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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Gaffers on 23 July 2013, 15:24:25
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Been quoted £60/hr inc VAT for a job on the Jag (a rather large job I don't want to do myself) I have the parts already so the quote is just for the work alone.
Is this expensive or not? I don't normally frequent garages but on this my hand is forced.
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Sounds reasonable for south of Watford gap
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Around these parts, back street garages start around the 40 quid plus the dreaded VAT per hour
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Been quoted £60/hr inc VAT for a job on the Jag (a rather large job I don't want to do myself) I have the parts already so the quote is just for the work alone.
Is this expensive or not? I don't normally frequent garages but on this my hand is forced.
That's reasonable.
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Been quoted £60/hr inc VAT for a job on the Jag (a rather large job I don't want to do myself) I have the parts already so the quote is just for the work alone.
Is this expensive or not? I don't normally frequent garages but on this my hand is forced.
If you take a Merc to Mercedes, they'll relieve your wallet of £110 per hour!!
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Thanks for the replies :y
The kitty is going in for shocks, springs and bushes on all 4 corners. 9.5 hours work :o
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My independent charges £49.95 p.h. and he,s worth every penny :y
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i'm paying £30+ vat for ex commercial fitters w/shop, so i'm certainly not complaining, the ex Vauxhall w/shop in andover was charging £83+ vat about 10 yrs ago. they have since closed down !!
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My independent charges £49.95 p.h. and he,s worth every penny :y
I stopped using my local independent about three years ago when I saw that he was charging £95 per hour for labour. Cheeky bastid.
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My small local independent charges £58, this is in London !
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Thanks for the replies :y
The kitty is going in for shocks, springs and bushes on all 4 corners. 9.5 hours work :o
Try Rees Bros (http://www.reesbros.co.uk/) around the corner from me Matt.
They did the suspension work on the Beemer for me last year for £45 per hour inc (I also supplied all the parts).
It's a proper old school garage, with proper old school mechanics, and a proper job done right first time.
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Cheers Martin, I will give them a call in the morning. :y
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I have a simple rule when it comes to Mechanics and their prices..... If it costs more than a case of beer, I'm getting my hands dirty!
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£60 an hour is sort of reasonable ime. £45 is good rate . Nothing that cheap near me. :)
Actually, £60 is about as much as you can get away with before your into dealer rates.
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Indys down this end are from £35 up to around £60 /hour depending on what they specialise in.
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My local Vx dealer charges £65 plus VAT......making £78.... :o :o :o
That's a lot of money for the services of a spotty 17 year old armed with a damp cloth. :(
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Thanks to OOF its years since I paid a garage, so its interesting to hear the rates. :y
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Thanks to OOF its years since I paid a garage, so its interesting to hear the rates. :y
Same here :y
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My local Vx dealer charges £65 plus VAT......making £78.... :o :o :o
That's a lot of money for the services of a spotty 17 year old armed with a damp cloth. :(
Most 17 year old yoofs need a damp cloth. ;D
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The damp cloth is probably more use. ;D
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About a month ago this is what I was quoted by a local independent garage ( not vx ) This is labour only as I said I was getting the parts.
Oil and filter change, coolant flush and change, stat change, header tank change, cam gasket change, all filters and spark plugs...
£ 608.42 :o :o >:(
Needless to say I won't be taking my car to them ::)
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About a month ago this is what I was quoted by a local independent garage ( not vx ) This is labour only as I said I was getting the parts.
Oil and filter change, coolant flush and change, stat change, header tank change, cam gasket change, all filters and spark plugs...
£ 608.42 :o :o >:(
Needless to say I won't be taking my car to them ::)
I think I'm in the wrong line of work!.. ;D
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I got quoted £600ish to change the rear crank seal on mine :o apparently the cambelt was in the way, along with tbe waterpump.
When I pointed out that it was at most a 3 hour job, with a £20 part and was actually at the opposite end of the engine, the garage insisted that the quote was still valid ::)
Ended up going to a local gearbox specialist who charged £120 :y Would much prefer garages to be upfront and say 'sorry, but that's not a job were interested in doing' rather than going through the motions of producing a cowpoo quote >:( I wonder how many people fall for it though :-\
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I got quoted £600ish to change the rear crank seal on mine :o apparently the cambelt was in the way, along with tbe waterpump.
When I pointed out that it was at most a 3 hour job, with a £20 part and was actually at the opposite end of the engine, the garage insisted that the quote was still valid ::)
Ended up going to a local gearbox specialist who charged £120 :y Would much prefer garages to be upfront and say 'sorry, but that's not a job were interested in doing' rather than going through the motions of producing a cowpoo quote >:( I wonder how many people fall for it though :-\
works the other way as well - was quoted two hours labour to change the rear bearing on mine ;D ;D ;D
took him two days - I bunged him £200, and a 6-pack of grolsch ::)