Main dealer pulling down my pants
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I think I would probably telephone a different main dealer and get a quote, as they will price it from the manufacturer's guidelines.
If that is what you end up paying the dealer that actually did the work I would likely pay it irrespective of the 'over the phone quote with the lady that left'. If the current dealer wants more then I would refer them to the second quote and tell them to behave themselves.
If that is what you end up paying the dealer that actually did the work I would likely pay it irrespective of the 'over the phone quote with the lady that left'. If the current dealer wants more then I would refer them to the second quote and tell them to behave themselves.
Tankrizzo said:
TheLordJohn said:
I can't believe 2CV is a genuine person and not a pedantic bot just trying to wind folk up.
He's just a typical internet expert-on-everything via two seconds googling on every topic.Willy Nilly said:
TheLordJohn said:
Willy Nilly said:
It's a big, heavy, expensive car with a reputation.
It's gone in for repair and you were given options and told the body really should come off. They tried to save you some money by not taking the body off. It failed. The body has to come off.
Let them get on with it, pay them, get your car back.
He chose the quote which entailed removing the gearbox, they didn't bother.It's gone in for repair and you were given options and told the body really should come off. They tried to save you some money by not taking the body off. It failed. The body has to come off.
Let them get on with it, pay them, get your car back.
Now they need to remove the gearbox after trying to take a short cut and they want more money.
More money over and above the quote they gave which included the removal of the gearbox...
Are you mentally sub-normal or just on the wind up...?
Well thats my view but then I dont work in a garage and am not a lawyer.
Given that they're willing to return the car to you without charge, it sounds like the line about the seized bolt is true and they can't be arsed going any further due to the risk of other seized bolts etc. My friend has a 2005 RRS and just changing the shelf protecting the fuel tank resulted in us having to deal with a few rusted and seized bolts.
It'll be interesting to see how you get on with the next garage and what they say.
It'll be interesting to see how you get on with the next garage and what they say.
They don't charge £69/hour. I'm assuming you got that from when I said what they wanted it labour charges to release the car??
£115/hour plus VAT.
Yes, I believe them about the seized bolt so yeh they just didn't want the hassle which is fine by me. Just wish they hadn't taken a week to say it.
The garage who will be doing the repair are 100% removing the gearbox to do the repair as i've told them about the issue with LR.
Thanks for all the good advice on here. Shame one or two people are just idiots.
£115/hour plus VAT.
Yes, I believe them about the seized bolt so yeh they just didn't want the hassle which is fine by me. Just wish they hadn't taken a week to say it.
The garage who will be doing the repair are 100% removing the gearbox to do the repair as i've told them about the issue with LR.
Thanks for all the good advice on here. Shame one or two people are just idiots.
rich12 said:
They don't charge £69/hour. I'm assuming you got that from when I said what they wanted it labour charges to release the car??
£115/hour plus VAT.
Yes, I believe them about the seized bolt so yeh they just didn't want the hassle which is fine by me. Just wish they hadn't taken a week to say it.
The garage who will be doing the repair are 100% removing the gearbox to do the repair as i've told them about the issue with LR.
Thanks for all the good advice on here. Shame one or two people are just idiots.
Willy Nilly does not like 4x4s. That's why he is a dick...£115/hour plus VAT.
Yes, I believe them about the seized bolt so yeh they just didn't want the hassle which is fine by me. Just wish they hadn't taken a week to say it.
The garage who will be doing the repair are 100% removing the gearbox to do the repair as i've told them about the issue with LR.
Thanks for all the good advice on here. Shame one or two people are just idiots.
TooMany2cvs said:
exelero said:
PS: 115 quid a bloody hour could really cover some WD40....
£115/hr + vat is hardly unusual for a "premium" main dealer.(and I'd like to hope they'd not been wasting hours spraying water displacer at a seized bolt. I'm sure they tried an actual penetrating oil...)
Fastdruid said:
I'd hope they have something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bolt-Buster-Heat-Inductio...
Indeed - if they could get at it.TooMany2cvs said:
Fastdruid said:
I'd hope they have something like this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bolt-Buster-Heat-Inductio...
Indeed - if they could get at it.
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