Terrible Motoring Month :(
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Yeah I just shelled out £500 on my vectra this month...
Full Service which they picked up I needed -
Both front wishbones replacing (these were an advisory on last MOT)
New rear pads and disks
Still have both rear springs to replace as well...thats another £80-£100
Hate the hugemongus speedhumps on my estate.
Hopefully, come the MOT in December everything should be Ok lol
Full Service which they picked up I needed -
Both front wishbones replacing (these were an advisory on last MOT)
New rear pads and disks
Still have both rear springs to replace as well...thats another £80-£100
Hate the hugemongus speedhumps on my estate.Hopefully, come the MOT in December everything should be Ok lol
Bah - amateurs.
I've spent £840 on rear brakes (without the discs which luckily I already had otherwise £440), £110 on full allignment at WIM and about £150 in fuel.
The previous month was about £650 on a new MAF and both o2 sensors.
Happy days!
I've spent £840 on rear brakes (without the discs which luckily I already had otherwise £440), £110 on full allignment at WIM and about £150 in fuel.
The previous month was about £650 on a new MAF and both o2 sensors.
Happy days!
B5 RS4 - the parts are stupidly expensive.
I needed new rear brakes as one calliper was seized and the discs were shot. B5 prices are: £237 per disc and £144 per calliper. Add in pads at about £60 you have the best part of £600 IF it was jsut one calliper.
So i did the reasonable thing and went for the B7 upgrade (have them on the front). This is all brand new bar the discs (which I was lucky to have a set of from a mate) and I fitted the lot myself to save £400 in labour.
The £650 included labour as I had no idea what was wrong (no faults in VAG com) and the specialist couldn 't source either. I think it was one of the O2 sensors in the end but everythign got replaced for piece of mind.
Completely different level of cars, but my 306 needed 3 new wheel bearings, 3 new tyres, 2 ball joints, clutch and other things sorting on it. Was coming to well over £600 and my car wasn't worth that so I sold it. Luckily a lad in the garage wanted it for £300, so I sold that and got a 12 year old Almera for £500 with only 66k miles on it - I totally hate the ugly looking thing, but it was a bargain for the price and mileage so I couldn't say no! Passed it's MOT with flying colours too.
Just a shame it's not nice to look at, not even the slightest!
It sucks when it gets to the point that the repairs cost more than the actual cars worth. I do miss my 306 had it 4 1/2 years too.
Just a shame it's not nice to look at, not even the slightest!
It sucks when it gets to the point that the repairs cost more than the actual cars worth. I do miss my 306 had it 4 1/2 years too.
Nothing 
But watching the rust grow down the bottom of the join between rear panel by the arch and skirt is worrying now. It's filling like a damn water baloon.
Will hit the Sunny with a hammer so it mans up and stops being such a fairy !
But watching the rust grow down the bottom of the join between rear panel by the arch and skirt is worrying now. It's filling like a damn water baloon.
Will hit the Sunny with a hammer so it mans up and stops being such a fairy !
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December was a little expensive for me, in a similar way, Tax + MOT + 2 new front tyres, 2 front disks and pads, I think I got some change from £400...
