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Fast fit exhaust centres
« on: 13 November 2013, 13:06:13 »

How do these places arrive at their prices?

My daughter's Fiat 52 plate Seicento's exhaust is embarrassingly knackered ..... back box is goosed. As a starting point, I phoned the dealers, £200 + vat he says, but he'd knock the vat off.
Kwik Fit want £150 fitted, and National Tyres want £177 'including 30% discount' .... he wasn't impressed when I laughed at him and told him it was only just cheaper than the main dealer's prices without a 'discount'.  ???
Price at a mate's motorfactor ........... £37 + vat  :y :y :y
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« Reply #1 on: 13 November 2013, 13:09:07 »

They rely on uk public apathy and a "just get it done" attitude.

Plus the refusal to get ones hands dirty AndyB ;) ;D
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« Reply #2 on: 13 November 2013, 13:17:43 »

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Plus the refusal to get ones hands dirty AndyB ;) ;D

I'm not particularly happy about that bit myself!  ::)  ::)  ::)  ::) I try not to at work either  ;D  ;D
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Re: Fast fit exhaust centres
« Reply #3 on: 13 November 2013, 13:29:17 »

How do these places arrive at their prices?

My daughter's Fiat 52 plate Seicento's exhaust is embarrassingly knackered ..... back box is goosed. As a starting point, I phoned the dealers, £200 + vat he says, but he'd knock the vat off.
Kwik Fit want £150 fitted, and National Tyres want £177 'including 30% discount' .... he wasn't impressed when I laughed at him and told him it was only just cheaper than the main dealer's prices without a 'discount'.  ???
Price at a mate's motorfactor ........... £37 + vat  :y :y :y


If your daughter had phoned herself they'd  magic up a quote that was twice as expensive.

A lone woman who doesn't know an exhaust from a spark plug  is easy prey for these guys.  :-\
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« Reply #4 on: 13 November 2013, 13:37:00 »

Exhaust place quoted my daughter £350 for fitting and supplying an exhaust for a 03 Corsa  >:( >:(
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« Reply #5 on: 13 November 2013, 14:02:56 »

Exhaust place quoted my daughter £350 for fitting and supplying an exhaust for a 03 Corsa  >:( >:(


Yep.....my exact point precisely demonstrated. Unsupervised women are easy meat for the sharks in the motor trade. :'(

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« Reply #6 on: 13 November 2013, 14:05:29 »

Mrs Opti wouldn't hesitate to pay three times would I to have her car fixed.

Like lambs to the slaughter. : ::) ::) ::)-\

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« Reply #7 on: 13 November 2013, 18:19:11 »

Exhaust place quoted my daughter £350 for fitting and supplying an exhaust for a 03 Corsa  >:( >:(
i need to put my prices up lol
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Re: Fast fit exhaust centres
« Reply #8 on: 13 November 2013, 18:48:46 »

Mrs TB was quoted £46 for a backbox on the Rover at Hellfords Autocentres. As the factors wanted £37, plus the gasket, sod it, I took it in, and confirmed the price when I dropped it off. All good.

Got a call about an hour later, it was going to be over £200, and the parts were ordered, so I politely told them not to do it. "But we've ordered the parts?". Words to the effect of what a shame was my reply.

Anyways, go down to pick up the car, and asked why price had jumped 4.5 times the quote. The backbox is £1xx (as it was different to quoted) and the mid section is £1xx.

I reminded them that there was only one backbox fitted to this car, which they denied, and refused my request to look at their books/computer to prove. Quizzed about mid section, "rusted through completely". I asked them to put that in writing, as it was only about a year old, thus I'd still have a warranty on it, but they refused.

Strangely enough, the customers behind me all left :y


So off to factors, new backbox on in less than 10 mins.
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« Reply #9 on: 13 November 2013, 18:50:29 »

Just fitted new back box to rover,5 min job and cost £21 :y
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« Reply #10 on: 13 November 2013, 19:01:04 »

Just fitted new back box to rover,5 min job and cost £21 :y
I could have got a backbox cheaper online, but needed it quick, hence Motorserv. 15mins includes getting jacks and stands out ;)
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Re: Fast fit exhaust centres
« Reply #11 on: 13 November 2013, 19:04:24 »

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I could have got a backbox cheaper online, but  .....
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Same as me, however it arrived at the motor factors when I was enroute to Manchester to collect said daughter from work because I had her car!  :y
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« Reply #12 on: 13 November 2013, 19:15:02 »

Her old Volvo v40. Failed mot on split cat.

For the laugh, I thought I'd see what they said;

kwirk fart = Just shy of £500 for a new cat fitted.

Welded up at a back street place round the corner for £10.
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Re: Fast fit exhaust centres
« Reply #13 on: 13 November 2013, 19:32:52 »

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Welded up at a back street place round the corner for £10.

 :y :y :y :y
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« Reply #14 on: 13 November 2013, 19:40:31 »

Her old Volvo v40. Failed mot on split cat.

For the laugh, I thought I'd see what they said;

kwirk fart = Just shy of £500 for a new cat fitted.

Welded up at a back street place round the corner for £10.
I had an old Volvo 440. The guy in Kwik fit said they were the most expensive exhaust they did.
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