oil leak towards rear of vehicle

BigglesPiP · 12 Mar 2010 at 10:23

Maybe they're charging £150 an hour labour?

Moeks · 12 Mar 2010 at 10:27

BigglesPiP said:
Maybe they're charging £150 an hour labour?

Fiat? ...sounds more like a Bentley labour rate to me.

Gaygle · 12 Mar 2010 at 10:29

Moeks said:
Fiat? ...sounds more like a Bentley labour rate to me.

Most dealers are about £80 ph aren't they? I know Ferrari is owned by Fiat, but i didn't know they charged Ferrari prices.

Fr0dders · 12 Mar 2010 at 11:14

Vauxhall is £100 an hour + vat

Gaygle · 12 Mar 2010 at 11:22

MrLOL said:
Vauxhall is £100 an hour + vat

So they charge £117 an hour? VAUXHALL charge this?!

ethan · 12 Mar 2010 at 18:57

GeX said:
Bushes don't have liquid in them, iirc

Bush.... 50706505.. £17.46 +VAT Each
Bolt..... 60657242.... £2.52 +VAT Each
Nut..... 12578421.... £1.61 +VAT Each

These are Fiat prices from edition 50 of ePER dated 01/08/2009

So over charged by ~£75 there, and then you paid £300 for this;

http://www.fiatforum.com/stilo-guides/145729-mutliwagon-rear-suspension-bushes.html

You've been bummed mate.

Not as yet thankfully. I am not happy with the outrageous charge. Thanks for the info.

I am at the point with this vehicle where I don't wish to have to spend anything major on it and so I will flog it to a dealer hoping to get up to £2000 part ex towards something else like a 207 which will do for four years: at least this is the intention as the stilo will be due for a mot in six weeks adding further cost.

Once again, really greatful for all the help and info from everybody

Too Tall · 12 Mar 2010 at 19:16

Id keep an eye on the brake flud level and see if it is dropping. also wipe the area thoroughtly take it for a quick drive so that you get some movement in the damper and check again for leaks!

Too Tall · 12 Mar 2010 at 19:17

Also what are the age and mileage of the car?

Saytan · 12 Mar 2010 at 19:20

ethan said:
like a 207

frying pan ------------> fire

Gaygle · 12 Mar 2010 at 19:26

Saytan said:
frying pan ------------> Nuclear Reactor Core

Fixed

Fr0dders · 12 Mar 2010 at 19:33

Gaygle said:
So they charge £117 an hour? VAUXHALL charge this?!

yup

walk in and say "new gearbox plz" and they'll work at £100 an hour plus vat

with a gearbox @ £1200 (new) and about 5-6 hours @ 100 an hour + vat the whole cost comes to about £2000 which is what this bloke was quoted

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18121356&highlight=gearbox

Obviously you can haggle. I got my headlight washers fixed on the vectra, the car was in warranty but they said it wasnt covered. I did my nut, but even then the best they could do was £60 an hour. So you only get cheap labour if you complain bitterly. Just pay what they want and they'll charge you £100.

ethan · 13 Mar 2010 at 19:19

nrenz123 said:
Also what are the age and mileage of the car?

04 60000+ so you can see why I have had enough.

Update: Vehicle is now sold and peugeot arriving Monday.

iaind · 13 Mar 2010 at 19:21

You paid to fix it, got fed up with it because it has 60k on it and traded it in for....a 207?

ethan · 13 Mar 2010 at 19:46

iaind said:
You paid to fix it, got fed up with it because it has 60k on it and traded it in for....a 207?

? Talk about a total misread :confused:

Edit: Hint: Not being rude but nowhere have I said I paid it

BigglesPiP · 13 Mar 2010 at 23:32

You sold a car because a suspension bush needs replacing...

iaind · 14 Mar 2010 at 12:33

Would you not have been better off getting it sorted at an indy for a decent price... You've ended up with a 207