am i being tight or what????
150 notes cash to put one in and it takes 2 hrs in a back street garage
75 quid a hr and the clutch is 40quid on top.
looks like its going the auctions

 

sounds about right? 150 quid for a Ł40 clutch, 2 hours labour and VAT?

 

get your hands dirty then Don't forget working on french cars is horrid, everything is back to front, inaccessable and made of the finest monkey metal or the most brittle plastic known to man, and all fasteners require special tools or are an odd size. ....

Also, does the saxo have the normal steel cradle that you have to drop to get the box out? Ł150 sounds pretty reasonable to me TBH.

 

pm me pics i'll buy it if its cheap lol

 

sounds about right to me....

 

Ask em if they will do it for free then, dont suppose they got a living to make

 

75 quid an hour?

back street garage?

doesnt add up to me.

should be more like 40 quid and hour no?

 

gotta make a living mate, try calling citroen for a comparison

 

get a quote from somewhere else then

 

Took me about 5 hours to do my VTR on my driveway but with shit loads of tea breaks lol

 

if its 2 hours and easy.....do it yourself

 

I wouldnt say it's easy

 

i would compared to some ive done

 

you think thats bad.

ford want Ł1200 to replace the flywheel and clutch on my tdci mondeo
mr clutch want Ł800

clutch and flywheel are Ł315 on ebay

 

sounds like engine out....

 

if i was doing that job at work, we would charge about 3 hours, Ł40 an hour, clutch price may be about 50 quid, so Ł170 plus vat, if i was doing it ont he side, i would charge about Ł85 to fit and the same for the clutch

 

I can do these all day long at Ł550 all in!!

 

subframe down, bit fiddly

 

I would happily do it for that price and all............. best part of 200 quid for 5 hrs work !!!!!





The price quoted for doing the Saxo clutch aint too bad, it can be a shitty job at times and nobody works for fuck all these days !!


Frim believer in the saying " pay peanuts... get monkeys work " !

 

Exactly!!!

Dont need to be greedy just make a decent profit for the service provided.

 

Well said mate, if its such an easy job like you say... do it yourself and save 150 notes !!!!



Not many clutches can be changed in 2hrs either !!

 

alright then, I'll go to TDI instead of Reyland

 

Probably old fiesta at a push and thats working a sweat up. But its not a race is it.

 

Owned several saxo they must be shit hot to do it in 2 hours. I have all the tools and a ramp and took me 4 hours to do a 1.1 tbh Ł190 for a clutch fitted aint that bad tbh.

 

The old 4spd fiesta's were fucking magic to do clutch's on, no need to take the shafts out and could swing the box down far enough to change the clutch ! Job done in an hour !!!

 

I would imagine they are allowing for 4hrs to do the job !

More of a realistic time IMHO.

 

Just before my time mate ha ha


But i have heard the stories.

Trouble about motortrade is every bloody customer knows a weekend mechanic down the road that says oh its a ten minute job!!!

Where as plummers builders etc dont get this.

 

Ł150 is about right, you tight arse

 

Hear things like that all the time, oh my mate says its an easy job and will do it for 40 quid........ well fuck off and get him to do it for you then you twat !!!


Everytime i hear that i always price the job higher than i normally would have as not worried about doing work for folk like that, 9 times out of 10 i still get the job and all !!!

What happened to the mate that was gonna do it for you eh !!!!!!!!!!

 

defo do it yourself if you think its 2 hrs i have a full workshop with all the gear and know its a 4 hr job as i done one on monday and charged Ł160 plus VAT

 

Yep everyone can do it untill the shit hits the fan then its down to the real machanics, my job would be sound if it wasnt for customers

 

150 quid to change a clutch?

Has he quoted you for the right car, as that does sound cheap!