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[STEMO]

New glow plug for my astra. Cost of the glow plug itself......£108.24  Add code read and labour £165.89.

All covered under warranty?

No, my astra, not wifey's. Nearly five years old, so a glow plug is one of those little things that will start happening.

Vauxhall were supposed to ring today when the part for her astra came in. I rang them, but "the parts van was delayed"  Load of bollix, of course, but what can I do? Except make sure they never get their greedy hands on it once it's out of warranty.

[STEMO]

This is the part her astra needs:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Genuine-Vauxhall-ASTRA-K-Mk7-Electric-Accelerator-Pedal-13373777/922285179?iid=122597269397

If they drag their heels at Vx, I'll buy one and get it fitted locally, and they can stuff their warranty up their arsehole.

[Keith ABS]

 Check and topped up oil, washer fluid and tyre presures on Zaf

[dave the builder]

replaced the battery, cam-belt + rollers and fan-belt on one of the astra H tractor juice CDTi lumps.got the other one to do .
replaced the ignition barrel and switch on one of the astra G hatchbacks,and cleaned out the breathers and throttle body.
replaced the fan-belt and tensioner pulley and cam-shaft sensor on one of the corsas ,
started prepping the tractor juice Zafira for MOT ,broken front spring ,drop links,rust prevention, more work to do 
then got in my comfy omega and left the peasants to see what else they can break 

[STEMO]

replaced the battery, cam-belt + rollers and fan-belt on one of the astra H tractor juice CDTi lumps.got the other one to do .
replaced the ignition barrel and switch on one of the astra G hatchbacks,and cleaned out the breathers and throttle body.
replaced the fan-belt and tensioner pulley and cam-shaft sensor on one of the corsas ,
started prepping the tractor juice Zafira for MOT ,broken front spring ,drop links,rust prevention, more work to do 
then got in my comfy omega and left the peasants to see what else they can break 

Do you ever have time to do any building, Dave the builder?

[dave the builder]

replaced the battery, cam-belt + rollers and fan-belt on one of the astra H tractor juice CDTi lumps.got the other one to do .
replaced the ignition barrel and switch on one of the astra G hatchbacks,and cleaned out the breathers and throttle body.
replaced the fan-belt and tensioner pulley and cam-shaft sensor on one of the corsas ,
started prepping the tractor juice Zafira for MOT ,broken front spring ,drop links,rust prevention, more work to do 
then got in my comfy omega and left the peasants to see what else they can break 

Do you ever have time to do any building, Dave the builder?

Not as much as i'd like
got quite a backlog 
BUT, you can't choose your family (and I choose/fix their cars) 
got a water main to replace next week ,so hopefully no cars need fixing 
will finish the MOT prep on the Zafira next week too,

[dave the builder]

New glow plug for my astra. Cost of the glow plug itself......£108.24  Add code read and labour £165.89.

is the glow plug made of solid gold ? 
set of 4 for the zaf is £20
 

[STEMO]

New glow plug for my astra. Cost of the glow plug itself......£108.24  Add code read and labour £165.89.

is the glow plug made of solid gold ? 
set of 4 for the zaf is £20
 

Don't be silly, of course it's not made of gold, the melting temperature would be too low. It's made of secret 'stuff', put together in a special way, that people like me wouldn't understand.
Apparently.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I bet this dealer had really big windows. 

[dave the builder]

I bet this dealer had really big windows. profit even after paying for the cakes for all the staff out of Poor uncle Stemo's pension 

FTFY 

[STEMO]

I bet this dealer had really big windows. 

It wasn't a dealer, it was a local garage. The cost I quoted is the actual price for the glow plug...I checked. So £60 odd for a code read and labour is very reasonable, esp. when you consider that Vx charge £90 for just the code read.
A friend of mine who has the same car took his to Perrys for the same job, he paid over £240.

[STEMO]

I bet this dealer had really big windows. profit even after paying for the cakes for all the staff out of Poor uncle Stemo's pension 

FTFY 

I keep forgetting I'm on a forum of old men in greasy overalls who think £10 for a full service is rather steep. 

[dave the builder]

I bet this dealer had really big windows. profit even after paying for the cakes for all the staff out of Poor uncle Stemo's pension 

FTFY 

I keep forgetting I'm on a forum of old men in greasy overalls who think £10 for a full service is rather steep. 

OLD 
i'm not even run in yet 
greasy 

[dave the builder]

Gave Mrs builder's astra a good wash and leathered it off ,
"It didn't need washing" says Mrs Builder   
says silver on the log book, not mat dirt beige 
gave my Omega a very quick wash ,left to drip dry 
will have to give it a machine cut and polish when she's not moaning looking blissfully unaware   

[TheBoy]

Washed the Jag during the week, first time since early August 

Noticed I didn't say I washed it