am paying £280 a week for the all in total. Hence why i think there must be a company up here that i can get a motor from for £160 a week total. £160 is my car and insurance as to total £280 My office rent is £120. |
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| Author: | matty86 [ Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
At the end of the day mate your paying for it take it back to get fixed!! and get them to put new tyres on it asap as its your own licence at risk there. Or do a Google search for settle cars newcastle and see what comes up |
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| Author: | MR T [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
Go back in to the garage and complain about the fuel consumption...sometimes they don't know that there is a problem.... and as for the black smoke..tell them that you have just had a pull by the police over it..and to get it fixed or they will put it off the road next time they see it.. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
top it right up, zero the trip (or note the odometer) and next time record the mileage covered im doing 512 miles for (he gets todays fuel reciept out) ..... £60/52.23ltrs (call it 85 miles/£10 or 44.56mpg) you cant go in guns blazing without all the facts i bet its a Mk3 Mondeo, smokey things what was the 1st car? |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
The smoke is probably down to the EGR valve doing what its supposed to can you believe |
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| Author: | westgatelad [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
Last car was a vectra. Nice n smooth. Albiet 07 plate. Still done the job. This dual mass flywheel is sounding like a breeze block inside of a tumble dryer. Bit of smoke sheets over the whole of the A1 is fine. But i really dont want this thing breaking down in the middle of the night 25 miles in the sticks at 2am one morning. Yes. it is an old shape 07 mondeo. 130k on the clock so quite low miles for a ph. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
It is no good complaining about it on here, you need to go to the office. |
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| Author: | westgatelad [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
I have. Leave it with me. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
westgatelad wrote: Last car was a vectra. Nice n smooth. Albiet 07 plate. Still done the job. This dual mass flywheel is sounding like a breeze block inside of a tumble dryer. Bit of smoke sheets over the whole of the A1 is fine. But i really dont want this thing breaking down in the middle of the night 25 miles in the sticks at 2am one morning. Yes. it is an old shape 07 mondeo. 130k on the clock so quite low miles for a ph. was i right or was i right 
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| Author: | westgatelad [ Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: car rental ph. |
My uncle popped over today and I cranked it up with the cog on the front. Told him it was the egr valve. He wet himself. Then showed me the GIANT black circle on the concrete that had stained the floor from the nuclear fallout. But hey.. I done my part. Cant do any more apart from just drive it until i get pulled off the road. |
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