Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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My previous post about vauxhall wanting 250 quid for just a downpipe on my GSi, heres the rest of the story...
...exhaust started blowing on the way to work the other day, really loud from the front, could tell it was just after the manifold, took it to Auto tyres and batterys in droitwich, they put it up on the ramp and said it needed a new cat and new downpipe, with a cost of £450+VAT, i thought fuck that and took the car away, took it to my local custom exhaust shop, they showed me underneath the vehicle, the cat hadnt gone, just a piece of the heat shield had broken off, and the downpipe they just cut off the flange that had broken off and welded a new one on,
cost me £60
some old cunt would have probably paid those other robbing fuckers
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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i never trust main dealers....
i never take a car somewhere without having a good look myself first....
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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mee to
and i can weld so any little job im sorted tricky complicated jobs ill pay for but if i can do it myself i will
just need a half decent welder
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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quote: Originally posted by Adam Kindness
i never trust main dealers....
i never take a car somewhere without having a good look myself first....
had no choice fell off on my way to work and was really really really loud
i dont think the dealership was trying to rip me off, i just think they didnt know what they were talking about
[Edited on 02-07-2004 by GSiSteve]
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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main stealers more like
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Rip off merchants mate.
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