Am I Getting Ripped off on Nissan Pulsar Repair?

LUser447772 on 04/01/2023 - 11:45
Last edited 04/01/2023 - 18:00 by 2 other users

My mechanic is charging me $850 to replace 2 lower control arm bushers and 2 bump stops on a Nissan Pulsar 2005.

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  • Muzeeb on 04/01/2023 - 11:52
    +2

    How many hours labour is the mechanic quoting?

    Does it include a wheel alignment?

    New lower control arms or just the bushings?

    To replace bump stops you need to drop the suspension from its top mounts. Can be time consuming.

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 12:09
      -4

      Just bushings and it doesn't include wheel alignment.

  • kerfuffle on 04/01/2023 - 11:55
    +12

    The details

    • Muzeeb on 04/01/2023 - 11:56
      +3

      Nice find. That's a huge difference compared to what is suggested above.

      • kerfuffle on 04/01/2023 - 11:58
        +3

        Yeah not sure why the OP didn't include it in their post. But it's definitely their Reddit post.

        • Muzeeb on 04/01/2023 - 11:59

          And an unsecured bull bar on a 2005 Pulsar?

          WTF?

          • mapax on 04/01/2023 - 12:29
            +1

            @Muzeeb: OP thinks their death trap is a 4x4, explains all the broken suspension…

          • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:35

            @Muzeeb: Rofl yeah ill ram it right into ya

      • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:41

        Not really?

    • AndyC1 on 04/01/2023 - 12:30

      Love the 6 dotted lines in the reddit post, with some dot points having multiple items but OP only put 2 items in the OZB post…..

      • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 12:36
        -6

        Wow you have alot of free time it seems lol

      • Baysew on 04/01/2023 - 12:49
        +1

        33% off @OzBargain.

    • kerfuffle on 04/01/2023 - 14:28
      +1

      And now OP has deleted their post on Reddit …

      • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:30
        -1

        Why do you care?

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:35

      Not my car buddy

  • onetwothreefour on 04/01/2023 - 12:00
    +1

    Looks ok, some labor required on those items.

    Your car sounds like a death trap.

  • CodeXD on 04/01/2023 - 12:02

    Looks ok, some labor required on those items.

    Your car sounds like a death trap.

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:33

      You sound like a deathtrap buddy

  • Drakesy on 04/01/2023 - 12:14
    +7

    Looks ok, some labour required on those items.

    Your car sounds like a death trap.

    *Also should probably just get a new car if the reddit post is anything to go by.

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:33

      Ah here comes old drakesy again reporting all my posts rofl

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:34

      You are the biggest troll on ozb lmao

      • Drakesy on 04/01/2023 - 15:45

        lol
        Someone's holding a grudge

  • Jugganautx on 04/01/2023 - 13:02

    You bought a Nissan pulsar with 225,000km on it that needed decent repairs. For an inflated price in today's market I think you already got ripped off.

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:32

      Wouldn’t care less bud

  • cashless on 04/01/2023 - 14:09

    Looks laboursome, OK with those items
    Your deathtrap sounds like a car

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:32

      Seems like you are the deathtrap

  • brendanm on 04/01/2023 - 15:10
    +1

    A lot of labour in that job there may be.

    Deathtrap your car is.

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:32

      Deathtrap you are

  • blitz on 04/01/2023 - 15:31
    +1

    Have you considered a dance-off with your mechanic to resolve this?

    • User447772 on 04/01/2023 - 15:32

      Already did bud

  • Moderatorhamza23 on 04/01/2023 - 15:46

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