FTO AUSTRALIA

So ummm rang joe and riks today... little dissappointed..
Last week they told me it shouldnt cost more then $600..
And now its up to $957.....

How that happens I dont know.. But im so not happy haha.

I asked about the prices etc... and this is what I got..

$65 RWC
$95 Engine mount
$20 steering
$20 inner CV
$39 oil pumps something to do with the gear box...
$45 rear main seal
$7.50 tools?!?
$36 engine oil
$110 service (thought this would include oil/ coolant but whatever)
$30 coolant
$350 gear box labour
$40 steering and CV labour
$12.50 on something else I had no idea what it was called...lol

Total= $870
GST= $87

Grand Total= $957.00

Goodbye savings..

Thats actually quite resonable. He has put a big mark up on the consumables but really any mechanic would, I think you should be happy with that. The only BS thing is he quoted you so low to begin with, obviously to get the work but you definitly havent been ripped.

Yeah I didn't think it was to bad, as long as he has actually done all of the above.

Kustom_FTO wrote:Yeah I didn't think it was to bad, as long as he has actually done all of the above.

well thats a no brainer


THANK YOU CAPTAIN OBVIOUS

Don't feel too bad.

I got it way worse.

Mine had complications and final bill was doubled the original quote.
Amount is more than doubled what you paid, and I supplied 70% of the parts(not in bill) used too.

They did a lot of extra unbilled work for me too, so I ain't complaining.


Edit: Changed "unpaid" to "unbilled"

Kustom_FTO wrote:Yeah I didn't think it was to bad, as long as he has actually done all of the above.

yeah... remember how I was chatting with you guys at the DIY day about my suspicions of them not actually doing all the work they said they did on mine?

BorepYano wrote:

Kustom_FTO wrote:Yeah I didn't think it was to bad, as long as he has actually done all of the above.

yeah... remember how I was chatting with you guys at the DIY day about my suspicions of them not actually doing all the work they said they did on mine?

Yeah thats what I ment. I hope he has :/

Better than me, went there to fix AC + tappets.
told me it's the evaporator leaks, changed the evaporator + gas refill = 600
adjust tappets = 300

after 2 months, ac blowing hot air again (should be all the gas leaks out)
and, tappets noise coming back.. slowly getting louder and louder.

spent 900 for nothing.
i don't know where to go anymore. should i return to j&r ?

my fto is getting nowhere, not even with a plate on it'
did i mention that somehow out of nowhere, my plate have been stolen?

when i first saw it, i didn't even notice the plate is missing.
only got a feeling that it looks a bit different, a little bit more sexy!

and kate, sorry for hijacking your thread.

phunkydude wrote:spent 900 for nothing.
i don't know where to go anymore. should i return to j&r ?

Personally I wouldnt

I'm not sure, I'll have to check my engine mount to make sure its brand new, if it is, i would still recommend them.

Kustom_FTO wrote:I'm not sure, I'll have to check my engine mount to make sure its brand new, if it is, i would still recommend them.

Do you mean my engine mount?

Yeep.

anything AC related I would take to a specialist.. as for tappets Joe & Riks are the only place I would go..

haha all of u stop complaining you get everything done for so much cheaper then up here a general mechanic charges 90 dollars a hour up here lol. you learn to do stuff yourself very quickly.

$90 an hour is the lower end of the scale. A lot of mechanics will charge anywhere up to $120 an hour.

Only place I will ever go for AC repairs is Mr Cool 3369 3033 in Milton Brisbane.

Have used them twice and very happy with service I have had from them.

Yes they are pricey but once it is fixed it is fixed proper.

Have had 2 compressor reco's done, and both are still going years later.