Stabbed Pinto Sump

[DAVE CASTLE]

What is a fair price to charge the council for the replacement shortened sump. I was crossing a cattle grid but it was damaged

and piece of steel came up and stopped me dead with a big hole in the sump. Away the he grid won`t rust away now.

Dave

[Guest robinj66]

Ouch!!

 

£100-£150 http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1313.TR6.TRC2.A0.H0.Xpinto+sump&_nkw=pinto+sump&_sacat=0

[Guest alfaGTA]

Does that include recovery? Inconvenience? Loss of earnings?

[Guest Tim Norman]

It's the Council......you've got no chance!

[Bob Tucker]

Not necessarily......I had a tyre & wheel ruined by a pothole.....

I had to chase them often, but they coughed up eventually (Bromley council)

 

but you know what the Scots are like....

[sj-bradley]

Councils aren't all tight fisted. I had a windscreen broken by their use of "tar and gravel" road surfacing. (You know the type I mean, the sort that bikers hate - kind of like 20 grit sandpaper ...)

 

I managed to get the excess paid for by them. Mind, that was a few years ago ...

 

Simon.

[baj25]

Ouch. Don't you have to remove engine to replace sump, that must be at least half a day labour. Refill oil and coolant. Maybe best to get a quote and use that, you can always do it yourself afterwards. At least you have your own engine crane! Bri

[philshelton]

sump 125

gasket 15

oil 35

coolant 10

labour 6 hours @£50/ hour 300

 

So some where around £500