Re: [T3] [OT] hopping mad

[Hal Sullivan <tristessa@pon.net>]

5/28/2003 9:46:52 AM, Aaron Clow <vw_variant71@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Does anyone think $1000 for a replacement clutch on a
>97 Jetta is anywhere near reasonable? 

Aye carumba!  That seems (to me) to be a bit steep, even if it
*is* a '97.  We had a new clutch put into my wife's '89 W/C 
Cabriolet (A1 platform) last year, and it was ~$550-$600 total,
including the unexpected replacement of a CV axle.  

Is this quote from the dealer, or an independant garage?  Shop 
around, you can probably find a better deal.

>And if I *EVER* happen to mention that I'm thinking
>about buying a new-model VW, PLEASE someone shoot
>me... Seriously... I'm going all-aircooled as soon as
>possible. 

I was thinking the exact same thing last week when I had to 
go to the dealership parts counter for a water hose on the
Cabriolet, and it cost $40!  Granted, it's a 'Y' hose, but
still...


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