DanGTI Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 had my 10k service in june, only on 13k and lost half the oil cos they didnt put the sump plug in properly.....is sorted now, lucky I noticed if I waited until 20k there wouldnt be a working engine left...... since this 'full service' cost me £105 I wasnt impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 Thats crap.My car is over heating in trafic jams becausr VW have damaged my fan replaceing the wireing loom.I thought I paild VAG prices beacause I was gettin good service.I'll not buy VW agan unless they book there ideas up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 And what caused the wiring loom to fail, remind me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_arosa16v Posted September 11, 2004 Report Share Posted September 11, 2004 mmm mine goes in 2 the muppets next month. Had better not have anymore trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 just out of interested whats a normal quote for a 10k service, like i said mine was 3105 my gf just got quoted £178 and its a 1.0l?dealerships just dont seem to have a clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 I got my 10,000 mile oil change service for 67 quid.The 12 month inspection service is a lot more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 QUOTE(snoopstah)And what caused the wiring loom to fail, remind me?Im not certain mate.The German VW engerneer couldnt find the cause.He susspected that we had chipped the ECU.But as we all know, the ECU is sealed, so I guess we'll never know.Even so, you think that if an important connection is damaged it is ok for them not to notice?Surelly the Harness should be checked after the work had been completed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 QUOTE(ArosaDan)just out of interested whats a normal quote for a 10k service, like i said mine was 3105 my gf just got quoted £178 and its a 1.0l?dealerships just dont seem to have a clueDan our dealership charge £70 for 10k serviceAnd £120 for 20k service.That sounds very expencive what they have quoted your girl friend.Is it a independent dealership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanabeGangster Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 My local dealer want £165 for a 20k. It is a seat though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Can you take a VW to a seat dealership for services? Ive got a friend with a ibiza, and he said the service was fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 i only got the service done there for the stamp in the book (warranty), thats the last place id go to get work done otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 Yeah, a Seat dealer can perform a service on a VW, and you'll keep your warranty.To be fair, a wiring loom is a hellishly complicated thing to retrofit - I'm amazed you've only managed to find one thing that doesn't work correctly!I thought only the GTI ecu was sealed with glue? Probably wrong though style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 My local dealership wanted over £400 for a 20k service and a new set of front pads!!Didn't pay that in the end though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 I wouldn't have thought the 1.0 would be glued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 It is Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 ass.Well, if you live on the westside of London, I've got no complaints about Citygate ChalfontNeither has kiddub, they love loops at Chalfont cos all they get all day is golfs and passats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Colbornes in Guildford also great, no complaints, very helpful and cool.As for a dealer in berkshire - who didnt put my drive shaft on properly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 dealers always feck up, nearly everytime both my gf and me have taken our cars in for work theyve come back either with a new problem....or a new dent. border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Bloody hell you both got 'Rosas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 that dents not funny but....LOL his and hers matching seats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 i buy a sport then less than a month later she buys a black 1.0 with foglamps & loads of the sport bits....dammit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 lol lol if i were her i would do a secret engine swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 she did originally say to me she was gonna buy exactly the same - a black sport, but with leather seats.....now that would have pissed me off....being copied is one thing; copying and going one better is just evil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_arosa16v Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 My car will be going in for its 2nd service (will be 2 years old by then). Do I have to get it done every year then as I don't do many miles in the Arosa. When the warrenty has run out can I get it done less regularly? Sorry if I sound daft but with only doing about 6000m/year at most atm (student...no job so no commuting atm) servicing is a ******! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Basically, you need an inspection service every 12 months, and an oil change service every 10,000 miles, as well as a few extras at milestone mileages (20,000, 40,000, etc). If the inspection and oil change services come close to each other they're usually done together. If you don't do a lot of miles (my Lupo covered 6,200 miles in its first 26 months of ownership) then you still need the inspection service every 12 months (which unfortunately is the expensive one).As you've guessed, if you don't get this, your warranty is invalid. Obviously, there's nothing to stop you not bothering servicing it when the warranty expires, but you may have more issues when selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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