Rant!

[daaaaavek]

What royalty cheque? (spelled properly)

[blueraven]

Haha... I was one of the first in australia to use autovaux to buy GM parts about 8ish years ago. They were discovered trough the Calibra club, and I started telling everyone on here about them and doing group buys etc etc...


Mark (if he is still at autovaux) jokingly promised me a royalty cheque years ago for "the australian arm of autovaux". I wonder how many thousands of dollars have been spent there because of us guys in the Calibra club being tightasses .

If you think parts for astra's are pricey through Holden, try parts for a calibra!!

[USC]

best thing guys - buy a corolla...reliable car and parts are cheap.

[Keep'emRunning]

..isn't that a girls car? (tic)

[USC]

yeh... but they seem to last forever and have fewer issues with quality.

[poita]

Haha... I was one of the first in australia to use autovaux to buy GM parts about 8ish years ago. They were discovered trough the Calibra club, and I started telling everyone on here about them and doing group buys etc etc...


Mark (if he is still at autovaux) jokingly promised me a royalty cheque years ago for "the australian arm of autovaux". I wonder how many thousands of dollars have been spent there because of us guys in the Calibra club being tightasses .

If you think parts for astra's are pricey through Holden, try parts for a calibra!!

yes its true, we are all tight asses.

mark still works there, and yes u can still hardly understand a fukin thing he says.


IF i ever need anything from holden i give em the part number, hoping that they dont realise it's for a calibra.
i swear they double the price as soon as you say calibra

[glider]

yes its true, we are all tight asses.

mark still works there, and yes u can still hardly understand a fukin thing he says.


IF i ever need anything from holden i give em the part number, hoping that they dont realise it's for a calibra.
i swear they double the price as soon as you say calibra

you reckon? heres a list of parts I got prices for from autovaux, prices seem pretty reasonable (no I didn't order THAT much)

90372466 Engine mount bracket x2 £55.86 + VAT each
90372450 Engine mount support x2 £18.60 + VAT each
90280874 PAS bracket x2 £57.17 + VAT each
90410645 PAS support x2 £25.65 + VAT each
+ bolts/washers for these x2 need more details - see above
+ ancillary belt to suit x2 £10.83 + VAT each

90 284 952 £40.21 + VAT
Inlet Manifold Gasket £4.73 + VAT Exhaust Manifold Gasket 11.50 + VAT
Rocker Cover Gasket £12.60 + VAT
90 451 441 £35.65 + vat
Water pump (24 409 355) £15.75 + vat
Timing belt kit £46.75 + vat
front swaybar ball joint x2 £7.30 each + vat
LH engine mount bracket (bracket between mount and gearbox) need to confirm £34 + vat
RH Front Bumper mount (90 347 937) £12 + vat (non uk stock)
baffle with seal (90528632) £20.95 + vat
screw M6 x 14 (as11095001) 57p each + vat
90 322 911 (Hose) £23.63 + vat

90 411 819 £85 + vat
clutch kit (to suit Flywheel 90448558 and gearbox 90465166) £103.95 + vat
transfer box to power steering reservoir hose £120 + vat (non uk stock)
head gasket set (head gasket, inlet, exhaust, rocker?) £49.35 + vat
head bolts x10 £11.40 + vat (set of 10)
baffle with seal (90528632) £20.95 + vat
screw M6 x 14 (as11095001) 57p each + vat

1235 522 435 Distributor Cap £26.20 + vat
Rotor £4.15 + vat

[poita]

holden double it, not autovaux

and i dont think u have to pay vat.

i didnt for my wheels

[hazrd]

whats this vat stuff? i know its tax but what is it like an importing tax??

//offtopic

[lithium]

yes autovaux and the UK dealers are cheap but be careful because not all the parts are genuine. i recently purchased parts for my upcoming timing belt change and wanted all genuine parts...i could source a GM timing belt kit from the UK for half of Holdens price but i could not find someone who sold a genuine water pump, so had to buy one off Holden

there's nothing worse than putting in a cheapie pump then having it start rattling 1000km after the belt change, and needing to take it all apart again!