This is a real job done recently by,( unamed Z garage ) take a guess at what it would cost for the entire job, guess how long the egr removal was booked as too.

 

No random figures, work it out, what would need removing what would overlap between jobs etc. and see what you think, oh and why it will not rev properly.

 

Fit 24 x USED hydrolic lifters ( previous ones very noisy )

 

Remove / by pass EGR valve

 

60k service

 

Work done with full payment up front, NO receipt given and running worse than when it went in.

 

Jeff TT

£2500(at garage shafters price) if I'm close can I pm you who I think it is?

Edited January 27, 200916 yr by 8ace

experienced z garage strip down to rocker covers in 2 hours @ £30 per hour

 

egr removal once plenum removed 2 hours @ £30 per hour

 

change of hydraulic lifters 4 hours @ £30 per hour

 

full 60 k service would be approx £400 inc parts

 

refit all cover etc 3 hours @£30 per hour

 

 

 

£760 all in

 

 

obviously i havent a clue what garages charge per hour btw!

 

 

timing out???

Edited January 27, 200916 yr by hellraiser

Egr / service / lifters = 18 hours?

£3100, would not rev as timing well out.

£2500(at garage shafters price) if I'm close can I pm you who I think it is?

 

 

If you like ;)

 

Jeff TT

If you like ;)

 

Jeff TT

 

am I close?

am I close?

 

 

Pm me your thoughts.

 

Jeff TT

am I close?

 

Thats not fair, he's got insider knowledge

i must be MILES off then on cost cos i didnt even get a no LOL

Thats not fair, he's got insider knowledge

 

nope just think it rings a bell to my own experience.

i must be MILES off then on cost cos i didnt even get a no LOL

 

Not bad, difficult to be completely acurate because not all garages discount the crossover parts of the job ( like they should ), lets say + vat on your price and thats a fair indicator of what it should cost, but a certain ace guy is very close ( too high )

 

Jeff TT

oh bugger what about the pm ?

£3100???

the no receipt did it for me I knew straight away then I could work out what the arsehole would charge from his tarriff

To add to the mix, when the car failed to rev correctly they suggested the (used ) lifters needed to bed in???

 

As I understand it the issue is still ongoing, the bill was £2k ......up front ? do these places have no cash of their own?

 

Jeff TT

To add to the mix, when the car failed to rev correctly they suggested the (used ) lifters needed to bed in???

 

As I understand it the issue is still ongoing, the bill was £2k ......up front ? do these places have no cash of their own?

 

Jeff TT

 

guess he used the old"engine needs to come out and basic rebuild "......£1500 plus the 60k service :xxx: the words leopard and spots spring to mind ...

Edited January 28, 200916 yr by 8ace

did they not seal up the egr with block off plates or something?

To add to the mix, when the car failed to rev correctly they suggested the (used ) lifters needed to bed in???

 

As I understand it the issue is still ongoing, the bill was £2k ......up front ? do these places have no cash of their own?

 

Jeff TT

 

FFS. Thats over double what it should have cost :nono: :headvswal

 

Lifters needed to bed in :rolleyes: :rofl:

Come on jeff mate, name and shame! You are saving us money / our zeds by doing this!

FFS. Thats over double what it should have cost :nono: :headvswal

 

Lifters needed to bed in :rolleyes: :rofl:

 

Yes you spot on, how this has happened is simple, a zed owner with little mechanical knowledge and a garage who took advantage and thats it nothing any more technical than that.

 

Makes you think of the typically stereo garage guy sucking in through his teeth and saying "gonna cost ya mate" I get really angry about this because this attitude makes it harder for any other garages who want to be open and honest as they have to overcome owners fear of been ripped off and thats before the car is even looked at!

 

Oh and lifters needing to bed in now that`s a riot of fun.

 

Jeff TT

Come on jeff mate, name and shame! You are saving us money / our zeds by doing this!

 

As much as I could the thread was more to do with warning you guys & girls to be careful not to hang the garage, they are more than capable of doing that themselves, sure some of the peeps here have recognised who by the description "money up front and no receipt"

 

Jeff TT

Well thats the first time I've heard of a garage wanting money up front for a job, thats unreal.