?160 for a water pump and fitting?

[Nova1.6]

Ive been quoted ?160 for a new water pump and fitting. is this a rip off?
No i cant do it myself.
Neil

[wisewood]

seems a bit steep mate...

phone around some places in the yellow pages and get some other quotes - try and play them off against each other a bit.

Or - ask if anyone else in the sheffield area on here fancies doing you a favour :D

[Nova1.6]

:lol: might try that one tuna

[Tilly]

Well my water pump was only ?38 brand new so sounds high to me

[Nova1.6]

tilly did u fit it your self, do u know if it's hard, ive got a haynes manual, will it be easy with that? Neil

[carltoncrazy]

fuckin hell 38 quid,
jesus.
i can fit em piss.nah its easy really long as u read y haynes n take ur time+correct tools

[Ben (lurk75)]

even i could do it and im about as mechanically minded as an elephant can fly!

[Nova1.6]

ive got car booked in this wednesday, ?85 for pump, drive belt, antifreeze and fitting, not bad, better then ?160 for just pump + fitting! Cheers guys.
neil

[Ben (lurk75)]

sounds fair enough, saves getting your hands dirty!

[dan16v]

no way m8!! :o :o water pump our way ?28 brand new fitting it is well easy if your not to mechanicaly minded id say the hardest part for you would be making sure your cam belt is fitted correct, but id do the cam belt while your at it unless youve done it recently??

[Tilly]

me change my own water pump now u r having a laugh

[d0gz_bollox]

also take into account if the water pump has been in there for years and years it could have rusted in (as mine did) and having a car by the side of the road doesnt make life easy. We had to chisel away at mine from EVERY angle!!!!came out in about 15 chunks. twas stuck solid. A lot of places around here charge around ?40 for a cam belt change, so if you get them to change that as well, and flush your system (since they gotta empty it anyway), that'll save a few bucks. try talking them into giving the car a service for a cheaper price. Whenever I have to take something to the garage I always take my own parts, works out cheaper. You also know exactly how much there trying to charge you labour. I wouldnt pay more then ?40-50 (with me supplying pump and cam belt) for these to be changed. then again im in with my mechanic.

?160 is stupid. have you considered driving to another town and gettin it done there. ring up

[carltoncrazy]

right ive gota be honest.
how can he drive to anther town,tow yeh but not drive,
right round here theres nowt on the road so u can get away with it,
but in a town the traffic tend to b slower,
and he needs lots of cold air going thro that grill and raditor to coold the engine

[Dicko]

just make sure they are doing the cam belt at the same time, and thats its an original vuax belt, not too serious about the waterpump!!

make sure you keep receipt for cam belt and the fiting etc (helps to sell car and if it breaks in near future)

[Nova1.6]

yeah he's putting a new cam belt on, and antifrezze as he'll be emptying system anyway, all for ?85 job lot.
i've got wisewood coming around 2morow, kinky hey! Everyone is right, he is a tart!
Neil

[Tilly]

Wisewood is a Jam tart :lol:

[wisewood]

Bloody charming this is - where the hell did this "wisewood is a tart" thing come from anyway?

Can't understand it... :)

[Nova1.6]

u were given the name when u had that post about that woman who removes pubes and she had a bf and u wanted her.

[wisewood]

haha - don't think she removes pubes mate - she works on reception - lol.
But why does that make me a tart?

Besides - my mates seem to have the same opinion of me too... and i honestly have no idea why - because i really am not like that... :cry:

... ... ... much...

[Nova1.6]

nah i dont think it mate, im bringing my gf tonight, so behave yourself!

[wisewood]

** wisewood lowers his head - grins evily and rubs his hands together**

:twisted: fresh meat - fresh meat :twisted:

:D I will be on my best behaviour mate. Not that my best is much good...

[Nova1.6]

wise u crack me up,
Whats the deffanition of a jam tart, prostitute on a period.

[Tilly]

u r a crazy women eater wisewood :twisted:

[Ben (lurk75)]

you will know all about that then tilly :?:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[wisewood]

well there was this one time - at band camp... :D

[Ben (lurk75)]

:lol: :lol: :lol: LMFAO :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Tilly]

why am i going to know that :?
No i know a male :twisted: when i chat to 1

[Ben (lurk75)]

just something i had heard through the grapevine :!:

[wisewood]

TILLY!!! I told you the woods were a bad idea !!! :o

[Nova1.6]

god wisewood, i would hope you'd keep your 'wood' under control next time.
Me cars fixed, ?101 it came to.
See u 2night, 'hunny'.
Neil

[wisewood]

ok sweetie - will meet you outside the restaurant at 19:30. :D


and for those of you who may be confused - meeting at maccy D at half seven so i can go and "fix his hard drive" :o :lol:

[Nova1.6]

yeah, i've got a problem with my 3 + half inch floopy, he's gonna insert it into his port so he can get the hard drive working again! :o

[wisewood]

Might have to giggle some cable about too once i have got the floppy and hard drives sorted out - maybe wipe windows afterwards :D

[carltoncrazy]

i had such a good comment to say,
but since the mrs is now a memeber, i cant say it
fuck

[wisewood]

you might as well say it mate - she will only read what you just put and demand you tell her anyway.

[Tilly]

u got to the woods tonite woody???

[Nova1.6]

go on hayze......

[Ben (lurk75)]

he cant hes sooo under the thumb :!:

:lol: :P :lol:

[wisewood]

Tilly - if you go down to the woods today you're sure of a "suprise"...

I wont say a big one - but it will certainly suprise you - lol. :D

[Tilly]

LMAO @ U
what would possibly surprise mE???

[wisewood]

I heard on the news earlier that there are going to be random suprise parties held in the woods today.

So you would be suprised i fhtat happened wouldn't you... wouldn't you....


:D

[Tilly]

Hmmmmmmm the nearest woods to me r about an hour away.

[wisewood]

might as well drive a few hours north and visit the wise-wood then :D

[Tilly]

Hmmmm deffinatley wouldnt b a wise idea

[wisewood]

no pune (proncounced punn :D ) intended eh Tilly...

[Ste_Nova]

lmfao @ ?160

[Tilly]

Took ages to think that 1 up :lol: