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Let the garage you use choose where to get it.
If you supply it and something goes wrong it will all get very messy.
Plus they’ll get a discount on retail price so will only charge it on to you at what you’d pay anyway.
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Let the garage you use choose where to get it.
Absolutely agree with this, but knowing the abysmal price difference between Toyota parts and aftermarket I want to have done some homework and avoid crazy bills on an older car (I mean, I really like the car but I don't want to spend a quarter of its price on this!)
Re. Is it drivable, yes it is, garage who sorted us out did a temporary repair so we could get home. We would have been doomed without this.
veLLo
Hi all,
Never posted here before, but being a recent car owner ('cause baby!) for the first time I'm here for advice.
The osf driveshaft snapped on our 2007 Toyota avensis, and a new part is needed (to be fitted by a non yet chosen garage, recommendations welcome for this as well, SE London, or wherever reasonably close, can put Brompton in boot and cycle back).
Toyota original parts are a joke (over £500 for this), only alternative I found is J&R, but they almost seen too cheap in comparison (£45) although they seem to have reasonable feedback on a car forum I've just been reading.
If someone can recommend an alternative...
Cheers!