Gunther Troubles!
Posted by Sarah O'Neill , Friday, 12 November 2010 17:34
The day after buying Gunther we decided to get him checked out, and booked a service. Luckily they could fit us in that day, so off we trundled. Left him there for a couple of hours and then got the call to pick him up, saying there were a 'few issues', which was not unexpected! They had carried out the service and changed the oil and filters and stuff, but found A L
OT wrong with him! They basically told us that we needed a new engine, ahhh! When we asked about just replacing the pistons (like the girls had told us) they said it would be almost as expensive as getting a new engine, so that was a bit crap! They told us about some stuff you can buy called 'stop smkoing', that you add to the oil, and said that might help as a temporary fix.
We decided to drive out to a Mitsubishi wrecking place to see how much we could get an engine for. After driving up and down the road a couple of times trying to find the place, we eventually pulled in and saw we had a flat tyre! It was as flat as a pancake, with a ma-hoo-sive nail sticking out of it! I talked to a very helpful man who came to look at the van and told us we could try and pick up an engine for $1800, but that didn't include fitting it, and he didn't have any, and apparently our van is the hardest to find them for, ha! Or we could get a reconditioned one for $3000, wowza! He mentioned the 'stop smoking' stuff too, so we decided we ought to try that!But before we could go anywhere, we had the small issue of the flat tyre! We did have a spare, so the guy told Ben to jack it up, and he went to get an electronic thing to get the nuts off. The van was jacked up as far as it would go, got the old wheel off, but couldn't get the new one on, the van was too low! The VERY helpful man said he'd get his forklift truck to lift it up if we didn't mind, WE DIDN'T MIND! He lift the whole front of the van up, got the wheel on and whizzed the nuts back on, what a life saver!!!! So, although no luck with the engine, we were certainly in the right place at the right time with regards to the flat! After our encounter with the lovely man, we headed to get some 'stop smoking', and chugged the whole bottle in!
Headed back to Kelly and Sam's and had some dinner. I had an email to invite me to interview at 'City Beach', a surfy type shop 5 mins walk away, which is ace! It just says to pop in anytime and speak to the manager, so will be doing that tomorrow! Kelly and Sam took us to the night markets at Surfer's Paradise, which were great! It is really touristy there, and the markets had some lovely stuff, and we felt like real tourists looking around! I bought a headband, Gunther does not have aircon, so you have to have the windows right down, the hair is wild and in my eyes, so that should solve that! We moseyed around the shops and all had a 'soft serve' icecream, (Mr Whippy from McDonalds!), which Ben loves! Came home and Kelly lent me a nice jacket to wear with my dress, and little shoes for the interview! Fingers crossed!
OT wrong with him! They basically told us that we needed a new engine, ahhh! When we asked about just replacing the pistons (like the girls had told us) they said it would be almost as expensive as getting a new engine, so that was a bit crap! They told us about some stuff you can buy called 'stop smkoing', that you add to the oil, and said that might help as a temporary fix.We decided to drive out to a Mitsubishi wrecking place to see how much we could get an engine for. After driving up and down the road a couple of times trying to find the place, we eventually pulled in and saw we had a flat tyre! It was as flat as a pancake, with a ma-hoo-sive nail sticking out of it! I talked to a very helpful man who came to look at the van and told us we could try and pick up an engine for $1800, but that didn't include fitting it, and he didn't have any, and apparently our van is the hardest to find them for, ha! Or we could get a reconditioned one for $3000, wowza! He mentioned the 'stop smoking' stuff too, so we decided we ought to try that!But before we could go anywhere, we had the small issue of the flat tyre! We did have a spare, so the guy told Ben to jack it up, and he went to get an electronic thing to get the nuts off. The van was jacked up as far as it would go, got the old wheel off, but couldn't get the new one on, the van was too low! The VERY helpful man said he'd get his forklift truck to lift it up if we didn't mind, WE DIDN'T MIND! He lift the whole front of the van up, got the wheel on and whizzed the nuts back on, what a life saver!!!! So, although no luck with the engine, we were certainly in the right place at the right time with regards to the flat! After our encounter with the lovely man, we headed to get some 'stop smoking', and chugged the whole bottle in!
Headed back to Kelly and Sam's and had some dinner. I had an email to invite me to interview at 'City Beach', a surfy type shop 5 mins walk away, which is ace! It just says to pop in anytime and speak to the manager, so will be doing that tomorrow! Kelly and Sam took us to the night markets at Surfer's Paradise, which were great! It is really touristy there, and the markets had some lovely stuff, and we felt like real tourists looking around! I bought a headband, Gunther does not have aircon, so you have to have the windows right down, the hair is wild and in my eyes, so that should solve that! We moseyed around the shops and all had a 'soft serve' icecream, (Mr Whippy from McDonalds!), which Ben loves! Came home and Kelly lent me a nice jacket to wear with my dress, and little shoes for the interview! Fingers crossed!
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