Hi guys,
Been a minute, hope everyone's well. The time has come to make a decision, and I need some advice.
I've had a wonderful year with Jim the FSI, but we've had some bad luck - the brake servo is malfunctioning. It's been nearly 3 weeks since he's been off the road with this issue, and I've since contacted about a dozen garages around me - most of them VAG specialists - but no one will touch it. I understand it isn't a common, easy or cheap task, but literally every single garage has turned me down. I need the car to commute to work, so this has been extremely frustrating.
I have a mechanic friend who will possibly (and reluctantly) do the job for some good money, but then again, this is putting a lot on a friend I'd like to keep happy.
So, the question has come - is it worth carrying on to find someone to do the job for a large sum (probably around £500 all in) or do I just sell Jim as-is? I reckon I could get around a grand more once the work is done, but is it worth the time and trouble?
Any thoughts would be brilliant. If you have any local heroes (I'm in Rotherham, so the furthest I can take the car is around Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley kind of areas) then that would be great, but again I'm looking for opinions on whether this is worth the effort.
Thanks everyone.
-Saff
Been a minute, hope everyone's well. The time has come to make a decision, and I need some advice.
I've had a wonderful year with Jim the FSI, but we've had some bad luck - the brake servo is malfunctioning. It's been nearly 3 weeks since he's been off the road with this issue, and I've since contacted about a dozen garages around me - most of them VAG specialists - but no one will touch it. I understand it isn't a common, easy or cheap task, but literally every single garage has turned me down. I need the car to commute to work, so this has been extremely frustrating.
I have a mechanic friend who will possibly (and reluctantly) do the job for some good money, but then again, this is putting a lot on a friend I'd like to keep happy.
So, the question has come - is it worth carrying on to find someone to do the job for a large sum (probably around £500 all in) or do I just sell Jim as-is? I reckon I could get around a grand more once the work is done, but is it worth the time and trouble?
Any thoughts would be brilliant. If you have any local heroes (I'm in Rotherham, so the furthest I can take the car is around Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley kind of areas) then that would be great, but again I'm looking for opinions on whether this is worth the effort.
Thanks everyone.
-Saff