SXIBOYO
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
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Guys,
My car has been with vauxhall now for the past week, they found a huge mechanical fault with the gear box and clutch and have had to replace it.
They say there is not a single spare clutch plate in the country for a 1.2 sxi
Can anyone verify this?? Also what is the legal age for a courtesy car, as i think this problem will end up in court
cheers guys
james
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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vauxhall wont allow one till ur 21 i believe check on their policy
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SXIBOYO
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
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Yeh we checked their policy and found a glitch that they dont have no legal writing saying 21 is the allocated age for courtesey as if i was 18 they would have given me one, basically im trying to see if my Vauxhall garage is trying to stuff me and my family over.
cheers broster every little helps here matey.
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Munchie
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erm mate dont mean to b funny....im 20 years of age and when i took my car for service LAST YEAR i got a courtesy corsa C.....no problems watsoever!!!!
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SXIBOYO
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Munchie thankyou so much we needed this kind of proof.
u da man!
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Munchie
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just go in and blag dat i am ure dad
and dat u r black haha
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miles
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i had a corsa c courtesy car when they first came out, it was Y reg with 200 miles on the clock. I would have been 18 I think, Im 20 now so how long ago did Y reg come out? That was with the vaux dealers body shop though.
A week isn't really that long in the world of dealerships changing gearboxes and the like......
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ChazSXi
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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2001 march
[Edited on 25-09-2003 by ChazSXi]
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Dannys SXI
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I took my car in for some work abit ago. I got a corsa c as a courtesy car but i went on my own insurance as they didnt know if i could go on there because i was 18.
Danny
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Juha GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by miles
A week isn't really that long in the world of dealerships changing gearboxes and the like......
thats right. week is just for the start. its big job, and if they cant have parts, thats just sometimes it...
my car was 5 weeks in total engine rebuilt, sometimes its just so.
and i was in opel*vaux* garage.
but try to chill, it will work out fine!!
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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A week to change gearbox and clutch, assuming parts are available straight swap takes a day max.
Would be very suprised if they cant get a clutch for a week.
Just ring another dealer doesnt need to be local ask for parts then ask for price and availablilty for a clutch kit and give them your vehicle details.
Ainsley
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SXIBOYO
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The thing is guys im under full warranty with them so i have to go through them what ever happens, this means the parts replaced have to be vauxhall approved and that. The things is they said the car would be ready the day after they found the problem and well that was friday. Over the matter of principle, my school being 20miles away and me driving 70miles on average a day means life without a car has been hell. cheers for all the help though guys.
[Edited on 25-09-2003 by SXIBOYO]
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SLSXi
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Registered: 28th May 02
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im 19 and they gave me a courtesy car when i had my 1st service in march. they also gave me an Agila when my car was in for warranty work.
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
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when my misses was 18 she had a brand new corsa C with 20 miles on it! yes just 20 miles!
that wasnt from vauxhall tho, just another garage.
boy did we rant that car 
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
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im 18 and when my car went into vaux they gave me a car for the day!
I had to sign some piece of paper just saying that between 18-20 you only get £650 worth of claims then anything after that u have to pay but if ya 21 + u get it all
I was fine as i only wanted it to take me home 
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little_foz
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Registered: 24th Feb 03
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SXIBOYO, Last year I had to take my cs into Dixon Vauxhall in Hull for repairs under warrenty. The first time I got a corsa-c courtesy car and the second time they wouldnt give me anything and I had to walk home  Depends what mood u catch them in I think... or whether the big boss is on site!!
My fella had gearbox problems and needed a replacement for his 1.6 16v cs, vauxhall quoted him £2k just for the gearbox, then £40 (+VAT) an hour for labour. He went to a local garage in Hull who got him a reconditioned gearbox and fitted it for less than £300. If you want an honest opinion on what the score is with ur car then call him and see what he thinks, the garage is Scotch Corner in Hull and i think the guys name is Jim (dont hold me to that tho) 01482 585604 he might be able to tell u what u should be paying for a clutch plate cos vauxhall tried ripping us off too.
Hope this helps
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
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His car is being done under warranty, he don't have to pay anything at all.
Get your Dad to go and pick up the Coutesy car, and its covered on your insurance so whoever is covered to drive your car is covered to drive the courtesy car
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SXIBOYO
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
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Guys what a solution they bit the bullet and gave me a courtesey car as my new gearbox got stolen from the garage last night, so just to let all of u know, im 17 and i have a courtesy car so if any of u lot ever get hassle u can always contact me for evidence.
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Red_SXi
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I feel sorry for the engine in that courtesy car lol. I would severly abuse a courtesy car
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SKI
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Registered: 11th Sep 03
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i got fired from one job because i ragged the company 1.2 corsa b i had for 3 weeks, oh yeah and company fuel card...well who wouldnt!
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
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i was 19 and had 1 ov there curtesy cars for nearly 3 months actually i had 4 diff 1s coz i kept takin em back coz they was dodgy corsa B 1.0 pile ov wank!
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dannycorsa c
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1 i courtesy car i had, had bald tyres nearly cut out when warm fine when cold steering used to lock on! how dodgy is that
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SXIBOYO
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
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Well i aint gonna look after it, they didnt look after my gearbox 
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
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that's well shit mate. speacially with the new gearbox bein stolen too!
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Richie
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the stolen bit is more than likely a pile of porkies from the garage. Just need to contact the local police to verify that
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