New alternator

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:22 pm

Just getting my new alternator fitted as i write this,$800

U know what i love,that feeling of having given so much time working and then realising u have really worked for nothing.That pleases me no end.

WildRide · Post by **WildRide** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:40 pm

Two points.

1) Man what is it with alternators right now

Maybe they have a "one in, all in" thing going on.
They all get together on www.fto-alternators.com and start a thread called "I'm board...lets go on strike"

2) I know what you mean about the work thing. Once when I was about 19, I worked a 16 hour day with no breaks on casual rates. Came home to find a speeding fine in the mail.

I nearly cried.

WR

gus · Post by **gus** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 11:12 pm

Those are the risks you take driving a flash car. If you werent prepared for those kind of things you would drive a Commondore or a Bored Falcon. I know im prepared to pay that kind of money for the flash factor. (then again the car i had before my FTO was a Mitsubishi Colt 1984. I went from 1 end of the spectrum to the other)

Saying that though - $800 for an alternator replacement ouch.

Im not big on the mechanical aspects of the FTO yet. is it in a really bad spot so it has to be proffesionally done? I know that in my old car and in family cars my old man and myself have replaced a few alternators. Just a matter of removing the belt, unbolting it and refitting the new one.

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 5:21 pm

I'm willing to sacrifice the extra cash to drive a better car,its just its $500 up on the original quoted price to get it fixed.

please don't mention holdens.If u knew me u would know how much i despise even the word "Holden"