Audi V8 Quattro

[Eye of the Tiger]

You're making me get the impression that I'm going to be driving Japanese cars and vehicles with boxer engines for the rest of my life.  Oh yeah, and small block Chevies.  They just seem a little less complex and a lot cheaper to maintain.

Some cars are worth the price, and some aren't.

[Soup DeVille]

I think they will. They sound like a couple of nice guys, and the family-run shops like that are usually pretty good about stuff like that.

They only charge $65/hr for labor  - that makes $325. So and a total of $729.

Truth is, I wouldn't mind paying them a bit more since they had some a hard time with the rusted bolts. $325 + whatever markup for parts isn't really much to show for two-full days of work split between two people.

If they don't give you any grief about the original price after having all that much more work than they expected, they probably deserve a nice tip.

[Eye of the Tiger]

If they don't give you any grief about the original price after having all that much more work than they expected, they probably deserve a nice tip.

And they shall get one, as long as they're nice about it. 

[the Teuton]

Updates?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Updates?

Next week sometime

[the Teuton]

Next week sometime

Were you expecting the job to be so expensive?

[TBR]

Are all German luxury cars so expensive to maintain?

The parts don't seem terribly unreasonable and that is pretty cheap labor, it is just a really complex car.

[the Teuton]

The parts don't seem terribly unreasonable and that is pretty cheap labor, it is just a really complex car.

It's like, "How can we engineer these 10 parts to work together more efficiently than we could do with just 2 parts that wouldn't look nearly as cool but work just as well in most applications...?"

[TBR]

It's more like V8+AWD+Small engine compartment=pain in the ass.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Were you expecting the job to be so expensive?

I was expecting nothing less than $1000 total for the repair bill. It's all good, but I miss my car!

[the Teuton]

I was expecting nothing less than $1000 total for the repair bill. It's all good, but I miss my car!

That's sad, especially given that I went with Yoder and Crosswire and did winter dorifto in my AWD car a little after Jordan had to leave.  I could imagine that you may be missing the fun of unleashing the beast on icy parking lots.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That's sad, especially given that I went with Yoder and Crosswire and did winter dorifto in my AWD car a little after Jordan had to leave.  I could imagine that you may be missing the fun of unleashing the beast on icy parking lots.

You guise had a mini-GTG with doriftoo? How fun.

[the Teuton]

You guise had a mini-GTG with doriftoo? How fun.

Yes, we did. 

http://www.carspin.net/forums/index.php?topic=12502.0

I rode in Crosswire's back seat for a few hours of dorifto (bigger rotation than sitting in the front) and I actually got car sick from it.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Yes, we did. 

http://www.carspin.net/forums/index.php?topic=12502.0

I rode in Crosswire's back seat for a few hours of dorifto (bigger rotation than sitting in the front) and I actually got car sick from it.

car-sick?  blasphemy! 

[the Teuton]

car-sick?  blasphemy! 

I know, I know...

[SVT_Power]

Clarkson got car sick in that Prodrive car didn't he

[Eye of the Tiger]

Clarkson got car sick in that Prodrive car didn't he

Clarkson is a n00b.

[the Teuton]

Clarkson got car sick in that Prodrive car didn't he

He puked, though.  I didn't.   

[Soup DeVille]

He puked, though.  I didn't.  

Then you didn't get carsick.

Geeze!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Timing belt job is done - I'm going to pick it up later today. They don't want to tackle the blower motor without consulting some other experts, and they didn't have time to change the transmission fluid. Both front axles have torn CV boots, and it will need brake lines and rear brakes eventually. I'm not too disappointed, because I already knew most of this. They clocked 25-hours on the timing belt, but they sent me an invoice for the quoted 5-hours - that is good. I'll give them what I can for a tip, and I'll come back to them for the rest of that work, if they are't too hesitent to work on my car again!

[SVT_Power]

25 hrs!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Ya, apparently, all of the bolts were seized.

[Laconian]

So, do the repairs exceed the purchase price of the car?

[Eye of the Tiger]

So, do the repairs exceed the purchase price of the car?

Total bill as $839. I paid $900 for the car.
But I'll see if I can get them to take $950. I think they deserve a tip.

[Raghavan]

Total bill as $839. I paid $900 for the car.
But I'll see if I can get them to take $950. I think they deserve a tip.

Holy crap, that's expensive!

[Eye of the Tiger]

Holy crap, that's expensive!

For the timing belt replacement on a $50,000 car? Bah. A drop in the bucket! 

[Eye of the Tiger]

I has the Audi back now. It started to snow as soon as I picked it up, so iz driving 30 miles back with foggy snowy ice windows because the fan is still busted. At least it has a shiny new timing belt and water pump!

[Raghavan]

For the timing belt replacement on a $50,000 car? Bah. A drop in the bucket! 

Not so much a drop in the bucket when the car cost you $900.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Not so much a drop in the bucket when the car cost you $900.

It's an 18-year-old V8 AWD German luxury sports sedan. As far as the car is concerned, $1000 is a drop in the bucket. The car doesn't know I only paid $900. If it ever found out, it would probably shit the bed, so keep your mouth shut!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Did they take the $950?