MOT faults Seat frame not secure?

Snooping4Value

Hi, my FIAT Punto 04 Reg just failed its MOT and I have a bill of £885 (incl VAT) to pay to fix the car. The main items that failed is something to do with the seat frame not being secure (exact terminology I am not sure of until I get the report). That and another related item is costing £428+£233 and comes up to £792 including VAT.

Am I being ripped off here? I got the job being done at Stoneacre Goole.

Cheers.:eek:

clever_username

Is that a dealership? Replaced the whole seat with a new one have they?

Gordon_Hose

What have the garage said needs to be done exactly? If we had a better idea of what it was they were charging you for it'll be easier to see if they are ripping you off. Or not.

Inactive

Stoneacre are main dealers, more info required from the OP.

Strider590

Surely you can tell whether the seat wobbles?

And when it started to wobble, why didn't you get it looked at?
The longer you leave things, the worse and more costly they invariably get.

Price I have to admit seems steep, but that's only based on what your telling us is wrong.

Inactive

I would certainly let an independent garage look at the car before parting with that amount of cash.

hartcjhart

I take it you went no further with this then:rotfl::rotfl:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/36647229#Comment_36647229

clever_username

hartcjhart wrote: »

I take it you went no further with this then:rotfl::rotfl:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/36647229#Comment_36647229

Brutal.

heraz

Have you tested the seat and looked at the frame it sits on? it might need a new one or just tightening up even if you need to replace the whole seat it is not a big job and should not cost more than £100 with parts if you were replacing frame + seat itself (unless it has air bags in the seat) what is the other problem with the car?

Inactive

hartcjhart wrote: »

i take it you went no further with this then:rotfl::rotfl:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/36647229#Comment_36647229

Ouch.. :d ............

Hammyman

04 reg Fiat....surely the floor will have rotted away so the seat has nowt to bolt to?
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: