NAC..'00 VW Passat 4Motion...$7200 in repairs!!!

[Robert M]

No that doesn't sound reasonable!   $7200 to fix a car that runs and 
drives?!

Get scrapyard cats or find some universal ones that will fit; you could go 
through a lot of trial and error for $3800.  WTF?!

Wassamatter with the propshaft?  A driveshaft place could probably build a 
newone of of unununium for $1400.

   Gaskets for $700?   No wonder people hate the dealer.

>From: Steve Meyer <quattroslm at yahoo.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: NAC..'00 VW Passat 4Motion...$7200 in repairs!!!
>Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:59:06 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I know it's not Audi, but it's close. I recently took
>my '00 VW Passat 4Motion(107,000miles)in for
>diagnostic work and got blown away by the list of
>things needed done. I knew it wasn't going to be
>pretty, but $7200 is alot of money for repairs.
>
>The biggie is two new cats...$4200, including labor,
>aparently the parts are $3800.
>
>Prop shaft with labor...$1400
>
>Valve cover gasket and tensior gaskets(?)...$980
>
>1 O2 sensor...$340
>
>Vacuum lines...$100
>
>And this is all they can say for sure now. The codes
>for the o2 sensor and the bad cats are in the way for
>checking any further.
>
>Does this seem resonable? Any options besides the
>dealer on these items?
>
>Thanks for your help!
>Steve
>
>
>
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