expensive week :(

233 · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:16

fwell its turning into a rather expensive week in regards to the vectra taxi

first up was paying the excess for the insurance to the bodyshop £500 although i can claim this back due to non fault thank god

then this morning a trip to vauxhall ensued and the bills ended up

£500 to the bodyshop

£665 quid for a clutch and flywhell kit
£40 for a service kit
£40 for a new set of glowplugs
and finaly £330 for a new inlet manifold and actuator ;(

expensive week and its only tuesday

DM · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:17

Its a good job you dont have them weeks often

PMKeates · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:38

Are you still buying some bling wheels and big brakes? I didn't follow the other thread to the end.

stulid · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:39

be grateful your spark plug tip hasn't fallen off

cymatty · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:46

Does the £665 quid for a clutch and flywhell kit include fitting, or is it just for the parts?

233 · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:51

cymatty said:
Does the £665 quid for a clutch and flywhell kit include fitting, or is it just for the parts?

just parts i'll fit myself

and big wheels brakes urm not sure, got a set of 345's lined up for her off a vectra vxr and the wheels are getting changed for a set of vauxhall 18's rather than mo's

cymatty · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:52

Foxtrot26 said:
just parts i'll fit myself

Ouchies.

Defcon5 · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:52

stulid said:
be grateful your spark plug tip hasn't fallen off

Yeah, those diesel spark plugs are a well known weak point.

Relentless81 · 5 Oct 2010 at 12:59

I can understand the list as consumable parts until it got to Inlet manifold!

IAmATeaf · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:02

If the other party have admitted blame then why did you even have to pay the excess?

[TW]Fox · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:13

The whole point in a diesel Vauxhall is that it costs nothing to run. Given this one seems to cost quite a bit what's the point?

[TW]Fox · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:25

The whole point in a diesel Vauxhall is that it costs nothing to run. Given this one seems to cost quite a bit what's the point?

233 · 5 Oct 2010 at 15:07

[TW]Fox;17513423 said:
The whole point in a diesel Vauxhall is that it costs nothing to run. Given this one seems to cost quite a bit what's the point?

Fox it does cost nearly nothing to run, all its had in a year of ownership so far is discs pads and filters/oil

this is the first round of expenditure on the car since purchase last year

so as much as i'm moaning its not really THAT bad

the inlet manifold is a well known issue with the DTH engines, the linkage for the swirl pots falls off(funnily enough its a alfa/fiat derviced engine) and cant be replaced without going the whole hog of a new inlet.

yes there is various bodges and diy repairs but its a working car and does funny miles a week so i'm not messing about. if you were to add in the parts i'be already fitted this year (discs and pads all round at a £100 and a few service kits i reckon thats about £1500 in parts.

or £30 a week on servicing and maintenance- not too bad for a taxi tbh

OpenToSuggestions · 5 Oct 2010 at 15:11

[TW]Fox;17513333 said:
The whole point in a diesel Vauxhall is that it costs nothing to run. Given this one seems to cost quite a bit what's the point?

Any car is going to need repairs if it is being used a taxi.

OP: What mileage do you do a year - 40,000?

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2010 at 15:31

and its not as if you buy a clutch every week is it ?

when you do the mies a taxi does its got to go sometime.

zipp0r · 5 Oct 2010 at 15:33

£665 for a clutch kit? and a flywheel ??

im sure that is not the best price you could get it for.

Begbie · 5 Oct 2010 at 15:40

Is it the 2.2DTI engine?

Cristian · 5 Oct 2010 at 17:05

If its the DTH developped by Fiat then it's the 16 valve 1.9 cdti with 150bhp

233 · 5 Oct 2010 at 17:15

indeed its the lovely italian sourced dth

and yes i could have got a cheaper clutch and flywheel. the local factors were offering me a complete kit for £500 but couldnt tell me the brand so i passed

ended up going to the dealer

vauxhall retail price is £942.35 EEK
trade price £665(566 exc vat)

just a bit of a difference, and i have the piece of mind knowing that i have genuine parts which i know (should) fit first time with no issues and plenty of comeback if things go faulty prematurely

Dangerous Dave · 5 Oct 2010 at 18:03

How many miles do you do a month in it ? Most of them round here say the car will do around 8-10k a month with it almost in 24 by 7 use by a couple of drivers.