"ciscokidinsf" (ciscokidinsf)
03/20/2015 at 16:16 • Filed to: Phaeton, Maintenance, VW Phaeton, Headlight Controller, Service, Bill
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"ciscokidinsf" (ciscokidinsf)
03/20/2015 at 16:16 • Filed to: Phaeton, Maintenance, VW Phaeton, Headlight Controller, Service, Bill | 3
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So, for those of you not in the know, I came back for more punishment late last year in the hands of a fully loaded (including the very rare Phone setup) 2005 VW Phaeton - !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with 101,000 miles when bought, and now 2,200 miles later,
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
So, As mentioned, near bald tires and a bad right side headlight were the only blemishes when I got my 2nd Phaeton. I thought the bad headlight would be a common replacement job (it can be done without removing bumper) which we did, me and some handy buddies - but despite replacing the headbulbs the light would NOT come on.
Instead , when turning car on and new bulb there= fried headlight fuse. No VAGCOM codes. It could've been bad wiring or a bad controller The suspect (and culprit) was indeed the Headlight controller ballast, and that one does require the bumper to come off. (cue sad trombone) So this needed professional help from some Indie shop. I had the car waiting for a couple of months to put the money together. It finally happen and here's the story
The tally so far on first round of maintenance:
$400 for 4 Firestone tires on ebay (including shipping) 75% thread left
$160 to mount/balance tires
$380 to take bumper off and on, replace headlight controller (at Indie VW/Audi shop)
$120 oil change
$180 used headlight controller on ebay (New OEM is like $380, WTF?)
Total: $1,240
Plus - Nokia Phone ($40 on ebay) and Postpaid account - $20
$1,300 to bring my Phaeton to working other - no codes at all! not even the TPMS annoying ones.
Awesome! Let's see how much it lasts!
DrScientist
> ciscokidinsf
03/20/2015 at 16:20 |
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$120 on an oil change huh?
my guess is... 8 liters. synthetic required.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> ciscokidinsf
03/20/2015 at 17:28 |
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$160 to mount and balance the tires??!!?! $120 for an oil change?!??!??
Did you happen to, like, let two $100 bills blow away in the wind while walking to the shop?
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> ciscokidinsf
03/20/2015 at 19:28 |
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Neat! Keep up with the updates! Your adventures may deter me further from my current interest in a used luxury car.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> DrScientist
03/20/2015 at 19:32 |
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With orphan tears, it seems
bryan40oop
> ciscokidinsf
03/20/2015 at 19:51 |
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"$160 to mount/balance tires"
holy shit!
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ciscokidinsf
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
03/20/2015 at 22:29 |
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Is it really that much? It was $28.99 + some $3 disposal fee per tire + California taxes that's what it was. At a franchise place.
Yeah, Oil change is always $100+ in the Phaeton - this is my 2nd one
Vicente Esteve
> ciscokidinsf
03/21/2015 at 01:17 |
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I respect you for owning and maintaining a Phaeton.
Caddyman
> ciscokidinsf
07/27/2017 at 16:46 |
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Not bad, I just bought a 08 low mile 328xi wagon with a warranty. 3 days of ownership it had a misfire and i took it in.
bought from a dodge dealer so they couldn’t work on it
dodge loaned me a new grand cherokee to drive (nice)
they got a second opinion as the first was so scary
all in, they had it for 22 days and put $5k+ into it.
new headlight, $700ish, ess sensor, $1400ish, new wiring harness, trans reprogram, coil packs and plugs, etc, etc.
like new money now, glad i had the warranty :P
Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> ciscokidinsf
07/27/2017 at 16:56 |
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If only for the working car phone, it was all worth it.