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Onthespotwelding
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All work is done at ford main dealer.
It's a Company vehicle, so i dont care it's not my money!
We get booked out at £900 a day so the company make enough money out of us
It's a Company vehicle, so i dont care it's not my money!
We get booked out at £900 a day so the company make enough money out of us
Our works Transit had a wet belt replaced under warranty at 70,000 miles because it was deemed deteriorated and likely to cause engine failure.
Our dry belt Kuga (PSA 2l Diesel) is 125,000 between cambelts or 10 years.
I believe the Hilux is on a chain?, will have to look into that.
Our dry belt Kuga (PSA 2l Diesel) is 125,000 between cambelts or 10 years.
I believe the Hilux is on a chain?, will have to look into that.
Our solitary Hilux at work is what management have deemed a money pit.
I'm told in the past couple of years, it's had nearly 5 figures spent on it, and it's only done 60k.
It's cost so much, they've brought forward it's replacement by a couple of years, as the group who run it have no confidence in it, and are getting a 4wd Sprinter instead.
I'm told in the past couple of years, it's had nearly 5 figures spent on it, and it's only done 60k.
It's cost so much, they've brought forward it's replacement by a couple of years, as the group who run it have no confidence in it, and are getting a 4wd Sprinter instead.
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Picked my work van up today its been to ford main dealers garage "change oil now" warning on dash and brakes were squealing.
This is the bill......
This is the bill......
It's a lot of money, but over £600 of it is labour.
Not defending them, but when you've got to pay for the premises, the courtesy car, the front of shop staff, the complementary car washer, the cleaner and every other Tom, dick and Harry from the mechanics earning ability, I guess the wage bill soon adds up and you need to be charging a pretty penny.
Not defending them, but when you've got to pay for the premises, the courtesy car, the front of shop staff, the complementary car washer, the cleaner and every other Tom, dick and Harry from the mechanics earning ability, I guess the wage bill soon adds up and you need to be charging a pretty penny.
Adblue not much of a faff. Only about 1L per 1000 miles. 10,000 miles between fill ups. I pay £0.90 per litre at the local lorry pump.
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Exactly this. Its what they need to charge to keep the lights on.It's a lot of money, but over £600 of it is labour.
Not defending them, but when you've got to pay for the premises, the courtesy car, the front of shop staff, the complementary car washer, the cleaner and every other Tom, dick and Harry from the mechanics earning ability, I guess the wage bill soon adds up and you need to be charging a pretty penny.
However if it was my own van I would of done it myself for less that £100.
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(for a FWD Transit and about what it needs to be for a Ford Ranger)
Rangers are a pain to work on in many ways. Done lots of 3.2 EGR coolers, and pull the gearbox for access, but removing the sump is such a pain. Not done a wet belt in one yet. The FWD vans are nice and easy though.
A lot of them are 100k+ now. Personally, i wouldn't wait that long.
I think Land Rover near me are £280/h + VAT.
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@Moose McAlpine - your quote "I think Land Rover near me are £280/h + VAT."
At one time - us indie garages used to charge half - 50% of what a flagship franchised dealer labour rate was...
When they were £60/h - I was £30. When they got to £100/h - I was £50
I cannot get £140/h off my punters...
no idea what's normal, sprinter vans use more than that, not sure how much, don't really keep track of it, just fill it up when it needs it
think I've put 20 litres in a 21reg, someone else has probably filled it too.... it's the spare van so doesn't have 20k miles on it yet,
I have had loads of Sprinters as well. I drive it like I stole it. Perhaps that actually helps? Currently in a Crafter. Get 29mpg which is remarkable for me. Got the same in the Ford Ranger.
anyone drives one of my vans like they stole it they're sacked on the spot
guessing you must lease yours to not care about them?
mine go out fully loaded every day, a lot of the time they'll go out full loaded, do deliveries and then a pickup coming back fully loaded too so they don't have an easy life
guessing you must lease yours to not care about them?
mine go out fully loaded every day, a lot of the time they'll go out full loaded, do deliveries and then a pickup coming back fully loaded too so they don't have an easy life
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Thats £3k too much...
(for a FWD Transit and about what it needs to be for a Ford Ranger)
Just paid around that for the wet belt changing on a Ranger.
It's a decent thing for my current needs and I run it through my business so costs me not a lot. I plan on keeping it for a bit and so was worth the spend. Genuine Ford oil used for what it's worth. Well, such and such an oil company with a Ford logo on.
It's a local busy down to earth garage, we're in the sticks a bit, so they deal with plenty of pick ups etc; said they carry out repairs to 4-5 vehicles a week
with snapped belts with anywhere between 4 and 5 k's worth of damage.The next one won't be a Ranger
Yes all hired! In fairness I would drive my own the same. I never over rev, frequent oil changes and even run in hired vehicles when I get them because I keep them a long time.
My old Rover 400 with the British L series engine only needed a belt change every 100,000 miles. By that stage the belt change was more than the car so I ran it on the original belt. Retired the car at 180,000 miles. Never broke down once. And yet Rover had such a bad nameJust paid around that for the wet belt changing on a Ranger.
It's a decent thing for my current needs and I run it through my business so costs me not a lot. I plan on keeping it for a bit and so was worth the spend. Genuine Ford oil used for what it's worth. Well, such and such an oil company with a Ford logo on.
It's a local busy down to earth garage, we're in the sticks a bit, so they deal with plenty of pick ups etc; said they carry out repairs to 4-5 vehicles a week
The next one won't be a Ranger
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Just paid around that for the wet belt changing on a Ranger.
It's a decent thing for my current needs and I run it through my business so costs me not a lot. I plan on keeping it for a bit and so was worth the spend. Genuine Ford oil used for what it's worth. Well, such and such an oil company with a Ford logo on.
It's a local busy down to earth garage, we're in the sticks a bit, so they deal with plenty of pick ups etc; said they carry out repairs to 4-5 vehicles a week
The next one won't be a Ranger
Did you get a new vaccum pump fitted to it - belt residue collects in the pump and gets recycled...
Brakes go hard (ish) on the pedal
Nasty job sump off a Ranger - not one I wanna do five times a week - I can tell you.
Ford spec oil from the dealers - only real way to go....
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If that engine was fitted to my Transit I would recommend it to everyone, as it is, I warn people off them...My old Rover 400 with the British L series engine only needed a belt change every 100,000 miles. By that stage the belt change was more than the car so I ran it on the original belt. Retired the car at 180,000 miles. Never broke down once. And yet Rover had such a bad name
But, let's be honest, Rover fitted **** cooling systems to an engine with little tolerance to overheating, so they were asking for trouble. I made a small fortune buying and fixing Rover k series engines cars, once you knew them they were a doddle, and 9 times out of 10 the engine failure was because of a coolant leak.
Aren't you thinking of the K series? L series was a turbo diesel.
