Hey guys,
So here's my update. The car has been at the garage for over a WEEK. Despite stressing that I needed it for work. They were only the garage agreeing to perform the repair under warranty, but still managed to make a huge fuss about it. The warranty company VGS have been great, they were confused why the garage were making such a big problem.
Anyway, the work was finally complete (took a day, so I don't know what they were doing for the rest of the week). The water pump needed changing and looks like the belt too. So the total cost was £327 including labour. The warranty covers the parts not labour, so I had to pay £120 labour. Such a shame as I've only just bought the car. Does this seem a fair price?
I have some quibbles though. I've only driven the car home, and during the drive home, the steering seems very loose, much looser than before. I can move the wheel back and forth a little without the car moving.
Also, it appears that the hard top has been taken off. The roof doesn't seem to be fitting flush, as shown in the photo. And as I've only had the car for such a short amount of time, I can't remember what the window against the roof should be like, so I've attached a photo of the window joint too as it doesn't seem to look correct? Looks like the water would just pour in like this? It's the same both sides.
The other problem I have is the actual hard top seems pretty scuffed on top. I've attached a photo of this too but you can barely notice due to the lighting. But I would guess the roof has been taken off and then turned upside down on the floor, without using any protection. I would assume a deep polish would get rid of it all?
Other than that, the actual car is filthy. Which is disappointing as I thoroughly cleaned it prior to being at the garage, and I'd expect most garages to give a car a quick clean after a repair.
Can anyone offer their thoughts on all this please? Thanks all!