Lotta horror storys on car forums about folks getting seemingly too cheap quotes off those sites only to find price goes up once the cars in bits
Exactly.
Any decent independent will have enough work and a reputation to safeguard to not bother getting involved in these schemes. I know a few who signed up for one of the 'get a quote' operations and despite going as low as possible on the price, they never got a single job.
Ask around and find a local garage and stick with them. It'll pay in the long run.
Hth
Marko
yeah I'm kinda cautious about that, it's damn cheap.
When the quote came in i replied with 'can I confirm that this is to replace the AC Compressor and regas?' to which they said yes.
I have a local garage having a look today so before booking with the other, if that's the way to go, I will be very specific about remove old, supply and fit new, regas, check it all works and that it's actually for my make and model car.
cheapest I've seen new AC compressors is about £240, but there are a few variants.
"I will be very specific about remove old, supply and fit new, regas, check it all works and that it's actually for my make and model car."
Do remember a contracts only as good as the paper its written on. once your cars in bits they have you by the balls.
yeah. it's a call out service too, they use local guys to come to your house or place of work, so I thik it's a case of triple checking they are sent to do what we've agreed.
not pushed the button on it yet....
is that to supply the parts as well or is that you supply the compressor and he does the fitting and re-gas?
I simply wouldn't bother paying for someone to the aircon on a sub £3000 car if it was something serious. Unless I lived much further south than the UK. I would have a crack at doing it myself though and getting someone to vac and re-gas if I had nothing better to do.
No cold air from my 04 Plate A4 here. Have been winding the windows down for the last 2 years and finally asked the local independant Audi specialist to look at it last month, hoping (but secretly knowing the worst) that it just need a re-gas. Turns out the compressor has failed, ...175k miles on the clock, so not too bad an innings. I think I'll just be continuing to wind the windows down.
is that to supply the parts as well or is that you supply the compressor and he does the fitting and re-gas?
that's to supply fit and regas.
If I can get away without fixing the aircon then I'd prefer that route, but have been told that it needs done or other bits will become damaged. I'm becoming less convinced by this, but will know more later on today one a guy with more experience has a butchers.
A/C failed in our Galaxy.
Latest in a long list of issues with what is a POS of a car. 🙂
Its just so damn practical though, so we keep it going.
Opening the windows is fine...until they also fail due to the wiring issue that effects all Galaxies. 😐
The high point of the summer was when the heater mixer flaps failed, & it was pumping out full heat, not pleasant with the knackered windows. 🙂
There's an awful lot to be said for buying a car with nothing thats electric, automatic, systematic, hydromatic or any other stupid rsed feature deemed essential in modern motoring.
Op, push the car off a cliff.
Punch the air, passionately snog the Wife, & watch the cars flaming demise. as the sun sets.
(Make sure you get the above in the correct order).
