me: 1 ; VW: 0

[Aharami]

car was having problems (really low gas mileage and rough idle)...took it twice to the dealer i bought the car from (over 3 months)...they kept on telling me its normal cuz of the winter. but i had my doubts that they are shafting me. had a feeling that they knew what was wrong but didnt wanna fix it cuz my car's under warranty and the cost would come out of their pockets.

got fed up when my car stalled after a cold start...took it to another dealer who didnt know my car was under warranty. they checked it out and told me with a grin that i need a new throttle body...worth $875. i told them "ok great...go ahead and do the repairs/replace the part but i want it all for free cuz my car's a certified used car and its still under warranty".

the grin ran away from his face but he was nice enuff to do the repairs within a day. i got something worth a lot....for free

BTW. REYDEL VW service sucks. Hamilton VW's service is a LOT better!!!

 

[Heisenberg]

$875 for fvcking throttle body!? Jesus.

 

[NutBucket]

heh. Nice work

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
$875 for fvcking throttle body!? Jesus.

I think Honda ones run more then $500. Sucks when you break the TPS since they don't sell those seperately, only with the TB.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
$875 for fvcking throttle body!? Jesus.

im guessing the part costs around 300 or so. the rest is labor charges. which doesnt shock me considering its a dealership and an euro one at that

 

[joinT]

nm

 

[kermalou]

you should complain, they should have fixed it at the original dealer.

the cost doesn't come out of the dealer but the manufacturer. dealers love doing warranty work...no headaches about payment.

 

[kt]

<ahem> you bought a VW. So...

you: 1
VW: 1

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: kermalou
you should complain, they should have fixed it at the original dealer.

the cost doesn't come out of the dealer but the manufacturer. dealers love doing warranty work...no headaches about payment.

hmm i dunno. cuz i took it to my dealer (reydel) 3 times. first time they did a throttle body cleaning. that helped for a bit but then the problem resurfaced after 2 months or so. took it back to them.....was a pain in the @$$ cuz i had to take a day off work since they dont do any service work on weekends...and they told me its all fine even though it happened again when i took my car back. if the part needed replacing reydel VW should have replaced it when i took it there the first time

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: kt
<ahem> you bought a VW. So...

you: 1
VW: 1

heh. atleast the scoreboard's even now
i actually enjoy my VW. interior's a LOT better than similarly priced japanese cars

 

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Heisenberg
$875 for fvcking throttle body!? Jesus.

I think Honda ones run more then $500. Sucks when you break the TPS since they don't sell those seperately, only with the TB.

$500 isn't totally out of line as I can get an aftermarket one for my Firebird for about $400. But $875, damn.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: kt
<ahem> you bought a VW. So...

you: 1
VW: 1

heh. atleast the scoreboard's even now

for now...

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: kt


for now...

hehe. im happy with "now"
atleast i know from now on to go to the new dealership instead of the old one

 

[Zenmervolt]

Actaully, seems more like
VW: 4 (he bought the car, then had to take it to a dealer three times to get it fixed)
Him: 1 (fixed for free).



ZV

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Actaully, seems more like
VW: 4 (he bought the car, then had to take it to a dealer three times to get it fixed)
Him: 1 (fixed for free).



ZV

MAAANnnn!!! why u gotta ruin it for me. Cant u just let me enjoy my freebie?! I hate you!!

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: kermalou
you should complain, they should have fixed it at the original dealer.

the cost doesn't come out of the dealer but the manufacturer. dealers love doing warranty work...no headaches about payment.

Dealers HATE warranty work....the labor paid for warranty work is way below what the dealership charges per hour to customers.....it's a fixed fee the manufacturer sets for the work and usually doesn't even come close to paying hte mechanic for the work, much less leaving any sort of profit margin for the dealer. The manufacturer's are also known to be chronically slow at paying off labor to dealers for warranty work.

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Actaully, seems more like
VW: 4 (he bought the car, then had to take it to a dealer three times to get it fixed)
Him: 1 (fixed for free).



ZV

MAAANnnn!!! why u gotta ruin it for me. Cant u just let me enjoy my freebie?! I hate you!!

Also all the gas that was wasted while it was working improperly.

 

[PaNsyBoy8]

you should VWOA a call and complain about the dealership, they mite give u free stuff for ur hassles.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

Thankfully I just got rid of our VW. The dealership called the otherday, the same one that got scammed out of the $120K BMW, and I got the pleasure of telling him it was gone and we bought a 99 Accord EX Coupe.