Garage prices

[stevie_a]

As some of you know i sold my Z3 to get a car for my 17 year old daughter, well here it is

Not bad for a 17 year old to drive

26000 miles £3k

Back on to subject

was reading some of the receipts in the car

A Battery how much ...

Wiper blades how much ...

Rear springs how much ...

Hand brake cable left and right how much each ...

 

[andyglym]

£203 for a battery Do you get a free car attached to it

 

[t-tony]

If it has a battery for the US market that price is about normal I would think. But basically a Ford Ka and a Fiat Panda the other bits sound expensive. New H/B cables and springs at 3 years is a bit of a worry, or a rip off.

Tony.

 

[Jack Ratt]

If it has a battery for the US market that price is about normal I would think. But basically a Ford Ka and a Fiat Panda the other bits sound expensive. New H/B cables and springs at 3 years is a bit of a worry, or a rip off.

Tony.

I was thinking along the same lines, why would you need a new battery after 3 years?

 

[stevie_a]

She had said i take the car down the road for any work done,they are really helpful ,

More like see her coming

 

[gookah]

Tesla batteries aren't much more...

 

[Robert Wiles]

Nice car. I understand it has a lot in common with the Fiat Punto underneath. Bosch battery for a 1.2 Punto from Euro Car Parts - fifty four quid. Those bills aren't even main dealer receipts. Scary stuff.....

 

[Robert Wiles]

If it has a battery for the US market that price is about normal I would think. But basically a Ford Ka and a Fiat Panda the other bits sound expensive. New H/B cables and springs at 3 years is a bit of a worry, or a rip off.

Tony.

What's different about US market batteries Tony?

 

[t-tony]

Not exactly sure Rob but when we got such as Jeep or Chrysler etc. in at work needing a battery the US spec ones were considerably more expensive.

Tony.

 

[mrscalex]

Start/Stop batteries from one of the big names can be £200 for larger cars. And that is a Start/Stop battery by the looks of it. But it should see change out of £100 normally.

That identical set of Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades are £18 on ebay so are 4 times more expensive here.

Guess the moral of the story is avoid National Tyres.

 

[Geophys]

The better brand stop/start battery for my Audi is around the £200 mark, plus fitting recoding etc.

 

[Geophys]

Tesla batteries aren't much more...

Yes but they do tend to catch fire.