An expensive month for someone....

[MarkJ]

An expensive month for someone....

We got the van back from the Fiat garage today after they’d done the recall notice work on the EGR pipe (many owners of newish Fiat vans will be only too aware of this.) Luckily it was just the pipe to be replaced : it hadn’t split so there was no other damage. I say “just” but the guy said it was 5 hours work, so that’s probably £600 if I’d had to pay.

Last week our Audi A1 was at the dealer again. We had the emissions fix done to it last year and it’s not been right since. Audi deny any liability and claim problems like ours are nothing to do with the fix, but as a good will gesture (they call it Trust Building...) they have so far replaced two diesel injectors and the EGR valve. If I’d paid it would have been an eye-watering £4k for those jobs.

So that’s about £4.6k I’ve ‘saved’. What shall I spend it on?

 

[trixie88]

ooooooooowoooow frightening......dealer garages always seem to charge the earth......

 

[teejay]

1st service on Peugeot Boxer based moho- main dealer- £400. Ouch. 2yrs or 25,000 miles to the next one though. First hab check-£200. Smaller ouch.Due every year for 10 year warranty.

The joys of moho ing.

 

[tonybvi]

Unless and until they make it compulsory I will not be taking my car in for it’s emissions fix. I have heard so many horror stories about issues with vehicles after they have had the fix that I am not prepared to risk it. The car is fine as it is and meets current UK emissions criteria.

 

[Wully]

I’ve been sitting on my emissions recall from Audi for about six months and I’m with you don’t think I’ll bother I’ve heard a few horror stories. And when I spoke to someone in the know he told me not to bother it sorts the problem for Audi but fecks the car for owner.

 

[Pauljenny]

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Being a Yorkshire optimist, I'd bung that 4.6 K into a 2 year fixed ISA. .
Then you'll have the cash to pay for repairs, after the warranties run out.

 

[Phillybarbour]

I’ve been sitting on my emissions recall from Audi for about six months and I’m with you don’t think I’ll bother I’ve heard a few horror stories. And when I spoke to someone in the know he told me not to bother it sorts the problem for Audi but fecks the car for owner.

if you get a recall on emission for VW Group car say NO. I’ve got one for mine and I will not be getting done. As said above it only helps VW not the owner, lower performance, higher fuel consumption but hey it meets the emission figures.

 

[teejay]

And the lesson is- don't buy german crap. French and Italian crap is much better crap.

 

[Deleted member 144]

Audi do not appear to be all they are cracked up to be, my Daughter in law has had three of them and had gear box problems with all of them, some of the drivers seem to be a bit naff too hee hee .

 

[keithchesterfield]

The ABS unit module on my Fiat Ducato based MH was not working correctly and my local Fiat Dealer quoted around £1800 to replace the unit.

I took the unit and had it repaired, Fiat don't do repairs, for £222 (with lifetime guarantee) and it's worked fine since then.

Removing and replacing the unit cost £60 and comparing the £282 I spent on local companies to £1800 to a multi-national enterprise seems, to me, like a bargain.

I also have had a couple of crap Skoda cars in the last few years and haven't spent a penny on replacing parts or repairing either of them – they don't make 'em like they used to !

 

[MarkJ]

And the lesson is- don't buy german crap. French and Italian crap is much better crap.

Got a Citroen too - runs perfectly, ride is fantastic, loadsagadgets all work....

 

[2cv]

Citroens do get an unfairly bad press. This one is in perfect order after 150000 miles, still feels like new.