Gosh, really? Even so, eurocarparts has hubs for as low as £40, most expensive is £62. That's a huge labour cost assuming they source similarly priced parts.
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Gosh, really? Even so, eurocarparts has hubs for as low as £40, most expensive is £62. That's a huge labour cost assuming they source similarly priced parts.
Rear backing plates and handbrake shoes (Causing Noise) £265 - Wit? What is actually wrong with the backing plates, why do you need both? If the securing holes are a bit worn a small washer in behind will get you through another year without spending much at all. If the shoes were done last year I don't see them being needed, but if they are it's a cheap part
Bottom pulley is badly worn which could cause the belt to come off and you will then lose power steering on your vehicle. £280 -no, find out which pulley, replace yourself for about £50
Play in N/S/R Wheel bearing £174 -I'm sure I replaced a hub/bearing on mine for about £60
O/S/F Brake pipe corroded £132 ( MOT failure likely ) -how corroded? Has it been rubbed down and greased? If it's really gone this is a decent price
Front anti roll bar link bushes have slight play £90 for the pairdo these if they actually fail an mot yourself for about £30
Front control arm bushes are worn £110 each and these
Bad earth connection on the O/S/R Lamp unit which requires further diagnostics and the air con belt has fallen off. bad earth? Fix it free, belt likewise
Tyres: £170 your own fault
Oil service :£120 no
Battery : £90no, replace when it dies
Bottom pulley is badly worn which could cause the belt to come off and you will then lose power steering on your vehicle. £280 -no, find out which pulley, replace yourself for about £50
Play in N/S/R Wheel bearing £174 -I'm sure I replaced a hub/bearing on mine for about £60
O/S/F Brake pipe corroded £132 ( MOT failure likely ) -how corroded? Has it been rubbed down and greased? If it's really gone this is a decent price
Front anti roll bar link bushes have slight play £90 for the pairdo these if they actually fail an mot yourself for about £30
Front control arm bushes are worn £110 each and these
Bad earth connection on the O/S/R Lamp unit which requires further diagnostics and the air con belt has fallen off. bad earth? Fix it free, belt likewise
Tyres: £170 your own fault
Oil service :£120 no
Battery : £90no, replace when it dies
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[TW]Fox;29099068 said:
Does he ever post anything which isn't either a drama or just out right odd?
What was the sarcasm for? I merely stated some relevant facts that might be useful.
Even if they don't, you should be able to do it yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJQ3xhv9TQA
or similar
Do they reset the oils service clock thingy
Just rang them they quoted me 48inc
Oil service clock can be done through the stalk controls iirc
Honestly if you want to scrap it I'd most likely pay you a few quid more than they would
Why has it taken a visit to the garage to see the tyres need replacing?
Apart from this garage who seem to be racking up a nice little inflated bill for themselves who says they actually need replacing?
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Depends on if you like the car or not and if it's been reliable while you've owned it.
The wife and I just put about £2k into our 2004 320d.
It was on 144k miles when we picked it up in 2011 and has required nothing other than the usual oil, filters, tyres and brakes since then.
It's been a really reliable car and is now about to hit 210k miles.
The two rear shocks were starting to fail, so had all 4 done rather than just 2.
Exhaust needed replacing, standard with age.
All bushes replaced.
Front lower wishbones (practically a consumable on E46).
Tie-rod ends.
Wheel hubs & bearings.
EGR valve.
Replacement gearbox from low mileage clutch.
Clutch + DMF.
Along with the usual oil, filters, ps fluid, coolant, tyres, glow plugs.
Well worth it... he drives better than he did when we got him and he's done a lot of miles
I have a feeling we'll see 300k miles in this car...
I know I'd rather spend £2-3k on a car like that rather than sell it for £500-1000 and take the same money and put it into something worth £3-4k that would be an unknown quantity. Also depends on how much you're wanting to spend on a replacement car.
The wife and I just put about £2k into our 2004 320d.
It was on 144k miles when we picked it up in 2011 and has required nothing other than the usual oil, filters, tyres and brakes since then.
It's been a really reliable car and is now about to hit 210k miles.
The two rear shocks were starting to fail, so had all 4 done rather than just 2.
Exhaust needed replacing, standard with age.
All bushes replaced.
Front lower wishbones (practically a consumable on E46).
Tie-rod ends.
Wheel hubs & bearings.
EGR valve.
Replacement gearbox from low mileage clutch.
Clutch + DMF.
Along with the usual oil, filters, ps fluid, coolant, tyres, glow plugs.
Well worth it... he drives better than he did when we got him and he's done a lot of miles
I have a feeling we'll see 300k miles in this car...
I know I'd rather spend £2-3k on a car like that rather than sell it for £500-1000 and take the same money and put it into something worth £3-4k that would be an unknown quantity. Also depends on how much you're wanting to spend on a replacement car.
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cheers
Ordered 4 tyres
Ordered the blanking plates from BMW (couldn't get them anywhere else)
£14.90 x 2
Ordered the Handbrake shoes and the fitting kit from eurpcarparts
£30.89
Labour cost £165 inc
This gets me back on the road.
Oil change booked at National Tyres for 48inc next week. (need to know how to reset the service thing on the dash)