My IVECO
Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:43 am
Good morning all,
I spent last weekend at Young NSW, for the Cherry Festival. I left on Monday morning and was going to stay at Boorowa for a few days before heading to Moss Vale for Christmas.
On arrival at Boorowa I had smoko at the info centre and because of the heat decided to head straight for Moss Vale. I drove along the Lachlan Valley Way, nearly to the end [Bowning] when the motor started to make funny [loud banging and knocking] noises. Unable to stop on the road I had to go about one Km before turning onto the Hume Hwy and parked on the side of the road.I looked under the bonnet could see nothing wrong but then noticed OIL running out on the ground. I rang NRMA for a tow truck.
The first truck arrived but too small, next tow vehicle was big enough and loaded my truck and 5'er on the back. By now it was too late to get to the repairers at Queanbeyan [Express Truck Service, the Iveco agent] So I was taken to EPIC in Canberra and left there. It was too late to see the caretaker so just hooked up to power & water, Rang them in the morning and was told I would have to be out by Saturday [everybody] as the place had been rented to something.
So I rang the tow mob and said I needed the big tow truck again. A tow truck arrived [too small] he had not been allocated the job but was in the area so came to check it out. Then the big rig arrived and it got loaded. The only place that could fit me in was Yass showground, where Jo & Derrik and Graham & Jennine were. Would of liked to be there yesterday. There was some delay when getting the big tow truck as they didn't know who was paying. NRMA had paid the first day $1705, I contacted NRMA Premium and they told that they only pay up to $3000. I rang the tow mob and they said they would do it for that. So the truck was eventually taken to repair mob. I rang them after lunch and was told there was a hole in the gear box, and they would know more when they get it out. I rang Yesterday and was told all the bolts on the Tourque converter had been sheared off. Will know more later.
Now my truck has done 63km and is three years and FIVE weeks old. [Five weeks out of warranty] But I am claiming warranty even if I have to go to the Ombudsman etc. That's it at the moment.
Cheers
PeterH
I spent last weekend at Young NSW, for the Cherry Festival. I left on Monday morning and was going to stay at Boorowa for a few days before heading to Moss Vale for Christmas.
On arrival at Boorowa I had smoko at the info centre and because of the heat decided to head straight for Moss Vale. I drove along the Lachlan Valley Way, nearly to the end [Bowning] when the motor started to make funny [loud banging and knocking] noises. Unable to stop on the road I had to go about one Km before turning onto the Hume Hwy and parked on the side of the road.I looked under the bonnet could see nothing wrong but then noticed OIL running out on the ground. I rang NRMA for a tow truck.
The first truck arrived but too small, next tow vehicle was big enough and loaded my truck and 5'er on the back. By now it was too late to get to the repairers at Queanbeyan [Express Truck Service, the Iveco agent] So I was taken to EPIC in Canberra and left there. It was too late to see the caretaker so just hooked up to power & water, Rang them in the morning and was told I would have to be out by Saturday [everybody] as the place had been rented to something.
So I rang the tow mob and said I needed the big tow truck again. A tow truck arrived [too small] he had not been allocated the job but was in the area so came to check it out. Then the big rig arrived and it got loaded. The only place that could fit me in was Yass showground, where Jo & Derrik and Graham & Jennine were. Would of liked to be there yesterday. There was some delay when getting the big tow truck as they didn't know who was paying. NRMA had paid the first day $1705, I contacted NRMA Premium and they told that they only pay up to $3000. I rang the tow mob and they said they would do it for that. So the truck was eventually taken to repair mob. I rang them after lunch and was told there was a hole in the gear box, and they would know more when they get it out. I rang Yesterday and was told all the bolts on the Tourque converter had been sheared off. Will know more later.
Now my truck has done 63km and is three years and FIVE weeks old. [Five weeks out of warranty] But I am claiming warranty even if I have to go to the Ombudsman etc. That's it at the moment.
Cheers
PeterH
He still got a $200 discount on the Jazz! 