went to vauxhalls

[ben k]

i went to lookers to get a new boot lid for my astra cab i thought with it being small and with no glass or fancy hinges it would be abut £40 got there and they want


£415 + vat (£500) how bad is that

[Jhonno]

****!!!!!

How can they get away with that its criminal!

[ben k]

they are rip off b******s digi dash for the reasonable price off £1150..............

[ReValveiT]

I went to Vaux to ask them to pull my steering wheel as it was a little offset...

£29 they wanted!!! 1/2 hour labour they reckoned, Yeah, right.

So, I bought a puller (£10) and did it myself...3 Mins max!!!

Robbing tw*ts...

[Brake-buster]

My Mk 3 is in my local Vauxhalls at the moment for major surgury on the ECU , its costing me £59 an hour and they have done 3 hours work plus the ECU at £200

[corsa_c_sxi]

well i work for a vaux dealer, in the parts dept.

the reason for expensive parts is the fact that they are either common or not.

vauxhall basically need to cover overheads of manufacturing a small amount of the specific part.

but i must admit...hey are too pricey.

i feel sorry for customers on the counter so i discount where i can..but you cant always do that....

hope this has kinda cleared up y the bits are expensive

steve

[MrSteel]

Vaux wanted £270 for a front bumper! not even painted!!

[Brake-buster]

I must admit the parts guy at Vauxhalls did give me 20% off the ECU, so thanks to him
But the mechanics do charge a lot

[Stewie]

I must admit that some prices are a little expensive, but, they are not any worse than other manufacturers.

Ie. Audi want 80 quid + VAT trade for the little black plastic grill insert, that goes under the front n.o. plate on the front bumper on an A8, or 400 for a side glass

[corsa_c_sxi]

dealer i work for (wilson and co, s****horpe, or even skunthorpe, if its been silly!)
charge 35 pound plus vat for an hours worth of work, but the pay that technicians get is poop really!

like i said i give discount where applicable.

so if you want any bits let me know as we have lots of old stock.....

steve

[Brake-buster]

The dealership near me charge £51 an hour plus vat
why do u think there is a differance between them ?

[corsa_c_sxi]

location and turnover mate

i assume..........

steve

[Tom Williams]

could also put the difference down to the fact that most if not all Vauxhall garages are franchises

[Brake-buster]

I would love to bring it to ur place Steve but its 200 miles away and the car aint goin nowhere at the moment
I think i will have to suffer these southern rates, unless i can post it to u lmao