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Yet another Air Con woe......
Boothy:
Spoke to the service manager who was a good bloke really. Brought the technician out for me to speak to and he explained there reasons for replacing the pressure sensor. They showed me the old one and pointed out where it was leaking etc too.
They originally quoted me nearly £750 for the compressor and fitting and all the other dealers were similar. I called back down to see what they'd do and managed to get it for £600. It's still a lot but considering I didn't buy the car from them and don't service it there either I can't grumble.
Although I didn't think that at first so I rang VW directly to see what they would do. And guess what they did? SQUAT!
I can get the part cheaper but no where will guarantee the part etc unless I more or less replace the entire system so I opted for the dealers with a 2 year warranty on it.
Absolutely gutted though.
vRS Carl:
Looking at it now you have got the price down to £600 thats basically you Paying £40 for them to diagnose the fault.
Feel for you mate. £600 is a lot to pay out for one part. But just think though when it's boiling hot outside you will be able to keep cool again :happy2:
Boothy:
--- Quote from: vRS Carl on July 07, 2010, 08:18:09 pm ---
Feel for you mate. £600 is a lot to pay out for one part. But just think though when it's boiling hot outside you will be able to keep cool again :happy2:
--- End quote ---
I know mate. I suffer from hayfever really badly and having the Windows down on a hot day makes it a hundred times worse. It makes the aircon not only a luxury but a necessity so when the sun comes out to play again it'll be £600 of utter bliss! :smiley: :laugh:
Drapoon:
Feel yopur pain
my car was 9 days out of warranty & the air con packed up.
I had a suspect fooked compressor, turned out to be the pressure switch which was fitted last week & had no problems since.
Dealer told me that when they went to re-gas the car they could hear the pressure switch leaking from a mile away yet when I had it re-gassed eleswhere a week earlier both I and the mechanic didn't hear a thing!
I managed to wangle 100% parts 50% contribution to labour after a lot of ballache & visits to various dealers. I just hope that's the end of it & the compressor doesn't go next!
Boothy:
VW told me that they would consider a recall on the crap compressor if enough people complained. Maybe a should start a petition!
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