What causes cambelt jump a tooth?

[Neo Badness]

Right proper fecked off now, the guys promised to phone tonight and give me an update ETA on how long it'd be before I got my car / what was wrong.
 Hasn't called, a smidge peeved at the mo.
Wish people would just do what they say their going to do.
What gives mechanics special dispensation?

Especially when they charge 35.00 an hour...

[Jay]

Especially when they charge 35.00 an hour...

That all? 

[Neo Badness]

Especially when they charge 35.00 an hour...

That all? 

Yeah, I don't live dawn sarf.

The VW Dealer charges 47.50 (after club discount)

That's expensive, even more so when I work two jobs and am still poor...

[AudiA8Quattro]

Especially when they charge 35.00 an hour...

That all? 

Yeah, I don't live dawn sarf.

The VW Dealer charges 47.50 (after club discount)

That's expensive, even more so when I work two jobs and am still poor...

VW down south charge 75 quid an hour plus VAT.
That's just short of 90 quid an hour.

[Neo Badness]

That's precisely my point.

However that garage charge 35.00 an hour but currently are providing pish service was my main complaint.
Vw dealers up here charge sut like 65.00 inc VAT but I get a club discount. But even though it is expensive, and let's not forget price is realative, I may take it to the dealership if it means that they get it sorted. Funk knows though, seems that only way to resolve issues is to train yourself to sort them. No supposedly proffesionals seem to take pride in their workmanship anymore and seem intent on getting as much money for as little effort as possible. It's no wonder the country is in the state it's in...

The old addage "If you want something done right......"












Rant over...........

[shaolindan]

What is this club discount that you speak of?

That's precisely my point.

However that garage charge 35.00 an hour but currently are providing pish service was my main complaint.
Vw dealers up here charge sut like 65.00 inc VAT but I get a club discount. But even though it is expensive, and let's not forget price is realative, I may take it to the dealership if it means that they get it sorted. Funk knows though, seems that only way to resolve issues is to train yourself to sort them. No supposedly proffesionals seem to take pride in their workmanship anymore and seem intent on getting as much money for as little effort as possible. It's no wonder the country is in the state it's in...

The old addage "If you want something done right......"














Rant over...........

[Neo Badness]

Ok, so may have been going a bit nuts last night.

 Got car back and they have isolated it to the WUR switch making it run rich, so it's fine until the car heats up then it's a bit flat again. But no where near as bad it was.

They've replaced the fuel filters and ISV and sorted my camber out. Still, 140.00 quid, bit steep when you consider I supplied all the parts as they were in the back of the car. Still I have a solution to my problem in the interim.

Anyone know if you can change the pulley on the altenator without replacing the altenator? Mine is starting to crack.

Discount of which I speak is through another club of which I am a memeber, Scottishvag. They have some no bad deals if you are a paid memeber.