1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said:

£860

Lovely jubbly 

You been to Gordons?

9 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

You been to Gordons?

Mitchell Bros.

34 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Give us the breakdown Crawley I’m interested 

Engine Flush - 8.90

Oil - 41.25

Oil Filter - 8.49

Air Filter - 12.92

Cabin Filter - 17.81

Tyre Valve Balance x 2 124.00

Wiper Blades (Full set) 39.64

Discs x 2 162.14

Pads - full set 45.46

Cable ties 1.60

Screenwash and lube (?!) 2.10

Fuel system cleaner 9.80

Labour 198.00

MOT 54.00

VAT 20%

TOTAL £860

 

 

Fucking robbing bastards! Cable ties? They’re about a penny each. £41 for oil? And what the fuck is a cabin filter.

True valve balance.

hmmm

6 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Fucking robbing bastards! Cable ties? They’re about a penny each. £41 for oil? And what the fuck is a cabin filter.

Wasn't bothered about cable ties, there's nmore tie than wheel now - cabin filter, doesn't it just filter the air that gets into the car, and when its done it needs replacing. 

1 minute ago, Spider said:

True valve balance.

hmmm

That was also the cost of two new tyres at 62 quid each.

4 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Fucking robbing bastards! Cable ties? They’re about a penny each. £41 for oil? And what the fuck is a cabin filter.

Think it’s a pollen filter 

Find another garage,it’s daylight robbery. All you needed was 2 budget tyres £90, discs & pads no more than £70, oil &filter & top up fluids (thats all you need, the rest is just oily fingerprints)no more than £70, Wiper blades £20 tops,mot £45 = £295 all in inc labour. You need to shop around & stop getting puntered. Usually best to go off other folks recommendations for honest garages imo.

Edited November 24, 20205 yr by Burndens Bogs

Fair enough, ts the third garage I've been to round here. One tried to replace my cam belt, even though it'd been replaced 3 months previously. Thought this one might be ok as its always busy, small and local but its steeper than I've usually had, even for London, plus it had good recomendations from people in 'The Village' of Shortlands https://www.approvedgarages.co.uk/Garage/Douglas-Compton/ 

I know they are slightly more expensive but it's always been decent quality. Guess I need to look elsewhere again. Any recomednations in South London/Kent? 

Must admit, the guesstimates i posted are Bolton type prices, but reasonably accurate i think. I know that there Lahndon is a lot more expensive, but £860 is just a joke. Just before Xmas aswell, that’s a pisser.

Edited November 24, 20205 yr by Burndens Bogs

6 minutes ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Must admit, the estimates i posted are Bolton type prices. I know that there Lahndon is more expensive, but £860 is just a joke. Just before Xmas aswell, that’s a pisser.

Yeah, but even with the hike it is a lot. Its a nice area so people don't tend to question the prices much I'd guess (some of the houses nearby are well over a million for a pretty normal four bed family house - not mine like!) 

Might be better taking it some somewhere in Croydon or Orpington. Yes it is a pisser, wanted to get everything sorted whilst I still had my redundancy money as that's an outlay at xmas.

About to pick up a bike for my other half's xmas present. Going to be an expensive day.

Thanks for the advice though, if you don't know, you don't know what you should be paying.

Just now, Not in Crawley said:

Yeah, but even with the hike it is a lot. Its a nice area so people don't tend to question the prices much I'd guess (some of the houses nearby are well over a million for a pretty normal four bed family house - not mine like!) 

Does your mechanic own one? 😂

1 minute ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Does your mechanic own one? 😂

Ha ha  - no but the one that tried to diddle me before does.

banter on here. 

"Robbing bastards" "Cheeky cunts" people want folk to earn a fair wage remember......it costs 

14 hours ago, Winchester White said:

I never trust major or franchise garages. They really take the piss. Trading standards should be all over them. Cunts. And we aren't talking small change, it is easy to blag full discs and pads to the tune of £250 to loads who thing the dealer knows best.

I would have the fuckers shut down. They especially prey on old dears too which is deplorable. 

I work at a dealer and we only recommend work and fully explain why it’s needed or if it needs to be rechecked further down the line. Oh and we do discs and pads for £199 fitted so your being ripped off at £250 😂

If the MOT on the van comes to under a grand we're happy as Larry

1 minute ago, maje said:

I work at a dealer and we only recommend work and fully explain why it’s needed or if it needs to be rechecked further down the line. Oh and we do discs and pads for £199 fitted so your being ripped off at £250 😂

Bully for you, squire.

Only £2.10 for screenwash and lube suggests you've been dry bummed.

7 minutes ago, Traf said:

Only £2.10 for screenwash and lube suggests you've been dry bummed.

Got to take the rough with the smooth

1 minute ago, Not in Crawley said:

Got to take the rough with the smooth

Definitely. Why lose out on all that friction?

1 hour ago, Burndens Bogs said:

Must admit, the guesstimates i posted are Bolton type prices, but reasonably accurate i think. I know that there Lahndon is a lot more expensive, but £860 is just a joke. Just before Xmas aswell, that’s a pisser.

So the £500 saving could be spent on fuel to drive to NW England and have it done up here and still save £400 I reckon.

2 minutes ago, MickyD said:

So the £500 saving could be spent on fuel to drive to NW England and have it done up here and still save £400 I 

Grim.

5 minutes ago, MickyD said:

So the £500 saving could be spent on fuel to drive to NW England and have it done up here and still save £400 I reckon.

Depending on which garage you go to obvs, rip off garages exist even in Bolton -where everyone is the salt of the earth