Cost of fitting a new 1.2 Nissan Qashqai engine - £10,115.18
Discussion
Tuvra said:
No idea, I've only been with her 9 months or so.
The car has been back and fore the dealer for various electrical related issues but at no point has it been serviced. Why the dealer didn't offer it to her, why the warning lights didn't come on etc I have no idea. All I know is that I have one upset missus. I know Nissan are not obliged to do anything but as a loyal customer I personally would have offered something, she probably would have had another one in November if it didn't fail
I do find it a bit strange that Nissan want £10k+ for a 1.2 Qashai engine when it was only £7,500 for Ford to replace the engine in my RS
Loyal customer? If it hadn't failed, she'd have happily dropped completely unserviced and unmaintained nail on them as a part-ex in November... The car has been back and fore the dealer for various electrical related issues but at no point has it been serviced. Why the dealer didn't offer it to her, why the warning lights didn't come on etc I have no idea. All I know is that I have one upset missus. I know Nissan are not obliged to do anything but as a loyal customer I personally would have offered something, she probably would have had another one in November if it didn't fail
I do find it a bit strange that Nissan want £10k+ for a 1.2 Qashai engine when it was only £7,500 for Ford to replace the engine in my RS
Tuvra said:
andrewparker said:
I have to ask, but why on earth hasn’t it been serviced in three years? Surely at some point the dashboard lit up saying it needed servicing, or are Nissan’s not that sophisticated?
No idea, I've only been with her 9 months or so.The car has been back and fore the dealer for various electrical related issues but at no point has it been serviced. Why the dealer didn't offer it to her, why the warning lights didn't come on etc I have no idea. All I know is that I have one upset missus. I know Nissan are not obliged to do anything but as a loyal customer I personally would have offered something, she probably would have had another one in November if it didn't fail
I do find it a bit strange that Nissan want £10k+ for a 1.2 Qashai engine when it was only £7,500 for Ford to replace the engine in my RS
£4K to replace an 8P Audi S3 engine. £6.2K for just a 1.2 block is ridiculous. It's a boring, s
tty, gutless piece of crap.
The Surveyor said:
J4CKO said:
Vaud said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Nissan-Qashqai-Complete-E...
£500-£1500 for a used engine
Find an indy to install - say £1000 including parts and oil.
£2500 all in?
This is the correct answer, or one from a breakers and pay a tame mechanic to do the swap. loads of engines in cars that get written off that are fine and even have oil in them.£500-£1500 for a used engine
Find an indy to install - say £1000 including parts and oil.
£2500 all in?
Have done bits like that and its not that challenging if you have the right gear to DIY.
£880 is dear to change an engine labour wise, but par for the course for a main dealer, its more or less a days work for someone handy with the spanners, I would reckon £300/400 ish plus conumables and sundries.
Over ten grand for an engine in a small four cylinder car sounds like taking the piss to be honest, I could understand half that but you can buy a whole car for not much more.
It does amaze me that people have the second most expensive thing they own (or lease) and just drive it indefinitely with no thought to the maintenance, partly laziness but also, modern cars tend to just keep going, until they really dont, gone are the days where cars needed fettling every weekend.
I think its all a bit icky, confusing and complicated to a lot of people, they have a general idea they need to do something but not quite what, and the garage will do it for the MOT, life gets int he way, its not a fun thing but then, getting a massive bill for the sake of a ten minute check every month isnt fun either.
I have taught my three lads how to check oil, how to jack a car up, how to change a wheel, how to do brake pads and some other basic stuff, only the eldest has a car and he is now doing stuff quite competently, but then his day job is fixing Boeings and Airbuses, I wouldnt be flying ont hat airline if he couldnt do some basic checks on a Fiesta.
I look after the wifes car, she has some basic idea but leaves it to me, she does the ironing, I do the hoovering, She does the washing, I do the garden
makes me wonder how many people have debts due to never lifting a bonnet, have seen it so many times, it shouldnt take a failure to convince people its a good idea, then you get the "Why does this happen to me".
A neighbours car was knocking its tits off, heard it every moening, mentioned it and he said he thought he coudl hear something, had never service it did 80 miles a day in it, I offered to check the oil, the filler cap wouldnt come off so I said to get a mechanic to it as I didnt want to enter a "Somebody elses problem field" by screwing the filler cap up by getting it off, mechanic came, car went and came back sweet as a nut, new engine had been fitted, he was cagey about it and vague but his wife spilled the beans, didnt cost ten grand though, seem to rememebr three or therabouts, was a Corsa.
thebraketester said:
Is it not possible? It's beyond economical repair.
Are you serious?Hello Admiral, my car's engine has blown up, due to having no oil in it.
Send me a cheque please.
Car insurance is for Accidental damage, fire and theft, not neglect, or lack of maintenance.
That's like saying to your insurers, my tyres are knackered, can I claim on my car insurance for some new ones please?
rottenegg said:
Tuvra said:
andrewparker said:
I have to ask, but why on earth hasn’t it been serviced in three years? Surely at some point the dashboard lit up saying it needed servicing, or are Nissan’s not that sophisticated?
No idea, I've only been with her 9 months or so.The car has been back and fore the dealer for various electrical related issues but at no point has it been serviced. Why the dealer didn't offer it to her, why the warning lights didn't come on etc I have no idea. All I know is that I have one upset missus. I know Nissan are not obliged to do anything but as a loyal customer I personally would have offered something, she probably would have had another one in November if it didn't fail
I do find it a bit strange that Nissan want £10k+ for a 1.2 Qashai engine when it was only £7,500 for Ford to replace the engine in my RS
£4K to replace an 8P Audi S3 engine. £6.2K for just a 1.2 block is ridiculous. It's a boring, s
tty, gutless piece of crap.J4CKO said:
Over ten grand for an engine in a small four cylinder car sounds like taking the piss to be honest, I could understand half that but you can buy a whole car for not much more.
It does amaze me that people have the second most expensive thing they own (or lease) and just drive it indefinitely with no thought to the maintenance, partly laziness but also, modern cars tend to just keep going, until they really dont, gone are the days where cars needed fettling every weekend.
I was very surprised at the cost, I thought it would be around £5-7k fitted! Certainly not £3k more than my RS!It does amaze me that people have the second most expensive thing they own (or lease) and just drive it indefinitely with no thought to the maintenance, partly laziness but also, modern cars tend to just keep going, until they really dont, gone are the days where cars needed fettling every weekend.
In her defense, she has been through a pretty traumatic time the last few years so her car was very low down her list of priorities during this time.
Following the advice here she has accepted that she has to write this off as a very expensive mistake
Krikkit said:
rottenegg said:
Tuvra said:
andrewparker said:
I have to ask, but why on earth hasn’t it been serviced in three years? Surely at some point the dashboard lit up saying it needed servicing, or are Nissan’s not that sophisticated?
No idea, I've only been with her 9 months or so.The car has been back and fore the dealer for various electrical related issues but at no point has it been serviced. Why the dealer didn't offer it to her, why the warning lights didn't come on etc I have no idea. All I know is that I have one upset missus. I know Nissan are not obliged to do anything but as a loyal customer I personally would have offered something, she probably would have had another one in November if it didn't fail
I do find it a bit strange that Nissan want £10k+ for a 1.2 Qashai engine when it was only £7,500 for Ford to replace the engine in my RS
£4K to replace an 8P Audi S3 engine. £6.2K for just a 1.2 block is ridiculous. It's a boring, s
tty, gutless piece of crap.I know dealers make most of their money from parts markup, but it's over the top. It's clearly a method to get you to buy a new car, in the same way Apple charge almost the device's worth to repair it.
thebraketester said:
Use her insurance... write it off.
You complete tard.I am normally not surprised at the numptys on here but this is beyond the next level.
As for the OP, as the man in the household why didn't you service the car for her? Don't be silly about the goodwill gesture.
Engine is destroyed. Buy a used replacement engine and get it done at an independent.
However, this is assuming the car is not a PCP which it probably is. The PCP gang can advise on the implications if so.
Audemars said:
As for the OP, as the man in the household why didn't you service the car for her? Don't be silly about the goodwill gesture.
I was wondering this too,If the OP is on here and has a Focus RS, one would assume they're 'into' cars.
I can't understand how this was off your Radar OP? Mental note or the cars onboard computer letting her / you know that the car is due a service?
I sort everything out on the Mrs's car, as left to her own deivces, it would have no MOT, 4 bald tyres, and like you - a siezed engine!
AllyBassman said:
I was wondering this too,
If the OP is on here and has a Focus RS, one would assume they're 'into' cars.
I can't understand how this was off your Radar OP? Mental note or the cars onboard computer letting her / you know that the car is due a service?
I sort everything out on the Mrs's car, as left to her own deivces, it would have no MOT, 4 bald tyres, and like you - a siezed engine!
Read the thread. He has only been with her for 9 months and was not a priority for her (other life stuff)If the OP is on here and has a Focus RS, one would assume they're 'into' cars.
I can't understand how this was off your Radar OP? Mental note or the cars onboard computer letting her / you know that the car is due a service?
I sort everything out on the Mrs's car, as left to her own deivces, it would have no MOT, 4 bald tyres, and like you - a siezed engine!
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