Sounding like my ol' dad...

Jules59 · 02-12-2014, 07:42 AM

Just ordered a thermostat & gasket.
The little rubber gasket for the thermostat housing costs have the price of the actual thermostat on my N57.

So, in the style of "Open all Hours"...

"That will be £13.17 + VAT please sir"
"H-H-How much !, Its only a r-r-rubber band really, thar knows"
Parts Dept person remains impassive and unfazed, clearly quite use to customers having a coronary when informed of the surprisingly high cost of seemingly unremarkable parts.
"I think I need to lie down, can you get second-hand ones ?"...

Somehow if the thermostat was £10 more and the gasket £10 less I would have felt less ripped off. Odd that !

dubdemand · 02-12-2014, 04:45 PM

Lol earlier today I had a contractor tell me my quote was twice what he had put in at tender... I just had to chuckle and tell him that he'd clearly not allowed enough in his budget - which was only met with an eery and unamused silence!

Mind you I went away and knocked off 20% - I bet the BMW chap just sweated it out and took your money!

ukbeemerboy · 02-12-2014, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jules59

Just ordered a thermostat & gasket.
The little rubber gasket for the thermostat housing costs have the price of the actual thermostat on my N57.

So, in the style of "Open all Hours"...

"That will be £13.17 + VAT please sir"
"H-H-How much !, Its only a r-r-rubber band really, thar knows"
Parts Dept person remains impassive and unfazed, clearly quite use to customers having a coronary when informed of the surprisingly high cost of seemingly unremarkable parts.
"I think I need to lie down, can you get second-hand ones ?"...

Somehow if the thermostat was £10 more and the gasket £10 less I would have felt less ripped off. Odd that !

How much was the thermostat?

Jules59 · 02-12-2014, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ukbeemerboy

How much was the thermostat?

£27.53 + VAT was the original price quoted.

and Ive seen I cant spell "half" :-) sorry

ukbeemerboy · 02-12-2014, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jules59

£27.53 + VAT was the original price quoted.

and Ive seen I cant spell "half" :-) sorry

Not too bad then. Will do mine when the weather perks up a bit

02-12-2014, 07:42 AM	#1
Jules59 Lieutenant 56 Rep 540 Posts Drives: Still searching ... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wilds of Warwickshire iTrader: (0)	Sounding like my ol' dad... Just ordered a thermostat & gasket. The little rubber gasket for the thermostat housing costs have the price of the actual thermostat on my N57. So, in the style of "Open all Hours"... "That will be £13.17 + VAT please sir" "H-H-How much !, Its only a r-r-rubber band really, thar knows" Parts Dept person remains impassive and unfazed, clearly quite use to customers having a coronary when informed of the surprisingly high cost of seemingly unremarkable parts. "I think I need to lie down, can you get second-hand ones ?"... Somehow if the thermostat was £10 more and the gasket £10 less I would have felt less ripped off. Odd that ! __________________ Jules
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dubdemand Captain 416 Rep 941 Posts Drives: F80 Individual Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampshire, UK iTrader: (2)	Lol earlier today I had a contractor tell me my quote was twice what he had put in at tender... I just had to chuckle and tell him that he'd clearly not allowed enough in his budget - which was only met with an eery and unamused silence! Mind you I went away and knocked off 20% - I bet the BMW chap just sweated it out and took your money! __________________ Individual SY F80 / insta:@dubdemand
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