How Much!!!!!

[Al Weyman]

My eldest daughter just went into Sky Fords with her Focus because a fuse needed changing, the robbers wanted 40 quid!!!!! to do what is a simple DiY 2 minute operation, oh the fuse was a quid. I told her how to do it over the phone and she was up and running in minutes. How do they justify that?

[terence bower]

Just as well it was'nt a Renault needing a bulb.

[Adam43]

I believe they have to take the engine out to change a bulb in a Renault.
Actually I have changed a headlight bulb in a Renault and afterwards would have clearly have preferred to pay £40 for someone else to do it.

The fuse thing is outrageous. It shows everyone should have some basic car knowledge. However, that is taking the Mickey, although I don't think all Ford garages are like that.

[Tim Falce]

I exect the garage has a minimum charge of half an hour and no idea of a bit of good will bringing in extra business.

[Adam43]

They have the business sense of someone who doesn't know how to change a fuse.

[kristof14]

That is pretty outrageous. My Citroen dealer only charged me 63p after they discovered my passenger door lock wasn't working due to the fuse.

Renault service are awful! I needed a new exhaust system for my old car before I traded it in to Citroen. They wanted £275 and I would have to wait 3 days. The dealer who was taking it did it with genuine parts that day for £114!

[Al Weyman]

The worse thing is she originally bought the car from them and has spent thousands with them on insurance bodywork and servicing, I guess because she is a young woman they thought they could take advantage, even a tenner would have been expensive but far more reasonable.

[andy_b]

Day light running lights on a BMW here is $200 . Its one minute job with a laptop. Luckily I got a friendlier dealer who did it for nowt

[Tim Falce]

My copper hot water cylinder has just sprung a leak, I have just been over to buy one and it is £198, disgraceful. My last one was £41 and the previous one was £12.6s.11p but that was 1987 and 1967 respectively.
No wonder there are so many pikeys driving around stealing copper and other metals now.

[GORDON STREETER]

I personally dont charge for a 5 min job for "my customers" thats why they come back, that includes code reading.
Mind you thats probably the reason why I never have too much money to waste on motor racing

[Peter Dunne]

Originally Posted by falcemob

My copper hot water cylinder has just sprung a leak, I have just been over to buy one and it is £198, disgraceful. My last one was £41 and the previous one was £12.6s.11p but that was 1987 and 1967 respectively.

If you knew that they only last 20 years then you should have bought 3 in 1967

Originally Posted by falcemob

No wonder there are so many pikeys driving around stealing copper and other metals now.

falcemob=Martin Brundle

[MagnetON]

Originally Posted by AdamAshmore

Actually I have changed a headlight bulb in a Renault and afterwards would have clearly have preferred to pay £40 for someone else to do it.

Front nearside foglight bulb in a Laguna Mk 2 is a nightmare!

[Peter Mallett]

Let's face it, by the time the garage has sent someone out to to collect the car, taken it back to the garage, changed the bulb then driven it back, I think £40.00 represents bloody good value.

Can't see the problem.

[Tim Falce]

Originally Posted by Peter Dunne

If you knew that they only last 20 years then you should have bought 3 in 1967

In 1967 I was only 11 years old and had no interest in what would happen in 20 years time, in 1987 my dad bought it and I didn't expect to be still living here in 2008. In 2028 I will probably be dead so I don't think I'll be bothering with two today.

[Al Weyman]

It was'nt a bulb, it was a simple blade fuse and she took the car to the garage, as I said a tenner would probably have been acceptable but 40 quid is a joke. One of my first jobs was forecourt attendant at Milcars in Mill Hill and we would check tyres, battery, rad, washers and top up all for free and fill them up with petrol!