Hi everyone
Had my 05 reg Clio 182 for almost 3 months now, 59k on the clock. Got it MOT'd just over a month ago. During the MOT i was charged £90 for some welding on my exhaust which had apparently had some kind of clamp put on it on a previous repair.
Over the last week my car was sounding louder, and yesterday morning on the way back from Asda it suddenly sounded like a perticularly loud tank. I slowly drove it back to my girlfriends house and upon inspection the exhaust had split again, losing its previously installed clamp.
I called out the AA as I needed to get back home to brighton that evening, The AA man did a temporary bodge job to get me home but advised I go to a garage today, After work I popped by KwikFit for a quote which was the following -
Back Box - £456.23
Eco Exhaust Disposal - £1.75
Clio 182 Centre - £142.36
Total Price Inc VAT - £600.34
I know a 182 exhaust is a tad more specialist than a regular cars, but this seems a bit steep to me. From the pictures below, do you think it is worth persuing a repair? or a replace the whole exhaust? Also, Im quite new to the Brighton area, does anyone know any good garages around Brighton / East Sussex where I am not gonna get ripped off?
Any advice would really be appreciated!
Andy
Had my 05 reg Clio 182 for almost 3 months now, 59k on the clock. Got it MOT'd just over a month ago. During the MOT i was charged £90 for some welding on my exhaust which had apparently had some kind of clamp put on it on a previous repair.
Over the last week my car was sounding louder, and yesterday morning on the way back from Asda it suddenly sounded like a perticularly loud tank. I slowly drove it back to my girlfriends house and upon inspection the exhaust had split again, losing its previously installed clamp.
I called out the AA as I needed to get back home to brighton that evening, The AA man did a temporary bodge job to get me home but advised I go to a garage today, After work I popped by KwikFit for a quote which was the following -
Back Box - £456.23
Eco Exhaust Disposal - £1.75
Clio 182 Centre - £142.36
Total Price Inc VAT - £600.34
I know a 182 exhaust is a tad more specialist than a regular cars, but this seems a bit steep to me. From the pictures below, do you think it is worth persuing a repair? or a replace the whole exhaust? Also, Im quite new to the Brighton area, does anyone know any good garages around Brighton / East Sussex where I am not gonna get ripped off?
Any advice would really be appreciated!
Andy
£90 for that welding? Up here in the NorthWest, there's some chaPs who would have done a better job! For less! (see what I did?)
