corsapaul21
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Put my car into vauxhall for service today, before i put it in i thought my timing belt needed a change and they came back and told me this :
Needs new brake fluid
New front discs and pads
rear wheel cylinders
timing belt, rollers, tensioners, seals as 2 cams are leaking oil.
2 headlight clips
fog light bulb
the service itslef.
I decided to not get the brakes, cylinders headlights and fog bulb done so all in all
 £487.01
Man am i going to have a sh*tty xmas"
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
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mm,
thats a reason i never use vauxhall
i have a mechanic thats a family friend and always does a good job for me, i pay extra as dnt use pattern parts but get vaux parts through trade club and with my vxlscc discount.
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Ditch
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You dont wana be driving that car if your disks and pads are fecked
in fact, how did you not know your disks were cunted?
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Colin
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Not bad, in last month ive needed new tyres(so got alloys n tyres instead), battery, brake pads/disks, 2 coil packs and oil cooler return pipe
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bradfincham
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the price that vaux charge for brakes etc is silly, i wanted some pads for mine, genuine gte ones £50 a set!!
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corsapaul21
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
You dont wana be driving that car if your disks and pads are fecked
in fact, how did you not know your disks were cunted?
They phoned me and told me, came up in the service.
I'll get discs and pads from Ian at MMV in stirling.
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corsapaul21
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
mm,
thats a reason i never use vauxhall
i have a mechanic thats a family friend and always does a good job for me, i pay extra as dnt use pattern parts but get vaux parts through trade club and with my vxlscc discount.
The only good thing is that i get a years warrenty with it and if anything goes wrog they fix it agian for nowt!
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Rhino
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quote:
Originally posted by corsapaul21
Put my car into vauxhall for service today, before i put it in i thought my timing belt needed a change and they came back and told me this :
Needs new brake fluid
New front discs and pads
rear wheel cylinders
timing belt, rollers, tensioners, seals as 2 cams are leaking oil.
2 headlight clips
fog light bulb
the service itslef.
I decided to not get the brakes, cylinders headlights and fog bulb done so all in all
£487.01
Man am i going to have a sh*tty xmas"
Thats shit...
*timing belt, rollers, tensioners, seals as 2 cams are leaking oil.*
What engine you got?
I got a brand new set of rollers and tensioners in the garage. for X14XE and X16XE plus timing belt.
Brakes are pretty easy to do yourself, and you could get them way cheaper than vaux.
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corsapaul21
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X14XE, they've already started doing it, cheers anyway Ryan.
I'll do the brakes myself, going to MMV or eddie walkers to get discs and pads after work.
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Rhino
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Ian does a good deal on uprated brakes.
I got a set of 2ltr 16v discs and calipers for about 200 fitted.
EBC drilled and groved discs and greenstuff pads.
 i got most parts for those engines.
[Edited on 01-12-2004 by Rhino]
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corsapaul21
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just got another call from the mechanic, water pump is leaking and is going to be an extra £105 total of £592!
Anybody want to sell me a 2 litre for under £600
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Richie
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vaux are taking you for a proper and classic ride here
New water pump is £25 and a piece of piss to do, pads and discs cost me about £35, two rear wheel cylinders are £12 for the pair, can get the timing belt kits for £70, new brake fluid is a fiver, foglight is £3, and parts for a full service are £60.
Thats nearly £200 just in parts. Vaux labour charge : £400 for you.
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Richie
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have i upset him
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
the price that vaux charge for brakes etc is silly, i wanted some pads for mine, genuine gte ones £50 a set!!
Get them from Autovaux. They are £18 per side for the pads and £32 per disk.
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bradfincham
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what wilwood pads i wish LOL
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Rhino
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Where can you get a waterpump for that money Ritchie?
I tried to get one for mine and the cheapest i found was 60 quid!
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MarkM
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I would call them and ask then to stop any work done on it and take it to an independent garage to get a 2nd opinion...
How old is your car by the way?
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Andrew
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You can buy a runabout car for £500
I haven't spent a penny on repairs for the PAXO and only about £50 on the 106 in the year i had her including the MOT
Dunno if you got the car from a garage or not but keep giving them abuse and you'll get the work done for free. Done this with Pug and Shitron and always does the trick.
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quote:
Originally posted by corsapaul21
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Originally posted by Ditch
You dont wana be driving that car if your disks and pads are fecked
in fact, how did you not know your disks were cunted?
They phoned me and told me, came up in the service.
I'll get discs and pads from Ian at MMV in stirling.
Greenshite them
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Sam
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You get your car serviced by Vauxhall? Are you insane?
a) I wouldn't trust them to change a LIGHT BULB on my car let alone do any engine work, and b) they have the most extortionate labour rates ever!
Just do what I do, get the parts at Trade Club prices  and get a local (reliable) garage to do the work (I'd do it myself but I haven't got the time/space/inclination to do it!).
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Sam
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By the way - I also have an X14XE engine (but an Astra not a Corsa), the parts cost me £87.25 - timing belt/tensioner/pulleys from Vauxhall, and fan belt from local motor factors as Vauxhall didn't have it in stock, and £66.98 labour from a local garage, total cost = £154.23 including VAT.
Vauxhall parts I got just over £30 discount on as these parts are Trade Club prices.
[Edited on 01-12-2004 by Sam]
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Sam
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
quote:
Originally posted by bradfincham
the price that vaux charge for brakes etc is silly, i wanted some pads for mine, genuine gte ones £50 a set!!
Get them from Autovaux. They are £18 per side for the pads and £32 per disk.
OK I am assuming you are on about a mk2 2.0 Astra GTE?
If so, my copy of the Trade Club book says retail price for a set of pads for a 2.0 mk2 Astra are £18.50, or £9.70 for Trade Club members.
Front brake disc and pad set for the above is £59.50 retail, £42.00 for Trade Club members.
Prices are exc. VAT by the way.
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Davido
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thats hardly anything what the car requires vauxhall just shaft u as do any main delear its crazy what they charge
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corsapaul21
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quote:
Originally posted by Richie
have i upset him
No you never Richie, dont worry. £25 for a water pump, 2nd hand was it? £100 for a water pump was supplied fitted and a years warrenty inc.
Got a copy of the invoice, wouldnt say that i got shafted for parts, prices for that were quite reasonable. Labour was £240 for 1 days work, thats where i got shafted.
I got EBC disks and greenstuff pads last night, fitting them on saturday.
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corsapaul21
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quote:
Originally posted by sport16v
How old is your car by the way?
Its only an S reg, high milage though.
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