Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Took my car into pug today to get them to cjeck out a slight whining noise the gearbox is making, i knew it needed either replacing or a bearing replaced, neway they quoted me for a new gearbox £1017 + £210 labout  thats more than a new fucking engine!. wot are my options cus thats ridiculous?
[Edited on 30-09-2003 by Romford Astra]
[Edited on 30-09-2003 by Steve106GTi]
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Recon?
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Tiger
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Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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New g.box for my laguna from renault is £1500 inc fitting.
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SKI
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Registered: 11th Sep 03
Location: Driffield
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pug are really really madly expensive all the time anyway, try another garage, they will be cheaper, or if you knwo anyone good with cars and maybe get the too do it and get parts from a scrappy
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Romford Astra
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Registered: 13th Aug 01
Location: Romford, Essex Drives:Honda S2000
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 thanks steve
shop around for other prices, thats all you can do if you want a new one.
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Foz
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Registered: 8th May 02
Location: Bristol
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Get a local mechanic to do labour and pick up the parts from scrappy. Or flog car
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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£210 aint that bad for labour on a gbox chnge to be fair.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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im sure it doesnt nee a new g.box its just them being thick and lazy, i know of a place that will strip it and change a bearing cus im sure thats the prob for around £250 sheets
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Foz
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Registered: 8th May 02
Location: Bristol
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true as its costing me £100 to fit a full suspention on ma corsa. But then i thought this was cheapish?
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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i can handle the labour its the cost of the pissing g.box that got me, i almost said "christ i dont need a whole new car" wen they told me
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Steve there is a place in Reading that will get you a new gearbox and fit it for around £500.
Pug will rip you off.
[Edited on 30-09-2003 by Ojc]
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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I went to vauxhall today to see how much they wanted to fit Irmscher springs, i wont say how much i get the springs for but they want £100 for labour to fit them 
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DAYZEE
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Registered: 13th Nov 00
Location: Stevenage, MR2 Turbo, 328i Coupe, CBR600F
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Take it to a gearbox specialist and have it rebuilt.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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Find a transmission specialist and ask them for their opinion. I think a lot of garages dont really have a clue what it is - they are happy to strip it and bill you loads for the privelage.
I know a few people who have been to 3 garages and they have all said different things - some verging on silly.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Steve there is a place in Reading that will get you a new gearbox and fit it for around £500.
Pug will rip you off.
[Edited on 30-09-2003 by Ojc]
i love you so much, when will u be my boyfriend?
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Foz
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Registered: 8th May 02
Location: Bristol
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i belive fitting a full suspention - shocks n springs is around a 2 hour job @ around £45 per hour labour costs at the garage i go to.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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You are my boyfriend
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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S.W.A.L.K
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Andy
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Registered: 28th Dec 99
Location: Cumbria, UK
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Now's the time to fit an LSD Steve  Sounds like Peugeot are trying to shaft you. Pro-Tec (Corsa Rally specialists) are only charging me £150 to:
remove current gearbox from Corsa, strip it and extract diff, fit diff into another F15 box together with different cluster and then fit the whole assembly back onto car.
[Edited on 30-09-2003 by Andy]
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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hmm now theres an idea
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avenger
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Registered: 2nd May 01
Location: Preston
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pro-tec are just down the road from me  - they are doing my RR once ive got me new engine
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combat_sri
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my mate paid 2k for a new gearbox and clutch to be fitted to his 2 year old vtr from a local garage,oh how i laughed
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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steve go to a specialist and get some mods done while ure at it
factory dearless cost silly money
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Mattb
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sounds about right to me
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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spose
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