Don't know how the dealers sleep at night....

[Potatopete]

Evening all.
Bit of a story here. Should make a few of you laugh.
Took my B6 to Harrogate Audi during the week, to get a couple of problems looked at, the problems being my broken dipstick pipe, and quite often I get an ABS warning on the dash.
Left my car with them, and happily drove away to spend the day with their courtesy car, an A4 TFSI, 16 plate with 2000 miles on.

So I get a call 4 hours later from the dealer, to tell me they had given my car a full health check, and if I want all the work doing that they had identified, it would cost me the princely sum of.........

£8600.00.

Yep, you read it right.
Correct me if I'm wrong but spending that sort of money on a 16 year old, 180,000 miles car doesn't fill me with glee.

I couldn't help but belly-laugh down the phone when this guy was explaining the pricing.
Dipstick tube replacement - £210.
ABS sensor replacement - £610.

And then the other stuff they found in the health check.

New radio aerial - £1060.
Discs front and rear - £1009.
New key fob and central locking units for all doors - £1270
Clutch - £1860
Spark plugs - £198
Rear bump stops - £780.

There's other stuff too, just bits and bobs, but these prices just make me laugh. The car only cost me £800 2 years ago. So how do these people sleep at night? How do they justify £1060 to fit a new radio aerial?

So the outcome of this is that I'll keep running the car for now, and look around for a replacement in a few months. Am thinking a B6 or B7 from a forum member, so I know it will have been cared for, also thinking along the lines of a VW Golf / Passat, Honda Civic or possibly a Mondeo Titanium.

So was just wondering what you guys and girls thought of these prices?!

 

[Ralphthemouth]

Basically it's a another way of them saying, 'sorry sir, but we can't be bothered to work on this old car. Why not spend all your dosh on a new one'.

Love to have a price breakdown on the dipstick tube

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[Potatopete]

Yeah, I guessed that about the price. I could buy a very nice A4 with £8600!

 

[THQuattro]

I am not surprised as its a Audi dealer.
We should make this into a game, tell us the faults and we can all take a guess at what the cost will be.

 

[Andy9]

That's why there called stealers!!!, don't know how they justify it, luckily I try and do most jobs myself and avoid them at all costs they obviously live on a different planet, get a Haynes manual and have a go !!,

 

[Jimmy TDI]

Dipstick tube literally just clips on, and I think they're about £8

 

[Colin Anderton3]

I am not surprised as its a Audi dealer.
We should make this into a game, tell us the faults and we can all take a guess at what the cost will be.

I had a Audi A3 once with a supposedly 65k on the clock but it ran like it had done 260k with a unknown rumble from the loser engine turned out to be a engine mount when the local Audi main dealer found it cost of replacement £24 cost of labour £240plus, now I take my A4 B6 Avant to my local independent Audi dealers good guys who know their stuff.

 

[RoyalBoob]

Don't worry about it. The first inspection I had from them was getting on for £6000! They quote everything at worst case parts and prices and then try to sway you towards a new car. Case in point was an airbag warning light. Quote £1500 for a new side airbag and labour.
Took the checklist to VAS Motion in Guildford and aside from laughing at the quote, replaced the worn connector under the seat for under £40!

I've just had another inspection from them which I didn't need or pay for. Good to have as a reference to take to your independent specialist, but never give them an inch. As a rule, the indies are better, cheaper and will give honest advice rather than the Audi dealership flannel!

 

[DrStrange]

Good advice RoyalBoob.

Potatoepete, what you experienced is both hilarious and frightening at the same time.

Is there 1 person...just 1 person that would say, ''ok Mr Audi 'specialist' I will give you £8600 and you can fix my car, no worrie at all!''

..exactly. There isnt one.

*Shakes head in disbelief*

 

[matt66604]

I got quoted £60 to change an orange rear indicator bulb from aberdeen Audi... a bulb that costs about 80p and 2 screws later.... and £360 For a window Reg. Was only in for the 28E9 workshop campaign "8 free ignition coils" .. window Reg was £13 new off eBay..

 

[Andy9]

Years ago before TPS I used to go to Leicester Audi dealership for service parts and spares and used to have blokes in suits handing out oil filters and such like over the desk, I'm just glad I don't have to go in these places anymore, use to hate it and couldn't wait to get out !!