Scrap or not?
 

Hello everybody.....the last thing I want to do is get rid of my Rover 75 (1.8 petrol turbo, 2004), however, the head gasket has just blown after paying £500 to have a new clutch fitted. I've been quoted £800 at a Rover garage to repair it, but at this present time my budget won't stretch that far. Does anybody know anyone in the Manchester area who can do this cheaper please?

£800 that sounds a lot i would expect about £400

Dave

MJSAUTOANDMARINE.CO.UK Mike Stafford specialises in the K series. Fully mobile .
Or
MGROVERSOLUTIONS.CO. Russel Walsh is the man to speak to fully mobile.
Or
ROUGHLUCKRACING.CO.UK. Fully mobile. Speak to Jon.

The quote you have is way to expensive.

I certainly wouldn't expect over £400. How much would a replacement car cost? certainly much more.

Sounds like a Rover garage that just doesn't want the work to me. I paid £400 for a full top end rebuild on my old 1.8.

Agree, that would include a head skim and relapping the valves too.

North West Rover Repairs in Atherton, Greater Manchester, specialist in the 1.8

There are a few specialists listed on here that will do it far cheaper.

I was just going to suggest these - they'll sort it for you. :)
https://en-gb.facebook.com/NWRoverRepairs/about/

It'll be one of our kits fitted, and their pricing is incredibly good.

Could it be a case of them over charging hoping you'll go somewhere else cos they don't want to do it?