Garage rip off

eecjwd

Hi can anyone give me advice please.

my car broke down and I was informed that it would cost between £500-£600 for it to be repaired when I phoned for the price so I could go and collect it he now informs me it has cost £2308.

What can I do?
I don't have this money, I would never have agreed to spending that much on a car only worth between £3000 and £3500

Biketrials08

£2308! What has been done to it??

sinizterguy

Ask for a breakdown of the cost.

But if the initial figure was an 'estimate' and not a 'quote' and you did not ask them to call you to authorise any larger spends on the car, there might not be much you can do.

eecjwd

the injectors went in the engine

eecjwd

sinizterguy wrote: »

Ask for a breakdown of the cost.

But if the initial figure was an 'estimate' and not a 'quote' and you did not ask them to call you to authorise any larger spends on the car, there might not be much you can do.

I have spoken to them every two or three days and the only point he mentioned it would go up was when he informed me that the head needed to be re-skimmed and that alone cost £250 so he said it may go up a little so I was expecting about £850 top wack. I am going to see him today and will ask for a breakdown of everything.

Limey

eecjwd wrote: »

the injectors went in the engine

As in fell apart and ended up in the cylinders or just stopped working?

Biketrials08

eecjwd wrote: »

the injectors went in the engine

Causing detonation which took the head gasket? Or, did they literally go into the engine? £250 is a lot for a skim though. Was this a common rail diesell engine? Was there any valve damage? Please let us know the break down.

vax2002

Ask him to break the bill down in to parts, tasks and labour charges for each.
If he can not, ask him how he has arrived at this bill, which is twice the cost of a replacement engine...

davidjwest

Does he wear Stetsons and a ten-gallon hat?

Please let us know the outcome and name and shame if appropriate so others aren't so unfortunate!

Or do you drive a Ferrari?

eecjwd

I am on my way to see him now the car is a Fiat Ulysse 2.0 diesel 05 reg.

The car just died whilst driving.

Will post information when I get back

vax2002

Dont forget, that bill needs to be itemised.
Tasks, A list of tasks carried out and amount of labour charged for each
Parts : list of parts supplied

Tell him The AA or someone else have asked for the information:eek: