A German currently in Japan

[pack]

hahaha! 86life...! So nice to read!

[mad.matt]

Man, that sucks
Hope they do sort it under warranty

What is this though?

[Bean]

If I remember correctly it's a tray for coins and stuff

[banpei]

Oh man that sucks! :o
It's not so much the money involved, but the sheer amount of phone calls and making arrangements that make it worse. Also the insecurity what will be paid and what isn't covered is maddening. I must say I had to grin over all the Toyota dealers denying to take care of your car. So typical, especially after the experience I had during the summer.

I had my share of road-side assistance in Germany/Hungary a few years ago and having to make the decision to have it fixed (and hopefully drive) or towed back home is difficult. I made the wrong decision to have it fixed...thrice. The good part was that I turned out to be insured for this and the tow only cost me 70 euros while receiving a replacement car.

At least the fact that you have three months of warranty from Carland is a good thing. Also gives them a lot of credibility for what they offer being up to spec, and if not: they'll fix it.

(11-13-2017 06:15 PM)mad.matt Wrote:  What is this though?

Just like Bean said: it's a small compartment where you can put stuff, like coins. I have one in mine as well. Perhaps a JDM or GT Apex only thing?

[Hama86]

(11-13-2017 05:04 PM)pack Wrote:  hahaha! 86life...! So nice to read!

I'm so happy you enjoy my miserable life! Just kidding, in hindsight it is an experience that I may as well print on my CV for job applications and laugh with the interviewer together. I might have underestimated old car life. Of course a lot of thoughts come into mind that I did a mistake in getting a 205.000 km AE86 in a foreign country where I don't have tools or friends with tools to help me. (Or sufficiant language skills.)

How reliable are 4AGEs? Is 200k already too much km on those engines?

It is a tray which opens with a push mechanism. Pretty decent size, too, for charging cables and coins, etc.

[pack]

They are reliable... most of the times the headgaskets jull fail because they rotten up.....

CHeers mate!

[mad.matt]

(11-13-2017 08:47 PM)Bean Wrote:  If I remember correctly it's a tray for coins and stuff

Thank you
I just had a gaping hole under my radio when I picked mine up, thinking about cup holders hah.

[Hama86]

Hi again. After receiving the car, I only had it for 3 days when the head gasket blew. Carland gives 3 months of warranty starting from the delivery day. My insurance was only 1 day old at moment. This is old news.

Last Monday (2 day ago) I received a call from Tokuchi-san, a replacement engine has been found, tested, new gaskets installed and finally placed into the car. It took 20 days to repair it. According to K-M-S and Tokuchi-san, the engine is good. The car will be delivered next week Tuesday.

The repair costs and final transport are covered by the warranty. The first and second transports were covered by the insurance. I really hope that me and my car will come out stronger after this. And I can finally shoot more photos of it.

Cheers.

[banpei]

Wow! They handled that warranty case really well! Kudos to Carland!

[pack]

Don't worry man.... Your engine will be opened up and refreshened for another enthusiast in Japan!

Cheers