Mot £800

[kirst_ie]

Just thought I'd have a moan

My Celi failed her MOT yesterday

Needed two rear shocks which cost me £150 from Car Spares, £250 to Mr T to fit them, which i had to cash for. Not a problem

MOT failed cuz my front driver side bearing had gone, another £350 for parts and labour.

So all in all my damn MOT cost shy of £800

Didn't realise that Mr T charges £45 per hour , nearly fell over when got handed the invoice. I just can't believe that it cost that much :ffs:

Next year she is going to a normal cheap garage

I suppose it looks good when i come to sell her, that all the work has been done my Mr T.

Also had a Yaris as a courtesy car, there actually a nice car

[daktari]

Ouch. Poor you. Definately find yourself a good independent garage. Pays off in the end. Likewise parts. Only use Mr T if there is no viable alternative.

As for the Yaris. My outlaws had a couple over the years. rated them quite highly. (Till they bought a new 'rolla) And they certainly have a dedicated following on here.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

and to think i offered you 2 rear shocks for 30 quid . for a bit more i'd of fitted em too . only an hours job if that . tut tut women ????? never understand em .

[kirst_ie]

Very True.

But this was a last minute thing for my MOT. Oh Well its all done now, have got to go and fetch her at 6.00 tonight Can't wait

[Jones~32]

Ouch, i'd never leave mine in a garage at £45 an hour labour :!Removed!:

[gordypix]

£45 an hour - What the heck are you moaning for????????

London rates are £85 for Toyota and £105 for Lexus per hour.............

[Jones~32]

£60 in Northwich for Toyota....

[chris202]

I would never ever ever ever use Mr T , whats your celica worth £2000 ? how much more you expect to get when you sell it with a wee stamp ?

[coo]

I work at an independant Mercedes specialist and we charge £40 per hour plus vat. 3 years ago the local Volvo dealer ( Crewe in Cheshire ) were charging £100.00 per hour plus vat that is bit TOO steep, we had a customer who came from the Volvo dealer who charged him 10 hours to remove his cylinder head !! ouch !

[GT4 BOOSTER]

I would never ever ever ever use Mr T , whats your celica worth £2000 ? how much more you expect to get when you sell it with a wee stamp ?

in 3 years time it may be 50 quid more valueable than 1 without history.

i traded in my gt4 for 4800 and the guy didnt even want the service history , he later sold it for 6995

[chris202]

I would never ever ever ever use Mr T , whats your celica worth £2000 ? how much more you expect to get when you sell it with a wee stamp ?

in 3 years time it may be 50 quid more valueable than 1 without history.

i traded in my gt4 for 4800 and the guy didnt even want the service history , he later sold it for 6995

If i bought a new shiny celica or something then going to Mr T could be justified but on an old celica , not worth it . Your celi was nice but 6995 seems excesive for the age??!!!

[Special Red]

I would never ever ever ever use Mr T , whats your celica worth £2000 ? how much more you expect to get when you sell it with a wee stamp ?

in 3 years time it may be 50 quid more valueable than 1 without history.

i traded in my gt4 for 4800 and the guy didnt even want the service history , he later sold it for 6995

All that proves is that there are some suckers out there!!

7 grand, I can get a 52 plate for about that!

[Jones~32]

a 52 plate GT4? good luck

[earpl]

Just thought I'd have a moan

My Celi failed her MOT yesterday

Needed two rear shocks which cost me £150 from Car Spares, £250 to Mr T to fit them, which i had to cash for. Not a problem

MOT failed cuz my front driver side bearing had gone, another £350 for parts and labour.

So all in all my damn MOT cost shy of £800

Didn't realise that Mr T charges £45 per hour , nearly fell over when got handed the invoice. I just can't believe that it cost that much :ffs:

Next year she is going to a normal cheap garage

I suppose it looks good when i come to sell her, that all the work has been done my Mr T.

Also had a Yaris as a courtesy car, there actually a nice car

you should have asked on TOC, i charge 24 cans of lager for any job, but £350 to fit a wheel bearing!!!! LMAO bearing should cost no more than £30 and there a doddle to fit, 30 min job??? my advice is go back, play f*** and if you dont come out with a result, smash or steel something......

[chris202]

Just thought I'd have a moan

My Celi failed her MOT yesterday

Needed two rear shocks which cost me £150 from Car Spares, £250 to Mr T to fit them, which i had to cash for. Not a problem

MOT failed cuz my front driver side bearing had gone, another £350 for parts and labour.

So all in all my damn MOT cost shy of £800

Didn't realise that Mr T charges £45 per hour , nearly fell over when got handed the invoice. I just can't believe that it cost that much :ffs:

Next year she is going to a normal cheap garage

I suppose it looks good when i come to sell her, that all the work has been done my Mr T.

Also had a Yaris as a courtesy car, there actually a nice car

you should have asked on TOC, i charge 24 cans of lager for any job, but £350 to fit a wheel bearing!!!! LMAO bearing should cost no more than £30 and there a doddle to fit, 30 min job??? my advice is go back, play f*** and if you dont come out with a result, smash or steel something......

Smash or steal , now thats the attitude get your moneys worth out the bas+@rds

[earpl]

oh to right, i'll nick anything........ im a right thieving scally........

[Jones~32]

LMAO

like the siggy too :D

[Red Yaris 54]

Also had a Yaris as a courtesy car, there actually a nice car

Thats why I ordered my new one today :)

[martin_longbow]

Kirstie thats mad, The cost is more than excessive. The bearing is and SKF part that Mr T would get for about £25 quid. Inclusive of seals. I can get you the part number. You need to see how much thay charged you for the bearing and new seal kit, then the labour charge. Dispute the number of hours and the cost of parts. Did you authorise all of the repairs?

I was about to change my rear shock's and was thinking not too expensive at £110, will be chuffed to bits thinking that fitting them will be saving me £250.

I wonder how much I saved myself replacing the night illumination bulbs on my the climate control box.

I think at Toyota rates I have clearly performed a higher value of labour on the car than it's actual purchase price.

[kirst_ie]

Normally i wouldn't pay dealer prices, but i knew that my suspension needed doing, i rang a few local garages and they told me that you need a special tool to compress the springs as a normal spring compresser isn't strong enough So i took it to Mr. T.

It was only supposed to go to Mr. T to the MOT as it was cheaper than my local garage. £38 instead of £45

But when he put it throught the MOT, and it failed on a couple of bulbs and the driver side front bearing.

It took 4 hours to change struts and 5 hours to do bearing, that what chap at Mr. T said anyway

Ive learnt my lesson anyway, an expensive one at that

I'll know next time to ask on here first.

[Gnome]

Ahhh, the old "Your bulbs have failed" love!

I'd definately be having words....

[Karma Supra]

I'd not pay your average dealership mechanic 5p an hour to go anywhere near my car with a spanner!!!!

Sorry to rub it in... :!Removed!: the red supra passed yeaterday with flying colours

[martin_longbow]

There is no way that Toyota can Justfy 5 hours to change a front wheel bearing. I can do one in three without all the fancy toyota tools. They can stuff off.

Can anyone else comment on why standard spring clamps won't do the rear shock's of a celica. This is news to me, and again I do not think t is quite true.

[seveer unaek]

oh to right, i'll nick anything........ im a right thieving scally........

Say that again...

Damned expensive stuff that lassy! Chris here fits my stuff for free! Too much of a leg-end!

[Tegan]

5 hours to change a wheel bearing????

What did he do , go to australia first to fetch it?

That seriously is a joke and they saw you coming - i would go back and kick off big style

Next time take it to an MOT only station - they will give you an independant MOT, as they dont do anything but MOT's , they wont rip you off for any extras because they arnt benefitting from it

It costs a bit more for an MOT from one of these places but to save your self £800 next time its worth it! :!Removed!: