just got me van back

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

it's in one hand -and out the other . £692.64 new brake-pads/discs, £81.80, code read £ 50.00,solenoid £39.13,boost sensor £89.10,gear cables £110.17, break cleaner £2.00,sundries £2.00, environmental disposal £3.00, labour £200.00 plus more money for the government £115.44 total £692.64 still i suppose its all tax deductible in the end .........i just hate giving my money away :lol:

 

[Gazzer]

I had it last month, MOT, Passed easy. Had service while there about £140.Then Clutch went....£600

As for code reader, I was fed up of seeing the service light on my dash . Vauxhall were wanting £70 each time to read it. I went on Ebay bought a lead that plugs into USB port on laptop and do it myself...... Cost about £30. I do all replacement parts myself now....after all thats al they do,.

 

[Ian]

I think my clutch is on its way out, can't wait for that bill!

 

[Gazzer]

I think my clutch is on its way out, can't wait for that bill!

I dont think it will be too bad, depending on who you go to. Mine was a dual mass flywheel type which added £300 to what I was expecting.

 

[Dan]

Just took the subaru and the octavia for MOT. Subaru needs a subframe. Octavia has some knocking around the nearside front wheel, suspect it's anti roll bar drop link but could be anything really. I await the bills for them both!

Spent about 4k on the subaru in the last 12 months and it's only worth a couple of grand more than that!

Bloody things.

 

[DHTiling]

What's an MOT.. .. i change van every 3 yrs..

 

[Peter]

Have the luxury of having a mechanic as a father, so the bills are parts only, no labour. :lol:

Leaving the van to him on my week off so hope it doesn't need too much. :lol:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

I had it last month, MOT, Passed easy. Had service while there about £140.Then Clutch went....£600

As for code reader, I was fed up of seeing the service light on my dash . Vauxhall were wanting £70 each time to read it. I went on Ebay bought a lead that plugs into USB port on laptop and do it myself...... Cost about £30. I do all replacement parts myself now....after all thats al they do,.

well that sound a great idea Neil ! i will have to look -out for one of them too ! you feel so riped -off as they just plug-in and then they say its this, still knowledge is power .........

 

[Gazzer]

well that sound a great idea Neil ! i will have to look -out for one of them too ! you feel so riped -off as they just plug-in and then they say its this, still knowledge is power .........

Yup saved me a bit. You can get the codes easily off internet. Most of the things that play up are just sensors and they just need swapping over for new ones.

 

[Aston]

it's in one hand -and out the other . £692.64 new brake-pads/discs, £81.80, code read £ 50.00,solenoid £39.13,boost sensor £89.10,gear cables £110.17, break cleaner £2.00,sundries £2.00, environmental disposal £3.00, labour £200.00 plus more money for the government £115.44 total £692.64 still i suppose its all tax deductible in the end .........i just hate giving my money away :lol:

thats heavy bill dave, you feel like you are getting ripped off sometimes in these garages. i'm sure some of them think of a number and double it.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

RENAULT KANGOO TWINGO TRAFFIC MODUS USB INTERFACE CODE READER DIAGNOSTIC TOOL | eBay just found this Neil ! is this the sort of thing, you get the codes then identify falt-on -line then just tell the machanic, this then saves you paying the garage the silly amount of money to do the same, robbery really at £ 50 .00 a time thats what the garage charge me !!:yikes:

 

[Gazzer]

its a similar sort of thing. You will get pages and pages of data on your screen but dont press any buttons you dont understand. Usually mine just shows the fault code , i then check it on the internet and find the problem. So far its been right everytime.