Chris Whelan wrote:
> Chris Game wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:31:04 +0100, David Millen wrote:
>>
>>> Dual-mass flywheel failure. See www.honestjohn.co.uk, and also
>>> my severely depleted bank balance.
>> Well reading the Focus page on that site, I would certainly hesitate
>> before buying one! Although in the middle of the page they mention
>> the excellent reliability record and the various recommendations for
>> the model. They aren't that cheap to fix either, as my dead
>> instrument panel cost over £300 to replace.
>>
>
> Have you compared that to the cost of an instrument panel for other
makes?
> Audi perhaps ;-)
>
> The prices of many service items are also very reasonable when compared
to
> some others.
>
> The generally perceived wisdom is that Vauxhall (in UK) parts are
cheapest
> on average, closely followed by Ford.
>
> Chris
My old Peugeot 306's speedo died. Peugeot wanted £365 for a replacement
instrument cluster. I just dismantled it, and swapped the stepper motor
controlling the speedo dial for the one driving the rev counter. Okay,
no rev counter, but I'm fine with that - it cost me nothing.
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