4.2D Gearbox

[Karinofnine]

Hi

Does anyone know how many hours Sutherlands gives for a gearbox removal/replacement please?

I'm (hopefully) picking up my Patrol tomorrow - I need to be armed with information so I can haggle/agree with the bill.

Thanks

 

[briggie]

I was quoted 8 hours r+r for a mistral gearbox

 

[briggie]

Not by sutherlands tho ( whos sutherlands ? Lol )

 

[Karinofnine]

Sutherlands

Is, at least I think it is, the definitive repair manual used by most garages. When you ask for a quote, that is the book they look in to see how long the job should take. So they quoted you 4 out and 4 in? Yours is an auto isn't it? Wonder if that makes a difference? Yours has a torque converter and mine has a clutch, probably about the same I suppose, except I would have thought the tc would be heavier than a clutch (although I don't know why I think that).

 

[briggie]

maybe r+r meant rest and relaxation in that quote lol , seriously i think some garages extract the urine a little with some quotes .,but if they done a good job and you are happy ... must be worth it huh ?

 

[Karinofnine]

my car

Don't know if they've done a good job - I STILL haven't got the car back, despite them having it for five weeks, sitting on it for a week and generally dragging their feet.

I went there this evening to see what was going on and to remind him that I pull off this site tomorrow without fail by 12pm.

He tried to blame it on me! He got a bit shirty when I calmly kept repeating that he had had the parts for a whole week and he should not have left it until the last minute.

Are there any decent mechanics out there?

 

[briggie]

loads of good mechanics out there , but some winkers too ( deliberate missprint )

 

[Karinofnine]

My patrol

Yes, you're right of course.

I'm going to sleep now, good night.

 

[Terranosaurus]

Never heard of Sutherlands - they make Beef Spread etc surely.

Autodata is the book or CD everyone I know refers to - can't help you with the data now though I'm afraid.

 

[Karinofnine]

My Patrol - RANT - sorry

Wierd, must've imagined it (the book) - I know Sutherland's do a Bicycle Manual, I thought they did a car manual too.

Wonder if I'll get my car back today. I wonder what it is about me that makes mechanics think they can take the p1ss out of me. Is it because I am a woman, because I am old(ish) or because I try to be pleasant and friendly? I think I will ask.

I have to say that I am astonished, in this time of redundancies, repossession and business failing, that mechanics have such a bad attitude and give such poor customer service. Five weeks ago I gave him 27 March as the deadline BEFORE 27 March I said, I am pulling off on 27 March, I need my car on 27 March. I thought I was being unequivocal. Obviously not as it is now 27 March and my car is still in pieces in the garage.

I am on a five year mission to rebuild and restore the car, and was prepared to give most of the work to this man. I won't be doing that now. I guess he must already have enough customers.

The best part is when they have told me a day the car will be ready, and when that time has passed and I ring to see what's going on, they say "Oh no, there's a problem, it won't be ready until...". I have asked them three times to LET ME KNOW if there's a problem, but do they? No they don't. They sit on it until I call them.

I have four bicycles that used to go to a bike shop for repair but I got the same crappy service and bad attitude so now I mail order all the parts and fix my bikes myself.

I only wish I could fix my own car! But I just haven't got the tools or space - and I'm not strong enough.

Rant over. Sorry.

 

[briggie]

hey karin, woman are not weak , ... ever tried pulling the duvet cover back ? , seriously good luck , keep on trucking and assorted stuff like that .

regards , pete

 

[pgrem]

hi,had the auto box in the mistral rebuilt,to remove gearbox,strip and clean and repair gearbox and refit was charged a total of 18 hours labour,cheers pete