Cars suck

[Geoff]

My VW is at the dealer getting a 40,000 mile service. The transmission service for the DSG transmission and the brake line flush ain't gonna be cheap.

I was driving the Mountaineer to the VW dealer yesterday while a friend was driving the GTI. The "service engine soon" light started flashing. It's running a little rough and has the symptoms of oxygen sensor, PCV valve, MAF sensor, or a bad vacuum hose.

 

[Puck it]

My VW is at the dealer getting a 40,000 mile service. The transmission service for the DSG transmission and the brake line flush ain't gonna be cheap.

I was driving the Mountaineer to the VW dealer yesterday while a friend was driving the GTI. The "service engine soon" light started flashing. It's running a little rough and has the symptoms of oxygen sensor, PCV valve, MAF sensor, or a bad vacuum hose.

My son's Liberty Renegade was losing coolant and there was no signs of it on the floor. This could be real bad. It is under the 100k powertrain so I brought it to the stealership just in case. It was the radiator and that cost $300 for the part and $300 for labor. They did replace the water pump under warranty and the right rear bearing and rebuilt the rear diff also. However when taking apart the rear brakes to replace bearing. The brake pad which had about 10% left fell apart. Another $180 for the read pads along with the warranty deductible of $100. Grand total $815.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

necessary evil they are.....

 

[thetrailboss]

Another reason why I don't drive a VW. Get a Honda.

 

[SkiDork]

I just got ass raped on a new water pump and actuator door for the drivers side heating vents (blowing cold). I'll also need new AC compressor come springtime (it blew up, had them just cut off the belt for now) .

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

had the quattro in for the 80k service, brakes etc....$3500 out the door....at my indy shop, guy used to work at audi...

 

[o3jeff]

I picked up a used Acura 3 weeks ago and noticed has a slight vibration around 70-75 with the new tires they put on. They rebalanced the tires and told me its all set, still vibrates. Brought it back and they replaced the tires and said that fixed it, well it still vibrates I dropped it off Saturday and told them to keep it until they fix it and also to take it on a test drive before saying they fixed it.

 

[o3jeff]

had the quattro in for the 80k service, brakes etc....$3500 out the door....at my indy shop, guy used to work at audi...

Wtf do they do at a 80k service that cost $3500?

 

[hammer]

Another reason why I don't drive a VW. Get a Honda.

After going through repairs on a Toyota and Subaru I realized that, while some cars are definitely better than others, no car is bullet-proof.

Will be taking my Volvo S40 in for its 22.5K service tomorrow. Basically it's just an oil change and re-set of the reminder. Don't know what the cost is because it's part of the maintenance plan that was included, but I do pay for the additional cost of full synthetic oil. I also have a problem with one of the brake lights that aren't user-replaceable. Glad for the warranty...for now.

 

[WJenness]

Wtf do they do at a 80k service that cost $3500?

Going to guess (being an Audi guy myself):

Timing Belt (you're (SKIQUATTRO I mean) the 3.0 right?)
Water Pump
Thermostat (since you're in there anyway)
Brake Fluid Flush
Whatever else needed doing...

How do your Control Arms look?

I'm getting to the point where I want to replace my CAs and TREs soon... (125k)... They aren't bad, but I'd like to tighten up the steering some... Also considering new struts / springs.

-w

 

[wa-loaf]

I picked up a used Acura 3 weeks ago and noticed has a slight vibration around 70-75 with the new tires they put on. They rebalanced the tires and told me its all set, still vibrates. Brought it back and they replaced the tires and said that fixed it, well it still vibrates I dropped it off Saturday and told them to keep it until they fix it and also to take it on a test drive before saying they fixed it.

Alignment?

Wtf do they do at a 80k service that cost $3500?

Yeah?

 

[hammer]

I picked up a used Acura 3 weeks ago and noticed has a slight vibration around 70-75 with the new tires they put on. They rebalanced the tires and told me its all set, still vibrates. Brought it back and they replaced the tires and said that fixed it, well it still vibrates I dropped it off Saturday and told them to keep it until they fix it and also to take it on a test drive before saying they fixed it.

I have vibration on my Highlander at or above 70 as well. Car's due for a tire rotation and balance so I'm hoping that will fix the problem. For now I just take it as a reminder to not go too fast...

 

[wa-loaf]

Going to guess (being an Audi guy myself):

Timing Belt (you're (SKIQUATTRO I mean) the 3.0 right?)
Water Pump
Thermostat (since you're in there anyway)
Brake Fluid Flush
Whatever else needed doing...

How do your Control Arms look?

I'm getting to the point where I want to replace my CAs and TREs soon... (125k)... They aren't bad, but I'd like to tighten up the steering some... Also considering new struts / springs.

-w

My buddy just traded in his S4 for an Outback XT.

 

[wa-loaf]

My Outback has about 86,000 on it now and the most expensive service was around $600 because there was some brake work that needed to be done. My Timing belt was replaced under warranty at 60k, so that's good till 160k now. Knock on wood ...

 

[deadheadskier]

Just turned 123K on my Hyundai Sonata. Only repairs needed have been an ABS sensor and power steering pump, both covered under warranty. The later occured at 103K miles and they still did it free. Dealer just filled out the report that the car had 98K miles on it.

Other than that, it's just been oil changes, tires and one set each front and rear pads.

I'm interested in a VW sportwagen TDI when I replace this car for the wagon practicality, exceptional mileage and 'fun' factor, but it will depend on what I read about the 09s when I'm ready to replace this car in 2-3 years. Hard to really think about replacing this car though when it's been pretty much problem free since I bought it.

 

[deadheadskier]

My Outback has about 86,000 on it now and the most expensive service was around $600 because there was some brake work that needed to be done. My Timing belt was replaced under warranty at 60k, so that's good till 160k now. Knock on wood ...

timing belts have always been head scratcher for me. What good reason is there to build a car with a belt anymore? Plenty of cars come with timing chains that never need to be replaced.

 

[hammer]

My Outback has about 86,000 on it now and the most expensive service was around $600 because there was some brake work that needed to be done. My Timing belt was replaced under warranty at 60k, so that's good till 160k now. Knock on wood ...

Is it normal to need a timing belt so soon or did you have other symptoms?

Just had timing belt work done on my Toyota, second replacement at 180K...with other stuff that was done "because it was open" the bill came to about $900. Wish I didn't have to do it but it was due and the first symptom of a problem would have been a trashed engine. :roll:

 

[mondeo]

timing belts have always been head scratcher for me. What good reason is there to build a car with a belt anymore? Plenty of cars come with timing chains that never need to be replaced.

Cost. It's much cheaper to put in a belt than a chain.

 

[wa-loaf]

Is it normal to need a timing belt so soon or did you have other symptoms?

Just had timing belt work done on my Toyota, second replacement at 180K...with other stuff that was done "because it was open" the bill came to about $900. Wish I didn't have to do it but it was due and the first symptom of a problem would have been a trashed engine. :roll:

No, its supposed to be at 100k on the Outback. I had it in for 60k service (at 59k in case there was warranty stuff) and they noticed a small oil leak. Opened it up and saw some wear on the timing belt while they were there and replaced it all under warranty.

 

[deadheadskier]

Cost. It's much cheaper to put in a belt than a chain.

seems odd to me then that value based brands such as Hyundai have chains in all their cars