Diagnostic fee limit

[Danton J.A. Cardoso]

True, true... however, it was a dire straits situation.  Very cold
temperatures, and my condoplex (is that a word), only has carports.  In
addition, at the time mechanics in my "city" haven't worked on an Audi, much
less have heard of one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Myers [mailto:bob at chips-ur-s.com] 
Sent: Friday, 22 July, 2011 12:12
To: Danton J.A. Cardoso
Cc: 'Doyt W. Echelberger'; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: Diagnostic fee limit

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And...  If it is the standard built to fail Audi ignition switch, the 
replacement part cost about $40 and it can be replaced in well within 
an hour of labor (at least it can be replaced in under an hour by Mr. 
Fumblethumbs - me).  Did you know that "scrod" is the past participle 
of screwed?

Bob



At 12:54 PM 7/22/2011, Danton J.A. Cardoso wrote:
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>I like the "....the car_will_ get fixed" deal, but can only imagine what
the
>labor will be like.  Case in point, about a year and a half ago, I had my
>ignition switch replaced at the dealer, had to succumb, because it was a
>dire situation. Labor total was $420.00!!!!! at $170/hr, and parts were
only
>$178.05.  At least they gave me a loaner- I live 3 hours away!!!! It was
the
>then new A3 TDi S-line.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
>Behalf Of Doyt W. Echelberger
>Sent: Friday, 22 July, 2011 11:14
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Diagnostic fee limit
>
>Just discovered an Audi dealership in Cleveland (Sunnyside) which sets an
>absolute $500 cap on dealer diagnostic fees, applicable to any model year
>Audi, after which regional company specialists show up and "....the car
>_will_ get fixed" with no more diagnostic fees.
>
>Found this out talking with a local 95.5 S6 owner who spent months and many
>hundred dollars at an independent, trying to get a mysteriously stubborn S6
>to start and run. It didn't, and eventually the owner had it towed to a
>dealer 60 miles away....Sunnyside is still working on it and it still isn't
>running. But there is a cap on what the dealer will charge for diagnostics.
>I thought the list might not be aware of that cap, since many of us avoid
>dealers. Maybe some of you can verify that this is a nationwide Audi dealer
>policy.
>
>Doyt
>
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