Look at what my co-worker just showed me. :eek:

She wanted to know if the 40k service was a good deal because it's a special for this month:

http://vw.russelautomotive.com/frameset1.asp?LINK=Specials&MAIN=specials_wildcard15

http://photostore.automark.net/dealerphotos/8875/40,000-mile-serv.jpg

Damn. I'd do it for half that.

I don't know, guys, they do use a genuine VW oil filter...

And oil drain gasket!

And oil drain gasket!

yeah, but I'm not sure if they use a genuine VW oil drain gasket. They're a little pricey.

She wanted to know if the 40k service was a good deal


well is it? :dunno

it's the visual inspection .... is it as expensive as InspectionII

(uh jterp... is that the Reiger "protruding probiscus" mod on your car??)

i work at a vw dealership, and that is actually cheap in comparison with the other vw dealerships in the dc/va/md area.

The fucked up thing is, 6 cylinders are "slightly higher!" As if $400 wasn't enough for a 4 banger 40k inspection.... :rolleyes:

i work at a vw dealership, and that is actually cheap in comparison with the other vw dealerships in the dc/va/md area.

Mark, what's the labor rate at the dealerships? It looks like it's $50-60 in parts, and the rest is labor. Maybe my money is off, but even if it's $100 in parts, it's still $300 in labor. I guess it's 5-6 hours of looking around. :dunno:

Mark, what's the labor rate at the dealerships? It looks like it's $50-60 in parts, and the rest is labor. Maybe my money is off, but even if it's $100 in parts, it's still $300 in labor. I guess it's 5-6 hours of looking around. :dunno:

they can usually get the whole thing done in an hour too, from my experiences. without throwing multiple techs at the problem.

where I work (tysons corner area) the labor rate is $86 an hour, and in general 40K services are 5.1 hours. kinda off topic, but i think BMW of fairfax charges $115 an hour.

I'm still a trainee technician, but I can do this service in less than 2 hours if i'm not interrupted and everything goes smoothly. The time differs from car to car. If any technician takes more than two and a half hours, he/she's snoozing. The fastest i've ever done this service was more/less an hour on a V6 passat-i was rushed because the ticket was handed to me with a little over an hour to go before the "promised time" and I hate getting in jobs late even if they're handed to me close to the deadline because i know a person's waiting for the car.

BTW, this is not a service I do too often because it is considered a "gravy" job and I'm just hourly for now. A "flat rate" technician would get paid 5.1 hours no matter how long the service takes.

Mark, she offered me $200 to do it, wanna side job?

i think i might be interested.

Since she made you the offer................am I just supervising while you work? Sounds great!
:D

shoot me a PM.,


Mark

We'll talk Sat or Sun :D