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mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 11:23

yep is stupid prices

Dan Lewis

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5th Apr 06 at 11:23

from autovaux:

AVBR54 Cable - Hand Brake / Left £7.50
AVBR56 Cable - Hand Brake / Right £4.35

Dan Lewis

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5th Apr 06 at 11:25

AVSS52 Tie Rod End - Left & Right £8.95
AVSS102 Tie Rod End £9.95

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 11:25

Vauxhall is a rip off, take it to a proper garage.

Build up a relationship with a local garage you can trust.

[Edited on 05-04-2006 by d_jay50]

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 11:30

Have tried local garages and they are useless, thats why I went to Vaux

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 11:32

Keep trying...

I have been with my garage for 4 years - never let me down, they do all my bodywork, repairs, servicing, M.O.T'ing, re-furbing wheels even quoted me to supply, spray provide the fitting for sideskirts.

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5th Apr 06 at 11:36

My old car just failed, it needs a new track rod end, been told the part is £7, so where do those prices come from?

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 11:36

they pluck them out the sky I think

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 11:38

Matty - So what are you going to do?

Where do your mates take their cars for servicing and MOT's?

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 11:39

nothing I can do. told them about an hour and a half ago to go ahead with it cos I need the car to get home.

mates service their own cars

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 11:42

How about M.O.T's?

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 11:43

dont no dont care

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 11:45

think you should start looking for somewhere else to start taking it as that's alot of money for nothing down thr drain and it's not like your car is exactly old either

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 14:56

This is getting worse and worse

They took the rear brakes off to sort the handbrakes cables and they reckon the drums and shoes are knackered. I said put it back together and I'll do it myself cos I can do that much. But they reckon they are that bad they cant put it back together. Massive lip on drums etc.

So grand total is now £378

Thats my bonus gone and some of my savings to have my car go in the bodyshop. Wanna cry

I am getting ripped off big time

I just dont even care anymore

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 14:57

I feel sorry for you, I hope this makes you want to find another place now.

Nick A

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5th Apr 06 at 14:59

Vauxhall are arse muggers!!

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 15:03

Pisses me off cos the brakes were good enough to pass the MOT!!!!

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 15:05

I'm buying a new car

I dont like this one anymore

Mase

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5th Apr 06 at 15:11

vauxhall are total rip-offs !!! my clutch cable snapped the day before me dad had booked the car in at vaux for a major service and the RAC bloke patched it up and got me to the garage where they proceeded to charge me 210 bash for service and cable...

Mase

Dione J

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5th Apr 06 at 15:11

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
I'm buying a new car I dont like this one anymore

it's not the car, its the stoopid place you took it to!

Sell it to Luigi

VegasPhil

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5th Apr 06 at 15:16

Arse!

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold

mwg

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5th Apr 06 at 15:19

Think I'll have to get the credit card out so at least then it gives me a bit extra time to pay it

allza

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5th Apr 06 at 17:08

wtf, teel them to put them back on as they were fine for mot and you dont need them. Why cant they just grind the lip off the drums? We do it all the time if they have a lip. Doesnt affect performance at all. At worst you may need a set of shoes which only cost about £20.

Mattb

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5th Apr 06 at 17:22

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
This is getting worse and worse

They took the rear brakes off to sort the handbrakes cables and they reckon the drums and shoes are knackered. I said put it back together and I'll do it myself cos I can do that much. But they reckon they are that bad they cant put it back together. Massive lip on drums etc.

So grand total is now £378

Thats my bonus gone and some of my savings to have my car go in the bodyshop. Wanna cry I am getting ripped off big time

I just dont even care anymore

What on earth were they doing removing the rear drums to put handbrake cables on???????
sounds more like they've fcuked somthing and want you to cough up..
as for a huge lip stopping them putting the drums on.. utter bollox!
how many miles has your car done? a set of shoes will do a good 100000 miles, the drums even more

Joe

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5th Apr 06 at 17:26

You need to remove the rear drum to fit handbrake cables on a corsa. I'd be fuming if that was my car though. Hope you get it sorted mate.

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