Ppsssttt post #10 (o: an expensive to Service one, but they did change the brake fluid, dot?
a.woodrow,
Jan 20, 9:11am
Thanks missed that :) OP got ripped sadly. They use special VAG brake fluid (of course) but it's only about $23+ for a tin from memory. Pretty sure oil filter and sump plug are less than $50 genuine, $100 for 5l of longlife oil and 2 hours labour max. That's a dealer service with dealer pricing. I would expect a bill just shy of $400. Would love to see the full breakdown of parts and labour if OP is prepared to post it.
nzdoug,
Jan 20, 9:15am
F**K YA !
jmma,
Jan 20, 9:42am
Yellow wipers on a Passat, just wouldn't look right, red ones would be OK though, but orange even better. As for Super Flash, check out Mario (o:
skiff1,
Jan 20, 9:44am
for that sort of money, I'd smash the windscreen and get some goggles
siobhan41,
Jan 20, 7:13pm
Here you go labour 467.78 3.3 hours Brake fluid 28.50 oil filter 29.55 plug washer 4.62 Fluid windshield 15.18 environmental levy 12.50 computer analyzer 39.50 fuel additive 24.50 fluid top up and lubes 13 Castro longlife 3 power flow 5w 30 93.42 wof 54 Then gst
jmma,
Jan 20, 7:55pm
$163 an hour inc! Ah you took your car to a Dentist (o:
rsr72,
Jan 20, 8:18pm
$163 for my BMW set. Repco don't have the type.
wind.turbine,
Jan 20, 8:38pm
got my 3.2 triton going in for a 200,000km service at mitsi today, they have quoted about $600-800 for full fluids change
saxman99,
Jan 20, 9:38pm
There's the issue.
carclan,
Jan 20, 9:58pm
The blades (aero type) for my Mercedes Benz were $145.00 inc GST for a pair. The Bosch ones on ebay sell for $62.00 including shipping.
carclan,
Jan 21, 5:03am
That is correct, the car originally had this type but were changed due to judder when the the vehicle was only a few years old. The conventional type was about $170 each, I have just changed back to the aero type and is much better
a.woodrow,
Jan 21, 6:29am
You don't need a fuel additive, that's just something they are upselling. I see the prices I gave were pretty much bang on, they spent far too long in labour though, was there something else they were looking at? Maybe that was the "engine analyser" charge? because if not I would be questioning that charge. Also I would be asking what the fluid charge was for when they charged separately for washer fluid. Your service has been padded out with a lot of unnecessary stuff, even for a dealership.
franken1,
Jan 21, 7:38am
The OEM part is produced by Valeo. You'll find that the Tridon Flexblades bear a remarkable resemblance. Part numbers for the A1 are TFB26TLN & TFB16TLN. Around $42 each from Supercheap with $3 fitting charge (it's easy). Possibly cheaper from BNT.
shakespeare6,
Jan 21, 7:46am
Wind shield fluid $15.18 bloody hell. Paying for the dolly bird behind the front desk
a.woodrow,
Jan 21, 8:19am
Low foaming VAG washer fluid that doesn't block the jets
shakespeare6,
Jan 21, 9:21am
Water works just fine for me. And when the Jets block a bit of mig wire sorts that out.
a.woodrow,
Jan 21, 9:59am
They have a fine mesh in them, not like older style jets that you could clean out with mig wire
gmphil,
Jul 29, 8:59am
why computer test ?
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