27 minutes ago, Ian Lanc said:

... it now stands at £30 for a trim....

You can get beard trimmers in Lidl for £12, I'm sure it's doggy friendly LOL

1 hour ago, Ian Lanc said:

a load of old donkeys

My God !!,

If it's £30 to have a Yorkie trimmed, what does she charge for a donkey ? 🤣

Actual exhaust prices from Mr Tyres:

Cat back SS system £450.
Cat back standard fully fitted £200.

After looking at the exhausts they supply & fit I've decided to go with a standard exhaust, the £250 can be spent on a cam belt change instead, I've wised up that the car is just not worth the extra cash.

2 hours ago, Ian Lanc said:

Actual exhaust prices from Mr Tyres:

Look quite decent for either option, and certainly beats the response you got from Ford!😀

1 hour ago, Eric Bloodaxe said:

Look quite decent for either option, and certainly beats the response you got from Ford!😀

Car goes in tomorrow! Fingers crossed it won't take them long! Soon be checking it afterwards though, once had a bad experience in having an exhaust fitted [not at Mr Tyres]

Exhaust fitted within an hour with a 3 year guarantee, checked the exhaust and it looks properly installed, no bodging, no banging, plus I can't believe how much quieter the car is now, glad I've taken the standard route now so the money can be spent on a new cam belt.

You get the same guarantee from a Ford Dealership but after now getting another email the actual costs from Ford would have been £470 inc VAT or £392 ex VAT, plus labour which can't be totted up until after the job has been completed

So ''Mr Tyres'' on Chesterfield Road in Mansfield is a decent place to get a car sorted, saying that I've never had a problem.