twistysnovagte
19-11-08, 12:50 PM
Ive just been out and about in the car as im now only doing three day a week at work,so i thought id nip to the local motorfactors and see how much its gonna cost me for a head gasket set,gets the book out etc well you get stem seals, rocker gasket,head gasket,inlet,outlet,sump gasket and oil seals as one pakage,i thought heres goes,"how much is that gonna set me back mate"he replies£34.95 i was like nice one,but before i purchase i want to know how much "lookers vauxhall"sells them at.
so off i travels, arives goes through the big posh door in the showroom,please sit down there and someonje wil be right with you,(im thinking ffs im only hear for a price check)anyway some guy comes out in a suit and all that,sit down "sir" he says,by this time im thinking, has the women at reception told him im hear to look around maybe purchase a vehicle,
what can i do for you,he says.well im hear to see if you can get the parts i need for my car,cars reg he asked for.oh a 89 gte in red have you got,yes i replies.what is it you need.well im after the full headgasket kit for my car,goes through computer yes we have two, whoohoo im thinking,what you get is the headgasket, inlet gasket,outlet.:wtf: so i tells him well im after the stem seals,rocker covergasket aswell,he finds them,he has them in stock nice one once again,how much is it going to set me back for the lot including 5ltr gm oil gets his calculator out,that'll be £127.85:eek: ,thanks mate out i walks to the car and drives off considerably:confused: is this right or is thee summat wrong?and would it be any different to use the gasket kit from the autofactors???
andy
so off i travels, arives goes through the big posh door in the showroom,please sit down there and someonje wil be right with you,(im thinking ffs im only hear for a price check)anyway some guy comes out in a suit and all that,sit down "sir" he says,by this time im thinking, has the women at reception told him im hear to look around maybe purchase a vehicle,
what can i do for you,he says.well im hear to see if you can get the parts i need for my car,cars reg he asked for.oh a 89 gte in red have you got,yes i replies.what is it you need.well im after the full headgasket kit for my car,goes through computer yes we have two, whoohoo im thinking,what you get is the headgasket, inlet gasket,outlet.:wtf: so i tells him well im after the stem seals,rocker covergasket aswell,he finds them,he has them in stock nice one once again,how much is it going to set me back for the lot including 5ltr gm oil gets his calculator out,that'll be £127.85:eek: ,thanks mate out i walks to the car and drives off considerably:confused: is this right or is thee summat wrong?and would it be any different to use the gasket kit from the autofactors???
andy