Just went through this on the Beetle. It was in for replacing the sunroof which is what they said it needed to stop the rain leak getting driver side floor carpet soaked, adn they did a courtesy wash. We now have some noticeable long curving swirl marks on the hood. I'll have to try to buff it out now.gforce1108 said:
between dirty wash mitts, brooms (as previously stated), old crappy filthy chamois, and buckets that arent changed often enough, the dealership car wash is the dark colored cars worst enemy. The thing I have seen during my time there, would make you cringe.SootFoot said:Just went through this on the Beetle. It was in for replacing the sunroof which is what they said it needed to stop the rain leak getting driver side floor carpet soaked, adn they did a courtesy wash. We now have some noticeable long curving swirl marks on the hood. I'll have to try to buff it out now.
__. Not even mentioning your paint damage, did you get kissed on the needless sunroof replacement??????SootFoot said:
nah, it was all covered by the warranty. Still some warranty time left. I questioned that it would be the sunroof getting the floorbaord carpet wet, but they said it is a known issue on Beetle sunroofs, and it runs down the A pillars and ends up on the floor, even if the drains are clear of debris. VoA apparently agreed. We had some rain the other night and the carpet is dry so maybe it worked. Time will tell. HOWEVER, (since you got me startedmrGutWrench said:
) they did not replace the carpet which smells musty, pretty strongly so. They said VoA would not authorize replacing the carpet until customer had the car back with the new sunroof for awhile. That was a head scratcher to me, but we'll wait a month and when the carpet still smells we'll hit them up again for carpet replace or adequately sanitize the odor out.Yup,,,, that's what my dealer did/does. When questioned about it they informed that the bottle says it "meets" spec.mparker326 said:
Hmmm ...... won't replace the musty carpet until you've had the new sunroof for awhile.SootFoot said:nah, it was all covered by the warranty. Still some warranty time left. I questioned that it would be the sunroof getting the floorbaord carpet wet, but they said it is a known issue on Beetle sunroofs, and it runs down the A pillars and ends up on the floor, even if the drains are clear of debris. VoA apparently agreed. We had some rain the other night and the carpet is dry so maybe it worked. Time will tell. HOWEVER, (since you got me started
__. OK, I'll live with the idea that they want to wait to be sure that there won't be more water coming in. I can't believe that they'd be stupid enough to think that it's going to get better (esp with the hot days of summer just coming on).SootFoot said:
Alot here have had very bad experiences with their dealer and it seems widespread. This doesn't mean that one or two particular dealers aren't good though. I'll bet your dealership should have 507 as I understand the new TDI 2.0 CR will require it. Some of us have already switched to the new oil. Why can't the dealers be on the cutting edge instead of behind the 8 ball. You may be the exception to the rule, I hope so.angrytom said:
Exactly, factory warranties are not free, their cost is included in the purchase price.rixtory said:
That salesman might not have been completely off base.. There were some of the cheap MK4 GTI's that had 15" Avus wheels... I didn't really believe it either, but I was proven wrong on that more than once...Revolutionary_mind said:
Your dealer MUST carry VW507.00 due to the requirement of the T-Reg TDI to use it.angrytom said:
So if the 505.01 is listed as a 15000 KM (9320 mile) oil should be changed every 9000 not 10000 as per the book. I have been running 507.00 Total/Elf since 5k miles and I feel much more comfortable with the 10000 mile intervals specified in the book.Drivbiwire said:Your dealer MUST carry VW507.00 due to the requirement of the T-Reg TDI to use it.
VW507.00 is a higher quality base stock thus has better durability when used in extended service intervals. VW507.00 is approved by VW to go as long as 30,000 miles or 50,000 Kilometers between changes when used in conjunction with the oil quality sensor:
Also you should have the system built into the ECU is activated using VAG-Com.
An alternate method is to use a By-pass filter and establish a suitable oil change interval using oil analysis for your type of driving. 15,000 or more miles can easily be achieved in most cases. If you drive mostly highway 20,000+ is possible and still have wear rates at very low levels (>5 ppm fe/1K).
VW507.00/504.00 is also intended for the highest performance engines VW makes including all diesel engines PD and CRI.
DB
10k-mile OCI is a recommendation, but every car is different. Based on used-oil analysis, some owners change oil earlier, some can go longer. If the oil tests very good at 10k, then it's okay to extend to 12k or maybe longer.06SpiceRedTDI said: