#1: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Harty, Location: West LothianPosted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:50 pm ---- So yeah, going down the dual carriageway at my bit and the car makes an ungodly grind noise, then all of a sudden.... quiet, stop at tescos to find out fan belt snapped on me and its easter sunday tomorrow.
is there anywhere that would be open motor factor wise or anywhere that i could try to source a new belt before monday morning?
need the car to get to work
any help is greatly appreciated.
Chris
#2: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: broadblaster, Location: south coastPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:13 am ---- halfords may be open on sunday.
#3: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:00 am ---- Nothing in the world is open in Easter SUnday other than small shops. It's the only day other than Christmas day that everything shuts.
#4: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Sk3rry93, Location: NewryPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:10 am ---- My local halfrauds is open today try your local store
#5: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: -Dave-, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:52 am ----
broadblaster wrote:
halfords may be open on sunday.
This. Most of them are open today as they have a easter sale on.
#6: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Harty, Location: West LothianPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:11 am ---- thanks for all the replies guys, i was up until 4 trying to find a place that does them, halfords online said there wasn't any belts for my model but checked up a car which uses the same belt and found it, going to get 2 and keep the other for a rainy day like today or christmas they are only £9.11 each instead of the £18 euro car parts wanted.
thanks everyone!
Chris
#7: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Harty, Location: West LothianPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:27 am ---- ah well, after wrestling with the belt from halfords for most of the morning, it doesn't fit.... anyone near edinburgh got a GTi and can split the belt off for me?
Chris
#8: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:45 am ---- I got a Continental GTi belt in my cupbouard that's done about 1k miles...I'm a couple of hundred miles away though!
#9: Re: Fan belt snapped tonight and need car for monday morning Author: Harty, Location: West LothianPosted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:00 am ---- dammit, any chance you want to go back to ecosse and i will meet you there Edward? i would snatch it from you, can you pull a fan belt off a GTi if the bonnet isn't open i wonder
We are not responsible for comments posted by our users, as they are the property of the poster
Interactive software released under GNU GPL,
Code Credits,
Privacy Policy
Membership:
Latest: 
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 17130
Online Now [203]:
Visitors: 202
Members: 0
Staff Online Now:
Page Views:
General
they are only £9.11 each instead of the £18 euro car parts wanted.
i would snatch it from you, can you pull a fan belt off a GTi if the bonnet isn't open i wonder 
