Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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it's just failed on fouling on the front wheel arch and hand brake is not tight enough.
just a quick Q he said it's £45 to adjust the handbrake and replace the wheel arch and then £42 for the MOT so £87 all in.
i could do it myself but the mot has ran out and i cant drive it on the road.
what would you do?
does this sound reasonable. cheers guys
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3CorsaMeal
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£45 seems like a lot of money to adjust the handbrake, i never done it myself but am sure its quite simple.
just read the rest  , does it include a new wheel arch then?
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Corsa E-Tec
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yer, included in the price 25 for wheel arch and labour and 20 for handbrake.
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lee mitchell
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just get them to do it saves u fucking about and usually the handbrake bolt rusts and seizes tight so just let them do it
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3CorsaMeal
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i'd prob pay it then, but i usually get someone else to fix my car. just can't be arsed normally
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Corsa E-Tec
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i was thinking of leaving it with them as i cant be arsed, dont wanna drive illegally and will get it done quicker but need to save the £££££'s. never mind thats life. cheers guys.
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Greasemonkey
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if he replaces the front wheel arch, wont the wheel still be fouling it surely, its the wheel at fault not the arch, or have i got the wrong end of the stick, i paid less that £45 for a brand new handbrake cable fitted, take it to ATS or summit, much cheaper
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Corsa E-Tec
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na i didn't put the wheel arch in properly so the tyre burnt a whole in it.
£20 to fix the handbrake
£25 for labour and replace of inner wheel arch fitted properly and not half done by me
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RichiesCorsa
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Registered: 15th Feb 04
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Are you meaning the plastic inner lining of the arch?
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ado
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Registered: 19th Oct 03
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adjusting the handbrake takes bout 5mins tops and is easy
What you want MOT 4,it doesnt make it go any faster!!
Fitting new front inner arch is bout half hour with wheel off.
Do it yaself mate
Ive just bin runnin around in my corsa 4 bout 4wks with no MOT just not had time 2get done,O an got pulled by the fuzz!(traffic cop)
Is the garage u taken it 2 a vauxhall main dealer,at them prices it must be.
£42 for an MOT!
[Edited on 20-09-2004 by ado]
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ikky
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Registered: 8th Jul 04
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running without mot is stupid. if you crash, your insurance is not valid. if you crashed into me with no mot or insurance, i would be livid. imagine someone writing your car off and you not being able to do a thing. thats why we have laws.
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Adam_B
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do u not get a free re-test if it fails and u get the same garage to fix it?
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ado
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O yeah so ya insurance company gonna be able to prove that its not MOTed and u not just lost it??
Things do get lost ya no.
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ado
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yeah free retest within 14days of first test even if same garage dont repair it. 
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ikky
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yea, but everything is on file. they will say get a copy, what do you do then brains?
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
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it's failed and it's being repaired at the mo, i get it back on wednesday.
£42 is alot for an mot, i thought they were only 30 odd, but it has no mot and my luck i would get cought on the way to the mot center with no mot. was on holiday when it ran out so couldn't sort it then.
thanks for the replys. lucky it's not too serious 
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ado
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i usually pay £25 for my MOT.
Went throught this time with brake lite out an no screen wash
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