Skoda Octavia/Superb perhaps. Iāve been looking at Kia Optimas lately too.
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What would you consider a fair price for removing a gearbox, replacing a clutch and flywheel, refitting a gearbox and replacing the gear oil ? Id be looking at 280ā¬ and thinking, a fool working for nothing
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I thought that tbh. Thatās obscenely cheap.
He would have a 25% discount on the part aswell TBF. Trade discount in a auto factors is approx 25%.
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Think thatās bad,I changed timing belts( wet belts on a 1.0 ecoboost Fiesta)
Quoted e1890 - before vat etc from Cork Ford centre,minus water pump,
Got it done including water pump etc for e1,100
Cash from a Ford mechanic,
Still expensive but it was due anyway next year and as I gave my son the fiesta I didnāt want anything going wrong and him being in college he just couldnāt afford to pay the likes of that
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Superb are superb
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Itās crazy,I rang 4 local garageās,fast fit etc to get a quote for changing brake pads on a Suzuki ignis hybrid
Varied from 130 to e220,
Eventually rocked up to a Moldovan chap on Ballinrea Rd ,( Serge)
His e30 labour charge before brake pads price works out half price on the cheapest previous quote,
Itās a lottery
Thought that was a very fair price given the other quotes I was getting, thought ā¬2k for the same job was taking the piss, both local mechanics. In the end I picked up an Octavia for a good price, the Honda is still sitting dead outside, some cash for car fella has offered me ā¬200 scrap for it
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Serge 
.And some lads giving out about foreigners.
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Two slices of bread for the brake pads id say.
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Heās a star man ref mechanic work,but since going down the hybrid route years ago I didnāt need to call him much,heās a decent skin
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We wouldnāt have the HSE without ā foreigners ā
No operations,no one minding our elderly in care homes,
No taxi men to bring drunk Paddy home,
Etc etc
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Al correct.
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And those so called ,
ā patriots ā Coolock says no etc,they boil my pish
Donāt get me wrong,
No passport/ work visa
No entry is my motto,
But anyone willing to work and integrate I welcome with open arms,
Muslim,Prod,Catholic,even fellas from Dublin. 
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Iāve the guts of 2k to spend on jobs on the car here, so Iāve decided itās time to change.
@carryharry anything in particular to look out for when buying a second-hand hybrid as opposed to a second-hand petrol? Was looking at a SEAT Leon down in Drogheda at a decent price but hadnāt realised it was a hybrid.
Dunno if these Hybrids are all that much better value than standard petrol tbh
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Yep. I wasnāt in the market for a hybrid but it was coming in a few grand cheaper than the straight petrol equivalent so was gonna explore more.
Id go for it if itās plug in 100%. Most of your mileage will be really cheap and hugely reduced emissions.
Iām contemplating a second hand polestar.
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Pass on that last line to Bishopstown credit union for me pls,
Tell em Iāll be in next July with empty pockets
Iām back again to the TFK experts.
I was test driving an A3 today. Car seemed the finest and your man told me straight out that their business model is imports primarily Audis/VWs/Mercs from Japan. I knew some Japanese imports had issues as theyād no immobilisers so were easy to steal, but he assured me this isnāt an issue with Audis as theyāre still European built. Has anyone gone down this route? I later enquired at a couple of other places selling Audis and they all came back with the same thing (i.e. imported from Japan).