Vectra 1.8 petrol tank leak quote

[ßødincµs²°°°]

Hi Lads,

Another nasty prob with my '98 Veccy (poor old granny...)
The petrol tank started to leak, definitely to replace. I've been given
a quote for 170 quid, parts and labour.
Is that a good price?

TIA

 

[adder1969]

Hi Lads,

Another nasty prob with my '98 Veccy (poor old granny...)
The petrol tank started to leak, definitely to replace. I've been given
a quote for 170 quid, parts and labour.
Is that a good price?

TIA

You can get vectra tanks for about 50 quid. So it is worth £120 to you
to have it fitted?

 

[ßødincµs²°°°]

Recently, adder1969 popped out over the fence
around free.uk.cars.vauxhall and said...
|> Hi Lads,
|>
|> Another nasty prob with my '98 Veccy (poor old granny...)
|> The petrol tank started to leak, definitely to replace. I've been given
|> a quote for 170 quid, parts and labour.
|> Is that a good price?
|>
|> TIA
|>
|
|You can get vectra tanks for about 50 quid. So it is worth £120 to you
|to have it fitted?
|
A new original petrol tank for a 1.8 '98 Vectra is just 50 quid?
Or is it some aftermarket third party replacement that goes rusty after
three miles? ;-)
The lowest quotes I found are from a local scrappy for 70 quid from an
MOT failure, and an aftermarket non-Vaux for 72.95 + P&P on ebay.
It's a petrol tank, forgive me but I'm not going for the cheap option.
How much is it for *the* original part?
And, yes, I'm happy to pay 2 hour labour to change a petrol tank, after
all it's a quite risky job, to be done properly and safely.

 

[adder1969]

Recently, adder1969 popped out over the fence
around free.uk.cars.vauxhall and said...
|> Hi Lads,
|>
|> Another nasty prob with my '98 Veccy (poor old granny...)
|> The petrol tank started to leak, definitely to replace. I've been given
|> a quote for 170 quid, parts and labour.
|> Is that a good price?
|>
|> TIA
|>
|
|You can get vectra tanks for about 50 quid. So it is worth £120 to you
|to have it fitted?
|
A new original petrol tank for a 1.8 '98 Vectra is just 50 quid?
Or is it some aftermarket third party replacement that goes rusty after
three miles? ;-)
The lowest quotes I found are from a local scrappy for 70 quid from an
MOT failure, and an aftermarket non-Vaux for 72.95 + P&P on ebay.
It's a petrol tank, forgive me but I'm not going for the cheap option.
How much is it for *the* original part?

OE tanks are known for rusting so I'm not sure why you'd necessarily
want to use one. From Vauxhall I'm sure the cost would be quite a
lot. www.buypartsby.com has many cheap parts but they're usually of
normal aftermarket standard. For a vectra I'd be more than happy to
order one from there. Waxoyl/Underseal it it first if you're
concerned.

As for the ebay and other more expensive items, where do you think
they source them from?...

 

[TheDragon]

Recently, adder1969 popped out over the fence
around free.uk.cars.vauxhall and said...
|> Hi Lads,
|>
|> Another nasty prob with my '98 Veccy (poor old granny...)
|> The petrol tank started to leak, definitely to replace. I've been given
|> a quote for 170 quid, parts and labour.
|> Is that a good price?
|>
|> TIA
|>
|
|You can get vectra tanks for about 50 quid. So it is worth £120 to you
|to have it fitted?
|
A new original petrol tank for a 1.8 '98 Vectra is just 50 quid?
Or is it some aftermarket third party replacement that goes rusty after
three miles? ;-)
The lowest quotes I found are from a local scrappy for 70 quid from an
MOT failure, and an aftermarket non-Vaux for 72.95 + P&P on ebay.
It's a petrol tank, forgive me but I'm not going for the cheap option.
How much is it for *the* original part?

OE tanks are known for rusting so I'm not sure why you'd necessarily
want to use one. From Vauxhall I'm sure the cost would be quite a
lot. www.buypartsby.com has many cheap parts but they're usually of
normal aftermarket standard. For a vectra I'd be more than happy to
order one from there. Waxoyl/Underseal it it first if you're
concerned.

As for the ebay and other more expensive items, where do you think
they source them from?...


Thats a good site. I have just bought a Conti timing belt kit from ebay. The
same one was 5 quid cheaper on this site. Dammmmmm.