The cost of motoring....

Kilty_2

It's expensive but I don't think I could be without a car.

I've recently switched to a brand new smaller car though, the savings on tax, fuel and insurance are paying for the depreciation (finance) with cash left over at the end of the month.

rev_henry

What kind of tyres are you putting on that cost £250 for a corsa? Shouldn't be more than £40-50 a corner. Less if you get secondhand ones. Also you know you can get punctures repaired (not always - if they're in certain key places though) for about £10 a go, instead of replacing the tyre?

Kilty_2

butterfly72 wrote: »

I've spoken to the garage and its gone down to 625 now! Thats includes an air con service. As for tyres, around here I have to park half on the kerb and half on the road which doesn't help, plus you tend to pick up nails and screws in the gutters... bear in mind I park up 10 -15 times a day when visiting patients. Its a vauxhall corse.. nothing special and I do a fair few miles.

Thanks Lum, I really must claim that back.

What are they actually doing for £625 ?

A major service on a Corsa shouldn't be any more than £250. Air con service £50.

butterfly72

Kilty wrote: »

What are they actually doing for £625 ?

A major service on a Corsa shouldn't be any more than £250. Air con service £50.

£250? Really? wheres that then? I don't actually know what they are doing apart from the usual service things, brake pads, moving the front tyres to the back and tracking. They give you the itemised bill at the end.

As for tyres, the last one was £125 from ATS, Avon I think. I don't think I needed a tyre that cost that amount!

Kilty_2

So they're replacing brake pads? That adds a bit onto the price but it still seems expensive.

butterfly72

I forgot they are also changing a part in the air con... a dryer or filter (I can't remember!).. costs £65. And thats all. Still seems like a lot tho. Hope I'm not being ripped off. I've just checked my last yrs invoice from the same garage and it was only £350 for the full service.

Kilty_2

Pollen filter?

Costs nothing like £65 if it is.

Wh05apk

£125 for a tyre for a corsa!!! look on blackcircles or somewhere before I buying to get a price comparison, I only pay £90 for mine and thats a large 4x4!

rev_henry

Wh05apk wrote: »

£125 for a tyre for a corsa!!! look on blackcircles or somewhere before I buying to get a price comparison, I only pay £90 for mine and thats a large 4x4!

Put 2 tyres on my mum's corsa a year or so ago for under £80. That was an old corsa B but wheel sizes and therefore prices won't have changed much.

avantra

Daylight robbery,

Full service for a Corsa shouldn't be more than £170-200 and brakes pads maybe £50

What are they doing to the aircon? Charging with new gas is around £30 here (Bristol). Pollen filter is less than a £10 for a Corsa.

Tyres not more than £40 a pop for a decent brand.