Monday, December 18, 2006

Mission Completed

Dear Colleagues

This morning I planned to fulfill my long postponed mission to complete.

Let me try to tell about, maybe it may concern yourselves.

Earlier I was leaving my car to nearby certified service station and they would created an expensive invoice at the end of the day

Nowadays I do it in a different procedure and that is more competitive

My car exceed 60,000 km millage, so it was time for a major overhaul, which I was postponing for a while.

This morning I was too determined to complete my mission.

First I stopped at the gas station and filled my tank full, then asked the workers to wash my car.

Then I drove to car mechanics compound. First I stopped at the spare parts shop and purchased the following

4 lt (10-40) engine oil 35 YTL
Oil filter 3 YTL
Air filter 9 YTL
4 new spark plugs 25 YTL
Trigger belt 125 YTL
Recirculation pump 95 YTL
Radiator belt 15 YTL
4-lt anti-freeze liquid 20 YTL

With some loyal client deductions, I paid total 300 YTL

Please do note that 4 YTL is 3 US Dollars at the current rate of exchange

Then I called my mechanic Dursun by my cellular if he would be available, he was.
So I drove to his workshop early morning.

Two youngsters dismantled the old belts, filters, spark plugs etc, and replaced them also the engine oil and engine anti-freeze liquid.

The old recirculation pump was also leaking so I was lucky to replace

I paid 70 YTL total, we had some conversation with my mechanic as well as with other newcomer clients, how to put order into our existing local national economy, where to invest or where not to invest, get more prudent, reduce spending etc.

I gave 2- soft drinks to workshop trainees for their lunch

With pleasure to complete my mission, then I drove to my favorite local restaurant, ordered local fish soup, fish with rice, and dessert plus tea, and paid 15 YTL

There is no forwarding any incoming mail from my end, all deliveries are original as always, and Your comments are always welcome,

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Degerli Arkadaslarim

Bugun "enerji" konusunda yazmayacagim. Bu sabah gozumde buyuyen bir
isi bitirdim. Size anlatayim belki sizinde ilginizi ceker

Eskiden oto yetkili servisine arabami birakirdim, onlarda iyi bir
fatura cikarirlardi, simdi bu isi dikkatle yapiyorum, daha makul
fiyata geliyor

Benim arabanin 60,000 km bakim zamani geldi, gecti- araba artik
zorlaniyor, habire erteliyorum

Bu sabah erteledigim isi ele aldim

Once Eskisehir yolu Damla petrol BP de depoyu ful doldurdum, sonra
arabayi yikattim,

Daha sonra Baskent (Sasmaz da) sanayi sitesinde Opel yedekleri satan
Opel Izzet e girdim, asagidaki listedekileri satin aldim

4 lt (10-40) motor yagi 35 YTL
yag filtresi 3 YTL
hava filtresi 9 YTL
4 yeni buji 25 YTL
triger kayisi seti komple 125 YTL
devridaim pompasi komple 95 YTL
radyator kayisi 15 YTL
4-lt antifriz 20 YTL

Sadik musteri indirimi ile toplam 300 YTL yedek parcalara verdim

Baskent te "Sen oto bakim" Dursun ustayi onceden cepten aramistim
0536- 3988421

"Gel abi musaitim" dedi, sabah erkenden baskent sanayideki oto
atolyesine vardim

Triger kayisi icin sag on tekerlegi soktuk kayislar degisti- bujiler
degisti- yag/ filte ler degisti

Sokunce gorduk, eski devridaim pompasi sizdiriyormus, degisti, iyiki
almisim, triger kayisi ile beraber degisti

hepsine iscilik 70 YTL verdim, 2 saatte bitti

Araba arkasindaki 2-sise gazozu cirak cocuklara biraktim

Dursun ustam ile biraz lafladik, "haftasonu kar var, iyiki simdi
geldin, bakim kolay oldu" dedi

Yeni gelen musterilerle ayakustu memkeletin ahvalini konustuk,
yaklasan ekonomik krizi konustuk, Nisan'da devaluasyon varmis,

"Dolar ile borclanmayalim- masraflari kisalim- kenara 3-5 atalim"
dedik

Sonra arabanin 60K bakimini bitirmenin keyfi ile

Dogru gazladim, Bahcelievler 4. cadde "Tavukcu" onune park ettim

Karalahana corbasi- Hamsili pilav ve Laz boregi yedim, ustune demli
cay ictim, toplam 15 YTL

"Tavukcu"da pek rahatim, sanki ben misafir, garsonlar evsahibi,
siparisi onlar seciyor, laf olsun diye biraz para aliyorlar

Bizde forward/ ileti yok bizde hersey orijinal.

Bugun ahkam kesmek yok, memleketi baskalari kurtarsin,

selamlar saygilar

Anonymous said...

That was an interesting insight into cost of living differences
between your country and mine.
At today's rate of iGBP to 2.7858 TRY I estimate the work you had done to your vehicle would have cost you around 500 TRY in the UK. or about 180 GBP(£180).

After a vehicle is three years old in UK it has to have a thorough
inspection to check the sfety aspect and also to check the exhaust emmisions are within limits. This inspection costs £50 (140TRY) per year.Our Road Fund Tax, depending on the vehicle is around £200 per year (557TRY) Insurance ,which is compulsory varies with the driver, but mine is approximately £450 per year (1253TRY)Fuel is over £4 per imperial gallon (11 TRY)
On top of this we have extra charges in some cities for congestion. London charges £5 to £8 per day to travel through the city. Any time now it is proposed to charge motorists for using main roads. We have speed cameras on many roads and the charge for exceeding the limits varies depending on the excess speed over the limit.A few mile over the limit imposes a fine of £60 with three penalty points on your licemnce.If you accumulate twelve points you get a driving ban
Driving under the influence of drink or drugs attracts a heavy fine and at least six months suspension of licence.
Motoring is no fun in UK my friend. Be happy with what you have in Turkey.As always,
Wings