View Full Version : Uh ohhh... Car Service Toyota Yaris
Am mega nervous. Car is going in for a service this morning. Currently things that I know aren't right...
1. The front tyres are dead. Will deffo need replacing.
2. There's a weird high pitched noise when driving around. I can hear it best when I'm in a lowish gear doing 10-20mph. It's not the fan belt. I reckon it's either the wheel bearings or brakes or something. Either way :(
3. The suspension. It still doesn't feel right from last time... will get them to check it.
Silly things like the hand brake needs tightening and what not too. All these wee things I'm sure you guys could sort but me being a non car person... well big ERK.
Being minus in wonga at the moment... the report back will probably make me cry :(
Boooooo hissssss
Justsomebloke
08-10-2009, 08:56
Let the Guessing commence. :D
I reckon 284 English pounds totals.
I base my Guess on a feeling I have in me bones but this may be a tad out as I am currently touching cloth whilst writing this post,
Must Dash. :D + ;D
Just had the call... £258.19.
What do these costings sound like:
£15.53 for some air gumph (filters? I guess)
£4.34 for some oil... not sure what oil though as...
£21.74 for some more oil
£16.88 spark pluggies
£11.81 pollen filter thing? What the hells that? I never knew I had such a thing!
£4.60 environment thingymabob? No idea...
£96.60 for two new tyres
£104.65 for the labour
Cleaned up in and out I think too which is good as it was honking of dog.
Not gone to get it yet... I have a discount with them too which is why it's been brought down to £259.19.
Desmo reckoned the two hours labour was costly? Not much I can really do. They do do me "favours" when I ask them.
Oooh and the squeeking - they think it's something to do with my window and will let me know when I get there. Nothing mechanical thank God!
leowyatt
08-10-2009, 15:56
if you want to save money now on tyres why not get part-worn ones?
:eek: Malc what are this weekend's lottery numbers again? :D
Even more so if the discount was 10%!
I didn't ask for new ones... I wasn't with it. Normally I would say so but looks like it's done.
My am I glad I spotted a tenner on the pavement on the way home today.
How old is it, my 02 Yaris SR was serviced in August, £111.14, £50 of that was labour, mobile mechanic I know and genuine Toyota approved parts.
Engine oil was £18.95
Oil filter £4.95
Air Filter £8.95
Spark plugs 4x £13.00
and a few other things for a few quid
2004.... the tyres were proper dead like. Surprised I survived with them as they were!
I've been buying part-worn for my car the last couple of times, cost me £80 for a full set and they were like new. I got my mum a pair for her car recently which will be about the same size as the Yaris and they were fifteen quid each.
Pollen filter is pretty essential. When the old one gets clogged up, you'll get no airflow at all through the heater/blower unless you turn the air-recirc on. I had this a while back and a new pollen filter sorted me out.
Be careful about who you purchase part-worn tyres from. I remember watching some consumer programs testing part-worns and discovering many suppliers providing tyres that barely survive a few thousand miles before going bang.
I don't recommend buying part worn tyres or remoulds when new tyres can be so cheap now - 2x new tyres for a Clio inc balancing, tracking and fitting = £65.
Win.
Cars are very expensive, but quite often a necessity :(
leowyatt
09-10-2009, 14:46
But Jingo for your Clio most places for 2 part-worn including balacing & fitting would cost around £30
Del Lardo
09-10-2009, 15:57
£35 to get new tyres rather than tyres with an unknown history is money well spent IMO. I can't understand a 'good enough' mindset for the things that keep you attached to the road.
The part worns I had put on have a name I've never heard of around the side but as far as I can tell, they keep me on the road just as well as the Michelins I had on two sets of tyres ago.
£35 to get new tyres rather than tyres with an unknown history is money well spent IMO. I can't understand a 'good enough' mindset for the things that keep you attached to the road.
Agreed. When it comes to cars and safety I'm not going to take any gambles, but most especially not with tyres. The only safety requirements for them are that there are no:
* cuts longer than 25mm - or 10% of the section width of the tyre - which are deep enough to reach the ply or cord;
* lumps, bulges or tears caused by separation or failure of the tyre's structure;
* any penetration damage that has not been repaired; or
* any of the internal or external cord or ply exposed.
So the previous driver could have had them bumping up and down curbs, on bad roads, anything. They could have significant structural damage that isn't obviously visible but leaves them with a fair chance of exploding. They could even have had their tyre pierced with a nail or similar and had it repaired. Worse still Trading Standards are consistently finding Part-Worn tyres for sale that do not meet those legal requirements. You want to risk your life, the lives of those in your car with you, and those on the road around you at 70mph with a tyre that could be in that state? For the sake of £10-£20 per tyre?
Heh, I just picked up a steal from the local junk yard. A Daihatsu Rocky had just had brand new Uniroyal LT235/75-15 put on it and 30 miles later kissed a tree.
Little Rocky got dragged into the wrecking yard with the red and blue paint stripes still around the tread.
I got all four (retail over $600) for $120. Still sitting in the garage waiting on one of my current ones getting a flat. Not going to run the new tyres until I absolutely need them.
I have no problem with using part-worns. But then when I buy them I insist on having a damned good look at them inside and out before they're fitted, and only get decent brands.
I'd rather do that than buy new cheap ditchfinders.
Ultimately when you're buying cheap tyres, neither way is ideal. Buying new they'll be cheap and probably not very good but part worn, whilst maybe a better quality tyre, has an unknown history.
They are the only thing keeping you stuck to the road, always worth spending a sensible amount of money on.
You want to risk your life, the lives of those in your car with you, and those on the road around you at 70mph with a tyre that could be in that state? For the sake of £10-£20 per tyre?
No...that's why I'm not an idiot and will always check the place I buy the tyres from, and the tyres themselves before paying for them. And for us, it's a difference of around £50 per tyre, which isn't to be sniffed at imo. I've been using remoulds (at the same place on the advice of the police officer who looked after all the police vehicles and swore by these guys) for 17 years and have never had an accident due to a tyre issue. Or a blow out, or any other problems that I recall. If you want to go pay full price for tyres then do. If you want to pay less for tyres of a good, roadworthy standard, then do your research and you won't have a problem. Oh and guys, don't kid yourself that your 'brand new spanking tyres' are always perfect either, because you should be checking them too before you purchase.
Another thing - it smarts a little when people who are bragging in other threads about how much money they make question why people want to save money on things and then make assumptions that we just say 'Ooooo it's half price, let's buy it even though we might die'. Don't be bloody ridiculous. Maybe you can't understand it because it's not something you'd ever have to worry about.
As Divine said above - I'd prefer to buy a better brand of part worn tyres than cheap new ones.
(that's not aimed at you Garp btw, I just quoted you for my last comment).
TinkerBell
09-10-2009, 19:23
No...that's why I'm not an idiot and will always check the place I buy the tyres from, and the tyres themselves before paying for them. And for us, it's a difference of around £50 per tyre, which isn't to be sniffed at imo. I've been using remoulds (at the same place on the advice of the police officer who looked after all the police vehicles and swore by these guys) for 17 years and have never had an accident due to a tyre issue. Or a blow out, or any other problems that I recall. If you want to go pay full price for tyres then do. If you want to pay less for tyres of a good, roadworthy standard, then do your research and you won't have a problem. Oh and guys, don't kid yourself that your 'brand new spanking tyres' are always perfect either, because you should be checking them too before you purchase.
Another thing - it smarts a little when people who are bragging in other threads about how much money they make question why people want to save money on things and then make assumptions that we just say 'Ooooo it's half price, let's buy it even though we might die'. Don't be bloody ridiculous. Maybe you can't understand it because it's not something you'd ever have to worry about.
As Divine said above - I'd prefer to buy a better brand of part worn tyres than cheap new ones.
(that's not aimed at you Garp btw, I just quoted you for my last comment).
Quoted for truth. Very good point. I think some people need to stop making 30 odd ish quid per tyre to seem like nothing. For some people that means the difference between having enough money for the month and not.
Kitten has said what I was thinking, except I'm kind of peeved by Garp's holier than thou post :(
My cost saving per tyre is roughly the same as Kittens. I quite simply can't afford to spend that sort of money any more on a set of tyres. The last set of part worns I put on lasted me about a year and I'd expect the current ones to do the same.
Another thing - it smarts a little when people who are bragging in other threads about how much money they make question why people want to save money on things and then make assumptions that we just say 'Ooooo it's half price, let's buy it even though we might die'. Don't be bloody ridiculous. Maybe you can't understand it because it's not something you'd ever have to worry about.
(that's not aimed at you Garp btw, I just quoted you for my last comment).
On that subject without wishing to come across holier-than-thou, and it's not aimed at BD peeps as I haven't see such stupidity here, it's very noticeable to me that a lot of the people I've seen on OcUK and such like complaining about lack of funds are still mysteriously able to afford:
1) A gaming PC,
2) Widescreen TVs,
3) MMORPG subscriptions,
4) X-Box Live subscriptions,
5) Beer,
6) Other luxuries.
It's not a question of lack of funds to be able to live, but not having enough funds to fund the lifestyle they want, and not doing straightforward stuff like putting a bit of rainy day money aside in anticipation of unexpected expenses.
I think a few peoples may have misconstrued/misinterpreted some of the posties in this thread!
We all have our own ways of doing things and make different sacrifices to get on in life! Lets not get too worried about who does what and which one is the best option :) All different scenarios and ways of being, all of which are reasonable and have there own merits :)
I was chatting to a couple of people at work last week about cars, one of them used his retirement payout from the police to buy a sodding great V8 BMW which just cost him 900 quid when a belt snapped.
He's got 275's on the rear wheels, I said "I bet they cost more than my car", at £550 each, they do!
Faysh, I guess that's what 'they' mean when I hear the phrase "Rich people live expensive lives!" ;D £550 per tyre :eek: :eek: :eek:
PG & I share her car as there's no way we could afford two lots of insurance, tax and general upkeep! :eek:
At least as we're sharing it feels like every cost is halved! ;D
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