Most ridiculous/ expensive workshop bill ever received?

**EJK** · 7th December 2015, 15:11

As the title says. Go!

If you do your own wrench twisting, then good for you!

**Gremlin** · 7th December 2015, 15:21

So, to qualify, did you have to pay, or can it be an insurance job?

**EJK** · 7th December 2015, 15:22

Originally Posted by Gremlin

So, to qualify, did you have to pay, or can it be an insurance job?

Either!

Extra electronic chocolate fish for paid from your own pocket.

**Gremlin** · 7th December 2015, 15:27

Originally Posted by EJK

Either!

Extra electronic chocolate fish for paid from your own pocket.

Just did a quick check on the BMW records (had them to hand) and it's actually been quite cheap to the KTM I had previously.

$880 for the 100k service on BMW followed a few days later by a bill for $830, final drive rebuild (a new one would cost $2500). No tyres in invoices, I tend to buy separately. On a side note, when I bought my van I had my mechanic give it a full service... $1500...

Insurance picked up an $18,500 repair tab on the BMW...

edit: Biggest bill for KTM was $2143 (no tyres), several more over a grand.

**Tazz** · 7th December 2015, 15:33

On my first Safari when I was 18 or so, $980 odd for a water pump. Spat the alternator belt 1k down the road because almost every bolt touched was only finger tight.

Did it myself 5 years later on another Safari for $120 (not discounted/trade), 40 mins of my time and however much rad coolant costs.

Also twice my dad has been pinged picking stuff up for me. Once on my trailer, quoted $60, wanted $180 and a starter, quoted $500-600 and wanted over a grand which included the replacement of my perfectly fine battery...

Not expensive bills but hugely ridiculous, especially considering you can only charge 10% more than what you've quoted.

**cheshirecat** · 7th December 2015, 16:12

My VFR is 21 years old over which I've owned it for about 10 of them and bills, aside from consumables, have been under $1000 in repairs and servicing. Actually they check to see if the valves need doing and have invariably said no so the engine just gets oil, coolant and a botty wipe these days.

**merv** · 7th December 2015, 17:00

My dirt and trail bikes leave the shop when I buy them and never go back again, but when I bought my VFR new, now almost 22 years ago I thought yeah better get it serviced, preserve the warranty and all that stuff. To insult me Sawyers, as they were then, at the first service at 1,500km charged me $55 for changing the spark plugs so they said.

Most cars get the first service free so why not a bike, but anyway the book said replace the plugs at 36,000km, just checking them at services until then. So changing them at 1,500km no matter how small $55 was at the time that was just ridiculous (as per the header of this thread).

**Hitcher** · 7th December 2015, 17:05

$22,500 parts only (no labour costs or GST) for repairs after an "incident" on an ST1300?

**Gremlin** · 7th December 2015, 17:21

Originally Posted by Hitcher

$22,500 parts only (no labour costs or GST) for repairs after an "incident" on an ST1300?

But was it actually repaired at that cost?

**skippa1** · 7th December 2015, 18:28

Wifes car, had a miss, $670 for a new 02 sensor, picked up, still missing, new efi thingy, another $850, picked up, still missing, needs new computer, another $1200.
didnt pay any of them, argued that it should have been diagnosed right first time, paid $670, that was all.
sold car, fuckin dealer was as useful as a cop

**Madness** · 7th December 2015, 18:29

Originally Posted by skippa1

Wifes car, had a miss, $670 for a new 02 sensor, picked up, still missing, new efi thingy, another $850, picked up, still missing, needs new computer, another $1200.
didnt pay any of them, argued that it should have been diagnosed right first time, paid $670, that was all.
sold car, fuckin dealer was as useful as a cop

Volkswagen?

**Waihou Thumper** · 7th December 2015, 18:42

A surcharge for the use of rags and fluids? Even though they didn't.....seems to be stock standard charge at the foot of the bill!
Being picky? perhaps...