£85 Nut...

[rd993]

I was at HR Owen's parts department earlier and the chap in front of me was picking up a nut for his QP. The cost - a cool £85! For a nut no more than one inch long. It was something to do with the transmission. Are Maserati taking the Michael or what...

 

[BennyD]

Was the nut being bought or doing the buying?

 

[rd993]

That's what I thought - surely there must be an alternative

 

[Andyk]

Yep Maserati taking the ****..they do that a lot.....got to love em though...

 

[mcs]

Thats Nuts

 

[Trev Latter]

It's enough to make you bolt for the door.

 

[beau]

depends how urgent you are, i needed a pipe for my alfa, it was £50 from the dealer, and im sure i could of found one for under a tenner but my car was off the road so i didnt mind paying the premium, annoying but sometimes its easier to pay the premium than be without a car til you find one

 

[Parisien]

Have you over a barrel, only one supplier, pay it or put an older car off the road, they only want new cars or max 3yrs old coming through their doors


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[rd993]

It's enough to make you bolt for the door.

He was screwed...

 

[rd993]

Have you over a barrel, only one supplier, pay it or put an older car off the road, they only want new cars or max 3yrs old coming through their doors


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It does put people of older versions of the marque though... Perhaps that explains the post warranty depreciation...

 

[2b1ask1]

Before the internet and the last gasps of British manufacturing there was an alladins cave of engineering supplies in every town. Over the years these have gradually closed down and now you even struggle to find material online. You could walk into these places and drop a bolt, nut or split pin or clinch spiral on the counter and they would toddle off out the back for a few minutes then holler through "How many do you want?"

I won't be beaten by these bastardos And I'll root out the bits I need somewhere but it is getting ever more difficult to do...

 

[Parisien]

.....moving to Italy...Newton, that would be the answer......


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[TridentTested]

Before the internet and the last gasps of British manufacturing there was an alladins cave of engineering supplies in every town. Over the years these have gradually closed down and now you even struggle to find material online. You could walk into these places and drop a bolt, nut or split pin or clinch spiral on the counter and they would toddle off out the back for a few minutes then holler through "How many do you want?".

Yup, we had one across the road near us. I remember walking in with a little regulator box from a mate's BMW motorbike which wouldn't start. He knew this part was likely to be at fault because it had let him down in the same way before. Plonked it down on the counter and the chap serving said, 'ah, Bosch regulator, that'll be £12 please'. My mate was flabbergasted, he paid BMW over EUR €100 for it the year before.

That very useful motor factors is now another effing estate agents (no offence, Dem). Just what we need, our fifteenth estate agents on the High Street.

 

[FF1078]

I'd sell one of my nuts for £85

 

[midlifecrisis]

I'd sell one of my nuts for £85

Pistachio or Peanut?

 

[zagatoes30]

We still have an old style motor factors in Towcester. The old guy behind the counter is amazing, put a car part on the counter and he knows what it is, what it fits and what alternative is available. He does the same with bolts, nuts etc over the years he has saved me a fortune

 

[rs48635]

We still have an old style motor factors in Towcester. The old guy behind the counter is amazing, put a car part on the counter and he knows what it is, what it fits and what alternative is available. He does the same with bolts, nuts etc over the years he has saved me a fortune

Does he open late? I often pop over Tuesday after work, to visit my nephew.

 

[jluis]

If you think that is bad, take a look at this pearl:
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/searchResult_one.asp?S=479045100&TM=3&TMo=697&TA=1&TB=41456

That is £85+VAT for a stud screw.
Yes ladies and gentleman, a simple stud screw.

I might need to replace this screw in my car and I was in shock when I saw the price!

Got to really love the cars because the brand is just run by greedy morons.

 

[JonnyCJ]

This thread is winding me up

 

[Trev Latter]

It's all torque