l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:17 PM |
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:( Gutted :(
Just had my tin top in a garage to check it's condition in order to get ready for MOT in March.
Total: 900 quid to fix.
Parts: 500 quid
labour: 400 quid
I need a new car now. 
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coozer
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:18 PM |
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What the hells wrong with it??
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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chris_smith
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:19 PM |
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whats wrong with it cant you do the work?
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
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scootz
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:19 PM |
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And lo... your call was answered!
LINKY
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l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:23 PM |
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Steering Rack
Track rod end o/s
Ball joint o/s
Rear discs and pads
Rear Caliper
Timing belt
Cat
anti roll bar link
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BenB
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:24 PM |
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Timing belt and cat are a bit of a PITA... Depending on the car the belt can mean a whole load of removing and the cat bolts are (in my experience)
rusted and seized solid making removal a nightmare).....
Rest is cheap and quick.....
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scootz
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:24 PM |
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Ouch!
What is it?
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l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:28 PM |
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Mk1 Clio RSi
Steering Rack 140
Track rod end o/s 8
Ball joint o/s 11
Rear discs and pads 45
Rear Caliper 68
Timing belt 150
Cat 48
anti roll bar link 3
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austin man
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:35 PM |
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come on if you can build a kit that lot is a piece of pxxs.
check your local motor factors out and yoyu will probably get another £50 to £100 of the price. Remember its a buyers market out there.
Did you take it to a dealer ??
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scootz
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:38 PM |
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Flippin' eck... £400 labour
Do the bits you can yourself and only pay for anything a bit trickier.
Shop around for the parts too... you'd be amazed at the price differences.
Might save a few quid.
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l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:43 PM |
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went to a garage. If i went to the dealers, it would have been 2K.
All the parts have been sourced from ebay. Cheapest i found. About 100 quid is on postage!!
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omega0684
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:46 PM |
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get your ass down the scrapyard and see if aladins cave will let you have some treasure!
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l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:50 PM |
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would you trust a second hand steering rack?
How can you test it?
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 10:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by l0rd
Mk1 Clio RSi
Steering Rack 140
Track rod end o/s 8
Ball joint o/s 11
Rear discs and pads 45
Rear Caliper 68
Timing belt 150
Cat 48
anti roll bar link 3
150 for a timing belt
Keith
Aviemore
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l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:01 PM |
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Yeap. 150 and 110 quid fitting
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ashg
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:12 PM |
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sell it
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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splitrivet
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:12 PM |
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Go to a local motor factors, sometimes tinternet aint that cheap.Cheapest price I found last year for bits I needed was £98 plus postage (£28) got em
all from my local guy for £72 the added bonus was If they were wrong I could take em back.
As for the labour I wouldnt trust any garage, If you can build a car for Petes sake.
Cheers,
Bob
[Edited on 29/1/09 by splitrivet]
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:14 PM |
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I can and have bought clios and pugs for 200 mot and taxed..........I would never pay much for a car ever again......there is so many you can choose
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l0rd
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:20 PM |
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I can find plenty of clios. I need something that will have some good power. Last year i did 30K on the bloody clio.
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grassracer
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:40 PM |
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Let me know details of the car, year exact model etc and I'll see if I can save you a bit on parts. Postage shouldn't be a problem as well
if you decide to fix it. U2U me if you want
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NOTE:This user is registered as a LocostBuilders trader and may offer commercial services to other users
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mediabloke
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| posted on 29/1/09 at 11:49 PM |
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I'd echo everyone else and have a go, at that price. Ca$h is an excellent motive to d-i-y.
You're a member of LCB - this and the Cliosport forums if you need advice as to what to look out for.
I've found Partco, Andrew Page and (if there's one local to you) Wilco to be about the cheapest cross-mfr factors. Anyone else care to
comment on their findings...?
And try Eurocar if you need a cheap runabout while you fix yours. My last one cost about £13 a day - no comment on the reason I needed it...
Francis.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 01:16 AM |
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GSF is hard to beat for price and availability.
Although, the real skill of bangernomics isn't fixing them cheaply, it's knowing when to walk away and cut your losses. How much will it
be worth once it's done ? Cars are "cheap" at the moment.
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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l0rd
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 06:25 AM |
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Thank you for letting me know that wilco is cheaper on parts. I will give them a ring.
GSF S**ks big time. Got a starter motor which proved to be faulty. Now they do not compensate for the labour of the mechanic who fitted 2 starter
motors in the end and charged me double.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 07:47 AM |
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Dude you need to get down to the scrapyard, I honestly could get all that fixed for far less than £100. There’s no point in putting new parts on an
old car, even the back disks can be replaced by second hand parts so long as their within limits, I take the pads too as they match the surface of the
disks, just don’t mix them up. You should try being a student with barely enough cash for the fuel and trying to keep a car going. Scrapards at the
place to go.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 30/1/09 at 08:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
You should try being a student with barely enough cash for the fuel and trying to keep a car going.
Il second that. Only with a Jag, an astra estate and a half built locost
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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