car parts

[bayliss]

I work for Fifth Gear. We're after the most outrageous car part prices charged by UK main dealers; £100 for a short piece of rubber pipe, that sort of thing. Or, an electronic plug in component that's so expensive it might make a five/ten year old car uneconomic to repair.
Also, we're after the most expensive garage in the UK.

If you've got any stories please email or call me on 0121 697 1904/[e-mail] (we must be able to identify the part).

Ian Bayliss

[cuzza]

I've got a CC receipt for £220 which states 'Jubilee clip' on it. The specialist who looks after my car has a macabre sense of humour - the jubilee clip had come off and so had the rad hose requiring five or six hours labour to sort it out!


>> Edited by cuzza on Thursday 21st October 15:33

[M100]

There is a tiny plastic cover for the underbonnet battery post on the Elan S2 - its about 1 inch by 2 inches and 1/16 inch thick and weighs sod all.

Cost to make - maybe 25 pence

Cost to Joe Public? Around 25 pounds