Car issues, engine failure.

inflames said:
Sorry to hear that you’re still having problems with Skoda. Iv got nothing to report on my Jag as they still haven’t inspected it yet and all the other garages I have contacted about potentially doing the job have all said not interested.
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Seems they're all just being plain ass lazy then! :(

And to think I was told simply needed a new injector! half hour job lol
 
Fair enough, I got a decent response from Skoda UK when I wasn't happy with the dealership rejecting a warranty claim on the wheels, ended up with new wheels and a free service.

Maybe it's time to start the public comments on their social media, asking when you're getting your car back :p
 
adam cool dude said:
JLR have been a company that have had the R&D budget of a packet of crisps for donkey years.

The F-Type is basically a cut and shut XK from the mid 00's underneath and you can still buy one of those today!

Even "modern" jags from the 90's were based on rear ends from the 1960's.

It is a shame really because JLR's design ethos of making cars out of aluminium is really cool and they are all generally really light compared to the competition.
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The problem also seems to be that half the people in technical postitions in their manufacturing plant, have never actually manufactured anything, so they are fairly clueless from a quality point of view about whats ok and what isnt.

I think when they went to this whole no degree no full time contract shinanigans they absolutely shot themselves in the foot. Some of the quality Department people I've dealty with over the years that probably couldnt make a dinky car let alone a proper car. It is scary!
 
~Divine~Wind~ said:
Seems they're all just being plain ass lazy then! :(

And to think I was told simply needed a new injector! half hour job lol
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In the garage defence they are always busy, you need to book 2 months in advance usually. Today is 6 weeks sense I had the car towed there. If I haven’t heard anything by the end of tomorrow I will be contacting them for a update.
 
Gav_r26 said:
Wow! :eek:
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Yep, certainly shocking. But as I said in another reply they are very busy. I have been more shocked by the amount of garages that are not interested in the work. One garage stated they don’t like doing warranty work, has they have been stung before. What’s fair enough. Another said it’s to big of a job and they like the services and MOT failure repairs.
 
inflames said:
Yep, certainly shocking. But as I said in another reply they are very busy. I have been more shocked by the amount of garages that are not interested in the work. One garage stated they don’t like doing warranty work, has they have been stung before. What’s fair enough. Another said it’s to big of a job and they like the services and MOT failure repairs.
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Yes it's quiet a specalist thing that. Not something you average servicing MOT garage are capable, or used to doing.
 
inflames said:
Yep, certainly shocking. But as I said in another reply they are very busy. I have been more shocked by the amount of garages that are not interested in the work. One garage stated they don’t like doing warranty work, has they have been stung before. What’s fair enough. Another said it’s to big of a job and they like the services and MOT failure repairs.
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Warranty companies usually pay out less than the regular labor rate, plus they can be a fight to get a pay out at all. We never ever get involved with them. And yes the majority of garages these days want the in and out service and repair work. Having a ramp tied up for a week is not cost effective in comparison. Plus the potential issues that come with those bigger jobs.
 
Needs a specialist but not many will be interested in doing it. They will have a queue of classics and exotics waiting for work who have agreed to pay big.
 
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Had a call from the garage today, to say that my car is finally in the workshop and they have starting to investigate what happened. Wanted permission to strip the engine. Hopefully will have some news soon.
 
dave28 said:
Shocking for a car of that value, i can only imagine it is over complicated which introduces more problems that can happen.

My dad has a 20 year old French Turbo Diesel van that i kid you not, has never broken down in its life and its had a very hard life on horrid bumpy roads.
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My longest serving car was a Citroen diesel, never missed a beat in 11 years.
 
sx_turbo said:
They were great before they got overly complicated with emissions stuff and electronics.

I think mid 90's to mid 00's was peak car reliability time, even gizmos for comfort and little enough to keep them simple to fix...
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Certainly agree with you there, cars from that era specially some Toyota’s and Honda’s.
 
wellll i had a couple of maestro diesel vans 2.0 perkins sounded like tractors but always started and ran both went over 200k before we sold them (mainly due to rust) only had normal servicing which i did myself.
 
Gav_r26 said:
The problem also seems to be that half the people in technical postitions in their manufacturing plant, have never actually manufactured anything, so they are fairly clueless from a quality point of view about whats ok and what isnt.

I think when they went to this whole no degree no full time contract shinanigans they absolutely shot themselves in the foot. Some of the quality Department people I've dealty with over the years that probably couldnt make a dinky car let alone a proper car. It is scary!
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Same in other industries. Unless you are looking for an actual scientist, the best are the ones who have gained on the job experience since their teens and self taught. Along with having a natural skill for it.

You aren't going to get the best engineers or techs by having a conveyor belt from university. You'll get people who know how to search google, write a lot of ******** and pass exams. Many are talentless hacks.
 
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Nasher said:
Same in other industries. Unless you are looking for an actual scientist, the best are the ones who have gained on the job experience since their teens and self taught. Along with having a natural skill for it.

You aren't going to get the best engineers or techs by having a conveyor belt from university. You'll get people who know how to search google, write a lot of ******** and pass exams. Many are talentless hacks.
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I have seen this at work myself, we get some of the young electrical engineers who come straight from university have zero practical experience. Some who have some climbed the ladder who can’t use simple tools or instruments.

Had one guy who is a few grades above me, who came and borrowed an oscilloscope for some test he was asked do. An hour later he came and asked for some help. Anyway turns out he didn’t need help with the task, he didn’t know how to use the oscilloscope. I kindly helped and gave him a crash course and with the actual test. This happened for the next 2 days on the 3rd day i just sent a PDF of the manual and told him I was busy.

The current group of electrical graduates are all good coders but have zero practical experience.
 
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