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im lost for words reading the last few posts wayne

 

however i am not understanding how a garage can rack up such a bill & give you a diagnosis when they haven't, or cant, even plus it in to the diagnostics

 

you could drive into VW & pay them £50, ie a fraction of your current bill, & they would hook it up & give you a read out of errors etc

 

plus, how can they have ran diagnostics if they haven't got VAGCOM

 

it is making me wish you lived down by me as i would send you to my mechanic

 

it is such a shame as you really need to enjoy this motor m8

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Doesn't take much to add 700 notes to a bill... How much do they charge labour ? 50 - 70 pounds an hour... Then bits that need changing and mot test 50 notes...

 

Glad I'm a practical person.... Will give anything ago before I pay an expert...

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im lost for words reading the last few posts wayne

 

however i am not understanding how a garage can rack up such a bill & give you a diagnosis when they haven't, or cant, even plus it in to the diagnostics

 

you could drive into VW & pay them £50, ie a fraction of your current bill, & they would hook it up & give you a read out of errors etc

 

plus, how can they have ran diagnostics if they haven't got VAGCOM

 

it is making me wish you lived down by me as i would send you to my mechanic

 

it is such a shame as you really need to enjoy this motor m8

 

 

Cheers Andy

I was shocked myself

Not having vagcom is understandable - but not plugged into the OBD2???

I was going to offer them my cheap eBay OBD scanner!

 

Hopefully the guy is a junior dosent know what he is on about and not the same guy doing the work!

 

 

 

I just have to pray that :

1. Their fault finding is spot on

2. Their repair work top notch

3. And my C is fixed with NO NEW issues created!

 

 

(Wayne goes to church ...)

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Doesn't take much to add 700 notes to a bill... How much do they charge labour ? 50 - 70 pounds an hour... Then bits that need changing and mot test 50 notes...

 

Glad I'm a practical person.... Will give anything ago before I pay an expert...

 

 

Cheers bud

I agree - cost just spirals out of control...

 

1. Hour rate : £42/hr

2. MOT: discounted £20 (free retest)

 

Think its mainly the labour that adds up due to brake fluid change, brake pipes, clutch, cat ...

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Could you keep the C as a weekend toy be an option and then buying a cheap and newer 'run around' as your daily driver?

 

A 20 + year old car is always going to cause more problems than a new car as various parts come to the end of their life either through age or by simply wearing out. Having said that you seem to have sorted out lots of issues and it would be a shame to quit now and let someone else have the benefit of your hard work and money.

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Could you keep the C as a weekend toy be an option and then buying a cheap and newer 'run around' as your daily driver?

 

A 20 + year old car is always going to cause more problems than a new car as various parts come to the end of their life either through age or by simply wearing out. Having said that you seem to have sorted out lots of issues and it would be a shame to quit now and let someone else have the benefit of your hard work and money.

 

Cheers Mark

 

Keeping it as weekend toy not an option now :(

As no garage nor drive :eek:

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Just in case there is more problems today when C supposed to be fixed...

 

 

I am bracing myself with this now ..

 

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Just in case there is more problems today when C supposed to be fixed...

 

 

I am bracing myself with this now ..

 

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I see the diet's taking a pounding again.

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Garage just rung!

 

She s fixed!

Phew! :thumbleft:

Nothingelse gone wrong :dance:

 

 

 

Will pick up and give her a good blast on bypass and see...

 

Loved the old clutch biting point (low and I never once stalled! :o)

Wonder what the new setup is like :shrug:

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Garage just rung!

 

She s fixed!

Phew! :thumbleft:

Nothingelse gone wrong :dance:

 

 

 

Will pick up and give her a good blast on bypass and see...

 

Loved the old clutch biting point (low and I never once stalled! :o)

Wonder what the new setup is like :shrug:

 

cracking news for a Friday afternoon wayne

 

I really hope all is ok with it on the test drive & from here on in

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Well

 

My 9 year old adores the C esp the sound...

 

He summed it up 110% ...

 

 

 

..."Dad, Its too quiet.....I dont like it ..."

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The garage bill:

 

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My mistake: Master Cylinder changed (not clutch)

 

My C was de-cat!!! :eek:

So its got a new cat now...

 

Old de-cat pipe:

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My observations:

 

1. Clutch too high now :(

2. Biting point not as solid

3. Noise much less throaty

4. Performance the same though :thumbleft:

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master cylinder £152!! bosch master cylinder cost me £60! bosch is quality, Ask what brand was fitted wayne,

 

If I remember right - they said they had trouble sourcing so got it from VW instead ...

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Glad it's better, You can sell the decat pipe on?

 

Cheers Ray

 

Funny that ref decat pipe...

 

We leaving garage and the garage staff runs after us with the decat pipe:

"U can sell this decat pipe, its a a tag number on it too...",

 

 

 

Ok!

I thought :o

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Its decided ...

 

 

Selling my C...

Will be putting an ad onto Panjo later on ...

 

 

Just a case of how much to sell for? :shrug:

I will lose £1000s - but I think with my new circumstances its for the best ...

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don't do it.... drive it for a few month before any rash decisions..... another c could be just a can of worms. yours must be well sorted now.

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don't do it.... drive it for a few month before any rash decisions..... another c could be just a can of worms. yours must be well sorted now.

 

Cheers bud :o

 

But no rash decision

The C was always a temp car - just somewhere along the way I couldnt let go of it (from the day I test drove it! :eek:)

 

From day 1, it was a fight with "stick with the plan, Wayne" to me "buying every possible simple upgrade" and even as far as "a mini remap with Vince&co" - until garage bills started to add up and torpedo'd that ...

 

 

 

Dont worry

No plans to buy another C until 3-5 years time AFTER I secure a home 1st!

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