Hi

I took my P reg Ford Fiesta LX to a garage on monday for a new clutch, they quoted me over the phone £240 plus VAT, when i rang yesterday to confirm price it had somehow jumped to £450.

I complained to them that they should have called me for such an increase but they tried saying that i told them it needed a new clutch so they did it, basically trying to say that meant they had my permission to fit a clutch costing £170ish more. They then said they can drop the price to £410 which i still cant afford

Im going up there this morning with my sisters boyfriend as my knowledge of cars is shockingly poor, everyone i have spoken to has said this seems like they are trying to rip me off, ive rang round other garages in the area and they all quoted around the £250 area plus VAT

Basically i was just wondering where i stood, what if i get there and they cant prove this £450/£410 cost, is there anything i can do? Im at uni with limited funds, if they'd said how much it was going to cost i wouldnt have done it!!

Any advice would be great

 

tell em your gonna call trading standards mate there pulling yer plonker there mate dodgy as fuck

 

tell them to fuck right off

 

pay either what they quoted or tell em to swap it back.

 

The growing bills. I had the same problem on my old 2i. Went to a tuner for a fuel pump and was told it would be under £300 and when we picked it up the bill was almost £500

Oddly that tuner lost my business

 

there avin a laugh ent they? an OE replacement clutch kit is only £50- £60 from CAS surely, or maybe cheaper from EBC, and you can do em in about an hour tops if your going for it with a ramp and that, you could do it yourself at home in 2-3 hours with axle stands and a trolley jack. ring trading standards