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Offline alex77

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Have I been riped off???
« on: 19 March 2009, 21:07 »
Rite guys when I was on my way home my car started juddering and running like a bag of sh!t my dad came out with my uncle who workes in a car garage and he said 1 of my coils had gone down so i took it to a garage where they said they could only buy and replace the whole set.
They charged me
£208.00 for the coil packes
£33.00 for the new spark plugs
and while it was there the ingition trigger/boster broke costing me another £97.75
What do you guys think??
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #1 on: 19 March 2009, 21:08 »
why could they only replace all the coils?? makes no sense!!

does sound like you've had your pants pulled down i'm afraid!
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Offline richw911

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #2 on: 19 March 2009, 21:10 »
Quote from: alex77 on 19 March 2009, 21:07
Rite guys when I was on my way home my car started juddering and running like a bag of sh!t my dad came out with my uncle who workes in a car garage and he said 1 of my coils had gone down so i took it to a garage where they said they could only buy and replace the whole set.
They charged me
£208.00 for the coil packes
£33.00 for the new spark plugs
and while it was there the ingition trigger/boster broke costing me another £97.75
What do you guys think??

Hmm Yes in a word - could have done it yourself for under £100 TBH  :shocked:
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Offline dai-cymru

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #3 on: 19 March 2009, 21:11 »
What engine is it?
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Offline richw911

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #4 on: 19 March 2009, 21:12 »
Quote from: dai-cymru on 19 March 2009, 21:11
What engine is it?

2.0 has just one coil  :nerd:
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Offline alex77

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #5 on: 19 March 2009, 21:12 »
1.8 gti yeh i think i have.Think a trip down there tomoz wont go a miss.
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Offline richw911

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #6 on: 19 March 2009, 21:14 »
Quote from: alex77 on 19 March 2009, 21:12
1.8 gti yeh i think i have.Think a trip down there tomoz wont go a miss.

As said you CAN replace just one if you want to!
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Offline (shakey)

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #7 on: 19 March 2009, 21:16 »
Quote from: alex77 on 19 March 2009, 21:12
1.8 gti yeh i think i have.Think a trip down there tomoz wont go a miss.

wipe the floor with them m8 i am sick of hearing about people gettin ripped off.
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Offline dai-cymru

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #8 on: 19 March 2009, 21:16 »
Quote from: richw911 on 19 March 2009, 21:12
Quote from: dai-cymru on 19 March 2009, 21:11
What engine is it?

2.0 has just one coil  :nerd:

thats why i was asking  :smiley:
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Offline richw911

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Re: Have I been riped off???
« Reply #9 on: 19 March 2009, 21:18 »
Quote from: dai-cymru on 19 March 2009, 21:16
Quote from: richw911 on 19 March 2009, 21:12
Quote from: dai-cymru on 19 March 2009, 21:11
What engine is it?

2.0 has just one coil  :nerd:

thats why i was asking  :smiley:

I knew you were thinking that  :smug:
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