Cost of New Cat

[Marc.]

Hi folks,

Quick question really. The motor went in for its MOT today, asked them to swap my Yozza decat and put my original cat back on.

When they saw the cat (it's been in the shed for about 18 months, I never looked at it) they discovered that it's damaged beyond repair (I can't remember what they said/showed me, but it's definitely fucked!) so I now need a new one.

I've replaced my rear shocks, CV boot, 2 new tyres (fitting Goodyears) and a couple of other bits and bobs, and they're charging me £800 all in.

What I wanna know is, how much is a brand new cat for a 182? Last time I saw, I thought Renault were charging thousands for one? Hence why I'm so curious!

 

[Harbinger]

considering you can get a high flow sports cat for £299 right now I'd say that's incorrect, if you want std cheap one use cats2u proper cheap around £90. have you actually parted with £800 for that work though?

 

[Adam.P]

Pretty sure Renaults price for a cat is somewhere around 1k.

 

[Harbinger]

Must have a lot spare then, must be a complete Spaz to pay that for a cat.

 

[Adam.P]

Must have a lot spare then, must be a complete Spaz to pay that for a cat.

Oh god yeah. Just looked on www.reactcatalysts.co.uk, they sell them for £146.40 for a 172 cat, when list price is £847.98.

 

[Marc.]

I haven't parted with my money yet, no.

There are some other bits and pieces within that £800, I only mentioned that as I thought Renault's price was higher than £1k, so for the total to be lower, surprised me a little!

 

[Harbinger]

BOOM page I said £113

http://www.cats2u.co.uk/31175/Catalytic-Converter/RENAULT/CLIO/2.0

​these guys win everytime lol

 

[Harbinger]

I haven't parted with my money yet, no.

There are some other bits and pieces within that £800, I only mentioned that as I thought Renault's price was higher than £1k, so for the total to be lower, surprised me a little!

What do you need doing? I'd check elsewhere first dude, there is a guy in Bedford on here who seems pretty good I think it's Dan i'd check them out

 

[Marc.]

Having a lot of bits doing, if I had a choice I'd be giving Fred a ring again, or considering Dan in Bedford, but one of my rear shocks has leaked and I bounce wherever I drive, so I opted to stay local.

Needed bits for it to pass the MOT (they failed the wipers and my rear number-plate light, I'm replacing those myself) such as tyres - they've cost a bit, CV boot, oil + filter change (could've done it myself, but just got it quoted altogether as I'm lazy) and a bit of welding on my exhaust, and a new washer pump as I suspect mine is on the way out. To be perfectly honest I've neglected the car of late, I haven't washed it for over a year for instance, so was expecting to spend a bit to get it righted!

 

[Harbinger]

Lowe the rear shocks being urgent, that issue taught me to powerslide lol

Seriously go to Dan or Fred, must be cheaper that sounds like a lot to me.

 

[Martin.]

Surprised at how cheap those 172 cats are actually. Wonder how long they'd actually last. Had a mate go through three non genuine items within 6 months, no idea how.

 

[Harbinger]

Overrun map from Fastchip probably, but like the OP says he's decatted so buying a cheap gippo one for one day a year is the way forward.

 

[Marc.]

Nah, I'm staying with the cat now, fed up of being the noisy neighbour!

 

[realnumber 1]

BOOM page I said £113

http://www.cats2u.co.uk/31175/Catalytic-Converter/RENAULT/CLIO/2.0

​these guys win everytime lol

That's for a 172 though. 182 one is cheaper. I got mine from there and had it on for 6 months now and it's been fine and didn't notice any change in power or anything.

http://www.cats2u.co.uk/33140/Catalytic-Converter/RENAULT/CLIO/2.0

 

[MarcB]

Here is the part number and price of a OE Clio 182 CAT.

I bought mine from the forum for £40.00 second hand.

 

[Martin.]

2 grand FLOL!!!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

£2682.46 now!!!

 

[Martin.]

Absolute madness. How can they charge that much!? Doesn't make sense to me.

 

[.GAZ.]

LOL!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

the amount of times ive sent off forms on pricing is unbelieveable at the minute.

 

[Martin.]

Wonder if anyone has had to buy one at those silly prices without knowing better was elsewhere....

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

i've never sold one and tbh i wouldn't let anyone else buy one at that price its stupid

 

[stm77]

I have just bought a cat from cats2u, I think it was £115 delivered. Renault quoted me £2300!!!

 

[MicKPM]

Renault annoy me with some of there UK pricing - This is another example of why

 

[Martin.]

i've never sold one and tbh i wouldn't let anyone else buy one at that price its stupid

I know your'e not that mean!!

 

[Renault Wolverhampton]

i can get it down to £1830 if you reallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy want one!

 

[Martin.]

Bargain

 

[MartinR]

When my car went back to renault for warranty issues. They said the cat had collapsed and was causing the rattle i had.

They refused to replace the cat (which i can understand as its not covered by warranty) but as a good will gesture they said if i can find an aftermarket one for upto 1k and get it fitted,then show them the receipt. They will reinburse me the money.

So i ordered a full manifold back stainless system with sports cat,gave them the purchase and fitting receipts manager looked at them and wrote me a cheque!!

Combined description on the receipt and the only bit that made sense to him was the word cat.

oh and the rattle turned out to be a heat shield and the original cat was fine.

 

[Martin.]

Haha that's awesome. What manifold was it? Would love to be able to do that and get the PMS manifold!!

 

[MartinR]

I meant from the manifold back

 

[Martin.]

Ah yeah sorry reading fail, thought you said manifold and cat. Still a result for you either way lol.

 

[Marc.]

£2600, that's incredible!

Well, I got my cat sorted, they gave me the old one back, they told me it's worth a bit of money if I take it to a scrappy?

I'm not sure it's irreparable though, it's only a little piece of metal that's sheared off. The cat is rusty as hell though, from being stored in my shed.

Paid £160 for the new one, more than I would've paid had I bought it online, but still not too bad!

 

[Martin.]

It's the platinum (the main catalyst) or other precious metals inside which are worth something when you scrap it. Not much though.

 

[Clart]

Here is the part number and price of a OE Clio 182 CAT.

I bought mine from the forum for £40.00 second hand.

That doesn't look like my cat?

I paid £85 for with with <10k miles on - only a r****d would buy a new one?

 

[Marc.]

That doesn't look like my cat?

I paid £85 for with with <10k miles on - only a r****d would buy a new one?

Yeah, when he told me I needed a new one I immediately started laughing, thinking he was going to tell me he was getting genuine Renault, I was going to swiftly put him right. f**k paying £2.6k!

 

[MarcB]

That doesn't look like my cat?

I paid £85 for with with <10k miles on - only a r****d would buy a new one?

Its a generic picture used on the Renault Parts site. The part number is correct and the price has slightly increased.
​The reason i know its correct as its my car details that i used to look it up and i have a 182.