The AA
Let me sing the praises of the AA. I joined on Monday online and had to call them out yesterday, they're going to love my business. My car has been blowing cold air from the heater even after long journeys, yesterday it decided to start steaming and making odd noises and filling the car with a burning rubber smell. I decided to stop and the water bottle was boiling over and spitting anti-freeze everywhere. The AA bloke came out and deduced that it wasn't a leak and it would be safe to drive home once the engine cooled down. He followed me back to Rebeccas in Holywood from Bangor just to make sure, and the membership was only 41 quid a year.
I called at 5.15, they were with me by 5.40 and sent a text message to my mobile to confirm they were on the way, cracking service.
Comments
You'll know this already I'm sure, but no hot air is a sign that the cooling system isn't working (if it's blowing cold rather than not blowing at all), and that you should stop the car before you wreck the engine. That it's also boiling over suggests it's not moving fluid round the system - I wouldn't drive that car until it's fixed otherwise you'll do serious damage to the engine (serious = expensive).
But you knew all this, I'm just making sure. (I'm trying not to sound like MWK)
Posted by: Stephen | January 31, 2004 12:48 PM
And I agree, the AA are great.
Posted by: Stephen | January 31, 2004 12:50 PM
Hey! Only I can sound like I! (Ignoring all michael extraction.)
I am with the other lot. Though my membership has lapsed, and I may join MCI instead.
Posted by: mwk | January 31, 2004 02:33 PM