Driveshaft £125 + VAT... good price?

  1. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Manchester Posts: 1778 Mk4 Fezzy, Mango Westie, Fezzy Zetec y0!, Saxo VTR
    #1
    hi,

    Dunno if any1 remembers... but i have been having a weird noise with the sax for a while now, thought it was wheel bearings... but turns out my driveshaft was bent, which is what i thought, but i was told it was wheel bearings, so i bought the part...

    So just took it to the garage, its getting both replaced... £125 + VAT...

    is that a good price?
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few
    #2
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Newtz07 View Post
    hi,

    Dunno if any1 remembers... but i have been having a weird noise with the sax for a while now, thought it was wheel bearings... but turns out my driveshaft was bent, which is what i thought, but i was told it was wheel bearings, so i bought the part...

    So just took it to the garage, its getting both replaced... £125 + VAT...

    is that a good price?

    £125 +vat for just the labour to fit 2 shafts?
    Fook that

    If its inc parts then go for it but I doubt it will be tbh mate
  3. Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 Cirencester Posts: 2286 2x Mazda Mx5s, Volvo s80, Citroen DS4
    #3
    Yeah if thats just labour then not really, if its parts and labour then hell yes!

    The shafts cost about £110 ish but the garage will pay less but still even if they pay £60-70ish then its a good deal for labour.
  4. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Manchester Posts: 1778 Mk4 Fezzy, Mango Westie, Fezzy Zetec y0!, Saxo VTR
    #4
    nah parts aswel... all new valeo's

    already ok's the work to be done. just wanted to know if i was being ripped off
  5. Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 nuneaton Posts: 1796 LY R26
    #5
    They said they were valeo shafts?

    If they did they are lying, valeo have never made driveshafts and never will, and thts from what I've seen working in a motorfactor

    So was it 125 for 1 shaft and fitting? If it was that's about an average price I'd say, the would be paying about £70+vat for one shaft, like someone has said so that's £55 labour and most garages will charge £35-£40 an hour and so I'd say the price your paying is about right tbh could have maybe got it a bit cheaper but your certainly not being ripped off
  6. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Manchester Posts: 1778 Mk4 Fezzy, Mango Westie, Fezzy Zetec y0!, Saxo VTR
    #6
    sorry its for the passengers side, he just rung me.

    so thats a normal price?
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Blackburn Posts: 4739 A few
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Newtz07 View Post
    sorry its for the passengers side, he just rung me.

    so thats a normal price?
    ye mate...if you shopped around you could have got it done cheaper, or had a go yourself but you're not being ripped off its about an average price i would say ...its all good
  8. Established Member Joined: Dec 2009 near manchester Posts: 1190 vtr'd FURIO....
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Newtz07 View Post
    hi,

    Dunno if any1 remembers... but i have been having a weird noise with the sax for a while now, thought it was wheel bearings... but turns out my driveshaft was bent, which is what i thought, but i was told it was wheel bearings, so i bought the part...

    So just took it to the garage, its getting both replaced... £125 + VAT...

    is that a good price?
    I'll do it for you if you like for 95 and you're only down the road
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2005 Teesside Posts: 8800 focus tdci, clio v6
    #9
    cost me £68 with px of my driveshaft to buy a new one from a local motorfactors, and about 3 hours to fit in shit cramped conditions and a citroen jack, a garage should have it done in no time!

    do it youself mate if its the passenger side, its the easier one!

    make sure you get the right one for your model as theres tapered and non tapered ends, unsure when this changed over.
  10. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 aberystwyth...mid wales Posts: 802 maritius vts
    #10
    i got my drivers side vts shaft for 60pounds in exchange of my other one took me 40mins to change inc filling the gearbox with fresh oil! simple job

    edit: was also on the floor off a jack
  11. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2004 Denny United Kingdom (Scotland) Posts: 666 Ford focus 2.0 Saxo VTS
    #11
    amature dont need gearbox oil if your fast lol
  12. Established Member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2139 DIABLO RED 106 GTI E36 M3 EVO
    #12
    easy to do yourself
  13. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 aberystwyth...mid wales Posts: 802 maritius vts
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Furioman View Post
    amature dont need gearbox oil if your fast lol
    but wise people would change it as it probably hasnt been changed in a fair few thousand miles
  14. Established Member Joined: May 2009 Manchester Posts: 1778 Mk4 Fezzy, Mango Westie, Fezzy Zetec y0!, Saxo VTR
    #14
    i have done a few drive shafts before. 1 on a 96 fiesta, one on a Mark 1 XR2, and on a punto... but didnt have any tools, and really could not be arsed with the fuckery, plus i need it doing during the day, and i was at work... so paying for it was the only option.

    Cheers for the offer boony, if i would of refreshed the page i would of defo take u up on that offer.

    the jobs done now. all is good, noises have stopped, apart from one of them, i used to get a load noise, that is really hard to describe, whenever i was in 4th or 5th doing over 40 100% of the time. Now i didnt hear it for a good 45 mins of motorway driving until i was doing about 80-85 (i know, tut tut and so on) then it did it for about 3 seconds and then stopped. not noticed it all day though, and i ahe done about 180 miles on it since.

    so puzzled there

    He did say the passengers front wheel bearing wasnt great, but defo no need to get it changed. its a shame coz i have got a bearing for the front drivers side, but i am guessing they dont go on either?