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That helpful B4 guy
I love the exchange with the VW 'expert'.
It reminds me of a training session I had for a Hunter Safety Instructor class. There were over 100 people in the room and the instructor told everyone to stand up and orient themselves to an azimuth of 75°, so the class did...all but one old guy, who then started berating the rest of the class for being wrong and said they needed to do it correctly, like he was (he was the one that was wrong).
He still passed and is teaching today.
All 8 fault codes that were present when I bought the car were a result of the dealer or certified garage doing improper work, and all were pretty simple fixes.
It reminds me of a training session I had for a Hunter Safety Instructor class. There were over 100 people in the room and the instructor told everyone to stand up and orient themselves to an azimuth of 75°, so the class did...all but one old guy, who then started berating the rest of the class for being wrong and said they needed to do it correctly, like he was (he was the one that was wrong).
He still passed and is teaching today.
The wagon I bought had the IP replaced by a stealership, cost her $2K and it was just leaking. They also gave her an estimate of $1,600 to replace the ECU for a "memory module error", which was just the little hose inside the ECU. Thankfully she declined.Had my car towed to the dealer because it would not start. They said it needed a new injection pump and would replace for $2,200.
I called my guru who is 1 1/2 hours away. He said it was just the seals which is very common. I asked the dealer to replace the seals but they refused.
I told the dealer no thanks and had towed to my guru who fixed it for $200.
It never hurts to get a 2nd opinion.
All 8 fault codes that were present when I bought the car were a result of the dealer or certified garage doing improper work, and all were pretty simple fixes.
I went to the local one to get some G070 transmission fluid and they had to order it. I asked why they didn't stock it, and the parts manager said they just use bulk gear oil (non-synthetic) from a 55 gallon drum. I then asked if it was GL-4 and he said it was GL-5, but that was OK to use in all VW transmissions. I then asked if they'd warranty mine if it failed from GL-5 use when VW specifically stated to use GL-4 and he said 'of course not'.Asseyes said:I called the local dealer to order the parts for a trans fluid change on my 02 Jetta automatic. Just for kicks I asked what they charge for the fluid change and they were INSISTENT....let me repeat that, INSISTENT that the trans is a sealed unit and they don't change the fluid. I was stunned. Needless to say my that was my first and last experience with a dealership.
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