Have I been ripped off???

[Rhyso]

Hey guys

Just had suspension bushes replaced front & rear cos gonna fail next MOT. Standard suspension on 1.6 Driver.

The price - ?321.76 of which ?232 was labour (about 7 hours)

I dont know much about what it entails to do this job but Im beginning to think I've been ripped off and would like people's thoughts on this!

Going back to the garage tomorrow for some other work so gonna grill them and any feedback would be rather welcome!!

Cheers!!

Rhys
 

[redcarboy]

I had the whole of the back suspension changed on the old mk3 1.4 last january and 1 offside front top mount and a small rubber bung  weld cost me ?420 cost depends on where you live and how much you can barter with them for the cost of the work then again they did have to drop the back end of the car out and the cost of the work was about ?300 so don't really think your costs are  too bad myself sure ill be corrected if i am wrong.

[Veedubgt18v]

if they did all the swingarms and stuff then yeah its quite a lot of work not complicated but it is time consuming tho. 7 hours seems a bit steep tho, go to another garage and ask them what the book time is for this work.

[Rhyso]

Live in good old Stoke-on-Trent!

Just dug out the invoice. here's what they did:

'Replace front suspension wishbone bushes
Replace rear axle beam mounting bushes'

The bushes came to:

?27.20 for the rear
?12.00 for the front

Rest is labour & VAT - god I HATE VAT!!!

Will have a word tomorrow tho cos not happy. Even less happy as Im not working at the mo 

Never mind!!

Cheers guys!

[billydude]

I'd say 4 hours max for them bushes 
after changeing a rear beam today changeing from drums to disc took less than 3 hours from start to finish includeing removeing the disc beam from the gti 

[richard ellison]

i had coilovers and top mounts fitted all round for 80 odd quid....

[free]

i would say yes mate i got charged 200 2 get all mine done, with them racing 1's, dident pay VAT theo as cash in hand, so no names said   lol

[16v Matt]

I had a koni eibach kit fitted + new top mounts+ a new rear caliper + mot + some work done on the steering colum & it came to ?200

[dubvrs]

If you live in stoke like me i goto EP Motorsport just off the A50 by Longton Fire Station.