ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by Hintz
I called my local motor factors for an inlet manifold gasket for my 1991 Nova TD, They say "Sorry we don't do that paticular part"
I asked how much it wold be
they said "should'nt be more than £5"
I call Vauxhall dealers (As it's the only place that stock them) and they have 1 left!
I'm happy, so i ask the price..........After he tells me, i'm not very happy anymore.
£14.98 + VAT For a stinking gasket!!!!!
**Spence grabs a bit of cardboard and starts chopping holes.**
I'll sell you one for £2 ! but i havent got one!
You get the idea? its easy to make up a price and then say you cant get one load of bollox.
Out of interest a rung a local motor factor today for a nissan vanette head gasket £50 plus VAT ring nissan £17 plus VAT.
Ainsley
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RickV6
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Dealers for ya mate, go from one extreme to the other eg. £5-6 quid for clear side repeaters, Halfords £20! interior door handle only £12! or to other extreme bloody £189 for a set of rear head rests!
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Kayleigh
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 - if you payed £7 then the garage you bought it from made ALOT more than 30 pence. Still better then £14 tho
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paul_spurrell
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parcel shelf from vauxhall for a corsa c is
£20
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Adam-D
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when my seatbelt buckle went as its part of da pretensioner they wanted £80 odd qiud plus fitting they wudnt let me have it nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooo its dangerous and vat £230 is bolloks to that an walked out scrappy with warranty £48 fitted it myself well smart still works. broke my car bout a week ago needed new rear light vaux - bout £80 me iwent to scrappy £15 quid later an 20 mins of spannering sorted
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MattyB
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Vauxhall wanted:
£84 for a rear anti roll bar inc. bolts etc
£39 for a electric mirror switch
£38 for a set of post 97 rub strips
£93 for a pre 97 front bumper (std plastic black one)
£11 for the vauxhall plate which goes on the rocker cover
......the list goes on....i dont bother no more.....i use a local motor factors for everything.......inc. tuning parts! Coz of the contacts we have, they got my brother a full Gmax -60mm suspension kit inc. shocks for £142. Mine next, yes plz!
Matt
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MattyB
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oh, and bout bout £122 for a set of rear SRi door cards? bargain Got a set from scrappy for a mate for...wait for it....£20. mint condition.
Matt
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morty
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How can Vaux justify asking for £350 for a omega electric sunroof motor you dont even get the surround or any thing with it?
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Phil_H
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When i knocked the left wing mirror vauxhall wanted somethin stupid like £150 to replace it cos it's a sealed unit. So we bought a mirror and a white touch paint thing and did it for about a fiver.
Sealed unit my ass.
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Kayleigh
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In the eyes of a manufacturer, a unit is "sealed" when it is cheaper for them to chuck out entire units than daft little bits. Not only do they get reduced production costs- they can also sell them for more as they are selling an entire unit. Wing mirrors etc cost Vaux very little to make - its the middle men that get the cash.
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MattyB
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I'd love the find out how much they would want for a whole new engine? say a x16xe (1.6 16v) brand new with everything fitted and set up........£8k?
Matt
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Phil_H
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They can fuck off. I work for jaguar and even we don't rob people that way, an we're owned by ford.
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Kayleigh
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Kayleigh
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It varies very much from one dealer to the next  GM give guide prices and you generally find that the bigger, chain garages will add a bit to this price where as independant garages will knock a bit off.
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paul_spurrell
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engines start at 1k
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Drew
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astra GTE digi dash will set u back....
£800  oh, and thats excjange for a broken one
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Hintz
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quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
quote:
Originally posted by Hintz
I called my local motor factors for an inlet manifold gasket for my 1991 Nova TD, They say "Sorry we don't do that paticular part"
I asked how much it wold be
they said "should'nt be more than £5"
I call Vauxhall dealers (As it's the only place that stock them) and they have 1 left!
I'm happy, so i ask the price..........After he tells me, i'm not very happy anymore.
£14.98 + VAT For a stinking gasket!!!!!
**Spence grabs a bit of cardboard and starts chopping holes.**
I'll sell you one for £2 ! but i havent got one!
You get the idea? its easy to make up a price and then say you cant get one load of bollox.
Out of interest a rung a local motor factor today for a nissan vanette head gasket £50 plus VAT ring nissan £17 plus VAT.
Ainsley
Ainsley
Give A.R.E a call on 01932 231298 Ask them for an inlet manifold gasket for a 1991 Nova 1.5TD
They don't sell it throughout their company.
P.s. Maybe i read your quote wrong, though u were callin me a bullshiter.
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Gavin
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by MattyB
Vauxhall wanted:
£93 for a pre 97 front bumper (std plastic black one)
Matt
i got my post 97 bumpers from a scrappies the two for £25 + they were in excellent nic.
£93 for a std front is a rip off, u might as well save up a few much squids and get a after market one.
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[Edited on 18-03-2003 by B19 GAV]
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