#1: car fix price good or bad? Author: Simmo, Location: YorkPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:37 am ---- Just got a quote from local garage for a new catalytic converter, lambda sensor and o2 sensor for £276 good price???????
#2: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Davies, Location: ManchesterPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:41 am ----
Simmo wrote:
Just got a quote from local garage for a new catalytic converter, lambda sensor and o2 sensor for £276 good price???????
Not bad for a new cat to be honest
#3: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Simmo, Location: YorkPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:48 am ---- Thats all together which will include labour too
#4: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:05 am ---- Just make sure it's a genuine cat though, otherwise it will play hell with the ECU.
#5: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Davies, Location: ManchesterPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:11 am ----
LeeThr wrote:
Just make sure it's a genuine cat though, otherwise it will play hell with the ECU.
#6: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Seabook, Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:19 am ---- it will not be a genuine cat
#7: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Dillon, Location: KentPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:44 am ---- I ran a non genuine cat for 2 years with no problems, Heck Edward ran with no cat and didn't get any problems
#8: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: anton1989, Location: west midlandsPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:49 am ---- I had new cat fitted and short time after the engine light came on, what would that be? I do plan on taking it to get checked but wondering if anyone has an idea?
#9: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Simmo, Location: YorkPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 9:52 am ---- the parts usually come from Andrew Page
#10: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: CHAOS94, Location: readingPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:19 am ---- if its labour and all the parts including the cat then i think that is pretty reasonable
#11: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Simmo, Location: YorkPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:52 am ---- are the lambda sensor an o2 sensor the same thing though?
#12: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 12:34 pm ---- if its multiplexed you will get problems from non genuine preplex works with anything i have had de cat normal cat and sport cat with same lambda sensor
#13: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:03 am ---- It will not be a genuine cat, however if there is nothing wrong with the running of the engine it
should be prefectly fine and not need replacing again.
That's why there is usually a red sticker on them which says "Find cause of previous cat failing before replacing".
Mux / Non-mux shouldn't make a difference.
#14: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Seabook, Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:21 am ---- even for the lambda i doubt it will be genuine too
#15: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: PeterM, Location: NorthumberlandPosted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:34 am ---- I once clipped something in the road and smashed the front cat on my 206 1.1 many years ago and they wanted £174 for the front cat and £50 for the front pipe.... I rang up NPA 01670 520111 and got a front cat for £25 and front pipe for £4... trade prices to the public, give them a call
#16: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Seabook, Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 5:01 am ----
PeterM wrote:
I once clipped something in the road and smashed the front cat on my 206 1.1 many years ago and they wanted £174 for the front cat and £50 for the front pipe.... I rang up NPA 01670 520111 and got a front cat for £25 and front pipe for £4... trade prices to the public, give them a call
trade price?
most likely they just sell you a tin can as a cat.
#17: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Thu May 10, 2012 5:08 am ----
Seabook wrote:
PeterM wrote:
I once clipped something in the road and smashed the front cat on my 206 1.1 many years ago and they wanted £174 for the front cat and £50 for the front pipe.... I rang up NPA 01670 520111 and got a front cat for £25 and front pipe for £4... trade prices to the public, give them a call
trade price?
most likely they just sell you a tin can as a cat.
+1
#18: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 5:10 am ---- Id rather get a genuine 2nd hand cat if I was on a budget then fit aftermarket crap.
#19: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: PeterM, Location: NorthumberlandPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:16 am ---- Maybe you should try them before saying they're s**t?
#20: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:42 am ----
PeterM wrote:
Maybe you should try them before saying they're s**t?
Ive seen enough problems caused by aftermarket parts over the years to know most are just worthless s**te & not even worth the hassel of fitting. Last edited by MrBSI on Fri May 11, 2012 2:50 am; edited 1 time in total
#21: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 2:43 am ----
PeterM wrote:
Maybe you should try them before saying they're s**t?
there is no need to try them if you know what is a cat and how much is the catalyst cost.
i work on metal catalyst and i know how much they cost (trade price with discount of returning any metal waste).
#22: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: PeterM, Location: NorthumberlandPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 4:46 am ---- At what point did i mention aftermarket parts? they are genuine parts and failing that blueprint? I've never had a problem with anything from this place and have used them for 10 years.
#23: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:03 am ---- i am saying that there is no way you can buy a oem cat for 25 quid; even the scrap value is higher than that
#24: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Harry, Location: StaffordPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:11 am ---- Seabook has a point, I have a buyer who buys all my cats for £45 even small ones on 1.1s regardless of condition (unless totally smashed) so a brand new one for £25 seems too good to be true, it's the catalyst which costs loads you can get cheap other exhaust parts for not much though.
#25: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: Seabook, Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:21 am ----
Harry wrote:
Seabook has a point, I have a buyer who buys all my cats for £45 even small ones on 1.1s regardless of condition (unless totally smashed) so a brand new one for £25 seems too good to be true, it's the catalyst which costs loads you can get cheap other exhaust parts for not much though.
of course.
check out the palladium price, they are 375GBP per ounce; rhodium is 837GBP per ounce; platinium is 915GBP per ounce.
depending on the size, the precious metal content can range from as little as 0.05 oz to 0.5 oz; there is a reason why cat is expensive.
racing cat. is cheaper because it got less catalyst....
#26: Re: car fix price good or bad? Author: PeterM, Location: NorthumberlandPosted: Fri May 11, 2012 11:04 am ---- It was a few years ago when i got my front cat for that price, Instead of speculating why dont one of you ring them up and ask for a cat for you car? At least then if the price of a cat has gone up you can say with FACTS rather than mindless speculation?
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