100k problems :P

[arf-er]

Hi, just want to relate my recent spate of age-related expensive problems with my B hitting 100,000 km mileage (2008 B200T):

 

Was chugging along fine up ECP BenShears bridge when suddenly whole car started jerking violently and lost power... Was a miracle (cold sweat man;) it made it to the apex of the bridge to be able to coast down again with engine-shape light lit.

Stopped by the side & called AA tow truck; seemed serious, so decided to have it towed back to CnC.

After 2 days' diagnosis; I was told it was simply due to.... worn spark plugs! (on paper, the recommended interval is 120K km); so ok, change.

Guess what?! the bill was..... $500!  faintz faintz! plugs were $130+ (for 4) and the rest was labour and diagnosis!

CSO explained that on my B; the access to even change spark plugs require alot of dismantling... due to the canted-mount design of the B. Faintz again!  X-o

 

Just 3 weeks after this episode (i couldn't believe it myself!) my B stalled and refused to start one night after supper. Thinking it was an incomplete job at CnC the last time (so have job warranty right?), i called AA tow truck again; back to CnC.

This time took 3 days before they reverted to say that the electric motor controlling my throttle butterfly-flap is kaput; and that i would have to replace the whole throttle body as no parts are repairable... was quoted $3,000!  faintz faintz faintz. The part itself had to be flown in, and cost $2000+ already.

 

After all this; i swore that I would change cars if anything else broke down... it's been 2 mths since, and it seems to be stable again... hope nothing nasty suddenly crops up! Feeling v poor now...  :-(

 

*was looking a the new B200 when COE was low last mth, but my current B200T's acceleration is too addicitve to give up just yet...

[asiadj]

the new b class also turbo wat....

[arf-er]

new 1.6 turbo vs old 2.0 turbo...  different league leh  :-)

[Tigershark]

 the bill was..... $500!  faintz faintz! plugs were $130+ (for 4) and the rest was labour and diagnosis!

CSO explained that on my B; the access to even change spark plugs require alot of dismantling... due to the canted-mount design of the B. Faintz again!  X-o

 

 

great justification for labor

[thaiedwin]

$500 for spark plug? WOW

I bought 12 spark plug for <$200 .

 

mine is a V6 so require 12 spark plugs

 

2008 car....to save on cost and labour bring to outside workshop bro