[shareef shah]

confused just joined bought new car 7 days, mot renewal but bushings and rear sub-frame gone welding needed, been quoted 700 :jaw-dropping. is that normal or am i :mad

 

[Kevin Whittaker]

Can anyone assist the OP with this issue?:thumbsup:thumbsup

 

[speerzie]

on a 1999 car i would say thats a massive amount of welding, it shouldnt really need any at that age:jaw-dropping.
have you seen the areas in question and has the car actually failed the mot?
if your not sure then i would get a second opinion.
bushes are a regular mot fail on e36/46 so quite common and relitively inexpensive to replace

 

[Ronnie]

You aren't very clear in your post. Has the car got MOT or is it up for renewal now?

 

[Sphinx]

E46 subframe tears aren't un-heard of. It's a little unusual on a 1.8 as it normally affects the larger engined cars.
Sounds like it may have had a hard life, the bushes were going which put stress on the already weaker-than-it-should-be subframe/floor mounting and then it's torn it.

 

[swaynie]

it does sound about right as it will be a days job as they have to remove the complete subframe and weld up the rear and install the new bushes