milesb0801
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Hi all,
Took my 2004 panda to have it's MOT done today. I had a feeling I was going to get something come up on the exhaust as it has been very noisy recently but the garage I took it to quoted me £440 for all the work and I'm wondering if this is a bit over the top... they say the exhaust part is 'very pricey' but a quick search shows I can get hold of it for £30!
Anyway the damage is...
- major leak of exhaust gases (flexi pipe)
- suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint offside front lower
- suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement nearside front lower (rear bush)
It's got 71K on the clock and I haven't had it too long so I don't want to give it up just yet but £440 borders on not being economically worthwhile.
Does anyone think it would be possible to get this work done for less?
Took my 2004 panda to have it's MOT done today. I had a feeling I was going to get something come up on the exhaust as it has been very noisy recently but the garage I took it to quoted me £440 for all the work and I'm wondering if this is a bit over the top... they say the exhaust part is 'very pricey' but a quick search shows I can get hold of it for £30!
Anyway the damage is...
- major leak of exhaust gases (flexi pipe)
- suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint offside front lower
- suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement nearside front lower (rear bush)
It's got 71K on the clock and I haven't had it too long so I don't want to give it up just yet but £440 borders on not being economically worthwhile.
Does anyone think it would be possible to get this work done for less?