Deal of the day

  1. L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 poole Posts: 47 mk1 VTS
    #1
    After my front coil spring on the drivers side broke i went throught the the process of getting quotes starting from £135+ to an astounding £955 for 1 front coil and labour and recovery. All these garages said they needed the car for 2 days then today i phoned a back street garage that i knew of i manage to get both replaced with recovery and labour and all in 4hrs for a total sum of £158.33 well impressed
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5362
    #2
    thats still a rip off. and 4hours to change two springs? that is slow tbh.
  3. L-plater Joined: Oct 2010 poole Posts: 47 mk1 VTS
    #3
    Sorry what i was ment to say they pick the car up at 830 and i picked the car back up at 1230 take off the time to tranport it onload it get it in a work strip it and change it all. Plus he phoned me at at 1150 to say its ready but then again i didnt want to write a story!!!
    How come that is to dear for brand new springs on the front seeing as the quotes i was getting was for one to changed?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5362
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by booner View Post
    Sorry what i was ment to say they pick the car up at 830 and i picked the car back up at 1230 take off the time to tranport it onload it get it in a work strip it and change it all. Plus he phoned me at at 1150 to say its ready but then again i didnt want to write a story!!!
    How come that is to dear for brand new springs on the front seeing as the quotes i was getting was for one to changed?
    if picking it up and dropping it off then thats quite a good price and time frame.

    the quotes you got before are stupid.
  5. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 272 Vts track slag
    #5
    I had a mechanic pick my car up at work at half 6, took it away, drop it back with 40mm lowering springs on the front at half 8 for 80 quid including springs happy days!