It was all going so well...

We were having a great time on Ibiza, everything was going to plan... until our trusty Hyundai Santa Fe, the car that got us all the way here, carried all the luggage and the BSA Goldstar decided to start leaking coolant. I knew we couldn't drive the car in this condition, so the hunt for a mechanic began.
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[@pggp273]

I Just cant believe you travelled abroad without European breakdown cover. 😮

[@millinutz]

neither Sean nor Suzie have aknowledged your comment here..., oops, that speaks volumns!!

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

We mentioned it in the next video 😊

[@TheAgalmic]

Keeping my fingers crossed for a successful outcome and looking forward to seeing you at Midwest Moto sometime soon.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Andy, thanks for that. Much appreciated. I do want to come up to MidWest when I can but it might be June! So many Royal Enfields in stock, it's a dream come true 😄😄

[@williamlylecameron9345]

Sean and Suzie, so sorry to see your lastest video with your car issues. Keeping my fingers crossed that it all turns out okay in the end and doesn't stress you both out too much. Keep your peckers up.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks William, appreciate the comment. We are all sorted now thanks for asking ☺️

[@markfortin8286]

Yesterday I was sorting out my car insurance over the phone right before I watched this video. The agent was telling me that a bumper on a car these days could cost up to $5000. I assumed they were exaggerating, but seeing how your entire front end came off like that, I can believe it now! I hope the repairs have all worked out. 👍

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Hi Mark, I think with the bumper comes fog lights (LED) front parking sensors and many parts of plastic that all fit together in an intricate way perhaps some even have a cooler/rad mounted down low for a turbo etc. I can see how it would add up.

[@malcolmpatton9314]

Oh that’s unfortunate but good on you noticing the coolant leak before attempting to tow the trailer and breaking down on route to the ferry.could have been a lot worse.if left unresolved oil could have mixed with the oil and caused even more damage. Great biking weather my car is hooked up to a battery charger as soon as the sun comes out great excuse to ride my bike. Err towing the caravan at the weekend going to check all my under bonnet fluid levels dramas all this travelling but it’s all an adventure. Best regards Malcolm Melbourne Australia.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Malcolm for the comment. Yes in hindsight we could have probably played that game of topping it up with coolant as you went but if the leak got worse you might end up stranded. When you've got a Ferry to catch there's also the ticket cost that you'd forfeit if you broke down. They wouldn't wait 😂. Yes travelling does tend to throw up some dramas here and there but as you say it's all good fun 😊. Nothing that can't be mended and fixed and luckily nothing too difficult has come up so far! Have a nice time on the weekend with the caravan! Cheers, Sean

[@BobfmBali]

Tell me you have breakdown cover guys?I once broke down in Bavaria, vehicle recovered to home in UK and received a replacement vehicle to finish the trip. AA 5 star cover some years ago granted.

[@ianfutcher1518]

Well done for being proactive and taking the front of the car off. Hopefully it will be sorted in time. 🤞

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

He said he could technically access the radiator without the front off but I'm sure it helped get access to a few areas that would be difficult to reach with it all together. Cheers.

[@elpobrouse2277]

It is not difficult to see the difference between oil and coolant. Coolant tast and smells sweet. Common problem those radiators, luckily no contamination ? You have to check that.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

No contamination, I believe the compartments between the oil and coolant remain intact but the inlet/outlet for the coolant comes away from the alu over time. The suspicious among us would say they planned it like this 😂

[@leegreveson]

That is just unlucky to have happened while abroad but you got yourselves a mechanic at least, just hope the replacement radiator arrives in time. I seem to remember a new headlight unit will set you back £1k, modern cars are just a costly headache. Can we go back to the olden days, by which I mean the 1980's 😅

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Hi Lee, a wing mirror on this is £800, very scary prices! I know this as Suzie clipped it and cracked the plastic, the plan is to have it plastic welded. I do actually have a 1986 BMW 325i that is off the road as bikes have taken my attention in recent years 😄. 1980s now that is a period for nice cars

[@pete36524]

That’s all a bit stressful. Car part prices can be extortionate. Hope you got home ok!

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

This was quite expensive but I'm told we were paying an island tax, it would be a couple of hundred cheaper on the mainland... Ah well it is what it is! Cheers, Sean

[@johnbellamy6449]

it seems like the radiator or a hose leak . i would top it up from the cap on the radiator ,not the header bottle with plain water and run it up and look for the leak . if its still available rad weld from Halfords or their equivalent may stop the leak until you get home . good luck .

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks John appreciate the comment and suggestion. It was confirmed to be the radiator where the plastic meets the alloy. Modern radiators are composite these days which seems silly to me and you cannot repair them 😞

[@crumblymal8479]

Bad luck guy's don't you just love cars everything is a pain to deal with on a car but they are a necessary evil as they say .I hope things come together for you both in good time and you do have a mechanic which is half the battle so fingers and everything else crossed for yus 👍

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Crumbly, much appreciated. Credit goes to Suzie for finding Dennis, a rare German mechanic on a Spanish island. Funnily enough he was very effective and efficient 😂

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

Anyway, I’ve got all my fingers crossed that it all gets sorted out for you.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks TNT, we are in much better shape today. Thanks 😊

[@danielmcneil3004]

So sorry Sean and Suzie. This really puts a damper on an otherwise fantastic trip to Spain. I’ve got fingers and toes crossed that your mechanic will come through and get you up and running and back on schedule. Hang in there guys and enjoy a few rides on the BSA. Cheers, Dan. ✌️🏍🇨🇦

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Dan, yes as a strange bonus to the car being off the road, we've been out on the BSA and Suzie has discovered the joy of being a pillion again. Silver lining and all that! Cheers, Sean

[@danielmcneil3004]

@@MindfulMotorcyclist Love to be there with you guys cruising the Spanish roads. Ride safe.✌️

[@larrywade9041]

Sorry for your mis-fortune. Those things happen in life. Hope that all ends o.k. for you. Cheers!

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Larry, we are in much better state now just a couple of bits to do an she will be road worthy again.

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

Oh dear Sean these things happen it reminds me seeing the front off, when I call my family garage business all I see is front ends off 😂 obviously they have the air guns or cordless tools to get them off quickly 😊😊 The comment about a classic cars 😂😂 I have one but you wouldn’t want to break down there without access to any parts 😊😊🤔 Anyway well done 😊😊 Persistence pays off through necessity 😊😊 I liked your previous video about the big touring bikes!! Spot on 😊😊 Beautiful place always look forward to seeing that beautiful scenery 👌👌 Have fun Phil

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Phil appreciate it. I actually do have a classic car, a 1986 BMW 325i currently off the road. However try getting parts for that thing in a hurry. It would be a pain. That's an age where it's old enough not to have parts but new enough to not be able to fix it with some duct tape and cable ties 😂. I've fallen much more into 2 wheeled tinkering over the last few years and the car has not seen any action! Thanks, Sean 🙂

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

@@MindfulMotorcyclist Eh up Sean Classic car ‘86 BMW. Just coming up to classic Sean “40 years “is classed as classic 😎😎nice little car at the time ,Blimey sounds terrible to me my young days now classic 😂😂my friends had those and my best friend had a 325 I convertible…. I was driving the XR3 and XR3i at that time and a young 23 year old 😊😊 I’ve had many cars and now own a little old Austin a30 living on a ramp in the family garage.. 😊😊 in Stoke Make you laugh I’ve had an escort mk1 at 17 ,Vauxhall viva, 19 escort mk2 at 20 mgb GT when I was 21 ,mg midgets, x3 at 22 , xr3, at 23 xr3i, Xr2, at 25 Triumph acclaim at 26 went down bank lol Vauxhall cavalier , at 28, a Rover 100 at 32 It got better then at around 45 civic / Honda civic , then an Audi TT new shape , Audi a3 Then a civic again, then a Volvo V40 now lol 😂 Probably missed a few Won’t mention vans 🤔 current van Vauxhall vivaro 2015 You’ve a long way to go ….. that comes with being nuts about cars 😂😂 Happy motoring Sean Ta ra 😎😎phil

[@simongilbert2704]

suzie -- don't worry about washing the car ;;; that does nothing ,, get some breakdown cover ;;;

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

We do have breakdown cover Simon, she was mentioning cleaning the car again today 😂

[@georgearber2452]

Could be a coolant hose that has failed. Or a leak from the radiator.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Suspect a coolant leak from the radiator, stupid design with plastic and aluminium bonded together in factory so you can't even repair it 😔

[@2wheeledwillie395]

What a pain mate 😢 hope it gets sorted quickly buddy 🤞

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Indeed. Perhaps we should buy the ole Z4. Can't BMW inline 6 petrol can't really go wrong! 😄

[@2wheeledwillie395]

​@MindfulMotorcyclist mate that era straight 6 engines are pretty much bullet proof...I've done 20k miles without a single issue 👍

[@kennethheldreich6604]

Hope you're going to get sorted in time, there's nothing worse especially when you can't just physically just fetch a part you need, fingers crossed mate, on the plus side love cala gracio,🏍🇬🇧👍🙏

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Kenneth, appreciate it. The part delivery was the most worrying bit of it as you just don't know how relaxed they are going to be with shipping times etc 😄

[@andrewhayes4246]

Check all of your fluids - one will be low. Give all of your hose clips a tweak, and check your water pump area for splashes.

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks Andrew, yes the coolant expansion tank was empty, there was some still in the radiator but it was certainly low. Cheers, Sean

[@andrewhayes4246]

@@MindfulMotorcyclist so, if you're lucky, loose/split hose, if not next best is water pump or - hope not - head gasket.

[@markpercy4277]

Saved some labour costs removing the front of the car bud 👍

[@derekbeaty910]

Hi sorry to hear about the hope you sorted soon and get on your way like watching your adventure as said before I now live in southern Italy don't regret the move Now this might be a long shot I have the voge valico 500 dsx can you rember if the tyres were tubed or tubeless thanks

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Hi Derek, they are tubeless on the 500DSX, I know this as I had the tyres changed. There is a banding strap inside the rim where the spokes are stopping air escape. Thanks!

[@derekbeaty910]

Thanks for that Pleased you've got the car sorted look forward to the next installment

[@bankruptpensioner]

Good luck, if i can help in any way, let me know ❤

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks BP, appreciate it.

[@LumpyCarbs]

😮 I’m going to ask …. Do you have AA or RAC European cover for both vehicles?

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Ahem, yes is the short answer. I have it for my bike as part of the insurance policy and the car is covered under Suzie's Nationwide account which is pretty good. Unless you get some discounts or new member promotion AA is eye watering upon renewal so didn't use them this time. Oh and of course I've got the BSA recovery but wouldn't want to rely on that over here so separate with BikeSure policy. 👍

[@MrWilfAdventures]

@@MindfulMotorcyclist The nationwide based recovery was pretty good when I used it when I had an engine failure on a kit car - got me back from France to home with no hassle. Their default though is to take you to the neartest dealer, in the case of a bike engined kit car that was a fun conversation.

[@andrewhayes4246]

Yikes! That car is much too young to have that trouble!

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Hi Andrew, its actually a 2015! Believe it or not.

[@andrewhayes4246]

@@MindfulMotorcyclist my Toyota is 2014 - I'd better not see any problems for at least 5 more years (famous last words)!

[@andrewhayes4246]

@@MindfulMotorcyclist if you were in England, you could get it repaired instead of replaced....😭

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

Another silver lining, you will use much less petrol on the bike, and so offset the cost of repairs.

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

Maybe you should consider a classic car? They are much easier to fix….

[@MindfulMotorcyclist]

Thanks TNT, I do actually have an 80s BMW that I've had since 19 but that's another (unroadworthy) story 😂