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yep, only last week i was looking idly at OBDII machines with the view of servicing my near 6yo focus myself
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£280 to fit a power steering pipe...... FOOK ME BACKWARDS..... there taking you for ride...
Please please please.. get a second opinion.
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My friend is selling her Mini-she's had nothing but problems and it's 3 years old. Power steering went, then central locking. I think these cars are really expensive for what they are, but of course BMW prices to repair.
I would have thought you should be covered for the exhaust, that's horrendous, definately get a 2nd opinion-is this a BMW garage? Could you get it done cheaper or do you have a warrantly you need to keep up? |
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Also the obd machines only do the engine they cant diagnose your abs/airbag/central locking etc. |
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i took a look and saw that the prices ranged from ~£20 to over £2000 and couldn't be bothered to investigate why as it was 5:30 on a friday, so it never progressed more than that i actually have a list somewhere of all the focus fault codes, found it ages ago and saved a copy
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I don't have a problem paying to ensure my car is mechanically sound (and legal), but I do have a problem with having the wool pulled over my eyes. I have yet to find a garage which I trust to do a good job at a fair price. When I had my last service done at the main dealer ( as part of a package I received at the time of purchasing the car) , they 'forgot' to reset the mileage counter, which left me wondering if they'd even done any work on the car in the first place. ![]() |
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Sounds to me like a certain garage bod has seen someone with boobs and a credit card and the old Pound signs have come up in his eyes. You can almost hear the "KERCHING" of the till from here. £90 quid for an exhaust bracket sounds to me like a complete rip off, so does 280 quid for a power steering hose.
Take it to somewhere else Melody, and tell the MOT garage you're getting a second opinion. That at least tells them you don't trust them, and they should start to realise you won't be taken for a ride. If they really are ripping you off, then name and shame and don't use them again. |
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second opinion! thats way too expensive.
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