Workshop costs....

A good friend of mine owns an Aston DB6. It's a beautiful car and certainly no trailer queen. He goes to Sainsbury's in it and fetches the take away amongst regular use ! If ever ANY car gets attention its one of those (presumably most think its a James Bond silver DB5)

He was telling me about a trip to Europe which resulted in a head gasket issue. He paid £14,500 for a head gasket replacement service !!! It currently requires a replacement front windscreen - but he daren't ask ! On the plus side he found out that the brake master cylinder - for which Aston wanted £,000's - is actually a Lucas part that was fitted to numerous contemporary cars and could be had for £45 he seemed to think he paid.

I'd always regarded modern dealership rates as extortionate but this is a whole other game !!

My son's recent replacement radiator on his Audi A1 TFSi at £600 doesn't seem so bad !