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25666

General Discussion Area / Re: Hourly Rates at Dealers

« on: 10 April 2008, 09:57:52 »

Just phoned a dealer in Sheffield regards Omega floor mats that I saw in "The mothership" pictures on annother thread.  They only do Vlour type ones now.

Any way as part of our conversion I asked about hourly rates..

They now charge £60 + Vat in Sheffield.

Gonna check the dealer prices later this month for Rotherham, Doncaster and Chesterfield later just out of intrigue.

25667

General Discussion Area / Hourly Rates at Dealers

« on: 10 April 2008, 08:34:43 »

A few years ago when I had my Carlton CDi I rang the Vauxhall Dealer's in Sheffield where my car was in for some insurance work after some had run into the back of me.

I was quoted for a new headlamp lens plus half an hours labour at the hourly rate of £22, I asked them to do the job.

Needles to say when I picked the car they hadnt done the job,

The service department promptly whipped the car away and 40 mins latter I was presented with a bill for the lens with a labour charge of £22.

Confronting them over the labour charge I was informed that body shop repairs were charged labour at £22 per hour where as the service department charged £44 per hour.  Anyways standing my ground I got the job done at body shop prices.

But it may be an interesting point for people on the forum wanting work doing, for example replacement len's or lock kits etc if they are not up to the job them selves to first try and get the job done via the bodyshop at upto what may be a 50% saving.


This was 10 years ago so if they charged £44 an hour for labour then I would hate to think what labour charged are now.

25668

General Discussion Area / Re: car or mrs

« on: 07 April 2008, 23:30:19 »

Keep the Car  

25669

General Discussion Area / Re: 100th Post

« on: 08 April 2008, 23:27:53 »

soon add up dont they, soon be 250

25670

General Discussion Area / Speed Camera

« on: 05 April 2008, 20:49:09 »

25671

General Discussion Area / Re: Minor mod. Tasteful or not?? opinions please

« on: 07 April 2008, 20:03:55 »

Pity there isnt a badge to replace the Vx grill badge that says [size=14]V6[/size] on it

25672

General Discussion Area / Re: Minor mod. Tasteful or not?? opinions please

« on: 07 April 2008, 18:56:01 »

You should have stuck it on the back of some ol bugga's skoda.  

25673

General Discussion Area / Re: Minor mod. Tasteful or not?? opinions please

« on: 07 April 2008, 18:46:14 »

Mounted on the lower O/S of the grill could look smart  

Yes I think that may look better

25674

General Discussion Area / Re: Minor mod. Tasteful or not?? opinions please

« on: 07 April 2008, 18:44:55 »

Different, not something for me though.

25675

General Discussion Area / Re: SAT Nav / PAYG Insurance

« on: 07 April 2008, 16:59:24 »

PAYG Insurance ?

Never heard of that before.

Any chance of somemore info please.  Having done only 4500 in 18 months and doing less and less due to mobility issues I wonder if it would be benifical for me.

http://www.rac.co.uk/web/insurance/pay_by_day/

Found the above link on the RAC site but the link is down

25676

General Discussion Area / Re: Is This Guy Having a Laugh???!!!

« on: 06 April 2008, 20:02:42 »

Did you put any pics on the ebay add that you can refer back to.?

25677

General Discussion Area / Re: Is This Guy Having a Laugh???!!!

« on: 06 April 2008, 19:39:10 »

We ought to start a name and shame link.  This guy looks like the 1st candidate.

25678

General Discussion Area / Re: Got Breathalised

« on: 06 April 2008, 15:38:14 »

I once got breathalised by a trafic team on new years eve when I was about 19.

"asked if I had been drinking"

Of course I replied.

"how many have you had Sir"

8 or maybe 10 pints I replied.

"would you mind blowing into our bag sonny"

No Dad, not a problem with a big smile on my face, would you like me to get out of the car 1st I asked.

"No , that wont be neccesary"

few minutes pased, we wen through the deep breath thing and blow into the bag slowly etc.....

"Right Sir, (Reading me my rights) Having had in excess of 8 pints " ......

"er pete, 2 ticks"

"excuse me Sir"

"it's negative"

"Sir, May I ask what have you been drinking tonight"

Coke and lemononade I replied.

"OMG" Laughing his bootds off

"Cant fault you Sir, with it being New Tears Eve and all, we cant be too carefull"

"Off you go and drive carefully"

Wishing them a Happy New Year I did so

But what made me mad was the fact that they both smelt off whiskey and the 2nd officer was gently swaying

They were on duty and driving a TRAFFIC CAR?

25679

General Discussion Area / Re: Got Breathalised

« on: 06 April 2008, 15:17:15 »

lol, the plos.

I realised I was doing 35 mph in a 30 zone one night whilst the police were behind me.  So as I went into the 40 zone I carried on at the same 35 mph hoping that they hadnt followed me long enough.  They sompletly ignored me untill I went into a 60 zone and only speeded up to 45.  

They then pulled me and asked why I wasnt driving at the normal speed limit.

I went on to reply that I had only bought the car that day and was enjoying it so much I wasnt paying attention to the speed but rather the comfort of the car (an 85,000 miler XJ6) they begrudingly let me drive off telling me to pay attention to the limits

They make me laff  I thought the speed limits were the maximum for the roads and not the minimum.

25680

General Discussion Area / Re: An old man goes into a chemist ...........

« on: 07 April 2008, 20:16:12 »