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Steve
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5th Oct 07 at 22:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Guy i know took his 3 year old 1.6 audi a3 in for a minor service, oil, filter, pollen filter and screenwash, at a local audi dealer.

When he picked it up, aswell as the minor service they had to replace 4 disks on his brakes.

guess the final price he was charged?
Robin
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5th Oct 07 at 22:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Over a grand?

Did they consult him about the brakes, or did they just do them?
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5th Oct 07 at 22:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
not bad robin

£1140

i have no idea if he was consulted, i was astonished at the price though.

i was quoted less for a new gearbox fitted from peugeot
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That's 1140 good reasons not to buy a newish car IMO.
Sunz
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WTF

I was going to say about £300-£400
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5th Oct 07 at 22:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or to take your car to dealers
Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
That's 1140 good reasons not to buy a newish car IMO.




You can still do the work yourself if you think they are expensive.
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Parts cost more most of the time Andrew.

A steering rack for my old Corsa would have been £300 plus VAT, for my Golf, it's about £58 inclusive.

Not forgetting all the special tools you need to buy because they've used a special type of bolt that no-one has got a socket for for each part.
Andrew
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Yeah the tools are a pain in the arse

I've always got work done under the warentry tbh. Things like brake pads, tyres and fluids i've done myself.
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Shit the bed You could probably diy that lot using overnight parts from GSF for £200-300
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audi have an advert on the local radio station. Goes along the lines of "car serviced, collected, delivered and washed from only £299, yes thats right £299"

Must be some rich yuppy motherfuckers that own these cars or something.
Andrew
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That's not to bad that Jake. They pick your car up from work, clean it and service it, and then deliver it back.
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I think thats an extortionate price but then again i squeek when i walk.
Andrew
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You live in Milton Keynes too

cough *rich bastard* cough
taty
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i would sell my corsa for half that
and do all the work for free
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
A steering rack for my old Corsa would have been £300 plus VAT


60 quid inc from QH

edit - unless its one of those gay electric ones

[Edited on 05-10-2007 by Adam_B]
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Yeah, Corsa C, from Vauxhall.
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SEAT are are arse raping merchants too.

Over £600 for a 50k service and cambelt change.

Bang goes my FSSH, i'm not paying that just to get a fancy 'S' stamped in my book.

 
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