The Brass Turner

Quotes for Front wheel bearings x 2 fitted.

Dealer £430

3rd party £280 (using Audi original parts and I used this company for my cam
belt change 30K ago)

Kevin McMurtrie

In article <lc6dnVxX84fWHOzUnZ2dnUVZ8uSdnZ2d@bt.com>,
"The Brass Turner" <Brass1@btinternet.com> wrote:

> Quotes for Front wheel bearings x 2 fitted.
>
> Dealer £430
>
> 3rd party £280 (using Audi original parts and I used this company for my cam
> belt change 30K ago)

That's nothing. Here in California, a German car specialist quoted me
$530 USD and an Audi dealership quoted me $350 USD for the 10K mile OIL
CHANGE. Oh, wait that comes with a carwash too. Now it's totally worth
it.

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Pete

The Brass Turner wrote:

> Quotes for Front wheel bearings x 2 fitted.
>
> Dealer £430
>
> 3rd party £280 (using Audi original parts and I used this company for
> my cam belt change 30K ago)

Are you surprised? Dealers mainly make their money by servicing cars,
not by selling them.


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The Brass Turner

"Pete" <noname@nodomain.com> wrote in message
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> The Brass Turner wrote:
>
>> Quotes for Front wheel bearings x 2 fitted.
>>
>> Dealer £430
>>
>> 3rd party £280 (using Audi original parts and I used this company for
>> my cam belt change 30K ago)
>
> Are you surprised? Dealers mainly make their money by servicing cars,
> not by selling them.
>
>
> --
> Pete
>

they make plenty from both ends, try getting a discount on a new Audi in the
UK and you will not. A 30k car does not cost 30k to manufacture...........I
doubt it costs 10k with production costs as they are.

Ross

"The Brass Turner" <Brass1@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> they make plenty from both ends, try getting a discount on a new Audi in
> the UK and you will not. A 30k car does not cost 30k to
> manufacture...........I doubt it costs 10k with production costs as they
> are.

You should pay your dealer a visit, they're talking discounts right up-front
these days!

Regards
Ross

The Brass Turner

"Ross" <ross@redtreeorchard.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "The Brass Turner" <Brass1@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:4MCdnaMQNeQJMO_UnZ2dnUVZ8jmdnZ2d@bt.com...
>
>> they make plenty from both ends, try getting a discount on a new Audi in
>> the UK and you will not. A 30k car does not cost 30k to
>> manufacture...........I doubt it costs 10k with production costs as they
>> are.
>
> You should pay your dealer a visit, they're talking discounts right
> up-front
> these days!
>
> Regards
> Ross
>
>
>
>

that's now............they have to or go bust

but this is only in the last few months.

Dave

> Quotes for Front wheel bearings x 2 fitted.
>
> Dealer £430
>
> 3rd party £280 (using Audi original parts and I used this company for my
> cam belt change 30K ago)

Don't forget that your dealer has a nice showroom to maintain which I doubt
the 3rd party has. They also have salesmen to pay (only some of their
earnings will be commision).

dave AKA vwdoc1

It is always a good idea to shop around for prices and just call the dealer
first, even for parts!
Then you will be happier going to an independent repair shop that enjoys
Audis!

"Dave" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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>> Quotes for Front wheel bearings x 2 fitted.
>>
>> Dealer £430
>>
>> 3rd party £280 (using Audi original parts and I used this company for my
>> cam belt change 30K ago)
>
> Don't forget that your dealer has a nice showroom to maintain which I
> doubt the 3rd party has. They also have salesmen to pay (only some of
> their earnings will be commision).
>