silvercorsabee
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the other week my rear wheel came flying off while driving, hub the lot...so as i cant drive the car ive been quoted about £100 - £150 for someone to come round and fix it in the drive (mate of my brothers who owns a garage) i think the wheel bearing collapsed causing it to come off and i know it needs a new part but im not the most mechanical kind of person so im just wondering does this seem a decent price!?!?
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Nic Barnes
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to come to your house and do it on the driveway? yeah thats not bad tbh.
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Graeme
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Cheaper than getting it recovered to a garage. Presume that doesn't include parts?
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Nic Barnes
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was gonna say if that includes parts then thats well good.
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Dan H
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ring a few garages and ask for a price on the part/labour and go from there?
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*CorsaCal*
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
was gonna say if that includes parts then thats well good.
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tom130691
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rac did mine at the road for £90 but they make no profit on labour so ye half decent price
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Steve
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seems quite pricey to me unless you are getting OEM parts.
3rd party bearing kit ~£30
thats 120 quid for about 45 mins work 
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Nic Barnes
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At someone's house not on a fully equipped garage with l available tools and the "in case" tools. Ok Steve.
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Nic Barnes
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We charge a fair bit to go fit a tyre at someone's house with a fully equipped van. It's at the persons convenience which comes at a price.
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Steve
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if i was doing it for a mate, id feel guilty charging any more than £30 +part to do it, even if it was at his nans
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Nic Barnes
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[Edited on 22-05-2012 by Nic Barnes]
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bigron1988
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
if i was doing it for a mate, id feel guilty charging any more than £30 +part to do it, even if it was at his nans
yes steve but the person has not asked how much you would charge ,
like everyone else has said if that includes the part 
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AndyCorsaSport
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Steve will come do it and give you £30 for the pleasure.
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silvercorsabee
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Pretty sure the price Is including the part, it's 2nd hand also if that makes any difference
[Edited on 22-05-2012 by silvercorsabee]
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by silvercorsabee
Pretty sure the price Is including the part, it's 2nd hand also if that makes any difference
[Edited on 22-05-2012 by silvercorsabee]
2nd hand bearing
or even a stub axle just get new
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Steve
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lol 2nd hand bearing bargain according to internet mechanic nic barnes
[Edited on 23-05-2012 by Steve]
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nathy_87
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Where has he said that Steve? 
Not too bad I guess. I'm no mechanic mind, but I'd pay that if I knew him well enough.
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BarnshaW
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steve should know as he has software on his pc for internet diagnosis
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Steve
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yes i have Ford e-Cat, TIS and Autodata
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BarnshaW
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steve can repair your broken axel from his desk
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Shrek
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
yes i have Ford e-Cat, TIS and Autodata
What name is all your software registered to Steve?
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Steve
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Sw motors
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baza31
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It's not 45 minutes tho. That's in perfect conditions with all correct gear. For a start he has his journey there and back . Plus working from the side of the road is far from perfect conditions . Auto data is never 100% is a rough idea.
Only thing I agree with is put a new bearing on
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Shrek
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quote:
Originally posted by baza31
It's not 45 minutes tho. That's in perfect conditions with all correct gear. For a start he has his journey there and back . Plus working from the side of the road is far from perfect conditions . Auto data is never 100% is a rough idea.
Only thing I agree with is put a new bearing on
Autodata is 100% correct mate, to the manufacturer!! You would however want to inflate those times on an older car to allow for rusted bolts etc. Autodata dont produce anything thats a "rough idea" ever.
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