My biggest ever repair bill.

[Huntsman]

For the last 22 years I have done all my own car repairs and servicing, engine rebuilds, diff rebuilds, crash damage, the lot.

Today my trusty E28 is in a BMW indy having a set of rear subframe bushes fitted. Its a bear of a job and I dont have the puller, i could make the puller, I have made many in the past, but right now time is tight and I have other jobs to do on other cars.

£130 plus vat. Ouch. My pride is a bit dented. I've had the car 4 years and I'm worrying that it might go wrong, cant stop thinking about the yellow boxster that fell off a ramp.

[LuS1fer]

I find that by the time you've used the petrol to get the parts, find the tools to do the job and factor in the time it takes, £130 plus VAT is very reasonable.

[HellDiver]

Try paying £360 for a clutch. For a Mondeo. 8 hour job as the front subframe has to come out.

[Huntsman]

HellDiver said:

Try paying £360 for a clutch. For a Mondeo. 8 hour job as the front subframe has to come out.

I've done one of those!

[LuS1fer]

For sale: Mondeo.

[SEE YA]

You drive you pay.

[scottishninja2]

I just shelled out the best part of 3k for my GTA....up until the 147 i had never paid a garage for any work, but the GTA is so tough to work on that i really dont have the time/patience/skill.

[phil1979]

Having the belts etc done on the GT today.

Can't see the bill being cheap, but it's required.

I just hope Ned doesn't get crushed by a loose wheel or something, and I have to pay compensation... (I know he's reading this....)

[Major Fallout]

6k for a new crankshaft on a 106 year old car. And that was just for the parts!

[ukzz4iroc]

Wow you have had it easy! That is nothing in the scheme of things.

[zeb]

6k bill on a 911 a couple of years back....that hurt a little....

[frosted]

scottishninja2 said:

I just shelled out the best part of 3k for my GTA....up until the 147 i had never paid a garage for any work, but the GTA is so tough to work on that i really dont have the time/patience/skill.

Well , you can comfort yourself in the fact it has a "soul"

[Huntsman]

Major Fallout said:

6k for a new crankshaft on a 106 year old car. And that was just for the parts!

First time I read that I thought you meant a 12 month old Peugeot 106.....

[trickywoo]

Try paying £360 to have the exhaust uppipe on an Impreza replaced and being told to think yourself lucky that they only had the car in the garage for four days and didn't charge you more!

[aidandavies]

Try £1000 to have the belt tensioner and water pump replaced

[Ozzie Osmond]

You are mere beginners. A mate of mine has just been quoted £7,000 to bring his E46 M3 fully up to scratch! After discussion, he decided to just get a bit over £2,000 of the work done - at the moment.

No, he hasn't crashed it. That's maintenence.

[y2blade]

£120 is the most I've ever had to pay out in the last 10years ...and that was for a part (can't remember exactly what it was for tbh)


my tame Technician works for beer

[Cost Captain]

Huntsman said:

Major Fallout said:

6k for a new crankshaft on a 106 year old car. And that was just for the parts!

First time I read that I thought you meant a 12 month old Peugeot 106.....

me too! i thought why not scrap it.... oh wait... a car that is one hundred and six years old. crikey.

[entwisi]

Audi A8

2.5K gearbox rebuild

1.5K water leak - ( water pump needs cam belt doing, parts were ~ 300 quid rest was labour to dismantle half the front of the car and was done on Mates rates..... )

few other £2-300 quid bills later it was dispatched into teh realms of eBay.

[Jimbo_vx]

i've just decided to pay someone to do a cambelt. I usually do them myself but this one just looked a complete PITA. £239.99