Lol @ Renaults Prices

[Russ182]

Hi,

My Clio 182 went in to Renault today to have the headlight washer replaced (Thats headlight washer number 3 in 12months) under parts and labour warranty.

Whilst it was there i asked them to mot the car. It failed on the following -

Rear shock leaking
Number plate light not working suspected bulb failure.

I was quoted the following prices -

Replace shock - £135ish + Vat (parts and labour)
Replace number plate light bulb - £35 + vat

I lol'd hard especially as ive bought a shock in the past and know theyre £55 inc vat. So £80+ labour for a 15minute job?

£35 to change a number plate bulb...seriously? I have just checked and yes the bulb has gone but even if the lamp holder itself has gone i bought a replacement for my old clio and the hole assembly inc bulb was circa £8.
They take litterly a couple of minutes to replace.

Needless to say the car isnt going there for the work, ive ordered a shock which will be here on Thur and bulbs are 49p a pair with a halfords trade card.

Ive always stood up for Renault said oem parts are reasonable priced but jesus....how can they justify their labour charges?

They also replaced the bonnet catch for the second time in 6months lol

Rant over.

[loose cannon]

find any main dealer that charges less than £70 an hour good luck.

[heyjack]

Just got my clio back from Renault garage too.
Originally, it was for the famous coil problem, which has been solved.

But I've also been told that the number plate light was gone and the support had to be replaced.
What a surprise to be charger £70 for that!! That's just crazy! It takes 5 minutes to replace the bulb and the support.

I don't know what's going on here in UK, but I owned a 2 clio during 4 years in France before moving to Scotland, and I never gave so much money to a garage.

The spare parts and price/hour is completely crazy here!

[Big Time Charlie]

Shocks are a common failure on the RS Clios. My 172 offside rear went just after I bought it. Trolleyjack + £55 shock + 30 mins = sorted. Lol at dealer prices for this sort of work.

[Russ182]

Replaced my shock in less than 30mins today. I find it amazing that me, a guy who isnt a mechanic can change a shock in less than 30mins using a trolley jack and yest Renault feel it is worth of £80 of my hard earned cash.

[Glade]

Had a shock go on ours... £45 iirc and 30 mins to fix it.

Our rear numberplate has gone too... funny these common faults.

[DaveL485]

Ha ha....I got a quote for a cambelt and service on an 03 Laguna last week. £773!

Doing the job myself for £60

[russ_a]

Think yourself lucky, it's £100 for a headlight bulb on the Megane Sport!

[s.m.h.]

Thought about putting OE rear dampers on last month after one of mine went.
Cant be asked to keep changing one then the other, so gritted my teeth and fitted a pair of Koni yellows.
Adjustable from inside the car and soo much better than OE.... £200 against £120 for OE. Work really well with the Eibach springs I fitted.

Plug leads are something I remarked on here about.
£122 +vat was quoted.
Got performance leads for £60.....
Pattern coil was £40 not sure what OE is costwise - keep spare in the boot!