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ub7rm:

--- Quote from: Caz on July 15, 2009, 01:18:27 pm ---
to do with rhe air con, its a difficult one.. its possibly not ac related.. espec if its just had a service and re fresh.. was the smell there before the service?


--- End quote ---

No thats the thing - the a/c didn't smell before the service/refresh at all.  I've been in cars with whiffy a/c before and this smells the same.  Its particularly bad just after switching it off.

Sort of musty / old socks / whiffy cat sort of stink.

I've a theory all they did was rile the bacteria rather than killing it and instead of living peacfully in my condensor they've declared war.  Hopefully another dose of the refresh stuff should polish them off....

Caz:
theres two types of servicing, inspection and lubrication.

inspection is what normal services are.. as does what it says on the tin. you have your basic oil and filter change (and any other filters at whatever service) but the vehicle also has a thorough inspection, underneath, etc.. also, it will be put on the diagnostic machine to check for any live updates and check everything electrical etc..

lubrication service is your cheaper option. it is basicaly pulled into workshop, oiland filter done (or any other filters due) and pulled back out again.

we do get even vw quoting customers fo lubrication services and then them asking why were slo expensive..

i dont mind telling you guys this, as it wont be losing me money anywhere (lol), but, if you wanted to have the cheaper option and have the vehicle inspected, you can ask for an express visual check to be carried out. its a pretty thorough check of the vehicle, major components etc, tyres checked and tread reported on, oil level etc.. best thing is its FREE.

you can have as many EVC's (as we call them) done as you like. I have a lovely lady customer of mine come in every 3 months for one.

 :smiley:

Ifti:
Cool. Is this express visual check for when you are in the warranty period only - or at any time in the car's life??

Caz:
cars life. any car, any age.  :smiley:

only takes around half a hour to do.

a form of one should be completed out for you after your service for you to have as paperwork and it shou,d on it any notes the technician has made to any current need work or future needed work. And also a break down of your tyre wear, inside, middle and outside.

 :smiley:

Ifti:
Well I finally got my first service done today from a VW dealer.

The dealer is around 17 miles away from me, since my local dealer wanted to charge just under £250 for an engine oil and filter change!

Anyways, got to the dealer (MJ Warner, in Herts) after a fun drive there, since its a lot of country lanes etc to get there  :laugh:

They took the car straight in, and told me it would come to £125 - as quoted.
They said it would take about an hour, to an hour and a half.
I waited around looking at other cars - unfortunately no MK6 GTIs to look closely at....
The service took around 45-50 mins - maybe it was quicker as I requested they didnt wash the car?!

Anyways, he came back and LOWERED the price even further.
He said it came to £106 and not £125 as expected!

Labour - £47.60
Filter - £8.73
Cleaner - £2.80
LL3 Oil - £33.60
VAT - £13.91
TOTAL - £106.64

They also did the Express Visual Check etc - which all turned out fine.
Finally, they topped up the washer fluid as well, and gave me the rest of the bottle - which is still over half full. (Is that what I was charged for as 'Cleaner'??).

Overall good service, at a good price. After the service the guy sat down with me and went over every bit of the invoice, telling me exactly what I had been charged for etc.

I think they've got themselves a regular customer  :wink:

The sales guy there told me that the value of the ED30's have gone UP a little, due to the rarity. He knew a lot of people who were after them.
Told him how much I had paid for it a few months back, and he said I got a decent deal, and could probably make a small profit on it if I sold now! lol

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