The car is booked in today to have a few problems sorted out:

- Grinding noise in the front-left when turning at low speed
- Poor-fitting roof lining (you can actually see the foam backing when you open the rear driver's side passenger door)
- Clunking noise in the back boot area when going over speed humps and rough roads.

So I'm driving to work in one of the dealership loan vehicles (a 2007 Golf FSI 2.0L auto) and what do I spot on Parramatta Road? A GT Sport TSI!

FINALLY I see another one on a Sydney roads. Rego BFS-06L

The K850i died unceremoniously earlier today without any sort of warning. Currently using my old K800i while the K850i is with the service centre being repaired.

(Castlereagh Street, Sydney)

Data Warehouse Consultant - CHECK!
IT Solutions Architect - CHECK!
Business Analyst - CHECK!
Project Manager - CHECK!
Business Representatives x 2 - CHECK!

... yawns and blank stares aplenty - CHECK!

Dropped the K850i in for repair yesterday afternoon. Because they wouldn't gove me a loan phone, I Left them with both my home and office landline numbers so they could call me back as soon as it had been repaired. Hadn't heard from them this morning so I phoned to find out what was going on.

"Oh - we sent you an SMS. Didn't you get it?"

I just about exploded.

....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait ....and wait

(3 Service Centre - Parramatta)