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AndyCorsaSport
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   15th Feb 10 at 22:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any ideas? They are craaazy!!

2004 Corsa C 1.8 SRi

Last year i rung for price on a CV joint, dont do one seperate, cant get a non-genuine, have to buy full shaft from Vaux @ £460+VAT, managed to get a re-conned joint for £60 *phew*

Now EML is on, o2 sensor 2, possibly need a new cat, take worst case senario and price one up, but the clever designers at Vauxhall decided to build the cat in with the manifold, top idea! That will be a shade over £500+ VAT please

AND thats with company discounts! Pfft. Can stay as it is for now.

Anyone know if any other manifold, ie 1.8 Vectra or something, an aftermarket stainless with no cat will fit a z18xe, if so ill just do that and de-cat the fucker.
Kurt
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15th Feb 10 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
be thankful its not an Alfa 156, i priced up the twin cats that are part of the downpipe earlier for a car thats in.. £960+vat
AndyCorsaSport
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Stupid aint it, if i had have bought that shaft at £460, and the manifold for £500, thats half of what i paid for the car

[Edited on 15-02-2010 by AndyCorsaSport]
Kurt
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We've pretty much written that car off today, it needs about £3500 of work

P.s what about a breakers? there was a specialist vaux breakers that i got my shaft from.. cant remember the name though

[Edited on 15-02-2010 by Kurt]
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thats crazy huh! should of got a B
AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by jamesy1990
thats crazy huh! should of got a B


Ive had 5
AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
We've pretty much written that car off today, it needs about £3500 of work

P.s what about a breakers? there was a specialist vaux breakers that i got my shaft from.. cant remember the name though

[Edited on 15-02-2010 by Kurt]


Seems best bet to be honest, or to buy a stainless with no cat. Car's not running no different, shit time to happen though, just started new job this month after been out of work since november, and working a month in hand, so struggling to get to work, let alone a £500 cat
AndyCorsaSport
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Quick scout on ebay shows a few stainless ones with no cats for £170-ish
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15th Feb 10 at 22:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Reminds me of the garage who Serviced my car. They wanted £40 for a Pollen Filter and £36 for a Fuel Filter.

EuroCarParts had both for £6 each. So EuroCarParts and a Haynes manual later..... Money in the bank.
AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Reminds me of the garage who Serviced my car. They wanted £40 for a Pollen Filter and £36 for a Fuel Filter.

EuroCarParts had both for £6 each. So EuroCarParts and a Haynes manual later..... Money in the bank.


Thats garages aint it, try there luck with things, especially with women, thinking they wont know nothing about cars so they can make things up and charge whatever prices.
Martin W
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15th Feb 10 at 23:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
vauxhall really do make me laugh with their prices, but they must still catch plenty of people out who don't know any better.
AlexW
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15th Feb 10 at 23:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Some prices are epic though, skirt clips for a nova £4.50 iirc. On ebay for more than that!
AndyCorsaSport
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Yeah some things are ok, like the Insignia washers jets i got the other day for £4
AlexW
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Exactly. Vauxhall certainly arnt the worst for parts, And another great thing about vauxhall is the fact they use the same parts for various cars.
antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by AW06
And another great thing about vauxhall is the fact they use the same parts for various cars.


You mean like most manufacturers? VAG are the most well known for it I think
scunnylad
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16th Feb 10 at 00:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if u want a vaux breaker what stocks corsa b's, c's and d's aswell as others try
Drummonds ford and vaux breakers
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
York,
North Yorkshire,
YO43 4BB.
01430 861337
they post parts aswell but not amazingly cheap as its vat excluded on parts

[Edited on 16-02-2010 by scunnylad]
sxibeast
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Certainly agree with some of thier prices! Absolutely crazy! However, i did manage to pick up a brand new GSI front bumper for my mark 4 astra for the small sum of £70 (and the lower linking panel for it for £7)! Still wrapped and not a scratch on it!
Warren G
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16th Feb 10 at 07:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
andy if you need i have a good condition fully working z18xe cat
Warren G
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
Quick scout on ebay shows a few stainless ones with no cats for £170-ish


worse than standard, dont buy
morpheus22
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google for a breakers called vauxparts near meadowhall mate they might be able to help

 
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