Air con really cost £300??

[Phutters]

Dealership. I had issues with my a6 in the 3rd year(wasn’t cold enough) and they came back and said it’s not covered cause there’s no record of a service. Luckily for me I had a similar issue the previous year and it fell as part of the previous warranty claim.

It's case-specific and not general policy.

The general policy is that the third-year warranty cover of the air conditioning system is not .dependent on it being serviced at two years.

I was twiddling my thumbs waiting for something else so I rang up and asked.

If the cover was dependent on that service at two years, it would be part of the service schedule rather than a 'recommendation'.

The same kind of thing as 'recommending' you to have your satellite navigation updated every year at huge expense rather than winding the window down and asking someone the way if you happen to get lost.

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[AlS3BE]

I wouldn’t bank on that. Any way for Audi to worm out of a warranty claim they will use it.
You are also in a better position for good Will when your car is out of warranty if it’s been done.
It’s easy for me to say that though. I generally keep my cars 3-4 years now so rarely have any issues in the time I have them.

 

[Phutters]

You are also in a better position for good Will when your car is out of warranty if it’s been done.

The fact remains that it's a recommendation, not a stipulation.

Take your argument to its illogical conclusion and perhaps you should think about replacing parts that haven't failed or malfunctioned just in case they do.

A more cynical cove than me might argue that Audi's recommendation to have the air conditioning serviced after a measly two years is nothing more than a money-making exercise designed to play on the fears of the gullible.

How many times have you heard a variant of this:

'It doesn't actually need .it, Sir, but we strongly suggest having it done...'

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[cuke2u]

Not Audi's recommendation at all, all the manufacturers recommend this and there is obviously more to a service than you think.
Plus all manufacturers suggest having the brake fluid replaced after three years then every two. Nothing unusual in this at all...

 

[Audi Ashley]

Link PLEASE. My focus needs regas

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https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/ats-euromaster-ltd-21

 

[Phutters]

Not Audi's recommendation at all, all the manufacturers recommend this and there is obviously more to a service than you think.
Plus all manufacturers suggest having the brake fluid replaced after three years then every two. Nothing unusual in this at all...

It doesn't matter who else recommends it. We're talking about Audis, and Audi do recommend it.

And there's far more to lots of things than I think, Mr Cuke. Far, far more.

There's a whole heap of stuff I wouldn't even pretend to know about.

Is that okay?

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[cuke2u]

Being 'gullible' how should I know? ;-) What I do though is that I like to keep my £40k car in perfect working order, if that means paying out a paltry sum of some, say round it up, of £70, every two years, which isn't busting my wallet, then I will.
If others wish to cut corners and take risks with their two year old cars then that is entirely their problem and, in my opinion, ill advised...

 

[Audi Ashley]

Wow, that escalated quickly.

 

[Rugslasher]

Just had mine re-gased this morning £50 , 63 plate to not sure which one

 

[AlS3BE]

Just had mine re-gased this morning £50 , 63 plate to not sure which one

63 will be the r134. Think most manufacturers brought the r1234 in around 2017

 

[Rugslasher]

63 will be the r134. Think most manufacturers brought the r1234 in around 2017

Yeah I mentioned it to him & he said he’d done 2 x 14 plate Land Rover last week & both had different types so crazy , all I know is it’s works again