Is £190 a fair price for a whole new exhaust, including a more expensive chrome bit on the end?

[Accy cyclist]

Thirty years ago I visited a small "under the arches" motor mechanic in Holland Park. London. There was a far-from-new Ferrari in for an exhaust repair so I asked the mechanic what that might cost the owner.

" About two grand".

Accy, you have a bargain.

Was the Ferrari in that bright yellow colour? If so it was worth it!!

 

[dicko]

I drive a Ford Ka, same as your Fiat 500 but different body also made in Poland alongside yours.
My exhaust backbox lasted ten years so I had a new back box with shiny tailpipe fitted for around £60. The whole system was just fine only the back box was replaced two years ago.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Seems a fair exchange for your car

 

[Saluki]

So that's 90 quid for labour. How long will it take to fit it? 🤔

You know he’s in business right? He does need to make a profit, pay rent, wages and stuff. £190 sounds about right to me. I paid a similar amount recently for mine.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

So that's 90 quid for labour. How long will it take to fit it? 🤔

Ask him if you can just buy the exhaust then fit it yourself.

 

[raleighnut]

He asked me why I wanted to take photos of the exhaust parts. When I told him I wanted them to post on a forum's motoring section he called me a f..k..g weirdo!!!!

Yebbut you are

 

[Drago]

He asked me why I wanted to take photos of the exhaust parts...

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Class 1 Euphemism Alert ⚠️ ⚠️⚠️

 

[johnnyb47]

When you say whole new exhaust for £190 did that include the catalytic converter as well.If it did that was a bargain.
Petrol engined car exhausts tend to rot from the inside out due to there very no nature as diesel exhausts usually rot from the outside and tend to last a lot longer.
My rover had the same original back box on for 20 years before it gave up.

 

[screenman]

So that's 90 quid for labour. How long will it take to fit it? 🤔

half an hour at most, give another ten minutes to get it on and off the ramp.

 

[Accy cyclist]

When you say whole new exhaust for £190 did that include the catalytic converter as well.If it did that was a bargain.
Petrol engined car exhausts tend to rot from the inside out due to there very no nature as diesel exhausts usually rot from the outside and tend to last a lot longer.
My rover had the same original back box on for 20 years before it gave up.

I don't know. 🤔

 

[Accy cyclist]

half an hour at most, give another ten minutes to get it on and off the ramp.

90 quid for half an hour's work! He did say yesterday it tool 45 minutes to get the thing off due to rust/corrosion and he always says He fixed this bracket, or replaced that bracket etc.


I'm not bothered if he has added a few tenners on the bill.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Anyway, it's fitted now so.....

 

[Drago]

Ooh, your end is all flat.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Ooh, your end is all flat.

That's how I like it! There's something about that oblong shape, that looks so much better than the round narrow pipes!

 

[screenman]

If you are happy with the price then that is all that matters, I often charge that for 5 minutes work, my competitors even more, we save our customers a lot of money on the other option so meet with very few complaints.