Mark Petty
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I can't believe what Renault charges
I started the 172 up at the weekend and the emmisions light was flashing.
I took it to Renault (big mistake) to be put on the diagnostics machine. Came up that either the igntion coil, spark plugs or ht leads were faulty. They also recommended a compression test just incase.
Now for the costs:
£30 for diagnostics
£50.50 for the compression test 
£80 for spark plugs
£18 for leads (Can live with that)
£50 for the igntion coil (there maybe 4 of them  )
Plus labour
I just rang them and the total cost so far is about £300 just to change the fecking spark plugs and leads
They aren't changing the coil as they think its ok.
Don't you just love cars  I only do about 2000 miles a year as well
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willay
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I'm interested in a 172 as a next car, can you fill me in on what you are paying for what sort of spec?
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Greg_M
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just read it on clio sport,
tell them no, and chnage them yourself
and its a coil pack iirc, so it all one item
[Edited on 30-08-2005 by Greg_M]
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Half Pint
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this is why i don't have a new car, if mine plays up i fix it and decide how much i wanna spend on it !!!
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
I'm interested in a 172 as a next car, can you fill me in on what you are paying for what sort of spec?
mine was 7.5k for 51 plate 172 mk2 with 20k on colck
2l 16v 172bhp@6250rpm
200Nm @ 5400rpm
0-100 kph / 0-62 mph 6.9 secs
Maximum speed 138 mph
half leather seats
alloys
electric pack
ect
goes well and hadles really well
[Edited on 30-08-2005 by Greg_M]
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willay
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what happened to the corsa Greg?
Also whats your insurance spec like? I'm 20/3 years ncb.
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
what happened to the corsa Greg?
Also whats your insurance spec like? I'm 20/3 years ncb.
trade in in standard form
insurance group 16. im 21 have 3 years no claims and i am paying £950ish with tesco
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leeshez
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I have a 182 sport and so far so good *fingers crossed*
[Edited on 30-08-2005 by leeshez]
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willay
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not bad I guess, looks like the black corsa will be going kinda soonish and I'm undecided what I'm going to do.
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Greg_M
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go test drive one, they are brilliant to drive and really comfy
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willay
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We'll see.
At the moment I have two cars, one thats in use (the black 1ltr beast) and the other is the red bucket 2ltr project which I need to pull my finger out of my ass and complete it
Once the black one is gone I'm considering just using the XE but unsure.
If I was to get a second 'run about' car it would make sence to go for something that isnt going to cost a bomb to maintain and run. Because lets face it, the XE isnt going to be a walk in the park..
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Jamie Walby
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Vauxhall in Branksome arent much better Mark. Remember that revving problem I had. That cost me £345 to get put right, and it still plays up from time to time. I even took it back and they couldnt find another fault at all....and charged me £120 for that Dad didnt have any of it and they said they wouldnt charge
I think all main dealers over price because, well, they can 
[Edited on 30-08-2005 by Jamie Walby]
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
If I was to get a second 'run about' car it would make sence to go for something that isnt going to cost a bomb to maintain and run. Because lets face it, the XE isnt going to be a walk in the park..
very true willay.
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Mark Petty
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
I'm interested in a 172 as a next car, can you fill me in on what you are paying for what sort of spec?
I paid £6k for mine 2001 reg with 31k on the clock, its been really good apart from this
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Mark Petty
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Got it back, well chuffed its back. It seems quicker as well 
Was pissed off about paying for it but as soon as I drove it I loved it, just pleased the beast is working again 
Still can't believe £80 for plugs and it was £80 for leads
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RichACS
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don't think you can change the spark plugs on your own, a mate of mine was told by the local dealer that they had to change them as it requires a special tool?
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RichACS
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n, you wanna be thankful that you don't own a BMW - there repair bills/maintenance bills make you shit kittens!
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Mark Petty
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Originally posted by RichACS
don't think you can change the spark plugs on your own, a mate of mine was told by the local dealer that they had to change them as it requires a special tool?
I think you can but I didn't know that they would cause my emissions light to come on. No special tool required just usual tools.
You need a special tool for the cambelt though. Also because the engine is so compact in the engine bay its quite difficult to do anything
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Mark Petty
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Originally posted by RichACS
n, you wanna be thankful that you don't own a BMW - there repair bills/maintenance bills make you shit kittens!
true, I just think £316 is quite a lot for spark plugs and lead
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mav
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thats outrageous
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Adam_B
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Petty
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Originally posted by RichACS
n, you wanna be thankful that you don't own a BMW - there repair bills/maintenance bills make you shit kittens!
true, I just think £316 is quite a lot for spark plugs and lead
so why get it done by them then?
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SetH
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Originally posted by RichACS
n, you wanna be thankful that you don't own a BMW - there repair bills/maintenance bills make you shit kittens!
try a scooby and youll fucking shit alsatians
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Siberia
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so is there method to changing all these bits?.... or are they just eliminating them till the problem goes away?(like any nobhead could do?)
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Mark Petty
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
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Originally posted by Mark Petty
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Originally posted by RichACS
n, you wanna be thankful that you don't own a BMW - there repair bills/maintenance bills make you shit kittens!
true, I just think £316 is quite a lot for spark plugs and lead
so why get it done by them then?
Because my emmisions light came on and I didn't know what was wrong with it so I had to get it hooked up to the machine, and they said I shouldn't drive the car as it could damage it more
Also they didn't mention that it would cost £130 in labour to fit the plugs, a fecking monkey could fit them in 5 minutes.
I was happy to pay the price they were quoting for the leads & plugs (about £160 in total) didn't realise they were charging so much to fit them till after.
At the end of the day they have lost my future business I will just go elsewhere, i'm just happy the car is working
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Mark Petty
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quote:
Originally posted by Siberia
so is there method to changing all these bits?.... or are they just eliminating them till the problem goes away?(like any nobhead could do?)
I think they were trying to pinpoint the problem, but surely thats why I paid for the diagnostics crap
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