Car broke down

anksta · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:30

got an L reg Clio that had one lady owner before me and never had problems with it, pulled back into student residences yesterday and it just cut out and wouldnt start, got green flag out and the fan belt has snapped.

Had to get it taken away to some garage in Leeds to get it repaired. How much around am I looking to pay, the guy said that the fan belt itself would only cost around a 10er and the work wouldn't take too long.

Cheers.

Sirrel Squirrel · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:32

£10 fan belt + £90 labour + 20% other costs = :eek:

anksta · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:36

aww come on it isnt goin to be that much is it?

I'm a poor student here, dont have that kind of money, I thought it would be more like 40 or 50 quid, an hours labour isnt goin to be 90 quid is it?

Sirrel Squirrel · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:38

Just joking with ya, not too sure how much it'll cost, probably won't be more than £40

Morba · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:38

anksta said:
aww come on it isnt goin to be that much is it?

I'm a poor student here, dont have that kind of money, I thought it would be more like 40 or 50 quid, an hours labour isnt goin to be 90 quid is it?

depends on the garage.
my bmw garage charges £105 an hour, a local lotus garage charges £120 i think!

anksta · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:50

thats a bit higher class than the place I'm goin I think, if its loads I'm gonna be gutted, anythin over 50 will be guttin but I'll just have to pay it I spose, gonna get a taxi there now.

anksta · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:26

back, £30.23, thats what I'm talkin about

Lowe · 25 Apr 2006 at 15:00

Yeah, shouldn't be much really - tenner for the belt and 1/2 hour labour. Just make sure your battery isn't totally flat - hopefully they charged it for you

agw_01 · 25 Apr 2006 at 15:03

Wow, the belt must have been snapped for a couple of days for you to drain the battery like that.

When my alternator belt was loose and the belt wasn't charging, it got to the point where my HU kept cutting out and I had absolutely no electrics at all (indicators/brake lights) before the car itself died.