Well... I've not had the motor long at all. I bought the car off a friend in April, it had a full service history and seemed to be running perfectly fine before it went into the garage.
It went into the garage for a service and MOT, came back needing new brake lines apparently so they've been replaced, I received the car back brake lines weren't installed particularly neatly, and it turns out the wheels were installed incorrectly causing a rubbing on the front I took it back in and it turns out a rear tyre was installed on the front. I'm then told the suspension seems shot... I put that on hold while I figured out what I wanted to do, then all of a sudden the oil level is low. It goes back in and I'm told the rocker cover is warped and despite it having a new gasket it seems to not be sealing, along with this the piston rings are shot.
Now I fully understand a car that's just clocked 100k miles is going to have some issues, but this thing has been getting dragged out for months by the garage. Its spent almost 3 months in the garage due to the garage constantly having issues with things and for some reason my car goes on the back burner. I'm just not 100% convinced piston rings are the issue and I am going to get a second opinion from another garage, recommended by a friend.
But lets say the piston rings are an issue... realistically what are my options?
It went into the garage for a service and MOT, came back needing new brake lines apparently so they've been replaced, I received the car back brake lines weren't installed particularly neatly, and it turns out the wheels were installed incorrectly causing a rubbing on the front I took it back in and it turns out a rear tyre was installed on the front. I'm then told the suspension seems shot... I put that on hold while I figured out what I wanted to do, then all of a sudden the oil level is low. It goes back in and I'm told the rocker cover is warped and despite it having a new gasket it seems to not be sealing, along with this the piston rings are shot.
Now I fully understand a car that's just clocked 100k miles is going to have some issues, but this thing has been getting dragged out for months by the garage. Its spent almost 3 months in the garage due to the garage constantly having issues with things and for some reason my car goes on the back burner. I'm just not 100% convinced piston rings are the issue and I am going to get a second opinion from another garage, recommended by a friend.
But lets say the piston rings are an issue... realistically what are my options?
Devon