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[tooleater]

Stopped off at local Stealers Watford today and bought 6 ltrs of 10/40 oil filter and spark plugs.around £72 inc, reasonable me thinks then he quoted £140 for front discs at which point I didnt bother asking for a price on the pads.

[chrisgixer]

Front disc and pad set Are on tc.

£110 last I heard..?

[RobG]

Stopped off at local Stealers Watford today and bought 6 ltrs of 10/40 oil filter and spark plugs.around £72 inc, reasonable me thinks then he quoted £140 for front discs at which point I didnt bother asking for a price on the pads.

Methinks you paid through the nose

[05omegav6]

Right... Oil is £12 a can, so £24. Plugs are £2.70 each, so £16.20, sump washer is 10p. Total £40.30 plus Vat is £48.36, not £72.
Oh and an oil filter is   less than a fiver including Vat.

Secondly, discs and pads as a kit are £110 plus Vat, so £132 ish

Put another way... I bought four plugs, 5w30 oil, air filter, pollen filter, oil filter and sump washer for a 1.8 vectra for a total of £75 including Vat from my local ish dealer

[tooleater]

Foregive me, Ah ! sump washer 

[05omegav6]

Little rubber ring that seals the sump plug

[tooleater]

Spoke 2 Andy in Bury Tuesday, my intention was to order some bits,but he said manager says no more Car Clubs and no parts sent in post,this is my own fault concentrating to much on work, if I now want to sort front suspension there will be no change out of £500

[albitz]

I bought a tube of oil cooler plate sealant and the requisite washers at vx today - £27 ffs !

[tooleater]

And the nice Tattooed assistant gave me a 10% discount.

[05omegav6]

Front shocks are about £90 each. Don't buy wishbones, replace the rear bushes with genuine (£20 ea), poly bush the fronts and replace the ball joints with ones from allgerman. Drop links are a service item, any way, so £10-15 each is reasonable

And the nice Tattooed assistant gave me a 10% discount.

Take it the only thing actually on offer there is vaseline

[jonathanh]

sounds like trade not trade club prices.  or worse still

I'm working on getting TC account myself. If I manage it, I may be able to offer a similar deal to Andy C

[SandBoy]

Take it the only thing actually on offer there is vaseline
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There's some KY (B) at £79......what are they like?
In fact what are the best to fit,please?

[05omegav6]

If you need to ask ...

Best sit down first

[SandBoy]

If you need to ask ...

Best sit down first

  

[tooleater]

Front shocks are about £90 each. Don't buy wishbones, replace the rear bushes with genuine (£20 ea), poly bush the fronts and replace the ball joints with ones from allgerman. Drop links are a service item, any way, so £10-15 each is reasonable

And the nice Tattooed assistant gave me a 10% discount.

Take it the only thing actually on offer there is vaseline

I have 2 new Lemford wish bones if I drill out the ball joints can they be refitted to exsisting wishbones