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Author Stupid stinkin Vauxhall dealers are theives!
Hintz
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   17th Mar 03 at 11:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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!!!!!


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vaux dealer r fooking thieving b@stards. TROUBLESOME took his car for a tech2 test coz of his car drinking way too much petrol. they charge him around £50 but found nothing and gave no advise to wat it could be.
this week end TROUBLESOME had a go with a paper clip to read off the last fault from the ecu and manage to get a fault!!!!
all this from a fecking paper clip.
they charge OTT prices for everything and manage to get away with it.
FOOKERS

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its the same with all car manufacter's OE parts are always mile dearer. u need to know somebody who can get you trade discount

is there no specialist parts places that stock parts for vauxhalls??

same idea as http://www.gsfcarparts.com or http://www.eurocarparts.com who i use for all my golf bits?
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I tell you what, For £14.98 it better be a nice tin gasket.

Cos if its some peice of shít cork job then ill tell them where to go!
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If ya know ppl who work there u be loving it... my mom has a vaux company car and knew the dude down there so i took my car there when it was playing up....instead of charging me £75, i paid £22.
even though i'm sorted out when i have to take my car their, it just so bad that vaux charge so high when they dont really need to.

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I called the motor Factiors "A.R.E" and asked them if they had one.

They said "yes" but then he said "ah, We dont stock that as a company" So that means none of their branches stock it.

Then i called another, and another and another......no one had them in stock.

Then i all Vauxhall, and suprise suprise they had one!

I'd keep a massive stock of them if i was charging £14.98 + VAT, especially if no one else stocks them cos you know they will HAVE to pay that to get the goods.

Either that or wait a few days to get one.
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Maybe u shud take the Hint(z) and scrap it

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LMAO!

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you'd better not start on hintz he may get angry and start calling you names



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It's just a paper gasket, I can get hold of the paper uncut for £1 per sheet
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all good motor factors sell gasket paper - but it is special vauxhall gasket paper?

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Hintz
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17th Mar 03 at 12:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stuff it, i'll get some gasket paper then

Cut it myself
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I got the same problem. Couple of local places couldn't get hold of the right accelarator cable which would've cost £15 so had to go to Vauxhall! £35.42 they charged and thats trade price!!!!!
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17th Mar 03 at 14:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Result

Went to vauxhall dealers and it turns out an old mate of mine who remembered me works there

Got the gasket for 30 pence more than what vauxhall pay for it

Came to about £7

Hehe
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Vauxhall want £58 for an electric window switch
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17th Mar 03 at 16:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
WHAT!!!!!!!

Scrappy mate, its you only option
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yeah i know, i keep trying em, and no luck
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get the fuck over it. vauxhall are no different to any other manufacture. they are quite cheap on some things. i've bought copy handbrake and clutch cables before and they last no where as near as long as a GM part
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where do i buy a copy window switch?
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you cant

scrappy or vauxhall on that
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my rant wasnt aimed at you 3cm
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17th Mar 03 at 19:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah but £58 is a little bit steep to say the least.
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Oh, Why is your rant aimed at me then?

Do you like paying £14 for a peice of shaped paper do ya?
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Think I paid about £5 for a corsa inlet manifold from a vauxhall dealer.
True £14 is rather steep. But look at it from Vauxhalls point of view.
The car stopped being produced 10 years ago, The parts are going to be in less demand hence the price goes up cos its costing them more to manufacture a off production line part.
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When I had my rear parcel shelf nicked out of my Corsa B, I went to my local Vauxhall dealers and they wanted, wait for it...

£160 for a replacement!!!

fcukin hell, I can get a stealth shelf from Halfords for £85

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