broken down french sadness

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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by jnboy » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:49 pm

Good news. Turns out first guy was wrong. After testing it was radiator and thermostat.
Being fixed as we speak.
If goes ok we could have a garage in montpellier for people.
Sadly we will have to spend an extra week in spain. Oh well:)
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by missfixit70 » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:51 pm

Try & make sure they know how to bleed it properly.
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by Nick65 » Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:56 am

Sorry to hear all these problems. I was in France at the time and did not have any internet access available to me.

Hope you get home okay

Cheers

Nick

PS Do some shopping in Montpellier and site seeing in Nimes (Romans stuff) and try the mussels in Bouzigues (Not Sete, that's for tourists)
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by jnboy » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:09 pm

Thanks. Hope you had good time.

Picked up bongo yesterday 600km in and runiing like a dream (oh god i hope i have not jinxed it).

New radiator and thermostat 700 euros.
Mazda garage in montpellier very lovely and said they enjoyed working om a bongo and wanted to know where to get one.

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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by Bongopoet » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:37 pm

Glad you got home ok and nice to know the Mazda garage were helpful. =D> =D>
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by Mickymouse » Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:07 pm

=D> =D> Very pleased for you! :D
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by Nick65 » Wed Aug 17, 2011 11:52 pm

Was that the Mazda garage near Castelnau?

Glad it's all sorted out now

=D> =D> =D>
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by jnboy » Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:57 am

Yes it was

rubis autos in le cres

lovely as they were i hope i never see them again
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by Nick65 » Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:14 am

jnboy wrote:Yes it was

rubis autos in le cres

lovely as they were i hope i never see them again
Oh so true [-o<
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Re: broken down french sadness

Post by dandywarhol » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:45 pm

Good end to the story - we're just back from Nimes area - lovely part of the world :) as for Millau - quelle pont! :D

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