Smashed Taxi, How Much Did The Repair Cost !!
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2022
- Taxi hits central reservation and causes substantial damage to the offside front wing and suspension, i have calculated an approximate estimate of the cost involved in repairing the damage.
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You are an excellent mechanic. A lot of mechanics won't touch body panels . An asset to the company 👍👏
thanks steven
I can appreciate how much time it must have taken to make this video it was a very interesting watch
thanks interceptor
Great work Alan nice to see you do this sort of work for a change 💪
cheers malc
Great video as always Alan! - nice to see monika shes looking well :) - oh and dont disconnect the EGR on a Mondeo 1.8tdci 2009 as it "does" bring up engine management light!!
Absolutely brilliant Sunday morning content alan,, that was a very interesting video from start to finish,, brilliant 👏
Thanks 👍paul&fiana
excellent as always alan,i missed seeing you and monica..always great as i own a mk5 tdci titanium mondeo so helps me a great deal!
thanks gerald
Keep up the good work Alan Don't stop uploading l will watch every single videos You do very good work on car wonderful thank you 💯👍👍👍👍👍5 Stars
Great job Alan, I thought it would have been more expensive 👍
Hi Alan .Brilliant work very Good video thanks for sharing 📹 big fan from Dublin
Thanks 👍finn
Hi Allan really enjoyed the video look forward to your next video
Best wishes
Thanks 👍stephen
That was a cracking video for a Sunday morning 👍thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, cheers philip
What a great video Alan!! Thank you.
cheers mike
Another cracking video, Alan! 👌👍🏆
cheers fabshop
Another good result Alan ! Hopefully the next driver will take care of it.
cheers nigel, your hoping lol
Fell off my perch when I saw how much Brilliant video.
Definitely agree a bit of panel work beats working on anything with dirty diesel oil involved 👍
Absolutely, cheers john
Brilliant Alan. Your are a walking Hayes Manual.
Another excellent video Alan .
thanks durhamlad66
Great video alan 👍 keep them coming👍💯 just saying from North of Newcastle 👍
thanks brian
Fantastic video Alan 🤩
thanks stevie, have a good one
B-jesus, I have the Focus ST and the Headlamp alone online from ford (cheapest) just under £600, from the Stealers it's just under £1k. TBH Alan this repair is a lot cheaper than I thought. However - bloody brilliant vid as usual, really enjoyed it keep it up!!
thanks crazy-diamond
Nice job👍👍 you can see how it all adds up though...😮
Yes it does, thanks paul
Smashing video Alan! And nice result, £3k to fix that car, will make that back soon enough! It bloody wheely ought to! 😂😂😂
cheers mark
Great video professional
thanks toy
Great job Alan, like new again👌👍👍😎
lol, cheers pat
Hi Alan ,
Do you do servicing and cam belt changes on customer cars ?
I have a Mondeo Mk5 titanium x that’s done 125,000 and recently inherited it off my late farther so want to look after it , and you seem very thorough in what you do , I’ve been ripped off by mechanics with my mk4 titanium x so could you please let me know , thanks Alan 👍
So with 170k on the clock of a 17 reg motor, that would have been a write off. The fact that you can do it, Alan, along with the fact that the car earns enough to make the repair made that possible. I guess a lot more secondhand bits could have been used? Great video, great skills, you should be proud of yourself, Alan.
cheers tiguan, funnily enough that price was for the insurance company..they wrote the car off lol but the taxi company bought it back to keep it on the road
Great video as ever pal.
thanks chris
If you see a 'steve's taxi' in a scrap yard being offered as 'repairable' you will know Alan has looked at it and it's too far gone.
lol
Good job Alan!!! You bloody good guy ;-) Please more videos with Moni, she is funny girl 👧
cheers marius
Allen
What a great video mate ford parts cost are so expressive if it was my car I would have bought all the parts from a car breaker for couple of hundred pounds roughly
Phil in stoke
Rare car surely, some councils don't like you using second hand suspension or brake parts
cheers phil, i think the insurance are paying
i would of used s/h parts to keep the cost down but you have done a great job alan
Rare cars though
@@marklittler784 ford mondeo rare?
Well not so much rare, but the Mk5 didn't sell anything like the MK3 or 4 as it got overtaken by the avalanche of SUVs, so comparatively speaking it is on the rare side, unjustly in my view.
Very interesting video
I saw one of these in the flesh on monday. It was after we had left Newcastle under lyme and were going down the M6 heading for our hols in Cornwall.
lol, have a good holiday
We did. Back home now. My poor zaffy b did 1286 miles in a week
Nice one Alan! Great job as usual.
Many thanks, mark
Funny!
Love the smartarse receptionist!
It was actually cheaper than I thought. I did a quick estimate and guessed around 4000€ . Of course all of that was without labor costs. But your boss is paying you anyways, so you had to sit around a few hours less :D
Lol. Alan loved this job.
Seen as though there are so many Mercs and BMWs on the roads, I suppose it might be worth using those as taxi's as there must be plenty new generic and second hand parts available.
Very good vewing nice to watch
Nice to see it all repaired, last saw 1st hand in recovery yard at work . Alan you sill got a bracket for abs sensor that fits onto the shocks ? Ford price for drivershaft are a joke , just replace them on a mk4 petrol with aftermarket ones come to £140 for both
hi kevin, yes i have spare o/s/f abs brackets
Nice 1 Alan costly repair I thought you might have used the one you were breaking for most of the parts but obviously it didn't have these parts on it , hope the driver pays for his careless driving
Another thing some councils don't allow fitting second hand parts probably primarily suspension and brake parts.
nothing off the other car is any good, cheers steven
Hi Alan, just caught this video, and looked at the bill of materials, I couldn't see a price for the sump....🤔
Hey Alan I have a question on the dynamic LED headlights do you have any Mondeos/Fusions in your fleet cabs ? If you're familiar with them are the compatible with the standard headlights on them cars in Europe? I have a 2014 Ford Fusion SE sedan in America that the same basic as your Mondeo the US version Ford Fusion went from 2013 to 2020 as your European version Ford Mondeo went from 2015 to 2022 thanks
Good video.
cheers power
Is that US Pro air impact pretty good? I have seen it in a few videos
Great job 🇦🇺👍
cheers kiwitrains
Alan question for you maybe you could answer on ur live this Thursday,,,,,, DPF how well does the mrk5 cope with regeneration as the mileage gets higher,, any information on day to day running on this topic would be great,,,,,,,,CYAAAA
Somehow unrelated to your question, I just feel the need to tell you that my Mondeo MK4 2008 still does regen at 226000 mls no prob. Had some problems with it a while ago, cleaned it myself about 5 years ago and no prob ever since. Hopefully they kept the same reliability on MK5. Good luck.
How does the MK4 Driveshaft differ? Did you change the outer CV joints on the MK4? The haynes manual states never to take the outer joint apart. Any clues on that?
I think he said he always bought mk4 drive shaft complete and the price was so reasonable it was better than doing a CV joint as if the outside was gone the inside one was the same age. The mk5 is a rip off for everything.
Thankyou 👍
Welcome 👍andrew
well done Alan , good job 👌
thanks r mc
It took a fair old whack that taxi!, good job though Alan!.
cheers brucie
looked straight forward easy job
🙂
and disco funkin' music too near the end Alan.
lol
Another great video Allen. Can I ask what camera and editing you use?
hi mondeo st, i mainly use iPhone 6s, canon 80d with sigma 18-35 lens and a rode stereo mic and final cut pro x for editing
Nice easy repair done there… well done !! How is it this is taxed till march 2023 but the mot ran out sept 2020 ?
Taxis don't require an Vosa MOT.
They have to have a government Certificate of Compliance
@@MyJon64 i thought something like that might be the case but wasn’t sure. Thanks for the reply 👍🏾
yes they don't have a class 4 mot, just a council issued certificate of compliance
What about Silverlake at Southampton for second hand parts thousands off shelf.
What a legend
Hey I have a 2014 Ford Fusion SE 1.5 ECO Boost gas powered and 2017 Ford Fusion Titanium Hybrid on the US version are you familiar with them motors I would like your take on them from your European prospective from your Mondeo ownership experiences so I can see the pros and cons on our Fusions/Mondeos thanks..
17:46 Nice rover 75 V6 on that ramp.
its just been traded in, had the sills tidied up but mechanically its pretty good
That's good repaired before the battery has gone bad.
These cars are rarer than most on the roads including BMW and Mercs and are probably hard to find second hand parts for though I would think there are some non franchised parts you could get. Of course you've lost rent too.
Quick question how come you use genuine parts? wouldn't it have been cheaper to have source after market parts for the suspension etc?
the insurance are paying
Hi Alan, completely unrelated question to this video, but I was wondering how the dpf's hold out on these cars? I have heard most are full at around 300k?
Don't know, but they are washable. I found a company that takes them off and blasts water through them until all the soot's gone.
I believe all dpf's only have a certain amount of regenerations ... if you drive carefully and use v-power fuel it could mean less regenerations.
not had any dpf issues yet unless there has been a fault on the car causing the dpf to block up
At least, if no french garage is able to repair my MK4 titanium, i know i just have to drive 800km and cross the English Channel...easy peasy! :)
Your only froggy viewer^^
🤣lol, cheers Mr800vfr
Yeah, my limited experience with these cars is that for some reason parts, at least for the front end, are extremely expensive.
Haven't seen the complete video, yet, but watching a few minutes I am surprised by the changes between this Mondeo and what should be my identical (American) Fusion. My base model Fusion has plastic wheel covers, a sure sign it spent time as a fleet car. The front grille is (apparently?) different, on American models the grille bars are straight from side to side, and not " stepped " IIRC. And finally, that plastic panel on the boot lid (black plastic?) was never a feature on American models, it's always painted body color. I almost forgot, my base model car has a strip of chrome trim along the bottom of the windows, higher trim models got more chrome all around the windows. Your car does not appear to have any chrome there, yet it has alloy wheels, an extra cost item on my car...strange?
Hiya Alan I have just purchased a mondeo titanium x business edition it doesn't appear yo have the heated and cooled seats was this a optional extra at the time
nice car
@@alan4x it's a lovey car Im enjoying owning and driving it.
Alan. how did you get it off the trailer? That would have been interesting to see.
trolly jack o/s/f on subframe and pushed it off, it came off ok lol
@@alan4x Sounds like the best way to do it while keeping well clear of it. 😁
You haven't got a jig to check the frame alignment? Seemed like you took a bit of a chance on it being okay.
yes but very expensive to put on a jig, but it takes a lot to damage the chassis on those cars
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And the 2 weeks non runing cost?
Baring in mind you got your parts from the main stealer
I actually thought it would cost more than that.. if the care earns enough for the company week on week then the repair costs wasnt too bad provided it doesn't get smashed up again before youve recovered your costs.
really wooow price👍
Been watching Alan for some time now, does he own the the taxi business & the car yard
No
Mate you r the mondoe man😇😇😇
cheers tyler
Monday Monika, seems happy
🙃
Alan did you use the Beam setter?
no, at the sales garage i have a mark on the roller shutter door lol
Second hand parts are good for environment as well as your pocket.
Steve should hire me as a taxi driver ...i'll be gentle on his steering wheel
how rough are you on the gear stick xxx
@@alan4x i can drive u to heaven with no return 😋😋😍😍buckle up 😉
Dude how much was a sump you did not added up
151.02 for Headlamp Assembly from Ford?
Damn i need to look up our Ford prices more often...
And keeeping in mind most cars are driven from left side of the car so that one should cost more then ours here in Finland.
Anyway Nice job as always!
Cheers! Timppa
Yeah bit like assuming third party insurance is cheaper than comprehensive
some parts from ford are good prices, its worth checking sometimes, cheers timo
@@marklittler784 YES! You are totally Right!
@@alan4x Cheers! Here MOT has to be done by 3th party. To do service and MOT in under same roof man here ...
....what i would give to live in place without back stabbing.... But i like our snow so... Cheers Alan ! ;)
@@timowallin8020 yeah, the laws over here vary from different counties and councils, cheers timo
Hello Alan, do the drivers have to pay towards the cost ? And is there a driver who is top of the league for accidents.
When I rented a taxi you paid up the insurance excess over the first few weeks of the year. After that it was down to the owner to either claim or get it fixed outside of insurance.
yes the drivers do pay if it is their fault and there are a few drivers who have more knocks than the rest lol
This would be out on the road the next day with UBER
Wouldn’t of stopped to repair it
with a different wheel on the front LOL
lol
£510 labour is decent.
I’ll come to you next time my timing tensioner snaps lol
lol, no problem
And did the insurance company write it off? or didnt you go through insurance?
yes they wrote it off, but the company bought it back to keep it on the road
Guessing you must be under the VAT limit ?
But then again you can’t claim it back either
Garage seems of good size too , so I’m surprised with that
not sure how it works but as far as i know there is no vat added onto an insurance claim here
i thought 2k, must be covid + brexit...
is there a slump in taxi trade, lots parked up?
if thats the case, why spend to fix it, for it to sit in yard?
that monnie is still a very fit bird...
keep up the good wurk young man
cheers paul, it hard to get drivers, thats why cars are parked up
I guessed 3 grand maybe because i'm a retired PANEL BEATER. and at slack times i helped the mechanics a wee bit.
good guess then, cheers douglas
I ball parked it at £3.5k, so don't think I was off at all if you'd have used a gen Ford drive shaft. (Did the driver get the "don't bother turning up for work on monday" award?) lol
good guess, the driver jumps into another car like nothing happened lol
a plastic sump? flippin heck
yes lol
That was a belter,maybe someone fell asleep at the wheel 🤦♂️😂😂
quite possibly
Alan.
Really like all your videos & live stream.
However, you may be able to add a little more entertainment if you include Monica a bit more. You two kind of make a good pair on video to be honest.
But I say again, like the bids & live stream stuff.
cheers roy
@@alan4x oh, you are more than welcome!
I really do like your vids & live stream, I look forward to it all mate!
How many Mondeos does the company have?
around about 100
If insurance had to cover that, they would have totaled the car and give you £4000 🤣 #joke Nice work btw.
your right lol, they wrote it off but the company bought it back to keep it on the road
@@alan4x 🤣🤣🤣🤣 lol
if it went through insurance I guess it would be written off due to the amount of work needed.
yes the insurance did write it off but the company bought it back to keep it on the road
Not bad considering you used genuine parts.
How didn’t the air bags go off?
hit in the wrong position to set the airbaggs off
Yeah some councils neglect their bollards on central traffic islands.
What excuse did the driver give? Asleep at the wheel? 🤨 Thinking of Monica as he was driving?? 😃
lmao, god only knows, was not paying attention,, hmm
Lucky lucky lucky , lucky escape. What did he hit. Central Res? Not a bad job for you to start Alan on a windy Monday morning
he hit a central reservation and took out a traffic sign lol
@@alan4x yeh. One of them. Car came off bad. Prob a moment distraction. Wind took a skirt or mobile glance down. One of em.