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Title: One Price, No Extra Costs - The Volkswagen Accessory Promise?
Post by: No Golf Clubs at all on 27 March 2008, 11:27: http://www.carpages.co.uk/volkswagen/volkswagen-accessories-15-04-06.asp (http://www.carpages.co.uk/volkswagen/volkswagen-accessories-15-04-06.asp)

Does anyone know if this is still valid?

I am getting ridiculous quotes for retrofit of Cruise Control, from Ã‚£176 - Ã‚£275!!

Called VW Customer Service they deny all knowledge of the article or this "product".
Title: Re: One Price, No Extra Costs - The Volkswagen Accessory Promise?
Post by: jv on 27 March 2008, 12:18: Isn't cruise an option price of about 250 on a new mk5? So to later cost 150 all in doesn't exactly make any sense!
Title: Re: One Price, No Extra Costs - The Volkswagen Accessory Promise?
Post by: Rhyso on 27 March 2008, 12:27: Quote from: jv on 27 March 2008, 12:18
Isn't cruise an option price of about 250 on a new mk5? So to later cost 150 all in doesn't exactly make any sense!

yeah but you get 3 years warranty on the factory fitted cruise and only 2 years on the dealer fitted cruise :wink:
Title: Re: One Price, No Extra Costs - The Volkswagen Accessory Promise?
Post by: No Golf Clubs at all on 27 March 2008, 13:24: Yep you would think so, however loads of MkV owners have had it retro fitted for Ã‚£150 inc vat.

I have just had another quote from a local VW garage for Ã‚£165.

I actually have it fitted already...but its faulty, it didnt come as a factory option, vw have no record of it and i cannot find who actually fitted it...At a recent service the dealer said that it "wasnt even appearing as an option on his diagnostics".. so I am thinking that its either the stalk switch or something thats not been configured. I was looking for the price as a worst case scenario.
Title: Re: One Price, No Extra Costs - The Volkswagen Accessory Promise?
Post by: No Golf Clubs at all on 27 March 2008, 14:32: Ok thanks to another eagle eyed gti forum frequenter (winrya), i took a trip to another garage and picked up the Accessory booklet :D

Page 10 lists Cruise control as an Accessory Pack! Ã‚£150 inc vat AND Fitting!! date of publication 8 February 2008, so i must be current.

This must be retailer fit, cos the Cruise at Factory Fit on Page 8 is a Ã‚£270 option!! Go figure... :laugh:

So,...back to my original garage AC at Jordanhill armed with said leaflet and a request to either FIX my current cruise or replace with a completely new unit for Ã‚£150 ...