Fixxer
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Argh!!!!!
I've been ringing around since 9am this morning trying to get hold of a new coil.
VW Garage #1 (Closest) won't talk to me because its a Seat.
VW Garage #2 have no record of the part number, either the OEM one off the top of the old coil, or the replacement part number I found online for 2007. They can find the part on the system but unless I take my car into them for them to check that it IS the coil that's gone they wont sell it to me.
I can't do that as my car is at home on the drive unable to move because the coil is dead!!!!!
Seat Garage #1 (50 minutes drive away from my house) CAN find the part number, BUT according to their computer my car is a Yellow Ibiza 1.9 Diesel so they say Its the wrong part I'm trying to order....despite me explaining that my car really isn't a Yellow Diesel.
Seat Garage #2 (1hr 20 mins drive away) Yes they know the part, I bought my car from them so its on the system as a 1.2 Arctic Grey Ibiza as it should be and they can order it for me BUT
-It'll take 4 days
-I have to go pick it up as they wont post it to me.
Its 2 hours and 3 changes by train to get there.... I much prefer buying my parts offline as I can take them back if there are any problems, but its beginning to look like I'm going to have to take a gamble and get it off the net.
Anyone else had such a hassle sourcing a simple part?!
Alex
I've been ringing around since 9am this morning trying to get hold of a new coil.
VW Garage #1 (Closest) won't talk to me because its a Seat.
VW Garage #2 have no record of the part number, either the OEM one off the top of the old coil, or the replacement part number I found online for 2007. They can find the part on the system but unless I take my car into them for them to check that it IS the coil that's gone they wont sell it to me.
I can't do that as my car is at home on the drive unable to move because the coil is dead!!!!!
Seat Garage #1 (50 minutes drive away from my house) CAN find the part number, BUT according to their computer my car is a Yellow Ibiza 1.9 Diesel so they say Its the wrong part I'm trying to order....despite me explaining that my car really isn't a Yellow Diesel.
Seat Garage #2 (1hr 20 mins drive away) Yes they know the part, I bought my car from them so its on the system as a 1.2 Arctic Grey Ibiza as it should be and they can order it for me BUT
-It'll take 4 days
-I have to go pick it up as they wont post it to me.
Its 2 hours and 3 changes by train to get there.... I much prefer buying my parts offline as I can take them back if there are any problems, but its beginning to look like I'm going to have to take a gamble and get it off the net.
Anyone else had such a hassle sourcing a simple part?!
Alex