Main dealer laugh

[kevtherev]

Went in today to try and get a couple of daft parts... no luck all obsolete.
still while I was there I thought I'd price up a clutch and a fitting price all from the main dealer as my local garage is doing it
VW want..
Clutch friction plate and pressure plate .... = £201
Fitting would four and a half hours @ £100 per hour ..... = £450

My local is charging £150 to fit and £115 for the LUK kit from GSF

sure made me laugh

[ianaudia4]

LUK clutch £115 from GSF, wow that has gone up, last year I renewed the clutch on the Scala, full LUK kit from GSF £42 plus a couple of quid for the end cap and bearing!
I would ask them to check the price mate or try Euro Car parts!

[Nate]

Fitting would four and a half hours @ £100 per hour ..... = £450

robbing gits. i can do them in under 3 hours on the driveway. they shuld be quicker than that with a nice workshop and ramp to use

[the edmundator]

Fitting would four and a half hours @ £100 per hour ..... = £450

robbing gits. i can do them in under 3 hours on the driveway. they shuld be quicker than that with a nice workshop and ramp to use

It's not about how long it actually takes, it's how long the book tells them it takes.

I wanted the service light resetting on a Lupo, so I took it to the dealer. They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum. I think that, including finding out how to do it (by searching the web), it took me 5 minutes.

[Nate]

They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum.

that's standard accross most garages. we charge an hour labour to fit a headlight bulb

[LEEP]

I just put in a new luk clutch kit £50 inc vat from gsf you go and buy it then just give it them to fit

[steve]

They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum.

that's standard accross most garages. we charge an hour labour to fit a headlight bulb

If it's on a Smart, that's a bargain.

[the edmundator]

Or a Renault Megane. I saw a feature on Fifth Gear about changing a light bulb on one of those, I think it took well over an hour.

[eefy]

me mate works for renault and to change the buld you have to take the wheel off!!!! if its a HID its even more difficult i think the wheel liner has to come out unless you have very small hands!!!!!

modern cars for you!!!!

[steve]

If you ever want a truely eyewaterring quote, ask a renault main dealer for a price to replace the heater matrix on a 2001 Espace.

Their answer will probably be "scrap it and go round the showroom for another one - it's the cheaper option".

[Nate]

They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum.

that's standard accross most garages. we charge an hour labour to fit a headlight bulb

If it's on a Smart, that's a bargain.

as in one of these?



i've done a couple on the roadside. 2 minutes each side max

Or a Renault Megane. I saw a feature on Fifth Gear about changing a light bulb on one of those, I think it took well over an hour.

me mate works for renault and to change the buld you have to take the wheel off!

the older ones are really easy. the newer ones have 2 screws at the top of the unit that will let you tilt if forwards just enough to get your fingers in. bit fiddly, but you'll do both in 10 minutes

[scirsteve]

I remember someone telling me that a mechanic used his own kid for the megane headlights,
as his hands were too big.

[dozzum]

Yeh definatly check the LUK clutch kit price mine was only around £30-£40 from my local motor factors a year or two ago.

[Old Mac Rocco]

Dearest one on here is £73.00ish
http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/Volks ... 0Kits.aspx
click on delivery options and you may find one near you.
Another one to investigate.
http://www.veedubspares.co.uk/products/ ... kswagen&q=
And a bit dearer
http://www.comline.uk.com/VW/Scirocco/clutch-kits
Good Luck

[ianaudia4]

Big Boys Toys are are only £62 for a 210mm clutch kit made by Sachs.