I could have just gone with the service and bought the parts from Mill Auto like you say, but it would have put the motor out of action again and it was a spur of the moment decision. Ended up paying £374 for full service, disks and pads, sorting out loose handbrake and fix to dipstick tube.
No more buying stuff for me for a while.
Hope it all works out for you mate.
He who says "he can" and he who says "he can't", are both usually right.
I'm a resourceful bugger! I'm lucky enough to be proficient in most trades. I'm a qualified sparky, carpenter and mechanical engineer, thank you Royal Navy! I've done brick laying and roofing in my youth through my dad being a contractor, so not to say I can do it all, but I have a fair chance of doing a big amount of graft. There is a small chance of swmbo being given some in the near future but will have to wait one for that. One day.....
Thank you all for the comments
Winter is coming
Broke 5 rockers,6 valve stems bent,bottom pully broke,and cam bent,no damage to pistons.The guy said I could not have done more damage if Id taken a 14lb hammer to it.
Wow. My car isn't worth a fraction of what you are paying for repairs!!
Winter is coming