Extremely bloody hell!!!!!!!!!!

Guest123 · Oct 21, 2011

Evenin.

Today at 7:30 am the mrs rings me going ape **** down the phone blaming me for the birth of terrorism because the car jeep wouldn't start!!!

So I rings me mate who happens to be a partner in a tyre, exhaust & battery centre as I pretty much knew the battery was fooked as it's been on the way out for a while and has obviously given up the ghost.

No problem says he, I'll send one of the lads round with a new one and fit it straight away, it's only about 4 miles from his gaff to mine,bloody champion says I, cheers.

Anyway, I got home this evening and the first thing er indoors does is give me the bill with a look of....your balls are toast....on her face

£155.99 for a fooking battery & he's supposed to be my mate not the bloody RAC!!!!!

Needless to say said a heated phonecall has just ensued and said battery is soon to be winging it's way back to my ex-mate.

******!!!!!

Rant over & apologies.

irate:

cjp1 · Oct 21, 2011

£155 Seems well over the top for a battery, got one last winter for the van heavy duty good quality was about £40 -£50 I think.

CRAGS · Oct 21, 2011

Way too much defo not mates rates them......even for a heavy duty jeep

telectrix · Oct 21, 2011

best quote i could get for a shogun battery was £99 without fitting

Guest123 · Oct 21, 2011

A battery direct from chrysler is only £72.

I expected £60 - £70 plus a bit for coming down to fit but £155 is way ott!

oldtimer · Oct 21, 2011

I buy al my cars from the auctions 6 months old with the warranty still on it but I have to take it for is first service to Ford to validate the warranty they changed the oil and the bill was £220 (plugs not touched air filter manky) after it ran out as I always do I change the plugs and air filter myself and Budget does the oil change £53 all in this happens every year and when it gets to between 8-10 years old it goes O and the cost of the car a Focus at the auctions between 60-65% of the showroom cost

mogga · Oct 21, 2011

Lenny said:
A battery direct from chrysler is only £72.

I expected £60 - £70 plus a bit for coming down to fit but £155 is way ott!

Makes what I said about van Fuel mistake more correct Im away to see if there are any 5 day mechanic courses going so I can start a garage and charge £86p/h

Mark_Burgess · Oct 21, 2011

That is ruddy expensive, I paid £60 for a bosch S4 for the discovery and £95 for a bloody big Bosch S4 019 for the T4.

Even Hellfrauds are not that expensive.

Mark_Burgess · Oct 21, 2011

mogga said:
Makes what I said about van Fuel mistake more correct Im away to see if there are any 5 day mechanic courses going so I can start a garage and charge £86p/h

I had to get a rear axle pivot ball joint pressed out of the discovery I took the part to the garage stripped down, when I asked about the hourly rate it was only £44/hour and they only charged me £14 to press it out and the new one in. I expected a half hour charge or something.

They always do MOT's for £35 and they were offering service and MOT for £69, they were saying how quite work is.

With any luck the main stealers will start to come down in price also.

CRAGS · Oct 21, 2011

I know a guy that works for Halfords / Nationwide autocentres and he was telling me how quite things are at the moment get some good deals from them but just wondering if your average Joe Bloggs gets the extra, you need this doing and this is not quite right I have read a few dodgy posts on forums of this before