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On 10 Dec 2003 at 12:32, Al Fitz wrote: > I bought a car at an auction on Long Island NY (99 VW bug) and had it > shipped to the local VW dealer for an estimate and to have a key made. They > charged me $200 to make a key and $160 to look at the car. I expected a > charge but thought that was excessive, BUT when he also charged me $400 for > STORAGE on the car he was working on, I thought that was a RIP-OFF. These numbers sound high, but you really haven't told us everything. What model VW was this? Some of them require that you take the door apart to get the lock handle out so you can get to the key code. What did you mean by "look" at the car? Did they have the same understanding? If they thought you wanted some kind of pre- or post-purchase inspection then this could take some time. How many days did you leave it there? > So if you ever have an opportunity to deal with: > > Donaldson's VW > 5700 Sunrise Highway > Sayville NY 11782 > > DON'T DO IT. They are the worst of the worst type of dealer!!!! Anyone else dealt with this dealer? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org