hello everybody, car just failed MOT needs following to pass
n/side and o/side front suspension bushes replacing n/side and o/side anti roll bar bushes replacing
Its an N reg astra diesel 1.7, always been a very reliable car so reluctant to scrap it. any one have idea how much these repairs would cost and good place to get it done in sarf London that won't rip me off.
Rough guess £300-400 without knowing the Astra that well, the part's aren't that much but some bushes can be a right pain.
"Depresion" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
A TON FOR TRACKING? F*CK ME ROTTEN.
Thats london prices for you
I'm quite sure the OP can find someone with a set of spanners who can=20 do the job for a lot less.
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"steve robinson" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
No, it isn't. It's theft. Or a desperate attempt not to admit a cockup.
"steve robinson" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
No, they don't. Not for stuff like Vauxhalls, anyway.
BMW Park Lane, sure. Plus VAT, Sir. But not for a Vx dealer in the suburbs.
And, as I said, who'd take a 12yo Ashtray to a main dealer anyway?
No for a full alignment, bit different to the £40 quick tracking jobs.
"Depresion" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Lovely, an' all - and I need to get round to sorting one for the Saab when I've done the upper & lower wishbone bushes - but don't forget that toe is going to be the only adjustment available on an Ashtray.
Even £40's OTT.
I pay around £44 on average for full four wheel alignment at a specialist who only does wheel alignment and ball joints. Goes up a bit if he needs to make shims but he's got three of the best alignment machines in the country. Worth every penny, but £100 for the same job and he'd be out of business in weeks.
Couldn't charge £100 per hour without getting lynched!!
How far are you from Bexleyheath/Welling?
Pete M gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Indeed. OK, you're not in the SE, but...
Shame you're not handier, else I'd be bringing the 900 round to you. Anybody able to recommend somebody round the Chilterns/Herts/Beds/Bucks?
Nor could you in London...
I'd be very, very surprised... but then again - where in the country are you?, I need my wheel alignment checked on an Omega (which most places I've tried run a mile from). I've had quotes years ago around the £120 mark, which sounded reasonable considering the effort involved.
Then again, if I can find someone prepared to do it for less, and within a hundred miles or so, I might be interested.
Mike Dodd gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Is there something peculiar about the tracking on an Omega?
It's a 20-minute job for a semi-skilled chimp on virtually every car.
Chiltern Tyres, Marlow. Never had a problem, they do all mine, never had a problem. £23.00 for standard tracking, and last time I took a 4WD car down there last year it cost £50 for a 4 wheel alignment on my mates Quattro Coupe I'd borrowed for a while
Mike P
...and that's why I won't let a chimp near it.
Yes, it's a bitch on a miggy
Mike Dodd gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Sorry, meant it's a 20-min job for a semi-skilled chimp to do it PROPERLY. It's just that K-F allocate 5-mins for an untrained gorilla to do it...
Ah. Why's it so hard?
Dunno.... here's an explanation from Wheels In Motion, on an Omega forum...
(all I know is, I'm supposed to need the full geometry stuff)
...but as I'm scrubbing fronts at £150 each, replacing each year, it might be worth it
God's own North West. Liverpool in fact.
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