They msut be quoting a load of other work along with the timing belt.
Assuming £200 for parts and thats a lot given a belt and a tensioner/water pump. Then £75/hr thats over 9 hours worth of work.
Well you only have to remove the front end to get to the timing belt and it certainly doesn't take anything like 9 hours to complete the job.
I suspect they have quoted you a full 20K service which starts at approx £230. Then on top of that they may have quoted to change the brake & power steering fluid. Gearbox and rear diff oil. All this could easily come to £900.
Check what they are quoting for.
You can either change all the fluids/oil yourself or have a local VAG/Audi specialist do it for you.
Audi service charges are ****** outrageous. It also annoys me that the specialist also cash in on this fact. i.e. two rates i.e. one for working on a VAG and a higher one for working on an Audi.
Car mechanics is all the same they just get more complicated thus more time consuming. The vast majority of specialist VAG/Audi garages aren't investing anymore money on training taking a Ford mechanic to work on an Audi. I know because I've carried out extensive work on my S4. Look at excursion's achievments. I'm sure he's not seen the inside of a VAG/Audi tech training centre or garage for that matter.
Sorry rant over. I feel your pain as next year I too will be tied to giving my hard earned to have my timing belt changed at 40k on my new RS4 if I'm to maintain the warranty.
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