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rads
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On 13 Oct 2005 01:27:34 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
>o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
It probably depends on if youve got a 2005 RR Sport or a 1950s series
LR.
Little more info appreciated!
David
>my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
>o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
It probably depends on if youve got a 2005 RR Sport or a 1950s series
LR.
Little more info appreciated!
David
J
JD
Guest
[email protected] wrote:
> my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
Probably depends which landrover you are talking about.
JD
> my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
Probably depends which landrover you are talking about.
JD
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Lee_D
Guest
During stardate Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:45:09 GMT, rads
<[email protected]> uttered the
imortal words:
>On 13 Oct 2005 01:27:34 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
>>o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
>It probably depends on if youve got a 2005 RR Sport or a 1950s series
>LR.
>
>Little more info appreciated!
>
>David
I did the head gasket on my 1990 Rangie twice.. VM diesel. On the
first occasion I was quoted £500 plus for it to be done by the
Landrover main Agent "Evans Halshaw" as they were then.
I thought it must be a muther of a job so I bought a workshop manual
(£60 incl my model), the parts around £100 all in and a Ford Sierra to
run around in (cheaper than hiring a car!) because it must take
forever it Landrover quoted that much.
I had it done the first time in one evening!
Second time I did a bit more engine rebuilding, pistions, shells etc
and recon Turbo. and I reckon that came in around £500 - £600 for all
the bit and engineering work. Engine was fantastic after that, no more
Piston slap and ran like new.
Just my experience. If you are hand with spanners then give it a go.
You could end up stuck with a snapped or siezed bolt but that is the
chance you take.
In contrast Percy (SIIA) cost £40 to sort when he had a 2 1/4 petrol
lump.
Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill
www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
<[email protected]> uttered the
imortal words:
>On 13 Oct 2005 01:27:34 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
>>o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
>It probably depends on if youve got a 2005 RR Sport or a 1950s series
>LR.
>
>Little more info appreciated!
>
>David
I did the head gasket on my 1990 Rangie twice.. VM diesel. On the
first occasion I was quoted £500 plus for it to be done by the
Landrover main Agent "Evans Halshaw" as they were then.
I thought it must be a muther of a job so I bought a workshop manual
(£60 incl my model), the parts around £100 all in and a Ford Sierra to
run around in (cheaper than hiring a car!) because it must take
forever it Landrover quoted that much.
I had it done the first time in one evening!
Second time I did a bit more engine rebuilding, pistions, shells etc
and recon Turbo. and I reckon that came in around £500 - £600 for all
the bit and engineering work. Engine was fantastic after that, no more
Piston slap and ran like new.
Just my experience. If you are hand with spanners then give it a go.
You could end up stuck with a snapped or siezed bolt but that is the
chance you take.
In contrast Percy (SIIA) cost £40 to sort when he had a 2 1/4 petrol
lump.
Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill
www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
P
Pacman
Guest
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket set, £15
for new coolant, £6 for the Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day in
total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert could do it in
just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that sounds
about right. Then again, some hourly rates that garages charge these days
is extortionate..where we take our company cars, they charge £50 per hour +
VAT!
I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the luxury
of acces to other vehicles to get around in as the Rangie isnt my day-to-day
vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a go....but don't blame
me if it goes tits up!!!
--
Thanks,
Paul
-------------------
1992 RR Vogue SE
A
Andy.Smalley
Guest
"Pacman" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
> As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
>
> I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket set, £15 for new coolant, £6 for the
> Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day in total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert
> could do it in just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that sounds about right. Then
> again, some hourly rates that garages charge these days is extortionate..where we take our company cars,
> they charge £50 per hour + VAT!
That's not that bad I know of garages charging upwards of £85 per hour +
VAT and that's around Sheffield I'd hate to think how much they charge
down south
>
> I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the luxury of acces to other vehicles to
> get around in as the Rangie isnt my day-to-day vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a
> go....but don't blame me if it goes tits up!!!
>
>
The book time for a 3.9 is 8.4 hours so if you take off the cost of gaskets,coolant
etc that leaves say £550 which works out at about £55 +vat per hour
so I'd say it's about right
If you want to do it yourself then it's easy as long as you take your time and use
a bit of common sense make sure everything is clean when it goes back on
--
Andy
SWB Series 2a ( dressed as a 3) "Bruce"
It's big, it's mean it's really, really green
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
> As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
>
> I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket set, £15 for new coolant, £6 for the
> Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day in total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert
> could do it in just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that sounds about right. Then
> again, some hourly rates that garages charge these days is extortionate..where we take our company cars,
> they charge £50 per hour + VAT!
That's not that bad I know of garages charging upwards of £85 per hour +
VAT and that's around Sheffield I'd hate to think how much they charge
down south
>
> I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the luxury of acces to other vehicles to
> get around in as the Rangie isnt my day-to-day vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a
> go....but don't blame me if it goes tits up!!!
>
>
The book time for a 3.9 is 8.4 hours so if you take off the cost of gaskets,coolant
etc that leaves say £550 which works out at about £55 +vat per hour
so I'd say it's about right
If you want to do it yourself then it's easy as long as you take your time and use
a bit of common sense make sure everything is clean when it goes back on
--
Andy
SWB Series 2a ( dressed as a 3) "Bruce"
It's big, it's mean it's really, really green
T
Tony
Guest
£55 per hour ! that's cheap our local LR agent (Hunters in Kings Lynn)
quotes £75 for the free lander upto £125 per Hour for the Range Rover !!!
quotes £75 for the free lander upto £125 per Hour for the Range Rover !!!
L
Lee_D
Guest
During stardate Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:19:20 GMT, "Tony"
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:
>£55 per hour ! that's cheap our local LR agent (Hunters in Kings Lynn)
>quotes £75 for the free lander upto £125 per Hour for the Range Rover !!!
Is the higher rate to reflect the need to feed the taller mechanics?
Remind me not to take the 101 threre!
Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill
www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:
>£55 per hour ! that's cheap our local LR agent (Hunters in Kings Lynn)
>quotes £75 for the free lander upto £125 per Hour for the Range Rover !!!
Is the higher rate to reflect the need to feed the taller mechanics?
Remind me not to take the 101 threre!
Lee D
--
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill
www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna
C
cyberwraith
Guest
When my 94 Disco needed a head gasket it cost £300. My local LR garage
charges around £29 per hour.
charges around £29 per hour.
P
Paul S. Brown
Guest
rads wrote:
> On 13 Oct 2005 01:27:34 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
>>o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
> It probably depends on if youve got a 2005 RR Sport or a 1950s series
> LR.
>
> Little more info appreciated!
Well, I was once quoted £800 just to skim the head on my old Rover 820
which used the same basic engine as the MPi Disco, so that could be a
bargain!
P.
> On 13 Oct 2005 01:27:34 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
>>o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
> It probably depends on if youve got a 2005 RR Sport or a 1950s series
> LR.
>
> Little more info appreciated!
Well, I was once quoted £800 just to skim the head on my old Rover 820
which used the same basic engine as the MPi Disco, so that could be a
bargain!
P.
S
Stacy Masiero
Guest
Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule - this
is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am posting
on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat when
necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it - overheated
on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look at it
who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
work on it for me?
Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
Sincerely
Stacy Masiero
HOOOOSTON, TX
"Pacman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
> As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
>
> I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket set,
£15
> for new coolant, £6 for the Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day in
> total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert could do it
in
> just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that sounds
> about right. Then again, some hourly rates that garages charge these days
> is extortionate..where we take our company cars, they charge £50 per hour
+
> VAT!
>
> I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the
luxury
> of acces to other vehicles to get around in as the Rangie isnt my
day-to-day
> vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a go....but don't
blame
> me if it goes tits up!!!
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Paul
> -------------------
> 1992 RR Vogue SE
>
>
>
is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am posting
on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat when
necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it - overheated
on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look at it
who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
work on it for me?
Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
Sincerely
Stacy Masiero
HOOOOSTON, TX
"Pacman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
>
> As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
>
> I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket set,
£15
> for new coolant, £6 for the Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day in
> total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert could do it
in
> just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that sounds
> about right. Then again, some hourly rates that garages charge these days
> is extortionate..where we take our company cars, they charge £50 per hour
+
> VAT!
>
> I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the
luxury
> of acces to other vehicles to get around in as the Rangie isnt my
day-to-day
> vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a go....but don't
blame
> me if it goes tits up!!!
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Paul
> -------------------
> 1992 RR Vogue SE
>
>
>
S
Steve
Guest
Stacy Masiero wrote:
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
> work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
Its largely ENGLISH men (and women) , and our quotes are in GBP - so
multiply our numbers by around 1.6 ... 1.7 to get USD
Steve
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
> work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
Its largely ENGLISH men (and women) , and our quotes are in GBP - so
multiply our numbers by around 1.6 ... 1.7 to get USD
Steve
A
Austin Shackles
Guest
On or around Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:35:49 +0100, Steve
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>Stacy Masiero wrote:
>
>> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
>> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
>> work on it for me?
>>
>> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
>> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>>
>
>Its largely ENGLISH men (and women) , and our quotes are in GBP - so
>multiply our numbers by around 1.6 ... 1.7 to get USD
There's a neat currency converter at http://www.xe.com
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right
is to be none the less free than you were before."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180), from Meditations, VIII.16
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>Stacy Masiero wrote:
>
>> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
>> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
>> work on it for me?
>>
>> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
>> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>>
>
>Its largely ENGLISH men (and women) , and our quotes are in GBP - so
>multiply our numbers by around 1.6 ... 1.7 to get USD
There's a neat currency converter at http://www.xe.com
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Remember that to change your mind and follow him who sets you right
is to be none the less free than you were before."
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180), from Meditations, VIII.16
D
Derek
Guest
"Stacy Masiero" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ZVQ8f.7546$q%[email protected]...
> Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule - this
> is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am
posting
> on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
>
> It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat when
> necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it - overheated
> on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look at
it
> who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
>
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to
US
> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get
to
> work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Stacy Masiero
> HOOOOSTON, TX
>
>
> "Pacman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> > o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
> >
> > As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
> >
> > I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket set,
> £15
> > for new coolant, £6 for the Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day in
> > total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert could do
it
> in
> > just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that
sounds
> > about right. Then again, some hourly rates that garages charge these
days
> > is extortionate..where we take our company cars, they charge £50 per
hour
> +
> > VAT!
> >
> > I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the
> luxury
> > of acces to other vehicles to get around in as the Rangie isnt my
> day-to-day
> > vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a go....but don't
> blame
> > me if it goes tits up!!!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > -------------------
> > 1992 RR Vogue SE
> >
> >
> >
>
Although its simple enough to convert prices as Steve has observed you
really need US labour (labor) costs as they are likely to be rather
different to those over in the UK there are US contributors to the group
hope fully they will be able to help.
One thing is likely to be the same though Franchise dealers are going to
charge like a wounded buffalo so a quote from your local independant is
likely to be the cheaper option. Most of the lads over here do their own
repairs on Classics so we can help on parts prices you might be able to get
some advise on local repairers from http://www.texasrovers.org/site tho'
their site is a little sparse so far or try
http://www.lro.com/nav?page=lroi.home the forums are a fund of knowledge
Derek
D
Dave Liquorice
Guest
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 22:35:49 +0100, Steve wrote:
> Its largely ENGLISH men (and women) , and our quotes are in GBP - so
> multiply our numbers by around 1.6 ... 1.7 to get USD
That will be the monetary value but will it be representative of the
charges levied by a garage in the US? Remember a Range Rover is a
foreign, european, specialist and minority vehicle in the US...
--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail
> Its largely ENGLISH men (and women) , and our quotes are in GBP - so
> multiply our numbers by around 1.6 ... 1.7 to get USD
That will be the monetary value but will it be representative of the
charges levied by a garage in the US? Remember a Range Rover is a
foreign, european, specialist and minority vehicle in the US...
--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail
E
EMB
Guest
Stacy Masiero wrote:
> Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule - this
> is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am posting
> on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
>
> It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat when
> necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it - overheated
> on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look at it
> who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
>
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
> work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Stacy Masiero
> HOOOOSTON, TX
Welcome to the global, non-sexist, Solihull product support group.
To give things an antipodean twist, I'd normally quote about 8 hours to
do a pair of head gaskets. That includes a bit of an allowance for any
of those little things that crop up in the process of doing a job like
this - eg breaking an exhaust manifold stud.
So... cost of a gasket set (about NZ$150 here), and 8 hours of labour
(about NZ$400) plus ancillary bits and pieces like a new thermostat,
coolant, cleaning and other gubbins (say NZ$100) and we've got a total
of NZ$650 which equates to US$575 or so.
--
EMB
> Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule - this
> is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am posting
> on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
>
> It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat when
> necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it - overheated
> on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look at it
> who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
>
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject to US
> dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I get to
> work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all of
> you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Stacy Masiero
> HOOOOSTON, TX
Welcome to the global, non-sexist, Solihull product support group.
To give things an antipodean twist, I'd normally quote about 8 hours to
do a pair of head gaskets. That includes a bit of an allowance for any
of those little things that crop up in the process of doing a job like
this - eg breaking an exhaust manifold stud.
So... cost of a gasket set (about NZ$150 here), and 8 hours of labour
(about NZ$400) plus ancillary bits and pieces like a new thermostat,
coolant, cleaning and other gubbins (say NZ$100) and we've got a total
of NZ$650 which equates to US$575 or so.
--
EMB
N
Nige
Guest
Stacy Masiero wrote:
> Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
> this is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears
> I am posting on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a
> WOMAN who knows NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
>
> It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
> when necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
> overheated on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a
> mechanic look at it who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or
> both"
>
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this
> subject to US dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off
> by whomever I get to work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave
> all of you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Stacy Masiero
> HOOOOSTON, TX
WTF? Time of the month?
> Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
> this is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears
> I am posting on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a
> WOMAN who knows NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
>
> It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
> when necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
> overheated on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a
> mechanic look at it who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or
> both"
>
> So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this
> subject to US dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off
> by whomever I get to work on it for me?
>
> Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave
> all of you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Stacy Masiero
> HOOOOSTON, TX
WTF? Time of the month?
S
Stacy Masiero
Guest
THANKS to all !
"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Stacy Masiero" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:ZVQ8f.7546$q%[email protected]...
> > Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
this
> > is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am
> posting
> > on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> > NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
> >
> > It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
when
> > necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
overheated
> > on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look
at
> it
> > who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
> >
> > So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject
to
> US
> > dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I
get
> to
> > work on it for me?
> >
> > Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all
of
> > you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Stacy Masiero
> > HOOOOSTON, TX
> >
> >
> > "Pacman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> > > o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
> > >
> > > As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
> > >
> > > I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket
set,
> > £15
> > > for new coolant, £6 for the Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day
in
> > > total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert could do
> it
> > in
> > > just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that
> sounds
> > > about right. Then again, some hourly rates that garages charge these
> days
> > > is extortionate..where we take our company cars, they charge £50 per
> hour
> > +
> > > VAT!
> > >
> > > I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the
> > luxury
> > > of acces to other vehicles to get around in as the Rangie isnt my
> > day-to-day
> > > vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a go....but don't
> > blame
> > > me if it goes tits up!!!
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > -------------------
> > > 1992 RR Vogue SE
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> Although its simple enough to convert prices as Steve has observed you
> really need US labour (labor) costs as they are likely to be rather
> different to those over in the UK there are US contributors to the group
> hope fully they will be able to help.
> One thing is likely to be the same though Franchise dealers are going to
> charge like a wounded buffalo so a quote from your local independant is
> likely to be the cheaper option. Most of the lads over here do their own
> repairs on Classics so we can help on parts prices you might be able to
get
> some advise on local repairers from http://www.texasrovers.org/site tho'
> their site is a little sparse so far or try
> http://www.lro.com/nav?page=lroi.home the forums are a fund of knowledge
> Derek
>
>
"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Stacy Masiero" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:ZVQ8f.7546$q%[email protected]...
> > Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
this
> > is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am
> posting
> > on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> > NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
> >
> > It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
when
> > necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
overheated
> > on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look
at
> it
> > who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
> >
> > So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject
to
> US
> > dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I
get
> to
> > work on it for me?
> >
> > Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all
of
> > you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Stacy Masiero
> > HOOOOSTON, TX
> >
> >
> > "Pacman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > > <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > > my h.G has gone and have been quoted £600 to fix is this outragous or
> > > o.k?? please respond to [email protected]
> > >
> > > As others have said, depends which engine you've got.
> > >
> > > I changed the gaskets on my 3.9 V8 myself. £30 for for the gasket
set,
> > £15
> > > for new coolant, £6 for the Workshop CD from Ebay. Took about a day
in
> > > total (doing bits here and there) , though I'm sure an expert could do
> it
> > in
> > > just over half a day. So if they've quoted a day to do it then that
> sounds
> > > about right. Then again, some hourly rates that garages charge these
> days
> > > is extortionate..where we take our company cars, they charge £50 per
> hour
> > +
> > > VAT!
> > >
> > > I'm handy with a spanner, but by no means an expert. Plus I have the
> > luxury
> > > of acces to other vehicles to get around in as the Rangie isnt my
> > day-to-day
> > > vehicle. So if you are mechanically minded give it a go....but don't
> > blame
> > > me if it goes tits up!!!
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > -------------------
> > > 1992 RR Vogue SE
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> Although its simple enough to convert prices as Steve has observed you
> really need US labour (labor) costs as they are likely to be rather
> different to those over in the UK there are US contributors to the group
> hope fully they will be able to help.
> One thing is likely to be the same though Franchise dealers are going to
> charge like a wounded buffalo so a quote from your local independant is
> likely to be the cheaper option. Most of the lads over here do their own
> repairs on Classics so we can help on parts prices you might be able to
get
> some advise on local repairers from http://www.texasrovers.org/site tho'
> their site is a little sparse so far or try
> http://www.lro.com/nav?page=lroi.home the forums are a fund of knowledge
> Derek
>
>
S
Stacy Masiero
Guest
Hi Mr. EMB - kind of a far cry from the $1500 - $2000 I have been quoted.
So, like the others have said - it has to do with the fact that in the US -
these trucks are foreign and pricey to work on. Your quote is virtually 1/3
to 1/4 of the quote I have been given. Labor time is right on the money. I
don't know what they charge for labor per hour - will have to get back to
you - not sure if its the parts that are the problem or the labor.
"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Stacy Masiero wrote:
> > Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
this
> > is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am
posting
> > on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> > NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
> >
> > It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
when
> > necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
overheated
> > on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look
at it
> > who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
> >
> > So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject
to US
> > dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I
get to
> > work on it for me?
> >
> > Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all
of
> > you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Stacy Masiero
> > HOOOOSTON, TX
>
> Welcome to the global, non-sexist, Solihull product support group.
>
> To give things an antipodean twist, I'd normally quote about 8 hours to
> do a pair of head gaskets. That includes a bit of an allowance for any
> of those little things that crop up in the process of doing a job like
> this - eg breaking an exhaust manifold stud.
>
> So... cost of a gasket set (about NZ$150 here), and 8 hours of labour
> (about NZ$400) plus ancillary bits and pieces like a new thermostat,
> coolant, cleaning and other gubbins (say NZ$100) and we've got a total
> of NZ$650 which equates to US$575 or so.
>
>
> --
> EMB
So, like the others have said - it has to do with the fact that in the US -
these trucks are foreign and pricey to work on. Your quote is virtually 1/3
to 1/4 of the quote I have been given. Labor time is right on the money. I
don't know what they charge for labor per hour - will have to get back to
you - not sure if its the parts that are the problem or the labor.
"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Stacy Masiero wrote:
> > Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
this
> > is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears I am
posting
> > on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a WOMAN who knows
> > NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
> >
> > It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
when
> > necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
overheated
> > on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a mechanic look
at it
> > who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or both"
> >
> > So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this subject
to US
> > dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off by whomever I
get to
> > work on it for me?
> >
> > Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave all
of
> > you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Stacy Masiero
> > HOOOOSTON, TX
>
> Welcome to the global, non-sexist, Solihull product support group.
>
> To give things an antipodean twist, I'd normally quote about 8 hours to
> do a pair of head gaskets. That includes a bit of an allowance for any
> of those little things that crop up in the process of doing a job like
> this - eg breaking an exhaust manifold stud.
>
> So... cost of a gasket set (about NZ$150 here), and 8 hours of labour
> (about NZ$400) plus ancillary bits and pieces like a new thermostat,
> coolant, cleaning and other gubbins (say NZ$100) and we've got a total
> of NZ$650 which equates to US$575 or so.
>
>
> --
> EMB
S
Stacy Masiero
Guest
Hi Nige - since you asked - NO - I have no ovaries anymore - they were
removed 6 years ago due to a little cancer scare so that can't be the
problem - I just had someone warn me about posting on automobile newsgroups
with men who don't appreciate women jumping on asking stupid questions.
Please forgive me - I meant no harm.
(OK?)
"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Stacy Masiero wrote:
> > Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
> > this is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears
> > I am posting on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a
> > WOMAN who knows NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
> >
> > It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
> > when necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
> > overheated on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a
> > mechanic look at it who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or
> > both"
> >
> > So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this
> > subject to US dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off
> > by whomever I get to work on it for me?
> >
> > Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave
> > all of you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Stacy Masiero
> > HOOOOSTON, TX
>
> WTF? Time of the month?
>
>
removed 6 years ago due to a little cancer scare so that can't be the
problem - I just had someone warn me about posting on automobile newsgroups
with men who don't appreciate women jumping on asking stupid questions.
Please forgive me - I meant no harm.
(OK?)
"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Stacy Masiero wrote:
> > Hi - Please excuse me if I am violating some sort of etiquette rule -
> > this is the first I have ever posted on a "newsgroup" and it appears
> > I am posting on one with Europeans. To make matters worse, I am a
> > WOMAN who knows NOTHING about the Range Rover she just bought.
> >
> > It is a 93 Classic. I bought it for one reason only - to tow my boat
> > when necessary. So it is a second vehicle. 3 wks after I bought it -
> > overheated on the highway - I had it towed to my driveway and had a
> > mechanic look at it who told me I had blown a "head gasket or head or
> > both"
> >
> > So - my question is - can you convert your euro quotes on this
> > subject to US dollars for me so I can know if I am getting ripped off
> > by whomever I get to work on it for me?
> >
> > Thank You - and if I am out of line - just say so and I will leave
> > all of you EUROPEAN MEN and all of your mechanical lingo alone.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Stacy Masiero
> > HOOOOSTON, TX
>
> WTF? Time of the month?
>
>
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