New cat, suplied and fitted OMG!!!!!

[Fergie]

My cat starting to blow at the start of the week. I searched online and bought a new one with next day delivery and fitting kit for a few pence over £54. I've fitted it myself (quite easy really) and took about an hour all in.
Just out of curiosity, I rang a Citroen dealer in Lincolnshire. To supply, and fit. £480 inc VAT :wacko:
That's a saving of nearly £430 which will cover the cost of tax and test, which is due very soon, and a few months worth of super unleaded.

[Fulch]

Good on ya mate,

[johnnyg_vts]

tis a bargain, congrats.
diy ftw!

[Tontsy]

hmm... thats pretty cheap for a CAT tbh dude.
like, really REALLY pretty cheap!*and i sell and fit these for a living* as they contain shit like Gold, hence why scrap value of them is soo good.

[stu-n-shell]

omfg didnt know they were worth aload for scrap i fucking skiped my old one

[Tontsy]

omfg didnt know they were worth aload for scrap i fucking skiped my old one

atm im weighing hem in at 30 bucks each!
but thats through a friend and i take in about 10 at a time lol.

most placeswont ake more than 3 per person per day, or silly things like that, incase they are stolen or what not.
so easy to do ;)

but yeah easy get between 20 - 40 bucks for a cat.

[machevelli7777]

My GOD! Why do they charge such silly amounts!!

[bfc2dabone]

not a bad price, there aroun 60 - 70 notes at euro car parts, good you done it yourself as well, feels good when you save abit of cash. ive done my rad, both drive shafts and loads of over little bits with the help of this site and a haynes manual, i must of saved a fortune :-)

[Tontsy]

My GOD! Why do they charge such silly amounts!!

note where i said they contain thigns like gold and other materiels!
its like lambda sensors... i love them, the wire is worth loads on weigh in value...if you get enough of it that is... currently have about 3 full carrier bags of it... will et me a few 00's in the pocket :)

[scholesyy]

its platinum actually. i got one the other day and cost me £100! bastards lol

[Stevie-J]

Its knowing where to go - I go to CES or Unipart, or order from Online Automotive, CES supply Kwik Fit with their exhausts, so I buy from them and fit myself and cut out the middle man lol
Anyone that goes to the dealers for parts in this day and age deserves to get ripped off. I get 98% of parts I need all from aftermarket suppliers - even radiator hoses and engine mounts, and they are a fraction of the dealer costs. If you think Citroen are bad, you wanna try Nissan, Toyota or Renault!

[Fergie]

but yeah easy get between 20 - 40 bucks for a cat.

That's what I'm hoping. Got the old one in the boot of the car and getting it weighed in tomorrow.

[Finchowned]

If you think Citroen are bad, you wanna try Nissan, Toyota or Renault!

My local Renault dealership is full of uneducated fucking wankers!

[Tontsy]

Its knowing where to go - I go to CES or Unipart, or order from Online Automotive, CES supply Kwik Fit with their exhausts, so I buy from them and fit myself and cut out the middle man lol
Anyone that goes to the dealers for parts in this day and age deserves to get ripped off. I get 98% of parts I need all from aftermarket suppliers - even radiator hoses and engine mounts, and they are a fraction of the dealer costs. If you think Citroen are bad, you wanna try Nissan, Toyota or Renault!


its uni part uni part, or uni part for any part lol., unless its a special order item, then we go through main dealer :y:
but ideally... if you really want to go kwick fit, see me im nice to saxo owners :y:

[ryanmt]

cheap cats dont last long though, so you end up buying twice. You don't get as good scrap value for aftermarket cats either only oem ones!

[Stevie-J]

its uni part uni part, or uni part for any part lol., unless its a special order item, then we go through main dealer :y:
but ideally... if you really want to go kwick fit, see me im nice to saxo owners :y:

Thats cos CES are only around the North west and Wales, and I always see the CES vans taking parts to my local Kwik Fit in Newcastle under Lyme. People might knock KwikFit, but I have used em loads in the past and still do for tyres. Cant fault my local branch - great bunch of lads, bend over backwards for me lol

[Stevie-J]

cheap cats dont last long though, so you end up buying twice. You don't get as good scrap value for aftermarket cats either only oem ones!

Yup - true, I had a couple of old cats off my old cars and took em up the scrappies, they only gave me a fiver each for em cos they were aftermarket cheapos. - I thought I'd been conned at the time, but aftermarket cats are usually ceramic monolith and use less of the precious metals inside them, but for a cheap car, they are worth it to get it through the MOT. Most boy racers only fit the cat once a year for the MOT anyway lol