£96 to change clutch cable, seriously?

jeannieblue

big_gay_kirk wrote: »

96 quid.. I could buy a car for that.. buy the cable and do it yourself.... its fun, educational, and cheaper.. lets be honest, in the time it takes you'd miss Corrie and eastenders, but is that a hardship.....??

That is a huge hardship - I'd let the garage do it and put my feet up.

C'mon get real, that is a very reasonable price.

JDMYOFAN

Bought myself a haynes today anyway, going to do a basic college course because knowing about cars should prove to be a money saver

flang

I do all repairs to my car myself, its saved me £1000s.
Most jobs are easy with a bit of common sense.

Enjoy the repair and plan your next job! its addictive and expensive!

anewman

flang wrote: »

I do all repairs to my car myself, its saved me £1000s.
Most jobs are easy with a bit of common sense.

Enjoy the repair and plan your next job! its addictive and expensive!

I try and do as as many repairs as I can myself. If I didn't I doubt I'd be able to afford the car. Buying parts as cheap as you can find them then fitting them yourself is much better than going to a garage and letting them deal with it. The most expensive part I've replaced is the steering rack which cost me £115 delivered (although was gutted to see a recon one come up on ebay after I bought it with a starting price £6 and sold for the start bid). The part alone was £200 from a dealers - and I dread to think how much a garage would charge to replace the steering rack, even if it is only held with a pinch bolt on the steering column, 2 clamps with 2 bolts each and the track rod ends.

dzug1

'2 hours' may actually be 2 people for one hour.

Ginger_Nuts_2

Or four people for half an hour each

JDMYOFAN

Hmm..

Well im in need of a couple of driveshafts, and found someone who can fit it for me.

found this website for 'new parts', but the prices are 'too good to be true'.

All looks genuine but wionder if anyone else has used it?

Website is www.buypatsby.co.uk (£80 delivered incl VAt for 2 driveshafts..) Just seems too cheap

anewman

Try GSF as well. Agree the parts seem cheap, I'd expect to pay that for one for my car.

It could even be your first job on the car, give the Haynes a good read over of the procedure and think whether you'd be able to do it.