Hes no mechanic then..

MG-Rover are one of the easiest cars to work on ever.. :lol:

 

I know lol.

I was depressed for most of the day because of that but I'm ok now

 

Crap mechanic then, at least he informed you upfront that he was short on expertise on these cars

 

Name and shame.

 

Wah007, go and kick him in the nuts!! cheeky sod, like Chaz says can't be much of a spanner man,what's up with him,frightened?
Regards DaDragon

 

Tell him you got it off ebay and was assured all the parts were made by Honda

 

:rofl:

One my garages out this way refused to do the timing belt on my R8 214SLi 16v I had ages ago - apparently they had arsed up the job on one, knackered the engine and ended up fitting another.

Fair play, they fixed it, but wouldn't do another - wonder if the OP's chap had similar concerns...

 

What?! Even I work on a Rover and I'm no mechanic.

I prefer to let an enthusiast to work on mine anyway.

 

Lol guys, that's what i thought to myself that these cars are easy to wok on. I didn't talk ti him any further, just said ok thanks bye now.

They're not worth it the cheeky sods. He must be frightened mate DaDragon.

Using mobile so apologies if not replying to all properly.

 

I know mechanics who snap up jobs to work on them as they are so easy.

 

I'd consider yourself fortunate that the "mechanic" alterted you to his limited abilities before you even set foot in the garage.

It's a shame everyone wasn't so upfront!

 

Maybe he has had a customer try and accuse him of starting a water leak leading to HGF on a Rover in the past, but the leak has really just formed its self in a short period of time after some work or had it in the first place.

 

This. Before you all go slagging somebody off you have no idea what troubles he may have had previously with one.

How many times do you hear folk say (I'm one regarding VW Passats), never again.
Not a slant on the car just his experiences. A bad mechanic is one that takes the car then ***** it up knowing he probably would.

 

Yes I have go to give it to him though, he told me up front and didn't let me hand my car in and have it worse off

 

Up to him whether he takes the job. Maybe he's got enough easy work and it's not worth his while. I had a garage make a proper bodge of a HG change on my 200 and I had to do it myself in the end as they claimed the engine to be unfixable (probably was to them). Better not to get in situation.

Btw - what was the job?

 

That's true best to stay away in that case.

There wasn't a job, i was just curious as to what labour they would charge to change the water pump, inlet gasket and radiator.

 

Haha... Classic example of a "mechanic" that's scared of rovers! :lol: