Polo went into the garage on Thursday morning to have her radiator replaced to get rid of the leak she had. I mentioned to the garage that the switch on the drivers door that locks/unlocks the doors wasn't working, to which they said they would have a look.
I called them around lunch time to see how they were doing and to make sure I'd be alright still picking her up after work. They said the radiator had been done and was getting up to temperature and was all good, and that they had just taken apart the door to have a look at this swicth, so I left them to it.
I called them again about 5 ish and they said I should be alright picking her up still. I set off from work and at 5.45 they call me and say you cant take her home, the passenger window is stuck down and we cant get it to close. Great. But they have ordered window motors and central locking units which they will fit tomorrow and I can pick her up on Friday after work.
Friday comes I call them about dinner time again just to check and now the drivers window is stuck down. They've replaced the motors and the central locking and still cant figure it out, but to come after work anyway and see how they're doing, regardless of what happens I'll have a car, if not mine then a courtesy one. I joked at work saying I bet I get a bloody micra or something.
I turn up at the garage just before 4 and the reception lady says, oh you're here to get a courtesy car aren't you, to which I replied smiling, I'm guessing its not sorted then? She starts writing out the form and I see as much has 'Niss' and I start laughing. I knew it.
Service guy comes out and says I think we've found what it is, theres part of the wiring loom thats green and mouldy so we've ordered that part of the loom from VW and it should be here tomorrow morning. I tell them about how I knew I'd get a micra and could I get some stuff out of my car.
Go round to the garage and there she is with the drivers door still in bits, looks like my weekend of giving the polo a good details wasn't happening.
I get in the micra and since then I've just sulked. Its bloody horrible. Guessing its a 1 litre too because its got nothing to it, I'm actually scared driving it. Its got no go, loads of body roll and I'm far too close to the windscreen for my liking. I'm actually scared that I'm going to try get out of a junction and someones going to hit the side of me because it doesn't go quick enough.
I sulked all the way home, and for a few hours while I cleaned my other car ready for being picked up on Monday and then thought, Oooh I wonder if I could drive this this weekend instead of that awful little thing, I call the insurance company, all sounds hopeful and then I get told because I'm still the registered keeper, evvn though its insured by the guy whos buying her, that I can't drive it, What kind of sense does that make?!! So I continued to sulk, put £20 worth of fuel in the micra and wish I hadn't because it wasn't far off a full tank and I am not planning on driving it that much.
Set myself a task of seeing how much fuel I could burn on my trip to Bradford and drove with my foot to the floor the whole way, barely made it past 65 most of the way! It was horrible, but I got there as fast as I could (while shoving mini eggs in my mouth to make up for it and try calm me down) then as soon as I got there I got out and I've forgotten about it. I can only hope its dry and not windy when I have to drive it again on Sunday because I think I may be found in a ditch somewhere on the motorway otherwise.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can get the polo back on Monday or Tuesday, I want rid of this thing asap and I want mine back. There should be some rule written in somewhere that when you get a courtesy car that it has to be somewhere near the same level as the car you're leaving to get work done on. Im used to driving a car that will go and it doesnt seem safe to me to give you something so different.
Anyway. Positive thoughts!
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