Why is it with cars that things always seem to happen at the same time?

Two weeks ago I hit a big rock and put a gash in the side of one of my winter tyres. I coped (just) for a day on the skinny space saver whist my local tyre shop got me a replacement - this is on my set of winters, so that's £180 quid. Ouch.

A few days later I took a massive stone hit on the windscreen - too big to mend so the car had a new screen.

A CEL i've had intermittantly for the last couple of months was diagnosed yesterday and the fix (sheduled for next week) is a new manifold, thankfully under warranty.

I'm getting my winters OFF the car now that the temperatures are consistenly warm and forcast to stay that way, but as my "old" summers where shagged these went in the bin last November when the winters were fitted - that means I need a new set of 4 summer tyres this week too.

AND (yes there's more!) the dealer noted yesterday that my rear dampers are both showing signs of leaking, so I'm going to get that sorted too.

Crikey!

Anybody else suffering with "everything happening at the same time" syndrome?

2 year old car and needs a new manifold and two dampers? WTF.

Blimey!

I feel your pain. About this time last year I was getting the car back onto the road with new turbo, intercooler, exhaust system, pipework....

You were planning on the return to summers though weren't you, as you're going for the Assym 2s?

On the bright side, at least the CEL issue has been diagnosed AND it's a warranty job

Cars eh? Who'd have 'em?

rob_e I feel for you and my woes are rather insignificant in comparison, I'm sufferering with a very annoying rattle which it went in for last Friday and came back no different after me speaking to the MD at the delearship it's going back in next Monday and they're having it until it's sorted.

TBH I'm actually very pleased that the CEL has been diagnosed and is a warranty fix. Other stuff, well **** happens, just surprising it all seems to happen at the same time..

I've been talking to JKM this morning and apparently the KW (Weitec) shocks can give a slight misting of lubricating oil which is nothing to worry about - JKM have seen this on their own vRS. I'm going to keep an eye on this but it maybe that there is nothing amiss.

Fingers crossed.

I know how you feel - I had a very large bill over Christmas with - new radiator, two rear coil springs, rear discs and pads, two speed sensors and a plethora of front suspension bushes and parts. Got the car MOT'd a week later and it FAILED with a worn out ball joint. The dealer paid for the time on the fix and I just had to pay for the part.

That's the reason we're changing this year - too much stuff wearing out.

Ouch. Thats a lot all at the same time rob!

out or curiousity, what was the code for the CEL you were getting?

I had the front shocks fail on mine last year at 8-9 months old.

But it was around 40,000 miles.

Cel was p2015.

Mine is two years and one week old, 62k miles.