My head gasket went before xmas, for the dealer to repair it would have cost between £1000 and £2000
My xfil said his mate could do it for £650, his mate is a self employeed mechanic, works from his own hom so has no overheads, hence why he could do it cheaper
He fixed it, in Jan i started having problems again, all the signs as before that the head had gone, he looked at it again, said it was the radiator, charged me £250 for a new one, got it back, the 'new' radiator does not look new, looks dirty and dented
was ok for a day or two then same problems came back, so he replced the thermostat, again it was ok for a day then same problems back
He has now admitted it 'might' be the head gasket, which i am 100% sure it is, and was in the first place
has told me he wont repair it with charging me full price again
Now if i had taken it to the dealer (which i wish i had) it would still be under guarantee
Do i have a case to take him to trading standards to get him to fix the problem he should have fixed in the first place
Sorry if this is in the wrong topic, Thanks for reading