The EspadaIII car rental thread

When I sold my Outback in January 2010 it had done about 50,000 miles. I took it from 22,000 in November 2006.

The buyer put some serious miles on it. 17,000 miles in the next nine months (in a 3.0 Petrol - that's expensive!). 22,000 miles in the next year and 27,000 miles in the following year. Advisories getting worse each year and eventually failing clearly to due lack of maintenance. The mileage then slowed down significantly, but it managed another 22,000 between September 2015 and December 2016. Missed the September 2016 MOT by two months and the one due in November 2017 was missed also. Must have been takeMn off road without informing the DVLA.

My S-Max has also been racking up more miles than I used to do. MoT failures have been minor things but it remains on the road.. But who puts a car through an MoT without checking the tail lights are all working??

Here's the Galaxy's fail:

Reason(s) for failure
•Nearside Rear position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e)
•Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
•Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
•Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)
•Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Advisory notice item(s)
•Offside Rear position lamp(s) deteriorated, but still visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)
•Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
•Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
•Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
•brake warning light on dash
•no rear seats fitted

I like the last advisory.

here here!

You fellas realise I've spent several thousand repairing mine in the last couple of years, right?

We all realise it, Al, and sympathise....but does 'er indoors realise that's why you need to keep it for now?

Perhaps she could get herself a promotion, and a company car?

>> Perhaps she could get herself a promotion, and a company car?

I think his wife is quite senior and earns lots more than him already. She probably doesn't need a car for work.

We have a few company cars for staff, but only those who do a high mileage or for perks. The ones who want it for perks are stupid but that what is in their contract and we are obliged to honour it, desite it costing them money.

The proof of the pudding for these idiots is that the owner and managing director drives his own car, as does Espdrille now (I've not had a company car for over 20 years), but they won't think it through and say "...Hmmm, the boss drives his own 7 year old car...why does he not have a nice new company car?...There must be a good reason..."