My Clio just cost me £400 for M.O.T :(

[Tonezz]

Iv had it 6 months.

They replaced all 4 suspension springs( They where cracked), Replaced a brake disc, replaced both front pads. And replaced the antiroll bar because it was cracked.

Must have all been like this when i bought it :S

 

[Beef-Mc]

Christ! That stuff in parts only comes to £200 and you could have done it all yourself!

 

[iimushroomzii]

You've been arse raped!

 

[DrR]

Replaced 1 disk?

 

[Bluebeard]

Replaced 1 disk?

I thought I read it wrong!!

 

[Alastair.]

Flol, proper raped

 

[Moz168]

Jeez, nevermind. Whats done is done. Bit gutting if your looking to lower it soon as well.
By 'cracked' what did they mean? Did they show you?

 

[Tonezz]

I cant be bothered doing anything, id prefer to pay for somebody else to do it

The receipt says something about a brake disc. Apparently one of the hydraulic things in one was jammed.

 

[DrR]

Are u a woman?

 

[iimushroomzii]

So a caliper then?

 

[SBV116]

pmsl at DrRollo!

 

[Tonezz]

It was already lowered. I bought it like that. now its a bit higher again!

I didnt take it but they showed my dad, i left him with it because i had work. ill put up what the receipt says in a minute.

 

[Šįk]

lol sounds like u have been sheer shafted lol

 

[p4cks]

hydraulic thing on a brake disc? i'm sure that discs are like £15 each. my vx220 ones were anyway, so i'm guessing that a shopping trolleys ones are cheaper

 

[Tonezz]

Was done at kwik fit by the way.

 

[Jameo]

Was done at kwik fit by the way.

Theres your problem right away, my ex gf had a very small amount of work done on her Saxo as was met with a £300 bill

 

[p4cks]

argh god! that says it all

 

[Tonezz]

RBT Front Brake Imbalance 27%
Anti-roll bar linkage fractured.
All 4 coil springs fractured.

Rear springs 45.60 each
Front 49.30 each
wheel alignment 26.95
brake disc 43.90 each
pads 64
stabiliser link 20

 

[iimushroomzii]

£64 for pads?!?!?!?!?! WTF

 

[Beef-Mc]

Lol!!

I hope they used lube when they handed you that.

 

[SC03OTT]

£64 for pads!?!?!?!?

Edit: and £43 for discs?!?

 

[Alastair.]

cracked, so not snapped then, they talk shite down there

 

[Tonezz]

By the way this is my first car, iv only been driving for 6 months. Bought the car for £1600 with 54k on it, W reg.

 

[AlexS]

I expect you walked out of there like John Wayne.

 

[Jonff]

£64 for pads?!?!?!?!?! WTF

Lol! Not as much a Renault Manchester tried to charge me for pads a few years ago. I just laughed at the price and walked away.

 

[Tonezz]

Can some people answer my clutch question on problems thread pleaseeee.

 

[Fluxuk05]

maybe they were DS2500...


or maybe the £15 standards

 

[Nick_P]

Can some people answer my clutch question on problems thread pleaseeee.

I suggest you take it to kwik fit

 

[Tonezz]

Give that a miss lol

 

[Rossy197]

Oh dear... KY Much ??

But seriously though cut him some slack i mean we cant all be CS chief technicians can we..

 

[Ben]

Jeez thats harsh buddy, sounds like you have money to burn

 

[Dip]

Outrageous. Did they say you get replacement pads for the time you have the car? I'd make the most of that!!!

 

[gaz44]

Get down there and question them or get a letter to the them. You got bent over!

 

[J12 WYT]

Rossy 197 u talk sense...

I must admit i hate when people pay over the odds for things and not shopping about, but everyone goes about things in different ways.

Its like me saying, just build your extension your self and save "x" amount of pounds labour.
That is not their trade, so would not know where to start, hence why they pay for tradesmen to carry out the job correctly.

We cant all be as CS chief technicians

 

[Parky]

Get down there and question them or get a letter to the them. You got bent over!

very good advice, price up the parts and ask why you where charged so much.... did they put labour on each part too?....christ......

hate to hear about people getting shafted like this, i went in one (once) to get a tyre fitted while on holiday down south....came back saying he could "smell something funny, i think your shocks are leaking"...couldnt help but laugh in his face....... tool.

 

[Ad172UK]

Whats with the laser tracking? Is that even tested on MOTs??

 

[Riley!]

stuck in dry

 

[Crazychick]

Was done at kwik fit by the way.

omg people actually use Kwik rob???????????? seriously yes that does say it all as people are saying. I had a blow out on the zs late one saturday night, was at a car show next day so had to get a tyre and being bank holiday weekend I couldn't use my normal tyre place. Only place that stocked anything I could use was kwikfit. I paid £140 for a non branded tyre.

I know I have said it before but I seriously unless you know the garage well would only ever use independant test centres for mots. Plenty around and they have no interest in failing your car on stuff unless it should actually fail. It also then gives you the chance to ring around a few garages and get the car fixed at often reduced prices to what the garage attached to the mot station will do.

and £400 for all that sounds an awful lot. At least your clio is back on the road.However, first car, first mot and lesson well and truely learned I am guessing.

 

[Andyman]

Why dont you use your noodle, get a quote for the work thats been done from another couple of garages, main dealer ideally.

If theres a clear difference then write to Kwik Fits head office and make a complaint.


Did you not think to get a price quote for the work before hand?

 

[Crazychick]

Did you not think to get a price quote for the work before hand?

I don't think at the time some people think to question a garage and certainly not one with such a well known name.