Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
you have to go to a VW or benz stealer.. my friend has a jetta and it
cost around $70 to get a oil change |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
you have to go to a VW or benz stealer.. my friend has a jetta and it
cost around $70 to get a oil change |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
you have to go to a VW or benz stealer.. my friend has a jetta and it
cost around $70 to get a oil change |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
I don't. That's 116 quid per hour or just over $200 US !!!
Ryfield Jeep in Birmingham charge 76 quid per hour, and I thought that was expensive. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Danny" <danny@nospam.gaggia-espresso.com> wrote in message news:45dpv6F6afirU1@individual.net... > I noticed a loss of coolant in my '97 Cherokee 4.0l just before Xmas, > which developed into a large leak by Christmas eve. After Xmas I got > the local radiator specialist to look. They advised that it would > almost certainly be the water pump, but they'd pressure test it > anyway. It was the water pump (which they don't do) so I rang the > local (well known, Portsmouth, independent Jeep specialist). He > quoted "around" £95 for the pump and 3 hours labour and wouldn't look > at the job until 1st week January. For a laugh, I phoned the Jeep > dealer and asked for a price for the water pump. £65. I then asked > how much to supply and fit. They said it was a 1 1/2 job, total price > including parts, fitting and tax £240 and they could do it immediately > after the bank holiday. This was given as a firm price for the job so > I booked it in. The job took the amount of time they quoted and when > I queried the fact that coolant had been added to the bill they > promptly removed the item as it was a fixed price quote. Compared to > the independent, whose price would have been more like over £300 > without the guarantee that the main dealer offered, I thought this was > fair service from a dealer. > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar > Gold blend) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
I don't. That's 116 quid per hour or just over $200 US !!!
Ryfield Jeep in Birmingham charge 76 quid per hour, and I thought that was expensive. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Danny" <danny@nospam.gaggia-espresso.com> wrote in message news:45dpv6F6afirU1@individual.net... > I noticed a loss of coolant in my '97 Cherokee 4.0l just before Xmas, > which developed into a large leak by Christmas eve. After Xmas I got > the local radiator specialist to look. They advised that it would > almost certainly be the water pump, but they'd pressure test it > anyway. It was the water pump (which they don't do) so I rang the > local (well known, Portsmouth, independent Jeep specialist). He > quoted "around" £95 for the pump and 3 hours labour and wouldn't look > at the job until 1st week January. For a laugh, I phoned the Jeep > dealer and asked for a price for the water pump. £65. I then asked > how much to supply and fit. They said it was a 1 1/2 job, total price > including parts, fitting and tax £240 and they could do it immediately > after the bank holiday. This was given as a firm price for the job so > I booked it in. The job took the amount of time they quoted and when > I queried the fact that coolant had been added to the bill they > promptly removed the item as it was a fixed price quote. Compared to > the independent, whose price would have been more like over £300 > without the guarantee that the main dealer offered, I thought this was > fair service from a dealer. > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar > Gold blend) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
I don't. That's 116 quid per hour or just over $200 US !!!
Ryfield Jeep in Birmingham charge 76 quid per hour, and I thought that was expensive. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Danny" <danny@nospam.gaggia-espresso.com> wrote in message news:45dpv6F6afirU1@individual.net... > I noticed a loss of coolant in my '97 Cherokee 4.0l just before Xmas, > which developed into a large leak by Christmas eve. After Xmas I got > the local radiator specialist to look. They advised that it would > almost certainly be the water pump, but they'd pressure test it > anyway. It was the water pump (which they don't do) so I rang the > local (well known, Portsmouth, independent Jeep specialist). He > quoted "around" £95 for the pump and 3 hours labour and wouldn't look > at the job until 1st week January. For a laugh, I phoned the Jeep > dealer and asked for a price for the water pump. £65. I then asked > how much to supply and fit. They said it was a 1 1/2 job, total price > including parts, fitting and tax £240 and they could do it immediately > after the bank holiday. This was given as a firm price for the job so > I booked it in. The job took the amount of time they quoted and when > I queried the fact that coolant had been added to the bill they > promptly removed the item as it was a fixed price quote. Compared to > the independent, whose price would have been more like over £300 > without the guarantee that the main dealer offered, I thought this was > fair service from a dealer. > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar > Gold blend) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
I don't. That's 116 quid per hour or just over $200 US !!!
Ryfield Jeep in Birmingham charge 76 quid per hour, and I thought that was expensive. Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ "Danny" <danny@nospam.gaggia-espresso.com> wrote in message news:45dpv6F6afirU1@individual.net... > I noticed a loss of coolant in my '97 Cherokee 4.0l just before Xmas, > which developed into a large leak by Christmas eve. After Xmas I got > the local radiator specialist to look. They advised that it would > almost certainly be the water pump, but they'd pressure test it > anyway. It was the water pump (which they don't do) so I rang the > local (well known, Portsmouth, independent Jeep specialist). He > quoted "around" £95 for the pump and 3 hours labour and wouldn't look > at the job until 1st week January. For a laugh, I phoned the Jeep > dealer and asked for a price for the water pump. £65. I then asked > how much to supply and fit. They said it was a 1 1/2 job, total price > including parts, fitting and tax £240 and they could do it immediately > after the bank holiday. This was given as a firm price for the job so > I booked it in. The job took the amount of time they quoted and when > I queried the fact that coolant had been added to the bill they > promptly removed the item as it was a fixed price quote. Compared to > the independent, whose price would have been more like over £300 > without the guarantee that the main dealer offered, I thought this was > fair service from a dealer. > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar > Gold blend) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
Cool, that's like twenty five cents in Real money.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Danny wrote: > > No, the Labour rate was £70-odd per hour, with extras included in the > price of coolant/flushing and VAT. They also fitted a serpentine > belt, but the cost of the part isn't in the original quote, just free > fitting since they had to remove the old one anyway. > > -- > Regards, > Danny |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
Cool, that's like twenty five cents in Real money.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Danny wrote: > > No, the Labour rate was £70-odd per hour, with extras included in the > price of coolant/flushing and VAT. They also fitted a serpentine > belt, but the cost of the part isn't in the original quote, just free > fitting since they had to remove the old one anyway. > > -- > Regards, > Danny |
Re: UK dealers aren't all bad all the time
Cool, that's like twenty five cents in Real money.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ Danny wrote: > > No, the Labour rate was £70-odd per hour, with extras included in the > price of coolant/flushing and VAT. They also fitted a serpentine > belt, but the cost of the part isn't in the original quote, just free > fitting since they had to remove the old one anyway. > > -- > Regards, > Danny |
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