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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: The Doc on 11 November 2011, 00:55
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Well my service counter binged 1000 miles to service today so it's time for my first long life service.
Booked in for 1st dec @ £103 - cheap as chips :wink:
Fingers crossed it will come back in the same condition as it went in :rolleyes:
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This could get interesting :grin:
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Are they really that bad :sad:
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£103 dang!, where you taking it, the pikies in the caravan round the corner?!
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Are they really that bad :sad:
Update your ECU ?????????????? :evil:
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Are they really that bad :sad:
Update your ECU ?????????????? :evil:
Won't be an issue for me :lipsrsealed:
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Are they really that bad :sad:
Update your ECU ?????????????? :evil:
Won't be an issue for me :lipsrsealed:
Doubt they will anyway for £103 :grin:
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Are they really that bad :sad:
Update your ECU ?????????????? :evil:
Won't be an issue for me :lipsrsealed:
Doubt they will anyway for £103 :grin:
Would cost me this much for the parts - crazy prices :laugh:
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Booked in for 1st dec @ £103 - cheap as chips
Is that VW price or a freelance garage Doc?
If not VW then they must use genuine VW parts to keep the warranty going.
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Just paid £179 for my 1st longlife service. :angry:
Was £189 but paid the service girl a compliment and she knocked a tenner off! :smiley:
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which dealership did you use?
i bought my car from pullman sunderland and it had a headlight replaced under warranty and they made a right arse of it so won't be using them again
i found pullman durham a lot more professional though
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I paid about £110 for my 1st annual service then about £130 for the 2nd but I assume the long life service is more involved. So, yes, cheap indeed.
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which dealership did you use?
i bought my car from pullman sunderland and it had a headlight replaced under warranty and they made a right arse of it so won't be using them again
i found pullman durham a lot more professional though
Lookers Middlesbrough, I find the service dept excellent but the sales dept crap, they didn't take me seriously when I was looking for a new car so I bought from a broker, now everytime I go in the same salesman keeps telling me to see him when I think of buying a new one. Hmmmm not going to happen.
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Mines is free :laugh: Actually going in for 2nd service tomorrow. Need to tell them not to touch my ECU! :angry:
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There is no difference between a longlife service and the shorter time and distance service its just the longlife is done at 20k or 2 years as against 10k or 1 year. They still use the longlife oil in both.
I paid £250 for the 3 year service plan which I think is now £290. While its under warranty for 3 years they may as well service it after then I will do it myself.
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@ VW Altrincham :smiley:
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I paid £129 for my first longlife on the GTD. The 2nd is rolling in.
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i got 3 years fee servicing with my car
not sure which dealer to trust with my car though...
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Mines currently in for its 3rd service, water getting in, several creaks, broken passenger seat, wind noise, creaky windows - windows going up then going back down themselves and the guy got me to sign something about updating the ECU but i see everyones against this, should i have told them to leave it ? :/ lol
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Jonny its more if your car is mapped or not, if its not mapped then an update may sort little niggles out like engine stutter or poor mpg, any starting problems or so forth.
But if you have it mapped it will wipe the map off.
I was listening to the service guy the other day and they was charging £149 for T&D and £195 for LL?? Is there is difference in price of the oil?
Darren
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Jonny its more if your car is mapped or not, if its not mapped then an update may sort little niggles out like engine stutter or poor mpg, any starting problems or so forth.
But if you have it mapped it will wipe the map off.
I was listening to the service guy the other day and they was charging £149 for T&D and £195 for LL?? Is there is difference in price of the oil?
Darren
As I understand it, dealers use LongLife oil for whatever regime your car is on, stands to reason really I think, if an oil is designed to go the greater distance for LL, then one would assume it's fine for T&D??
But I suppose you could demand the T&D oil if it's cheaper??
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I was told they had to use LL oil on anything with a DPF :undecided:
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£103??? Thats pritty good esp from VW :laugh:
Very impressed!!
I work for Landrover as a mechanic, JUST an oil service. Oil and filter only.... On a TDV8 Vogue
How much??
Was looking around £350+ :laugh:
£95 An hour labour rates + VAT haha!!!
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so can you opt out of the ECU updated?
i don't want any update done to my car. :wink:
I've got the servicing package so need to go to the main dealers and all i want them to do is the oil and filters and check over etc - no updates etc
way i look at it its my car and don't want them doing any work on it i don't want or need doing.
not that i think there is an update for petrol GTI's anyway?
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Quite often the updates are recalls etc... Or service functions.
May not have any problem just now without updating, but its for things down the line.
Eg. ABS Module download or something, May not have a problem but its for the forseen future.
So if you dont get updates, it could go wrong. Or even worse go wrong when the cars out of warranty. Then ud even have to pay for the updates :wink:
Your choice thou :D
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so can you opt out of the ECU updated?
i don't want any update done to my car. :wink:
I've got the servicing package so need to go to the main dealers and all i want them to do is the oil and filters and check over etc - no updates etc
way i look at it its my car and don't want them doing any work on it i don't want or need doing.
not that i think there is an update for petrol GTI's anyway?
They will know its been mapped if you tell them not to update the ECU :evil:
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that wouldn't worry me but i just wouldn't want them overwriting or deleting it.
my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc
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that wouldn't worry me but i just wouldn't want them overwriting or deleting it.
my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc
If they want to be arsey they can refuse to touch the car , thats why ECU's are locked off now. I know some dealerships who won't go near a car thats been mapped!!
It depends on what kind of relationship you have with the dealer I suppose too? :wink:
VW don't want you P*ssing about with there ECU's and there products i.e. blowing turbo's !!
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that wouldn't worry me but i just wouldn't want them overwriting or deleting it.
my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc
If you had one of their VWR remaps then fine; but you can't expect them to honour a warranty when the cars been chopped about by any Tom, Dick and Harry.
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my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc
Well it appears that if these aspects of the engine and drivetrain upgrade are connected to a warranty claim these aren't covered by VW warranty VWR Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.volkswagenracing.co.uk/Tuning%20General%20Pages/FAQ.html) plus they don't do anything for TDI's.
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my vw dealership sells VWR remaps anyway so they can't really argue against remaps etc
Well it appears that if these aspects of the engine and drivetrain upgrade are connected to a warranty claim these aren't covered by VW warranty VWR Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.volkswagenracing.co.uk/Tuning%20General%20Pages/FAQ.html) plus they don't do anything for TDI's.
The VWR site shows a Stage 1 map for both 140 and 170 Mk6 TDIs.
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The VWR site shows a Stage 1 map for both 140 and 170 Mk6 TDIs.
Can you post the link you found because I searched and it talks about 140 & 170 but the link goes back to same same on everytime with no details?
http://www.volkswagenracing.co.uk/Golf%206%20Pages/Golf%206%20PowerUpgrades.html
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See the table at the bottom of that page for power upgrades as follows:
For all of our GTI race cars, this Stage 1 upgrade is what we use on track - with that plus Warranty cover, what better reassurance could you ask for?
Stage 1 Upgrade 1.4 TSI 160 ps 2.0 TDI 140 ps 2.0 GTD 170 ps 2.0 TSI GTI 2.0 TSI R
Original PS 160 140 170 210 270
Uprated VWR PS 195 175 195 250 300
£1,500* £1,500* £1,500 £1,600 £1,800
Cost, fully fitted,
Inclusive of VAT.
including VWR rear exhaust, VWR performance filter and VWR Warranty Cover
Please contact us for 'Supply Only' of the above. Of course, if you are interested in a remap alone for the above cars, we can provide these for £599 installed. Please contact us to discuss.
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pullman do vwr parts and this is on their website
Is the manufacturer's warranty affected?
Yes it is affected, which is why each VWR Upgrade Package includes additional warranty coverage. The VWR Upgrade Warranty covers only those aspects of the engine and drivetrain that can be proved to be affected by the fitment of the upgrade package. All other aspects of the vehicle's standard Volkswagen warranty are unaffected.
The VWR Upgrade Package supplementary warranty will exactly reflect the duration of the Volkswagen warranty supplied with the car, consisting of a two-year/unlimited mileage manufacturer's warranty and a third year warranty with a 60,000 miles limitation. Full details of the warranty coverage is provided in the warranty booklet, and will be supplied with each VWR Upgrade Package.
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Sorry dieseldunc I don't know why I didn't see that table.
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Sorry dieseldunc I don't know why I didn't see that table.
There haven a laugh with them prices :rolleyes:
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Sorry dieseldunc I don't know why I didn't see that table.
There haven a laugh with them prices :rolleyes:
Their Stage 1 for the GTI consists of a rebranded Pipercorss Panel filter, Rebranded Milltek Cat-back exhaust and a rebranded Revo map!!!
Certainly buying the three things separately would be quite a bit cheaper....
Jim
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yeah i spoke to them and for the filter it was about £90 or something! i paid £30 for my pipercross. the milltek was about £800 and their rem pap was over £600 or if you buy the 3 together its about £1500 fitted.
much cheaper to source the parts yourself.
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yeah i spoke to them and for the filter it was about £90 or something! i paid £30 for my pipercross. the milltek was about £800 and their rem pap was over £600 or if you buy the 3 together its about £1500 fitted.
much cheaper to source the parts yourself.
Apparently the map is their specification and not a generic Revo map, also the Millteks look nice with VWR stamped on the back, I really did toy with the idea of getting the VWR Stage 1 a while back.
They said they'd knock some money off if I didn't want the warranty!!!!!
Jim
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Sorry dieseldunc I don't know why I didn't see that table.
That's alright Keith; no need to apologomise.
I only knew so quickly as I was reading their site just the other day :nerd:
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yeah i spoke to them and for the filter it was about £90 or something! i paid £30 for my pipercross. the milltek was about £800 and their rem pap was over £600 or if you buy the 3 together its about £1500 fitted.
much cheaper to source the parts yourself.
Apparently the map is their specification and not a generic Revo map, also the Millteks look nice with VWR stamped on the back, I really did toy with the idea of getting the VWR Stage 1 a while back.
They said they'd knock some money off if I didn't want the warranty!!!!!
Jim
they might sell you the tail pipes individually to fit a milltek and save a few quid :wink:
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@ VW Altrincham :smiley:
That's where I bought my GT from. They managed to put all 4 wheels back on with the directional tyres pointing in the wrong direction. :rolleyes:
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@ VW Altrincham :smiley:
That's where I bought my GT from. They managed to put all 4 wheels back on with the directional tyres pointing in the wrong direction. :rolleyes:
Sounds about right, they are 2 mins away from me :wink:
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All done and without incident :smiley:
First, last and only service I'll ever have done to him :sad:
Still can't get my head around the £103 bill :wink:
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Service plan? seems like a bargain now to me, think it was £250 or £299 for 3 years at time of purchase.
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Sounds expensive vs my 18500 mile / 2 year service at £103?
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Sounds expensive vs my 18500 mile / 2 year service at £103?
Depends really, mine has been serviced every year since purchased and has had its second service in July, so going by £103 every year would be £309 still reckon it's a bargain.
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How many miles do you travel a year?
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How many miles do you travel a year?
Ive been told of a man that can fix that for your. :wink:
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How many miles do you travel a year?
Car is an July 2009 reg and has 12500 on the clock at present. :smiley:
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So you would have only had one longlife service at £103 in three years saving you either £147 or £197.
This is my first and only service so I've saved the same amount :smiley: