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"Jagvar" (Jagvar) 01/09/2015 at 09:31 • Filed to: None

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I just dropped the Phaeton off for its 90K service. The dealer's estimate is around $300. What's the bill actually going to be? Jalop with the closest guess gets eleventy billion internets, my respect, and possibly an erotic cake.

JGrabowMSt > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:32

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With labor, I'm going to guess it's going to come to either about $3890.95 or $389.99

Why so specific? I'm German, I know how they think.

crowmolly > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:33

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$421.74

Big Bubba Ray > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:33

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$300.......+$1,000.

CalzoneGolem > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:35

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$86,753.09

$kaycog > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:35

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$290

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:36

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I'm guessing washer fluid, oil change, and cabin air filter.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:36

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1789.29

deekster_caddy > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:37

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I'm going for $850, you'll get off easy.

Verdog ~ manual Bro, Bro - HellHawk Equipped > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:37

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$728.44

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:38

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$1758.66

Jagvar > CalzoneGolem 01/09/2015 at 09:38

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So I'm abandoning the Phaeton and buying a couple V6 Touaregs in its place. Seems feasible.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:39

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$360

I figure 20% over the estimate is a fairly common figure for a dealership.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:39

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I'm going to assume the dealer forgot a zero or you made a typo. My guess is $3,012.42.

I don't normally enter internet guessing contests, but you had me at erotic cake.

/justkidding
/eroticcake
/isfuntosay

deekster_caddy > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:40

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At least get a V10 TDI Toureg. Service costs will be about the same as the Phaeton...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:41

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1200

Rainbow > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:41

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For that service itself, $300. For all the other things that you desperately need, $4,694.98.

philipilihp > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:42

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Around double at least. Let's go with $625.63

Good luck!!

CalzoneGolem > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:42

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Don't lose that number.

William Byrd > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:43

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$345

Jagvar > deekster_caddy 01/09/2015 at 09:44

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Oh no. I know a guy three streets over from me who has a V10 Touareg AND a Passat W8. (He's a special kind of crazy). He says the Passat has been downright cheap compared to the Touareg.

deekster_caddy > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:44

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But.. but... all the torques make it worth it?

Brewman15 > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:45

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Hmm. You take good care of you car, so I'll give you two prices.

$1,250 will be what the dealer quotes you for all the work they 'recommend' including brakes, alignment, wheel balance and rotation, etc..

$525 will be what you pay for the 90k service plus a few extras they find.

Jagvar > Rainbow 01/09/2015 at 09:45

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Exactly. It needs pads and rotors, I just know it.

Jagvar > deekster_caddy 01/09/2015 at 09:46

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He says so. But his most expensive dealer visit was eight grand. EIGHT grand.

Steve in Manhattan > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:49

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$493.28

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:50

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I think the stars are realigning in your favor, Shoeless Joe Jagvar.

$275

Hooker > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:52

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So do you have a "Phaeton Fund" that automatically drafts from your check every pay period? I feel like someone with a Phaeton should.

Also, at least $500. I'm feeling conservative today.

Jagvar > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/09/2015 at 09:53

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I like your optimism. Unfortunately, the car's pads aren't as durable as mine.

Mattbob > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:53

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$1,500

Jagvar > Hooker 01/09/2015 at 09:54

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You know, apart from the costs of fuel and insurance, I didn't sink a penny into the Phaeton in 2014. That's why I'm worried now.

XJDano > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 09:55

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$1337.82 Plus tax

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:00

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My pads are fine (running StopTech Street Performance and swap them often for track work), but I fear my rotors are due soon as well...

Katsumoto > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:00

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420.24 depending in what's being done for your 90k service.

IIt's one thing to get what's suggested and another to do the minimum.

**WE ZHALL ZEE***

haveacarortwoorthree > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:01

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$875

404usernotfound > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:03

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I'm going to guess ... $347.95.

meganuke > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:04

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Oil change and rotation for $350 sounds about right, but I'd start applying for a loan to pay for the 100k service. The timing belt is coming up soon, as are the spark plugs if it's the V8. Mine ate tires every 20-25k miles, and that was only a year of driving for me. I loved the car, but hated the maintenance costs. I ended up trading it in back in 2010 for a Fusion hybrid.

deekster_caddy > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:04

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VW ownership! My dealer wanted to charge us $760 to replace a $3 bolt. Granted the bolt needed to be drilled out and re-tapped, but still. It took me an hour to do at home. They wanted to replace two hinges at $380 each and left greasy fingerprints all over the back of the headliner.

nermal > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:12

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No. A Touareg TDI and a GTI.

ttyymmnn > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:13

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I'm only here for the erotic cake. You can keep the other stuff.

Volkswagen? $643.89

I have never had a repair that was less than $600.

Hooker > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:31

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I'd be terrified. But I would also be terrified to drive something like that too.

Coachrotte33 > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 10:37

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Double plus 10% = $660

Jagvar > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/09/2015 at 13:52

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You win with the closest guess! $1,133 plus tax.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 14:22

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ohyesohyesohyes!!

I won something!

ciscokidinsf > Jagvar 01/09/2015 at 23:23

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Hey, no fair @Jagvuar - That's the price including timing belt price maintenance, right? (Suggested for VW to be done at 80K, @90K is a'ight, so I guess...) , but an indie VW place would've charged approx $850 all-in. Timing belt job is not particularly different from the rest of the engine class found on Audis and VWs with V8s from 2002-2008 . After you do this one, blow the 100K service, its a glorified oil change basically. After timing belt you should be good for another 40-50K miles depending on the condition of your control arms and not having any issues with the air suspension shocks. Dont worry bro, my 04 made it to 140K with its original suspension. From there just keep it clean to avoid water getting in, and hoping your KESSY makes it from there.

Jagvar > ciscokidinsf 01/10/2015 at 08:42

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Actually, I had the timing belt changed a year ago as part of the 80K service. For 90K, I had planned on just an oil change and wheel alignment, but they found busted gaskets and tie rods, hence the $1,133 bill.

80K service was much worse. With a set of new tires thrown in, that was $4,912.

Morgan > Jagvar 01/14/2015 at 14:24

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Thank you for this reality check as Phaetons are really really inexpensive now. I still look longingly after 10 years. But (and there is always a but), this type of service and upkeep would break my piggy bank in a hurry quickly erasing any savings on a great road vehicle. So, so sad.