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Originally Posted by gripo
Den, your old engine will also be sorted soon hopefully!!
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Excellent! - Be good to have us all back on the road and ready to terrorise the local Scooby's and Evo's, etc...
Chesman did it mate - £85 for lightening, balancing & skim (though was money wasted, as it had already been skimmed), but REALLY helpful guys - Andrew in particular - met me outside Coventry at 9:30pm, annd did it as a rush job so we could fit it last weekend...
SERIOUSLY impressed with the service and friendliness mate... good bloke...
Should be getting her started this weekend!
PS - Nissan are complete tw*ts...
Needed 2 x 65mm long bolts to secure the top of the bell housing to the engine, and I have had a NIGHTMARE getting them - sent Lorna to my local Nissan parts centre (who've been fantastic over the years)...
...different guy working there, and a complete condescending c*nt - Lorna mentioned what I needed, and for what, and he did everything he could to avoid having to actually WORK and sell the parts, probablly as it was only 2-3 bolts (though they turned out to be £7.25!! - Nice, customer loyal Nissan eh?!....
(PS - not womens' fault, but I am NEVER sending a woman to get car parts for me again, as I'll end up decking the c*nt next time....
a$$hole....
i.e.
Lorna: (as I'd told her):- I need 2 x 65mm long bolts for the topmost mounting holes, to attach a 200sx bell housing to the engine. CA18DET I've been told...
tw*t: What's the chassis number - I need the chassis number.
L: I don't have the chassis number - it's just a CA18DET engine from an S13?
T: Well, I can't find what you're looking for then.
L: Well, the last guy just brought up the details on the computer, and found the part number from that!
T: errr... well, we don't store the information on computers any more - it's all on film now, and the S13 is an old car, and won't be on the system, so without the chassis number, I can't help you.
L: What? - you mean to say you've gone from FILM to computers, and back?! - don't take me for an idiot - it's only an S13 engine, is it so hard to find on your computer?
T: well, how do you know you need '65mm long' bolts?
L: err.... because that's what it says, and that's what came out of it.
T: oh yeah? - so why do you need them, if you took some out?!?!
L: because they bloody broke! - What is this?! - The 3rd degree? - my husband just needs them to get his car working again!?!
T: alright - what reg is it?
L: 'E'.
T: 'E'?!?!! - 'EEEEEEE'? - [clucks and stammers]
L: Well, they only made 'em up to 'F'!
T: They didn't make the 200SX on an 'E'.
L: It's a SILVIA.
T: [smugly] ...errr... I think you'll find it's a 200SX.
L: It's a SILVIA. He just happens to have an S13 engine in it.
T: Oh! - well, if it's modified, then I can't sell you the parts.
L: Why not? - What POSSIBLE difference does that make?!
T: [swiftly changing his tactics] - well, err... it's an older car, and we aren't likely to have the parts.
L: It's the SAME engine and gearbox we were just bloody talking about?!
Tw*tface then proceeded to argue the toss foor a few more minutes, until Lorna, fuming, had to go and pick Kim up from school.
Incidentally, she wanted to talk to the manager, and threatened to take it higher, and the next day, he was SOOOOOO helpful...
Needless to say, I NOW have 3 shiny new bolts just in case.
Good old Nissan eh?.... lol!