renault must be Joking!!!

[yellow182jon]

Got bk from renault cost for aux belt, cam belt plus tensioners and powersteering pump + labour was £1300.

what do they charge an hour it's stupid price.


John

 

[DrR]

Where you from? Go to a specialist?

 

[yellow182jon]

Where you from? Go to a specialist?

Warwickshire (Coventry)

GDI Are Probably my best bet.

 

[SkidMarx]

Bout £85 PH from renault. Cambelt kit and aux belt will be about £250 for gen parts, maybe £200 - £300 for the pump. Thats a whopping £800 labour.. ooook! Total rip off.

 

[DrR]

I'd try Birchdown to? Believe they have some very good prices if you book in feb.


http://www.birchdown.com/februarys-special.html

 

[Alastair.]

maybe they thought u look vunreble

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm about 15min away from you!

 

[yellow182jon]

i'm about 15min away from you!

Fred you are aswell what can we do!!!

 

[yellow182jon]

I'd try Birchdown to? Believe they have some very good prices if you book in feb.


http://www.birchdown.com/februarys-special.html

had a look that look's pretty good if I had a service plus belts and pump fitted I reckon around £850 - £900.

 

[DrR]

It's £512 including the service!

 

[yellow182jon]

It's £512 including the service!

oh! they are in cheshire though which is about 70-80 miles away.

 

[Hutchie]

although im no where near you just to put the fact out there we have labour at 37.50 and hour lol

 

[Darren S]

It's £512 including the service!

Sounds like a proper bargain! How many days left in Feb, now?

D.

 

[yellow182jon]

although im no where near you just to put the fact out there we have labour at 37.50 and hour lol

I wish I lived somewhere nearer to you guy's as the deals are so much cheaper!!!

 

[yellow182jon]

Mate just texted me saying they can do it all in for £725 it's at Crackley Motorsport in Kenilworth.


john- good price me thinks

 

[Gumby]

Maybe they just didn't want to take it on? Classic tactic when you can't be arsed / too busy is to overprice something

 

[Pint]

I got the same quote from my local stealers last week. Im booked in at Rentech for half the price.

 

[Paul.]

70-80 miles away??? pffft wish i was that close to birchdown. im making a 500mile roundtrip to go there

 

[craigy3]

80 miles in nowt when you look at what your saving buddy

 

[yellow182jon]

80 miles in nowt when you look at what your saving buddy

yes but car'nt get their without a tow or flatbed truck delivery.

Anyway renault came bk and said sorry for the price and they have slashed it by nearly half £845 for cam belt kit, aux belt kit, steering pump & pulleys also 2 michelin pilot tyres.

Carn't argue with that, they said it's hard times at the moment and could do with money coming in than sending me away as to the drop in new car purchases and cause I've bought 4 renault's from them the thought as a valid customer they can help me out.


I'am well lucky.


John.

 

[rexe]

lol @ £845 that to me still sounds stupidly priced. Ummm actually £400ish parts...

Can't you blag it and say your in the trade and get trade discount as well lol.

 

[AlexS]

Thats not a bad price at all for genuine bits.

 

[The Boosh!]

get fred to do it!

 

[yellow182jon]

get fred to do it!

how am i supposed to transport to fred

 

[The Boosh!]

i'm about 15min away from you!

Bring the fred to u

 

[yellow182jon]

lol @ £845 that to me still sounds stupidly priced. Ummm actually £400ish parts...

Can't you blag it and say your in the trade and get trade discount as well lol.

My brother is in the trade work's for car part's co. he say's that the price's are at cost price so will be very cheap.

 

[yellow182jon]

Bring the fred to u

Can I get it done on the driveway?

 

[Curley]

Woods as in wood end?

You might be the LY 182 a few people have spotted.

Back on topic.. GDI, TCR, Birchdown, Jam-sport... take your pick

 

[Russy B]

On my new car, i took out a servicing plan, where they service your car for 3 years, its cost £389 including all parts, i dunno whether you can get these from a 3rd party or after sales.

 

[Brett]

On my new car, i took out a servicing plan, where they service your car for 3 years, its cost £389 including all parts, i dunno whether you can get these from a 3rd party or after sales.

Good idea that mate. Ensures your car will have FRSH aswell.

Mini have been doing the TLC pack for ages, hence why 95% of mini's have FSH. The ones that don't will be extremely hard to sell because most do.

 

[Russy B]

does work out cheaper in the long run as well

 

[PS autoshine]

get fred to do it!

+1

 

[Fred@BTM]

Can I get it done on the driveway?

yeah as long as its flat, hum maybe i do need a mobile workshop after all

 

[TooneySonic]

+1 for fred to do it

 

[Fred@BTM]

 

[yellow182jon]

hey fred PM if your interested, I can get all the part's that renault have listed at cost price through my brother sooo.

P.S. driveway is very flat


Rgds


John.

 

[ForceIndia]

Get the Fred on the case. Supply him with Stella though.

 

[TooneySonic]

haha he's off the booze so a crate of evian it is!

 

[yellow182jon]

haha he's off the booze so a crate of evian it is!

:approve:

 

[cliobeast]

what you done to your car mate? any modifications?