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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Vamps on 07 July 2015, 22:14:47
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Saves me having to get up early and take her to work, got my orders when she got it home; go sort the radio and clock.................. ::) ::) :y :y
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
Seventeen shillings and sixpence.
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
Seventeen shillings and sixpence.
No Doc, don't be silly this was a Sunday afternoon, approaching tea time, on a nice day, now try again, but I can telly it was in rounded down £'s........... :y :y
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
Seventeen shillings and sixpence.
No Doc, don't be silly this was a Sunday afternoon, approaching tea time, on a nice day, now try again, but I can telly it was in rounded down £'s........... :y :y
It should be somewhere around £50-80 I would have thought, as it was a short distance. Possibly on the low end as they did the repair :-\
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£120
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£75.00
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
Seventeen shillings and sixpence.
No Doc, don't be silly this was a Sunday afternoon, approaching tea time, on a nice day, now try again, but I can telly it was in rounded down £'s........... :y :y
It should be somewhere around £50-80 I would have thought, as it was a short distance. Possibly on the low end as they did the repair :-\
Yep, I was well chuffed by the bill, he charged me £60, when I mentioned this to him, on collecting the car, he said he would normally charge around £100; but our whole family use him, and have done for many many years........ :y :y
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
Seventeen shillings and sixpence.
No Doc, don't be silly this was a Sunday afternoon, approaching tea time, on a nice day, now try again, but I can telly it was in rounded down £'s........... :y :y
It should be somewhere around £50-80 I would have thought, as it was a short distance. Possibly on the low end as they did the repair :-\
Yep, I was well chuffed by the bill, he charged me £60, when I mentioned this to him, on collecting the car, he said he would normally charge around £100; but our whole family use him, and have done for many many years........ :y :y
I took that into account... £100 was my first thought, then I went lower ;)
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Oh really ? "Somebody" said it was being scrapped. "Somebody" did.
Remind me, who was that certain "somebody" Vamps. Hmm? ;D
Yes, well it was like this............OK yes it was just the alternator........... ::) ::)
Now then, why would low voltage affect the power steering when it runs of the belt? All sorted though?
On the question of How Much, how much do you think I was charged for calling out a tow truck at tea time on a Sunday?...............
Seventeen shillings and sixpence.
No Doc, don't be silly this was a Sunday afternoon, approaching tea time, on a nice day, now try again, but I can telly it was in rounded down £'s........... :y :y
It should be somewhere around £50-80 I would have thought, as it was a short distance. Possibly on the low end as they did the repair :-\
Yep, I was well chuffed by the bill, he charged me £60, when I mentioned this to him, on collecting the car, he said he would normally charge around £100; but our whole family use him, and have done for many many years........ :y :y
I took that into account... £100 was my first thought, then I went lower ;)
:y :y
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.. of course, had you casually mentioned your photographic evidence of his overloaded transit... ;)
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And the Alternator? Plus fitting?
Did you get the old one back?
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And the Alternator? Plus fitting?
Did you get the old one back?
Your pushing it ;D
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Well yes, ;D ...but the old one can be refurbed. Usually. :y
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Well yes, ;D ...but the old one can be refurbed. Usually. :y
Didn't get the old one back, tbh never asked for it............ ::) ::)
Total cost, inc vat was £267.37, which I was more that happy with........... :D :D
And I don't want a load of posts saying they could have done it cheaper, or similar, I was more that happy with the bill, what ever any other member think............ ;) ;) :-X
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Given the call out and the cost of a non return GM alternator AND the agro involved with fitting the poxy thing, I'd say that's a bit of a bargain. Tbh :y
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But then, he's probably refurbed the old alternator and punted it out already ;D ;) :y
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Given the call out and the cost of a non return GM alternator AND the agro involved with fitting the poxy thing, I'd say that's a bit of a bargain. Tbh :y
And the new alternator has a 20,000 mile waranty, so happy enough......... :y :y
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'Yep, I was well chuffed by the bill, he charged me £60, when I mentioned this to him, on collecting the car, he said he would normally charge around £100; but our whole family use him, and have done for many many years........ :y :y '
So your family have never had a reliable car !!!!!!!!!! He must love you, Mike ;D ;D ;D ;D
Major source of income ;D
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But then, he's probably refurbed the old alternator and punted it out already ;D ;) :y
The new one was probably supplied on an exchange basis, otherwise the bill would have been a good bit higher.
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Alternator is about £130 for a Hella or similar exchange and its sub an hour to fit.
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Alternator is about £130 for a Hella or similar exchange and its sub an hour to fit.
But those bolts are a right pain in the harris until you've done a few
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Yeah, and presumes they give you the right one for a 3.2/2.6 and not one for 3,0/2.5, the half wits. ::)
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Alternator is about £130 for a Hella or similar exchange and its sub an hour to fit.
£110.31 +VAT and labour £52.50 +VAT I can live with that................ :y :y
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Alternator is about £130 for a Hella or similar exchange and its sub an hour to fit.
But those bolts are a right pain in the harris until you've done a few
The trick is to look at the install for a minute or so and then attack it, becomes pretty easy once you 'plan your attack' :y
Another trick is ensuring the sliding section the bolt fits through on the alternator is tapped out to make re-fit much easier.
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Yeah, and presumes they give you the right one for a 3.2/2.6 and not one for 3,0/2.5, the half wits. ::)
Think we need to give you some electrickery lesson :y