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By *oma OP Man
over a year ago
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Oh nostaligia for the days when all you needed for a reliable car was new plugs and points along with a regular oil change.
Now its £40 per hr labour, and extortionate parts....oh and the obligatory Diagnostics. |
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"Oh nostaligia for the days when all you needed for a reliable car was new plugs and points along with a regular oil change.
Now its £40 per hr labour, and extortionate parts....oh and the obligatory Diagnostics. "
I feel your pain 
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That's a bit heavy, got my car serviced last month, £375 +vat, got new pads and dics fitted, but the bit that got me was £47 for a fuel filter, work was not carried out by a main dealer, thank god. |
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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago
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crankshaft sensor (kia only part) £130, timing belt and pulley tensioners, 2 diagnostic tests(£45 and £48) plus labour £500 in total and it still might need leads, plugs and coil pack !!!! the fecking car only cost us £1500 4 months ago ffs |
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By *rallvalCouple
over a year ago
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"crankshaft sensor (kia only part) £130, timing belt and pulley tensioners, 2 diagnostic tests(£45 and £48) plus labour £500 in total and it still might need leads, plugs and coil pack !!!! the fecking car only cost us £1500 4 months ago ffs"
I suppose I have the advantage of being a car geek with a garage full of tools and a scrapyard on the doorstep.
The downside is that it only breaks when it is freezing cold and raining, never on a sunny day.
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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago
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"crankshaft sensor (kia only part) £130, timing belt and pulley tensioners, 2 diagnostic tests(£45 and £48) plus labour £500 in total and it still might need leads, plugs and coil pack !!!! the fecking car only cost us £1500 4 months ago ffs
I suppose I have the advantage of being a car geek with a garage full of tools and a scrapyard on the doorstep.
The downside is that it only breaks when it is freezing cold and raining, never on a sunny day.
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yeh i used to help my dad fix his cars in the past but now don't have the dexterity in my hands to tackle a lot of the jobs i used to manage myself 
plus a lot of garages see a single fem coming and think - easy money she doesn't know a thing about cars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Got nae car trouble, i like it when the interior light comes on by itself on a right hand bend, and luv it when the CD player conks oot when you reverse bump start it, ohh and the puddle on drivers side floor, think they call it character, yup my cars got character,lol  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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have a load of great friends own garages and they all know i can sniff out a bullshitter a mile off, most of the jobs i could do myself but choose not to, ill fix things for other people but not myself, i get my labour done cheap and always get the parts cheap too, shop around for good deals dont bother with dealerships to be honest 
there are mobile guys come do the diagnostics alot cheaper and if you phone around alot of independents have the diagnostic chips no need to go to the main dealer but alas theres always the things like alternators etc that u cant just use universal parts for but again if you get these online much cheaper |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Got nae car trouble, i like it when the interior light comes on by itself on a right hand bend, and luv it when the CD player conks oot when you reverse bump start it, ohh and the puddle on drivers side floor, think they call it character, yup my cars got character,lol "
And to think, I'd assumed from your username that you had an Aston-Martin ... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Purchased new car strait off the showroom floor ....with 36000 miles of servicing thrown in .......so no costs for 3 years ....not even road tax , its rated at zero...lol.........well only the price of diesel and insurance ....fook me...lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"have a load of great friends own garages and they all know i can sniff out a bullshitter a mile off, most of the jobs i could do myself but choose not to, ill fix things for other people but not myself, i get my labour done cheap and always get the parts cheap too, shop around for good deals dont bother with dealerships to be honest
there are mobile guys come do the diagnostics alot cheaper and if you phone around alot of independents have the diagnostic chips no need to go to the main dealer but alas theres always the things like alternators etc that u cant just use universal parts for but again if you get these online much cheaper"
How do you want to do my lower arm bushes ComplicatedF29 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Why do garages always quote +VAT? cant they just give the dam price!"
Depends some garages have the parts already on the shelf. The man i visit prefers cash for a reason, guess what two week waiting list to get stuff done. You know that the job is done though. 
The nice folk at renault Stirling fleeced my dad, once bitten twice shy. After an apology by the manager, they knew they had just lost a a customer of 7 years. 
Is it worth complaining to Renault after all who would get the bullet. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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nobody mentioned the coil for the spark the fav trick was to get the wee apprentice to hold it while you turned the key. pmsl cruel i know but funny
Mr me |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"have a load of great friends own garages and they all know i can sniff out a bullshitter a mile off, most of the jobs i could do myself but choose not to, ill fix things for other people but not myself, i get my labour done cheap and always get the parts cheap too, shop around for good deals dont bother with dealerships to be honest
there are mobile guys come do the diagnostics alot cheaper and if you phone around alot of independents have the diagnostic chips no need to go to the main dealer but alas theres always the things like alternators etc that u cant just use universal parts for but again if you get these online much cheaper
How do you want to do my lower arm bushes ComplicatedF29"
well if i can get time in the garage and you supply the parts go for it xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Got nae car trouble, i like it when the interior light comes on by itself on a right hand bend, and luv it when the CD player conks oot when you reverse bump start it, ohh and the puddle on drivers side floor, think they call it character, yup my cars got character,lol
And to think, I'd assumed from your username that you had an Aston-Martin ..."
I do, thats my run around im on bout, ones other car, wat wat wat,lol |
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By *adcowWoman
over a year ago
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"Got nae car trouble, i like it when the interior light comes on by itself on a right hand bend, and luv it when the CD player conks oot when you reverse bump start it, ohh and the puddle on drivers side floor, think they call it character, yup my cars got character,lol "
nope sounds like it got a hole in the roof lol |
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