Is this a good price for a new clutch + Labour

jme2010

Car 2007 Peugeot 407 1.6 petrol.

Completely died on me and can hear the clutch was gone, so I wasn't suprised when he said I'd need a whole new one.

Quote was €590 inc. labour+vat etc. He also towed it, but did not charge for that.

Any opinions on the price?

wonski

You already paid?

If you did not sure if you really want to know:D

H3llR4iser

jme2010 wrote: »

Car 2007 Peugeot 407 petrol.

Completely died on me and can hear the clutch was gone, so I wasn't suprised when he said I'd need a whole new one.

Quote was €590 inc. labour+vat etc. He also towed it, but did not charge for that.

Any opinions on the price?

Depends - does the car have a DMF, and was it replaced as well? On many modern cars, a complete clutch job is well north of 1000 Euro.

T5180

Sounds alright to me if you take vat , parts and a few bob for towing off it ,
but it would depend on whether original parts were used or not.

wonski

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Depends - does the car have a DMF, and was it replaced as well? On many modern cars, a complete clutch job is well north of 1000 Euro.

I presume it was clutch kit only at this cost.

What was the labour cost op - without knowing that it is difficult to say.

nc19

jme2010 wrote:

Quote was €590 inc. labour+vat etc. He also towed it, but did not charge for that.

if it included a DMF then yes. Great price.
If not then about 200e+ overpriced imo

jme2010

Thanks lads.

I have not paid, yet. It will be ready later today.

How do I go about asking about the DMF? Dual mass flywheel. correct? And would the machanic have chosen single or dual?

Thanks.

wonski

First question would be if it actually has DMF.

jme2010

wonski wrote: »

First question would be if it actually has DMF.

As in "Did my car have a DMF to begin with" or "Did he order a DMF".

Are there DMF's in petrol cars?

I just need some solid questions to ask, incase the final bill is way past the quote. Damn I hate mechanics, take complete advantage of simple folk.

Most important question on here might be: What recourse do I have if they try to shaft me on the price? After all they have my car.

Thanks this is really helpful.

wonski

jme2010 wrote: »

As in "Did my car have a DMF to begin with" or "Did he order a DMF".

Are there DMF's in petrol cars?

I just need some solid questions to ask, incase the final bill is way past the quote. Damn I hate mechanics, take complete advantage of simple folk.

Most important question on here might be: What recourse do I have if they try to shaft me on the price? After all they have my car.

Thanks this is really helpful.

What engine is it? 1.8?

jme2010

wonski wrote: »

What engine is it? 1.8?

1.6 model , on the log book it's a little closer to 1.7

wonski

jme2010 wrote: »

1.6 model , on the log book it's a little closer to 1.7

1749 on the logbook?

There is no 1.6 iirc, they used to sell them as 1.8.

Unless it is 307 we are talking about

skyhighflyer

I'm 99% sure that the petrol 407 doesn't have a DMF. To answer one of your questions, if a car doesn't have a DMF from factory then your mechanic won't be installing one now. Price is slightly on the high side in my opinion, but not rip off territory by any stretch, especially given the tow. Plus you need the car back (presumably) and assuming this guy did the job properly then I'm not really seeing the issue here. You might have got some lad with no insurance or VAT registration to do it in his garden for €250, but you'd have no comeback or assurance that the job was done right. Mechanics really can't win sometimes.

wonski

skyhighflyer wrote: »

I'm 99% sure that the petrol 407 doesn't have a DMF. To answer one of your questions, if a car doesn't have a DMF from factory then your mechanic won't be installing one now. Price is slightly on the high side in my opinion, but not rip off territory by any stretch, especially given the tow. Plus you need the car back (presumably) and assuming this guy did the job properly then I'm not really seeing the issue here. You might have got some lad with no insurance or VAT registration to do it in his garden for €250, but you'd have no comeback or assurance that the job was done right. Mechanics really can't win sometimes.

It really depends on the breakdown of cost.

skyhighflyer

Here's a thread from a couple of years back where a respected mechanic and poster on here suggested €550 to €650 so it seems the qoute here was on the money.


http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056568421/1/#post77448542

jme2010

skyhighflyer wrote: »

Here's a thread from a couple of years back where a respected mechanic and poster on here suggested €550 to €650 so it seems the qoute here was on the money.


http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056568421/1/#post77448542

Thanks highFlyer.

Great advice all around. Now one last question I swear.

He told me he would head back to the garage and get the quote, so obviously he would have had a fairly close price in mind. What is the maximum I should accept higher than the quoted price? 10% 15%

Sorry for the odd question.

Charlie19

Check micksgarage for the price of parts.

wonski

jme2010 wrote: »

Thanks highFlyer.

Great advice all around. Now one last question I swear.

He told me he would head back to the garage and get the quote, so obviously he would have had a fairly close price in mind. What is the maximum I should accept higher than the quoted price? 10% 15%

Sorry for the odd question.

Well, he already gave you a quote so...

Ring another garage and ask what they would charge you.

Changing clutch can be quoted fairly accurately - parts+labour really.

skyhighflyer

jme2010 wrote: »

Thanks highFlyer.

Great advice all around. Now one last question I swear.

He told me he would head back to the garage and get the quote, so obviously he would have had a fairly close price in mind. What is the maximum I should accept higher than the quoted price? 10% 15%

Sorry for the odd question.

Well I've been going to the same mechanic for years and his quotes are generally what I end up paying plus or minus 20 quid. He's a specialist in my particular type of car though so I'd expect him to be fairly bang on. I guess it depends how familiar he is with Peugeots but 590 is a fairly specific number so I wouldn't expect him to be out by much. We've seen a good price for the job is apparently €550 to €650 so if it was me I'd be politely querying anything over that amount.

dieselbug

I did one of these just last week, 05 1.8

If the clutch bearing has collapsed (like the one I had, lots of noise) the clutch fork and bearing carrier may also need to be replaced which will add to the cost.