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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:13 am |
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Joined: Aug 29, 2011 Posts: 14
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Blyth, Northumberland
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I've been to the machanic today for the 1st time since buying my car back in July 2011 and what a horrible day it was.
I felt previously no need to take the car as when I bought it it had a years MOT on it so i imagined it to be perfect. I took it in today just to get the all clear before I eventually MOT it myself.
I've got a longer list than anticipated and have no idea where I'll get the money from to repair it so I thought i'd enlist in you guys to help me/ point me in the general direction to find cheap(er) parts.
It's a 1.4lx W reg
I need....
5x brake pipes
3x tyre's
Exhaust system
2x suspension arms
CV Boots
Tracking
Discs + pads!!
Track rod ends
And a bit of luck not to get pulled by the police for 3 illegal tyre's.
I don't even know what some of thesIe parts are.
The machanic says he can get them all and it will cost me roughly £400/£500.
Am I being taken for a ride or is this a reasonable price?
Any idea of what I am looking for in terms of actual part names if I was to source these parts myself? I have a rough idea but just need a bit of reassurance before I spend what ever little money I actually have
Any help will be greatly appreciated thanks in advance guys
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| Peugeot 206 1.4 LX - Currently standard with a few interior styling mods | |
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Last edited by STREETBIZZLE on Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:42 pm; edited 2 times in total
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:22 am |
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Joined: Oct 06, 2011 Posts: 22
Trade Rating: +1
Location: luton
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Shop around. Take the list of stuff to a few shops. But sounds about fair to me. But to help you with parts we will need to know what car it is first.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010 Posts: 2596
Trade Rating: +17
Location: North West Wales
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If that price includes labour its not too bad.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010 Posts: 3075
Trade Rating: +8
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Thats doesnt sound too bad considering there's a fair bit of labour there.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:37 am |
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Joined: Jun 21, 2010 Posts: 1425
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Not Leeds or its surrounding areas!
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snap his hand off for that price. unless he's using second hand parts and part worn tyres i cant see how he could possibly make that job pay.
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| This 206 IS going on a trackday despite it's every effort to stay at home in the garage! | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:38 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5574
Trade Rating: +11
Location: UK
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Is that including labour that £400/£500? Parts come to nearly that price alone?
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:40 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 4014
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Sounds a good price to me, you should probably check your tyres more often if you have 3 bald ones though.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:43 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 819
Trade Rating: +7
Location: Southampton
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Sounds like a good price. You're probably looking more than £200 for just the exhaust and tyres!
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:53 am |
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Joined: Jun 07, 2011 Posts: 806
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Woolsery, North Devon
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What sort of mileage have you done since you brought the car?
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:00 am |
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Joined: Nov 16, 2010 Posts: 206
Trade Rating: 0
Location: wiltshire
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Sounds pretty good to me too, but I bet that price doesn't include labour. You'll get to learn that 206's need plenty of TLC and regular checks to keep them running well. Good Luck
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| An Ex '03 1.4 GLX driver, German technology all the way now. | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:13 am |
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Joined: Apr 13, 2010 Posts: 189
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Location: Leeds
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I'd be getting a second opinion!
Does it really need discs as well as pads?
Does it need a FULL exhaust system or a backbox? Is it noisy?
etc etc
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:04 pm |
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Joined: Jun 19, 2010 Posts: 1600
Trade Rating: +4
Location: South Bucks
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If that car came from a dealer, sounds like a dodgy MOT test to me .. unless the OP has been a little hard on the 206 in the last 6 months!
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| Down to just the 1.4 HDi. Cayman Green 2.0i CC sold. | |
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:15 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2674
Trade Rating: +1
Location: The Mean Streets of Coventry
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Sorry, but before you purchased the car you should have noticed the discs and pads, the tyres and the brake pipes at least
A lot of this is wear and tear. Get a second opinion.
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:36 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
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3 illegal tyres? This sort of thing justifies not moving to MOTs every 2 years.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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