Rover 25 - Rover 25 - Head Gasket

Honest John Back Room » Technical matters
What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
View Threaded
Mon 19 Nov 2012 21:30
Rover 25 - Rover 25 - Head Gasket - Littleraynor
I've just had a new head gasket fitted along with everything else.

I have a few questions as I feel my garage are ripping me off!

1) the first head gasket they fitted didn't work so they bought a new one, should I have to pay for the one that didn't work?
2) when you change the head gasket would you normally change the thermostat?


Basically they had my car for 7 days, assured me that they tested if, I had the car for less than 24 hours and had to get the AA to tow us back as the water was boiling so much you could hear it vibrating. The AA said that it is the thermostat as that was the only thing not stated on the invoice.

The garage had the car this morning, they say they have now fitted the thermostat and that's not the problem.

I really don't trust the garage now, they have contradicted themselves on the phone, any ideas what it could be?!

Thanks for reading!
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Mon 19 Nov 2012 21:35
Rover 25 - Rover 25 - Head Gasket - SteveLee

It sounds like they didn't do the job properly - good luck proving it though.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Mon 19 Nov 2012 22:43
Rover 25 - Rover 25 - Head Gasket - Littleraynor
Really, that doesn't surprise me! What makes you think that?
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Mon 19 Nov 2012 21:40
Rover 25 - Rover 25 - Head Gasket - Avant

Moved to Technical.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

A guide to how much VED you will need to pay on your car.

Road Tax Bands and Rates