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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Broken coil spring (front drivers side)
Broken coil spring (rear passenger side)

Broken exhaust bracket.

How much labour? Cost of parts?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Advisories.....nail in front tyre.

Suspension arm has slight play in pin/bush (inner upper curved arm)

[tunnie]

Going to need 4x new springs then. Rears cheap enough, but fronts could be pricey? Being in with all that FWD crap 

[2boxerdogs]

Springs broken Opti, nothing to do with buxom wenches is it ?😀

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Springs broken Opti, nothing to do with buxom wenches is it ?😀

Failed on broken coil springs last year.

So many f*ucking potholes.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Springs broken Opti, nothing to do with buxom wenches is it ?😀

All four should be broken.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I had a good look while the car was on the ramps.

It didn't fail on the exhaust itself but by next year I think it will. Eleven years old and original it can't last much longer.

[Nick W]

Going to need 4x new springs then. Rears cheap enough, but fronts could be pricey? Being in with all that FWD crap 

No different to an Omega: two bolts to the hub carrier, droplink, undo the top mount and out it comes. The springs ought to be cheaper, as there's still loads of Vectras about.


The design of the spring is more of the problem rather than the state of the roads.

[STEMO]

Awwww........I wanted to guess what it failed on. 

[STEMO]

Springs broken Opti, nothing to do with buxom wenches is it ?😀

Failed on broken coil springs last year.

So many f*ucking potholes.

I hit one this morning and how the wheel survived I don't know. Third world roads....and unlikely to improve any time soon.

[tunnie]

Going to need 4x new springs then. Rears cheap enough, but fronts could be pricey? Being in with all that FWD crap 

The design of the spring is more of the problem rather than the state of the roads.

Sounds like it if he replaced springs last year as well.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Awwww........I wanted to guess what it failed on. 

Instead of taking the piss out of an impoverished  former Omega owner you should be arranging a whip round.

Anyway the price is in.

£192 plus VAT. Two hours of labour at £35+VAT.

Could be worse.

[STEMO]

Awwww........I wanted to guess what it failed on. 

Instead of taking the piss out of an impoverished  former Omega owner you should be arranging a whip round.

Anyway the price is in.

£192 plus VAT. Two hours of labour at £35+VAT.

Could be worse.

I'd say that's very reasonable......for Lincolnshire. In South Yorkshire, of course, that would be a months wages.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Awwww........I wanted to guess what it failed on. 

Instead of taking the piss out of an impoverished  former Omega owner you should be arranging a whip round.

Anyway the price is in.

£192 plus VAT. Two hours of labour at £35+VAT.

Could be worse.

I'd say that's very reasonable......for Lincolnshire. In South Yorkshire, of course, that would be a months wages.

I'm an extremely charming young chap. People don't like to overcharge me.

[STEMO]

Awwww........I wanted to guess what it failed on. 

Instead of taking the piss out of an impoverished  former Omega owner you should be arranging a whip round.

Anyway the price is in.

£192 plus VAT. Two hours of labour at £35+VAT.

Could be worse.

I'd say that's very reasonable......for Lincolnshire. In South Yorkshire, of course, that would be a months wages.

I'm an extremely charming young chap. People don't like to overcharge me.

Either that or they felt sorry for you having to drive the dog, and knowing full well you'd be back for the same next year.