Exhaust for Seat Ibiza - whos the cheapest

[RussWWFC]

Got a hole in my Seat Ibiza 02 Reg exhaust and need to get a new one. The 4 main places near me (High Wycombe) are:

Merrits (Chiltern Tyres)
Kwik Fit
National Tyre Centre
ATS

Any idea on the best\cheapest??

Thanks

[rrwfotr]

hi would recomend you NOT go to kwick fit as they charge well over the odds. I would recommend you go to a local "less ness" centre you can find them by doing a google search. They saved me at least 60% over the other exhaust providers. What I did what got the part (you need I think back end)I need and then went to a local garage and they charged me £15 to fit it. Kwick fit were charging me nearly £350 for mine and got it done all in for £120.

[RussWWFC]

OK, I'll give them a miss then. I think I only paid Kwik Fit £29 for the same problem on a old fiesta, albeit 6 years ago

[blue_haddock]

As well as the fast fit places phone round just a few local independat garages - i wouldn't be suprised to see them come out quite a bit cheaper than the big chains.

[avantra]

It seems that there is a reason why replacing the exhaust (by any fitting establishment) can be dear on this model.

Below is a quote from the honestjohn web site:

"If exhaust blows don't buy because replacement exhaust cost a fortune as subframe needs to be detached to fit it."

This basically mean more than few hours in the garage which is not cheap in most places at £50 to £70/hour.

[RussWWFC]

Thanks for the reply. It was indeed a right sod to replace, I had it go into 3 seperate garages to have an exhaust fitted but each had the wrong parts.

In the end ATS Euromaster came up trumps at £140 - not cheap, but cheaper than the £250 Seat wanted and also cheaper than the £230 from my local garage and £180 from Kwik Fit