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AussieNath · 08-02-2008

Well, I got the car back. I ended up giving it to a local european car specialist. Problem was he hadn't done any work on a GTA before. Promised it would be done in a couple of days for roughly $700. I ordered the parts and organised the bellhousing repair.

Well, we had to wait on the driveshaft seals for a month as they were on back order. This wasn't their fault, so no problems there.....

The problem was when I was going to pick up the car they wanted $2600.........ouch! I refused to pay that amount as there is a slight difference between $700 and $2600. There was extra work involved because of the gearbox being stripped and cleaned, but an extra $1900? I don't think so.

The problem was the hours that they said that they had put into the car. I told them that because it was a first time on a GTA for them I shouldn't have to pay for it......not when I was assured they could handle the job without any problems.

So I ended up paying $1580 which I was happy with.....In hindsight, would have been better to get a car and trailer and take it to an Alfa specialist in Sydney.

Drives beautifully now though.

Next.....brakes and rotors......

08-02-2008	#41 (Post Link)
AussieNath Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 33 Member car: 147 GTA	Re: Replacing diff with Q2 myself Well, I got the car back. I ended up giving it to a local european car specialist. Problem was he hadn't done any work on a GTA before. Promised it would be done in a couple of days for roughly $700. I ordered the parts and organised the bellhousing repair. Well, we had to wait on the driveshaft seals for a month as they were on back order. This wasn't their fault, so no problems there..... The problem was when I was going to pick up the car they wanted $2600.........ouch! I refused to pay that amount as there is a slight difference between $700 and $2600. There was extra work involved because of the gearbox being stripped and cleaned, but an extra $1900? I don't think so. The problem was the hours that they said that they had put into the car. I told them that because it was a first time on a GTA for them I shouldn't have to pay for it......not when I was assured they could handle the job without any problems. So I ended up paying $1580 which I was happy with.....In hindsight, would have been better to get a car and trailer and take it to an Alfa specialist in Sydney. Drives beautifully now though. Next.....brakes and rotors......