philrock 0 Posted February 24, 2006 Today i went to the VW garage and expected just to pay for my standard service at £225 following my purchase of this VR6 2 weeks ago, i went VW to keep the service history happy; i was quoted for the following additional work: Defect Labour Part Total Ribbed Belt £60 £20 £94 WiperBlade - - £24.24 N/S Flexi Brakehose £60 £25.25 £100.17 Subframe Bolts Missing £22.50 £7.20 £34.70 Rear Axle Bushes Worn £225 £58.90 £333.59 N/S & O/S/R Trim Clips £150 £3.32 £180.15 Spark Plugs £30 £50.40 £94.47 Air Filter £15 £9.67 £28.99 Brake Fluid Change - - £65.99 Rear Discs & Pads £112.50 £72 £216.77 Total: £1219.12 Is this reasonable to expect from a 47K VR6 with a FSH? Any help would be greatly appreciated... even if its quoting how much you paid or how easy the job really is, i know i can do the wiper, air filter and rattles in the trim can wait. Thanks in advance... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy665 0 Posted February 24, 2006 Take it to a specialist - better quality of work, damn sight cheaper and to those who care, a stamp from a specialist who cares is more desirable than a VW dealer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted February 25, 2006 Thats a weird quote - for instance a brake fluid change at the dealer usually costs about £30, most of the other prices don't make sense either... Did they confirm the history?? - just worn axle bushes is very strange on such low mileage... Missing subframe bolts!!!??!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaz the geezer 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Today i went to the VW garage total rip off, i`d give them the bum`s rush mate :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Those prices are outrageous, but typical from a main dealer. For instance the ribbed belt (from GSF) @£20, its the same bosch part would take no more than 15 mins for a competent person to fit, yet they want £94 ....robbery. Spark plugs and fitting £94, its not a flippin V12! One flexi hose £100, its not like they've included bleeding in there, thats another £65 job. Shocking. :bad-words: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Did you type that on a type writer? :lol: I wouldn't pay anything like that. I think the labour charge at VAG is around £75 an hour plus VAT and 9 times out of 10 the guys that would be working on it have probebly done their apprentiships on alot newer cars . I'd take it to a VAG specialist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chubbybrown 0 Posted February 25, 2006 No wonder people get fucked off with the dealers and goto the specialists and you would get as good a job if not better. that quote is a disgrace get them to do an annual service about £100 if you supply oil and filter and get a specialist to do the rest Sod that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trig 0 Posted February 25, 2006 OMG - Air filter and plugs cost £130 !! Could to that yourself for £30 in 20 minutes! I'd never take my car to the dealer, Stealth charge half that in labour and would do a considerably better job! Take it there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
craigowl 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Probably doing it it by the book. Nothing like trying it on. Some with more money than time will pay that. Vote with your feet - Shop around. The customer is king. PS - You have to wear a hat so they can't see that zip up the back of your head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted February 25, 2006 "missing subframe bolts" wtf??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A20 LEE 0 Posted February 25, 2006 its all dead easy stuff, take it to any garage for the working doing then back to the dealer for a service if the FVWSH is important to you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy 0 Posted February 25, 2006 Omfg N/S & O/S/R Trim Clips: £150 Labour, £3.32 Parts, £180.15 Total!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted February 28, 2006 shows how good fvwsh is "missing subframe bolts" lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted February 28, 2006 as chubby says if you want to keep it FVWSH all you need to do is supply them with oil n filter and get them to do the annual service(thats what i do with mine)........then just get a specialist to do the other stuff.......... also even if its only got 47k miles on the clock its still a 10+yo motor so stuff will have gone thru age more than wear n tear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggerbigben 0 Posted February 28, 2006 hahahha.. thats obsurd! Take it to a VAG specialist.. prob be less than half that for sure! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted February 28, 2006 Fair play to the dealer for being thorough but sod those prices! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted February 28, 2006 I bought a MK3 8V GTI with only one key. I went out of my way to use a dealer in Blackpool that my mate uses, the key has a transponder and they can only be coded at VW now. Pete did me a deal true enough but the mechanic took over an hour to code the key up. I was wondering WTF was going on until I got the list. No brake lights!!! Blowing exhaust, leaky shock, anti-freeze weak mixture and a couple of other bits. He said they got pulled up a few weeks earlier in some quality inspection and were now having to go OTT to meet some target they were set. He was also obliged to quote me, even though he knew they wouldn't be getting the work. I had to sign a disclaimer to get my keys back because of the brake lights. Which turned out to be a double blown bulb situation. I took my self to Halfords for those on the way home. I hate to think what they would be like on an MOT. Gavin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted February 28, 2006 That's comic genius - £150 in labour to fit £3.32 of trim clips?!? :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
