Alex Buell > wrote:

> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:13:52 -0000, "Julian Edge"
> > wrote:
>
> >A 'phone call from the dealer informed me that the inspection had been
> >paused, since the engineer had discovered problems requiring immediate
> >attention, incurring a cost of approximately £2,000.00! (Please understand
> >that all previous services have been carried out at a cost of between
> >£300.00 and £500.00.)
>
> I'm shocked it was that much for a car that's only done 65,000 miles,
> and now you're writing it off. I'm due to pay £1,309 for my latest
> service plus MOT and repairs on my Audi 2.6 V6 cabriolet, and she's
> done 187,000 miles.

It's a BMW.

HTH.
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