Reasonable Cost

MrMatteh · 24 Nov 2007 at 23:44

Jez said:
My plan if thats the case would be to go to partco or even a main dealer where they will have instant stock. Then i guess i would indeed fit it myself. I wouldnt be banking on a scrap yard unless yours is a good one, my local ones are all useless

A dealer wont have instant stock of everything

would probably to be ordered in for the next day

ste_bla · 25 Nov 2007 at 11:51

Well no going to the party today

Nowt at scrappy and the local motor factor dont hold anything that diamater looks like a call to the dealer tomorrow

TaKeN · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:09

ste_bla said:
Well no going to the party today

Nowt at scrappy and the local motor factor dont hold anything that diamater looks like a call to the dealer tomorrow

Get the size, part number and price from the Stealer and then give the motor factors a call,

Oblivious · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:14

I refuse to believe that motor factors don't have hose for one of the most common cars on our roads.

ste_bla · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:21

Oblivious said:
I refuse to believe that motor factors don't have hose for one of the most common cars on our roads.

Well by all means try the only one open in milton keynes 01908 220995 its a R (97) 1.8 vectra

Oblivious · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:39

ste_bla said:
Well by all means try the only one open in milton keynes 01908 220995 its a R (97) 1.8 vectra

Try Partco in Bletchley. Must confess I forgot its Sunday so they might not be open.
01908374741

ste_bla · 25 Nov 2007 at 12:41

Oblivious said:
Try Partco in Bletchley. Must confess I forgot its Sunday so they might not be open.
01908374741

I already tried them (and CAS) but its shut

moss · 25 Nov 2007 at 16:50

Oblivious said:
I refuse to believe that motor factors don't have hose for one of the most common cars on our roads.

You would be surprised how limited many cooling system hoses catalogues are.

Slinwagh · 25 Nov 2007 at 16:58

[TW]Fox;10554937 said:
With respect how are you going to buy and run a £7000 Ford Galaxy if the difference between a £20 repair and a £40 repair is a huge deal for you?

Benefits.

ste_bla · 26 Nov 2007 at 16:06

moss said:
You would be surprised how limited many cooling system hoses catalogues are.

Aye it seems it was an dealer only item, the local dealer has ordered it in for me 3 days and £70.50+Vat

however got two local garages to undercut each other and with me providing antifreeze its a guaranteed 25+Vat fitting charge which seeing what a job it is (goes around block to water pump) is worth it

Slinwagh said:
Benefits.

Err WTF?

Slinwagh · 26 Nov 2007 at 17:59

ste_bla said:
Aye it seems it was an dealer only item, the local dealer has ordered it in for me 3 days and £70.50+Vat however got two local garages to undercut each other and with me providing antifreeze its a guaranteed 25+Vat fitting charge which seeing what a job it is (goes around block to water pump) is worth it

Err WTF?

You recently posted in GD that you were better off on Benefits than going to work, I also seem to recall you have another nipper on the way.

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2007 at 18:22

ste_bla isn't a benefits scrounger he has a job. Drives a van for work IIRC?

SB118 · 26 Nov 2007 at 18:26

[TW]Fox;10566845 said:
ste_bla isn't a benefits scrounger he has a job. Drives a van for work IIRC?

So we'd be safer if he was on benefits?

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2007 at 18:26

We would be safer if he was on benefits yea but we luckily we don't all pay for his Vectra and Galaxy fetish so its all good

Slinwagh · 26 Nov 2007 at 19:28

For a couple of years yes, I dont like it but if you cant beat them then join them!

Also this wasnt planned but just one of those things, we could still both work etc but hey its only going to be like this until middle school so 5 years max then wife will go out and get another job and hopefully i'll have a nice accounting job by the end of it!

Which is why I never hand out app forms @ my workplace and ask for C.V's get rid of all the wasters

Also I am about to become a scrounger (of sorts)

Currently wife + me work pay private rent and just get by. When our next (last!!) baby comes in April she's going to get up work and our rent will paid for us and we'll only be £10 a week worse off when you inc tax credits etc. Brilliant tbh! Also i get cheap night aat courses at college (£660 vs £61)

From the horses mouth so to speak!!!

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2007 at 19:29

He doesnt say anything about him giving up work, just his wife?

Slinwagh · 26 Nov 2007 at 19:54

[TW]Fox;10567458 said:
He doesnt say anything about him giving up work, just his wife?

I didn't say he had given up work did I ??

[TW]Fox · 26 Nov 2007 at 20:55

Slinwagh said:
I didn't say he had given up work did I ??

So what exactly is your point? Surely all families whose wives give up work to have a child get family allowance etc etc :confused:

ste_bla · 27 Nov 2007 at 19:11

Slinwagh said:
You recently posted in GD that you were better off on Benefits than going to work, I also seem to recall you have another nipper on the way.

Ah true i see you pint now however that plan has changed but didnt need to tell everybody!; I was going to until i decided i didnt want to wait years to get a good/well paid job so a few weeks ago did my class 2 test and after xmas I start my new night time job on 20k ish with expected overtime and will get realistally £40 a week benifits and about £150 child benefit and then next year do my class 1

Also with the £7k galaxy most of it (3K will be via a deposit) thats saved up while both working on little benefits (CHB @ 120 a month and £10 a week CTC)

Plus realistically if we (me+wife) were on minimum wage I would SAVE the govt money by my wife not working as the cost of child care (which the govt would mostly pay) is more than the cost of the extra child benefits and you have to realise at some point perhaps the systems wrong than just the people claiming after all NO ONE will ever say no to free money would they?