Clutch replacement in Colombia: real price

andresito360 says on Mar 25, 2008, 13:41:

and to think that I just paid $1200.00 to change mine :(

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poco says on Mar 25, 2008, 16:01:

Quote: Mazda 323 clutch replacement: 170.000 pesos parts, 70.000 labor totalling 240.000. Ill keep driving that car into the ground at those prices.

There are many Renault Masters still running,, they go faster downhill but still run.

A 323 Mazada clutch appears be about $90 USD, about the same as 170,000 pesos. The labor for ANYTHING is always much less.

I've been asked to bring car parts to Colombia. Three years ago parts were a LOT more money, if you could get them.

I've seen Colombians spend HOURS fixing an item at their low labor rate. Not that it makes any difference in the end result,,, the car runs, but I can't help but wonder if they replaced the presure plate material?

This type of repair would NOT be done in the US,, tooooo, labor intensive, however there are many parts houses with part trade in's and are sent to a remanufacturing facility, rebuilt and sold as reconditioned.

I need to check on this. Damn,, pretty soon I won't have time to sleep late next time I'm in Colombia.

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jorgegdiaz (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 25, 2008, 19:24:

vicshere says on Mar 25, 2008, 21:15:

i did mine last year mazda 626
labour 50,000
cluth. 150,000
release bearing 25,000

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vicshere says on Mar 25, 2008, 21:17:

a nail in my tire last week....3,000
remove wheel
remove tire
remove inner tube
patch innertube (vulcanized)
install innnertube
install tire
install wheel
align wheel on frame
35 minutes

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DodgerDogs says on Mar 25, 2008, 21:29:

llanteria price 2 mil peso for neumático patchie 3 mil is too much

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vicshere says on Mar 25, 2008, 21:30:

well here in B/manga thats the going rate everywhere....actually the guy wanted 4,000 i told him to screw himself....i handed him 3 and he took it in a heart beat

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robi666 says on Mar 25, 2008, 21:58:

Toyota Burbuja, gear/transfer box, complete, COP 1,200,000, Maicao, almost new.

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jorgegdiaz (☼Travelguide writer) says on Mar 26, 2008, 06:03:

tejasmarcos says on Mar 26, 2008, 07:42:

if you drive a skoda and water starts pouring out from underneath the dash (under hood, not in car), it is the heater core. the posts are made of plastic and they eventually break.

it is a $400k part here in medellin and you do not need the part in the tropics.

just remove one of the hoses that feed the heater core, trim off about 3 inches from the second hose and connect it directly into the original feed. in other words, ditch one of the two hose and bypass the heater core all together.

skoda price at dealership - $500k (including non needed new heater core)

my price and 1.5 hours removing old heater core - FREE!

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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mranderson says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:02:

i bypassed a heater core once in pennsylvania during the winter and damn that was cold.

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tejasmarcos says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:08:

yeah, that trick does not work as well outside of the tropics!

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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vicshere says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:23:

try driving through the mountains at night with no heat......you will find your feet will get cold very quickly...remember not all of Colombia is in the tropics

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vicshere says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:23:

also when it rains you really need that blower with a little heat to get ride of vapour on windsheild

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robi666 says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:32:

jorgediaz, you can get a 2007 Burbuja, Venezuelan, for around 20 millions. Not 1,5 million and no blood on or under the seats.

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Frank Rizzo says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:33:

Hey Vic....no kidding....they run "inner tubes" in Colombia??? Wow...

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vicshere says on Mar 26, 2008, 08:33:

1,5 million was for a gear box if i am not mistaken

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Frank Rizzo says on Mar 26, 2008, 18:27:

Vic....i'm interested....in the tubes in the tires..... i haven't seen that in a few years in the states..... is that just on more worn tires ?? or is that common for new ones too?? thanks..

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vicshere says on Mar 26, 2008, 18:58:

i put them on my new tires....cause most place dont work with tubless tires and the inner tube everyone know how to repair it...so its an easier fis where ever you are

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DodgerDogs says on Mar 26, 2008, 19:13:

In Colombia patching neumáticos( tubes) is common, and plugging tires is rare.

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lpdiver says on Mar 26, 2008, 19:42:

Do they sell the plug patching kits like they do here in the US? I have never owned a car without one of these kits and one of those cheesy 12 volt air compressors. They have saved my butt many a times.

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Frank Rizzo says on Mar 26, 2008, 19:46:

Okay...got it..thanks.....

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vicshere says on Mar 27, 2008, 06:05:

on tube less tires here the guy takes your tire right off the wheel and vulcanize a patch from the inside which I think is a much better job .....there they stick a piece of rubber in the hole with some glue....sure its faster but....I have never trusted those things stick things

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lpdiver says on Mar 27, 2008, 21:57:

Vic I use them all the time DIY style and have yet to have problems with one. Now of course all the time constitutes about five flats. But with out removing the tire I can patch and reinflate the tire and be down the road in fifteen or twenty minutes.

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