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Mather.16v

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19th May 06 at 14:48

dropped me car of yesterday at me mates garage for MOT and sort a few things out (some banging coming from rear suspension and the constant miss firing)

first of all he tells me the front driver side arch flew off on the duel carrige way on the way to the MOT but managed to get it back. then lists everything that needs doing to it...

1. reconditioned rear beam
2. 2x new rear shocks
3. new coil pack
4. new wiper blades and a few bulbs

he rekons it should come to around £650 - £700

and already this month ive spent £270 on a set of new tyres and wing mirrors!!

i never have no luck with cars

3CorsaMeal

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19th May 06 at 14:49

what a mate

Ditch

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19th May 06 at 14:49

£700!! you sure this fella is your mate?

Mather.16v

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19th May 06 at 14:50

the rear beam is going to come to about 450+ vat

Ditch

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19th May 06 at 14:51

time to get scrap yard hunting then!

Adam_B

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19th May 06 at 14:51

so get a second hand one of a scrapped or broken car.

Mather.16v

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19th May 06 at 14:57

i was speaking to him yesterday about if the rear beam was the problem and we came to the conclusion that rebuilding rather than replacing was the better option

Ojc

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19th May 06 at 15:12

£600 quid for a rear beam

You need to get another Corsa mate with prices like that

Jake

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19th May 06 at 15:15

quote:
Originally posted by Mather.16v
the rear beam is going to come to about 450+ vat

what a joke, he must be having you on

Paul_J

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19th May 06 at 15:36

quote:
Originally posted by Mather.16v
dropped me car of yesterday at me mates garage for MOT and sort a few things out (some banging coming from rear suspension and the constant miss firing)

first of all he tells me the front driver side arch flew off on the duel carrige way on the way to the MOT but managed to get it back. then lists everything that needs doing to it...

1. reconditioned rear beam
2. 2x new rear shocks
3. new coil pack
4. new wiper blades and a few bulbs

he rekons it should come to around £650 - £700

and already this month ive spent £270 on a set of new tyres and wing mirrors!!

i never have no luck with cars

tell him not to bother with shocks - replace them with bilstein sprintline shocks matey

also check ebay for 2nd hand rear beams, must be loads off vts / gti. bulbs and wipers = fuck all.

coil pack maybe £140?

Paul_J

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19th May 06 at 15:37

also - lots of garages point the finger at coil pack when they talk about mis firing but it could be many other smaller things. have fun though.

Nath

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19th May 06 at 15:38

Bad news there, on a lighter note mine sailed through its MOT today

[Edited on 19-05-2006 by Nath]

Rileysport

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19th May 06 at 15:39

my beam cost 100 quid fitted

also i have a spare coilpack

Dave A

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19th May 06 at 18:15

rear beam: £30 from scrappy
coilpack: i have 2 spare
rear shocks: £50 pair

£700

broster

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19th May 06 at 18:18

quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
rear beam: £30 from scrappy
coilpack: i have 2 spare
rear shocks: £50 pair

£700

for a 106gti lol!!

scrap yard hunting is where id start!

Mather.16v

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19th May 06 at 18:23

Dave A: its for my 106 gti, have a look on ebay mate, rear beams go for hundreds!

Ajones_17

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19th May 06 at 18:25

Rear beams are probs a fair few quid as loads of people with lesser spec models wll be after them for the rear discs.

Sorry to hear abou the costs matey

Mather.16v

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19th May 06 at 18:34

Cheers, the problem is its one thing after another, i think im definatly going back to a corsa after this!

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