Garage Price

[adamlang]

i have just had done, a new clutch, new cam belt, 2 CV boots, and a new drivers side door handle. What price do you think this should of cost?
I shall post the price i paid when i have a couple of replies.

Cheers

Adam

[Clouds_mate]

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[CampDavid]

500quid

[saxodan]

Dont have a clue mate does it include the labour aswell or just the parts?

WTF is that Leckie?

Dan

[Clouds_mate]

soap on a rope Dan Butt..

[adamlang]

yeah + labour.

[Tupps]

Soap on a rope! ROFL!!

[saxodan]

yeah + labour.

Oh ok umm about £400 i would say

Shh Leckie you know nothing

[adamlang]

have been charged £840 for everything.

[saxodan]

have been charged £840 for everything.

My car was only another £100 it had a full MOT and just went through one with no problems, they saw you coming!

Dan

[Tupps]

have been charged £840 for everything.

Why dont u go back.....bend over and tell them to finish you off

[S34MER]

£840??? HOW MUCH? is your car 24ct gold?

[adamlang]

Havent picked it up yet, was just told that over the phone.

[CampDavid]

what car? Please say it was a VTS or thats rape

[adamlang]

yeah a 1999 VTS, oh they replaced part of the gear linkage and fitted a new oil pressure switch aswell.

[S34MER]

i though CV boots were about £12-£15 and thats from citroen! but cant you get an inner and outer cv Boot or am i gettin confused!

[adamlang]

yeah the CV boot its self is cheap i think its just the labour in removing wheels and brakes and hubs etc to get to it.

[Hanuman]

probably around right. give us the full details on your receipt, the part cost then labour cost in a list

CV £12 labour £30 for 1hr ect

labour depending on where you go should be from 25-45 per hour so if you work out about 7 hours work for 45 theres about £300 quid

[Hanuman]

and better yet what garage did you go to?

[adamlang]

yeah he said there was 9 hours of labour. i shall post the receipt on here tommorow. it was 'wayne connolly motors' in stockport. Have used them for my past 4 years of driving and have never had a problem and they do a good job. Just wanted to double check this was the right kind of price.

[adamlang]

Okay here is the bill:

Clutch Kit: 139.52
Gear Linkage: 11.50
Door Latch: 29.99
Timing Belt Kit: 116.00
Oil Temp Switch: 21.62
CV Boot kit x 2: 21.80
Gear Box Oil: 11.75
Labour x 9: 486.45


Total: 838.63

[CampDavid]

tbh its probably fair, but not cheap

[lambinator]

i hear upper class hookers give blowies for 30 quid but 840 for parts and labour bend me over now!

you want to buy a haynes manual and get to know your car!

[Connor_scotland]

when you add it up its makes a decent price

but i could get it done for a 1/4 that

but aslong as your happy mate and oyu car is back ont he road thats what matters

[adamlang]

well yeah thats it i had just spent money on new wheels and 4 pots and fitted them all myself but the car was just running shit and i wasnt enjoying it. Picking it up this morning i fell inlove with my saxo again :) i usually do all the works on my car servicing, fitting new parts etc but clutches and cam belt are something i would like to stay away from and would like to pay the money to know it was being done quite and properly.

Adam

[adamlang]

quickly and properly that should be.