gamarga Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Hi Ford Owners, I noticed that my Ford Focus Petrol 2005 was loosing power when accelerating so decided to take it to an official Ford garage. My Mrs took it in and initial charge was about £160 and they have come back since stating that the Catalytic converter has gone and if they replace it it will cost £2500!! Can someone confirm that this is madness and possibly advise on an alternate solution? Kind Regards J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Hello Jason and welcome to the forums, That is completely ridiculous.. Time to go elsewhere for a quote!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 What you dont realise is for that £2500 - they are actually taming a domesticated cat, putting it in the exhaust, and teaching it how to use its lack of opposable thumbs to grab each dirty molecule, strip out the poisons and noxious gasses (whilst staying alive) and pushing nothing more than gold dust out the back of the car :D I think they are taking the mick though. I had a cat done years ago for £250 and that was on an old banger. I see no reason why you should have to pay even half the cost Ford are quoting, call around a few indies, and ask them their price. They will do it for a third of that if not less! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I suspect you will find the cost of the cat is around the £250-£300 mark (fitted). Depending up the exhaust setup, the part alone is probably about £250 max - I wouldn't pay anymore than that. (non ford part) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduke Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Maybe someone sneezed typing the quote adding an extra 0, Maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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