Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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was abit low, hope the headgasket hasn't gone
had quite abit of pressure too 
will see if goes down more when i go to the rolling road 
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AK
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Location: Aberdeen City
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well done 
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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my garage charged £1200 to do a headgasket on a 1.4 sport
and i got paid like less than £100 to do it!
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
my garage charged £1200 to do a headgasket on a 1.4 sport
and i got paid like less than £100 to do it!
did they buy the owner a new car? id have battered the foreman for telling me something would cost that much on a car worth half that
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Warren G
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if i rememeber correctly
parts = 400
labour = 600 (10hours, had a/c)
worked out at £1050, but recipisted said £1200 in case anything goes wrong
which does happen! had camsensor snap before where the preious mechanic had over tighted it!
on a R reg! and they had it done, even worse
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Nic Barnes
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id have bitch slapped someone for telling me a head gasket would cost that much
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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£65 plus vat (£72) is cheap, ford is £75 or 85 plus vat
vw have got upto £110 im told!
and they pay my £4.50 (apprentice) and hour!
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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400 for parts?
10hrs labour 
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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whats the name of this garage & where is it??
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shane2corsa
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Registered: 4th Sep 05
Location: Nettleham, Lincolnshire
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thats terrible, a head gasket should cost a couple hundred max depending on damage caused when it went
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Warren G
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Location: Kent
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F.G.Barns maidstone (vauxhall dealership) they're all the same
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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quote:
Originally posted by shane2corsa
thats terrible, a head gasket should cost a couple hundred max depending on damage caused when it went
To be fair on a 1.4 16v a headgasket job would be more than £200 at any garage. £1200 is a bit over the top though.
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Warren G
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corsa are alot more, normaly about £600/700 for any other
but that is new cambelt kit,headgasket, all gaskets, waterpump, thermostat, fan switch
corsa's you get load of time to do (well the 1.4/1.6 16v anyway)
removed a head off a x20xev in a astra in less that 1.5 hours before (and 1st one i'd done)
some garages dont change cambelt etc, and would just do the head gasket
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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cambelt kit 60, headset 40 inc bolts, thermostat 5, waterpump 25, fan switch 4. nowhere near 400 and those arent trade prices
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Marshall
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Registered: 10th Nov 05
Location: Boston, Lincs Drives: 1.4 Sport & 2.2 astra
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quote:
Originally posted by warren.g
£65 plus vat (£72) is cheap, ford is £75 or 85 plus vat
vw have got upto £110 im told!
and they pay my £4.50 (apprentice) and hour!
try being a first year renault aprentice and getin £2.25 an hour, and runin two cars.
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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cambelt is £70 to me at staff rate (cost plus 10%) is about £100, bolts are £16, head gasket kit £50odd, thermostat is £80 (was going to get one for my car, can only get complete housing) waterpump £45 (is £35 to me)
dont forget - sparks, antifreeze, oil ,oil filter, throttle body gasket, top inlet manifold gasket, skim if needed,
all adds up
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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first year i got £2.70, second £4.50 and third - still waiting for pay rise!
running a car and motorbike, and building a second car!
(bike cost nothing tho - 80mpg, £250 to insure )
[Edited on 25-11-2006 by warren.g]
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Nic Barnes
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you lot should try being unemployed and running 2 cars, one which probably does 6mpg on a good day
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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I done one on a corsa sport 1.4 16v with air con last week. I work in a main dealership and the bill care to £400. He paid for the head to come off and new valves because cylinder 4 had a burnt out exhaust valve. my service manager discounted it down to £360 though lol
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Warren G
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how? you get about 10hours on tis?
thats cheap!
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
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cuz mu service manager is a wuss and hates giving customers huge bills lol. dont know how it came so cheap though, definately took me about the recommended tis time.
how did u go about removing the ac mate?
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