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Post by remmington on Jan 6, 2013 19:53:04 GMT 1
I would be quoting them £700 - £750 depending on how the job went.
We did a Y-reg petrol corsa last week, customer supplied, cambelt kit water pump, gasket set and bolts. I supplied labour, head skim, oil filter and fluids. Best quote he reckons he got was £650 even with parts supply. We did it for £600 and he paid in cash (bless him).
£800 for the clio is not that greedy from a VAT registered garage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2013 19:57:36 GMT 1
Look for someone who does work on the side and is competant !
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Post by remmington on Jan 6, 2013 20:06:21 GMT 1
On the subject of greed, we had a bloke ring us up last week.
Can you fit one glowplug and an airflow meter to my BMW X5 for less than £1300.
The answer was a YES mate we can...
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Post by Dai on Jan 7, 2013 1:04:10 GMT 1
This does have 9 months MOT so if there's a sensible quote they might decide to fix it. Where is the car Rhy?
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Post by rhyds on Jan 7, 2013 1:21:38 GMT 1
Machynlleth area. If I get a chance I'll have a nose at the car and see how bad it is.
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Post by Dai on Jan 7, 2013 1:23:51 GMT 1
Machynlleth area. If I get a chance I'll have a nose at the car and see how bad it is. Ah ok, if it was nearer i'd be interested
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2013 17:57:22 GMT 1
Bet no ones ever heard..........."it boiled over once then I parked it up"............. ;D
I think any HG job has to start on firm terms and made clear that the quote is purely for HG replacement.
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Post by magnus on Jan 7, 2013 18:18:24 GMT 1
On the subject of greed, we had a bloke ring us up last week. Can you fit one glowplug and an airflow meter to my BMW X5 for less than £1300. The answer was a YES mate we can... But not much less, just in case the glow plug snaps off undoing it !
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Post by remmington on Jan 7, 2013 20:40:55 GMT 1
On the subject of greed, we had a bloke ring us up last week. Can you fit one glowplug and an airflow meter to my BMW X5 for less than £1300. The answer was a YES mate we can... But not much less, just in case the glow plug snaps off undoing it ! No... we are getting a dab hand at removing snapped glowplugs, we have bought several kits with stepped drills and rethreading sleeves.
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Post by remmington on Jan 7, 2013 20:43:08 GMT 1
Bet no ones ever heard..........."it boiled over once then I parked it up"............. ;D I think any HG job has to start on firm terms and made clear that the quote is purely for HG replacement. Most big garages won't quote on head gasket work, last main dealer quote we looked at for the job. I could have put a re-con engine in cheaper. To be honest, I would not care too much if we never did another head gasket job in our two workshops.
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Post by reesteod on Jan 11, 2013 10:15:09 GMT 1
Book qoutes 4.8 hrs so work out labour rates per hour x 4.8 + parts and lubicants would work out ballpark £400 - £600
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Post by remmington on Jan 11, 2013 20:58:04 GMT 1
Book qoutes 4.8 hrs so work out labour rates per hour x 4.8 + parts and lubicants would work out ballpark £400 - £600 Head skim and pressure test...! Margin for breakages! It all adds up!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2013 21:14:02 GMT 1
Book qoutes 4.8 hrs so work out labour rates per hour x 4.8 + parts and lubicants would work out ballpark £400 - £600 Gasket set, weekends work £250 , its a 12yr old hatchback ;D
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Post by chrisgilly on Jan 12, 2013 0:38:09 GMT 1
I'd prob do it for £350. All in
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2013 17:18:32 GMT 1
£895 including a winter service and an mot voucher
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