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Date:         Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:30:26 -0500
Reply-To:     vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Upton <vwmark@CONCENTRIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dealer ripoffs
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Karl,It's not even friday yet!

Karl Mullendore wrote:

> I started looking over a customer's '85 Westy today, to see what repairs > were in order to bring it up to good working condition. In the van was a > 'Vehicle Repair Estimate' from a local MD (I'll tell you where only if you > insist) VW dealer. I almost fell over when I read what they wanted to charge > for some very routine Vanagon work, thought you all might find it amusing: > > Replace PS belt, labor $35 (a 5 minute job) > > Power steering rack, parts and labor, $1029 (! WHAT?) > > One inner CV boot, p&l, $145 (huh?) > > Lower ball joints, p&l, $565 > > coolant temp sensor, p&l $78 > > Two hatch struts, installed, $105 (let's see, $40 for the struts, $65 for > the 10 minutes?) > > Rear shocks, installed, $295 ($145 of which is labor, what, a 15 minute > job?) > > Radiator, installed, $689 ($400 radiator, $289 labor?) > > Insane, aren't they? Now bow to your parts suppliers on the list, and be > thankful! If I was not a mechanic, and needed work done to my van by this > dealer, I would be broke in short order! How do these folks sleep at night, > I wonder? > > Karl M


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