My 2003 2000 Mondeo has done 102,000 miles and has been excellent throughout. Recently it started to "pink" and struggle to pull away in higher gears without jerking. After a couple of weeks to eliminate faulty fuel, I took it in to a guy who is an ex Ford mechanic who diagnosed it was the coil. He fitted a new Ford (said it was not worth fitting anything else) coil pack and HT leads.

Everything is now fine but I was staggered by the cost - £296. Is this acceptable or should I just not go back to this chap. He said the coil and HT lead came to about £190 - can this be right?