30-40k USD service at 50,000?
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Hi N ... is that 25-30 Euros an hour labour ... are you in Europe ...
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Correct, Lithuania, so it's bit cheaper here, maybe. All official dealers. Porshe is 50 - 80 / EUR / hour.
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I don't think you would reach that figure during maintenance only a issue that can't be solved. A crappy dealer who couldn't diagnose a issue cost about 9K in two weeks to fix a issue which never was fixed as they said they couldn't figure it out which was a sorry excuse. So 40K may be possible with a incompetent dealer who can't solve a issue and just starts swapping parts but you should stop at 10K like I did and take it away from them and write off the loss and move on to a more competent dealer.
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I don't think you would reach that figure during maintenance only a issue that can't be solved. A crappy dealer who couldn't diagnose a issue cost about 9K in two weeks to fix a issue which never was fixed as they said they couldn't figure it out which was a sorry excuse. So 40K may be possible with a incompetent dealer who can't solve a issue and just starts swapping parts but you should stop at 10K like I did and take it away from them and write off the loss and move on to a more competent dealer.
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Are these engine and transmission related? Or jealious people ruining the car with keys, etc.
Honestly, I'm just tyring to find as many issues with a car as possible as have no idea what to get, Continental GT 2018/2019, Urus, R8 Plus Spyder or Huracan / Aventador. All different cars, yet all are so sexy. Dealers around here don't have anything to test drive (only bentley suv and non-perfromance non-spider r8, no lambos), so it's all just based on youtube reviews and forums.
Audi dealer is like 25 to 30 EUR / hour, man, and they can even order non-oem parts too, just like Lexus. In fact, Lexus here suggests non-oem as they are 2-3x cheaper, lol.
If you're smart about it, maintaning R8, S8, etc. is very cheap. You pay lke 10-20% extra only compared to indie shops and have all the records.
Honestly, I'm just tyring to find as many issues with a car as possible as have no idea what to get, Continental GT 2018/2019, Urus, R8 Plus Spyder or Huracan / Aventador. All different cars, yet all are so sexy. Dealers around here don't have anything to test drive (only bentley suv and non-perfromance non-spider r8, no lambos), so it's all just based on youtube reviews and forums.
Audi dealer is like 25 to 30 EUR / hour, man, and they can even order non-oem parts too, just like Lexus. In fact, Lexus here suggests non-oem as they are 2-3x cheaper, lol.
If you're smart about it, maintaning R8, S8, etc. is very cheap. You pay lke 10-20% extra only compared to indie shops and have all the records.
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Car had several problems but at that time the main issue was car would be dead even with new batteries and a fan heater fan was making noise when used and kept running. Cars gone but new one has cracked leather in two places which is kind of odd after a few hundred miles from new. That will be a interesting warranty claim once it's picked up.
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Car had several problems but at that time the main issue was car would be dead even with new batteries and a fan heater fan was making noise when used and kept running. Cars gone but new one has cracked leather in two places which is kind of odd after a few hundred miles from new. That will be a interesting warranty claim once it's picked up.
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Oh my your not having much luck my friend, yah warranty Ive had some issues with Bentley in the past & with other dealerships they get very funny when it comes to doing things for free, well hope the new car gives you pleasure driving, Im sure the leather issue they will sort, show us some pics re your new car when you take delivery ...
Had to call corporate several times to the point they were going to fly someone in but enough was enough. Loss of use was months. Oh no the new car was purchased a few months ago with under 100 miles. That has a few cracks, when I meant picked up I meant to go back to the dealer. Usually dealers in the northeast pickup the car. Better ones actually give a loaner car. Cheaper ones don't provide loaners at all or maybe have a extra car from a much lesser cheaper brand. One dealer in Virginia when looking offered Bentayga loaners which was quite interesting.
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Had to call corporate several times to the point they were going to fly someone in but enough was enough. Loss of use was months. Oh no the new car was purchased a few months ago with under 100 miles. That has a few cracks, when I meant picked up I meant to go back to the dealer. Usually dealers in the northeast pickup the car. Better ones actually give a loaner car. Cheaper ones don't provide loaners at all or maybe have a extra car from a much lesser cheaper brand. One dealer in Virginia when looking offered Bentayga loaners which was quite interesting.
Had to take the car back 4 times before they sorted it, the boot wouldn't close correctly then made a horrible sound when it closed, then it came loose & fell on my head while I was loading luggage ...
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We have the same here they call curtercy cars, they lone them out, clever how they do it on the off chance the customer may fall in love with it & buy the car, some have other dealerships give them new modals, once I had to take mine in for a boot hinge change under re-call they gave me a Volvo suv & was asked after I grove it for a few days what I thought of it, told um it was rubbish. Before I took the car in they tried to charge me for the work 4k, they thought I didn't know it was a re-call.
Had to take the car back 4 times before they sorted it, the boot wouldn't close correctly then made a horrible sound when it closed, then it came loose & fell on my head while I was loading luggage ...
Had to take the car back 4 times before they sorted it, the boot wouldn't close correctly then made a horrible sound when it closed, then it came loose & fell on my head while I was loading luggage ...
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Oh dear ... they never applied locknut liquid the hinge & motor came loose & fell, before I took it in I had a look myself it was all loose, took it in gave them a mouth full & waited had coffee while they fixed it ...
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Did they apologize formally or offer a discounted service to makeup for their mistake to restore your trust in them?
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Ha Ha ... you got to be kidding me, Ive known the whole group since the 80's, it was owned by a guy called Frank Sytner who I got to know from 1984 & he taught me how to race on track, he then sold the company to Roger Penske (US) racing team since then the company has gone down hill, no customer service because they are the biggest dealership in the UK having most of all makes of car showrooms. from Ferrari to Mini ... Frank now lives in Monaco I haven't seen him in years ...
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Penske dealers I've dealt with when trying to buy vehicles for friends in the US sucked, but I thought maybe Bentley service was better in the UK than US. At least when they screw up I guess it's a shorter flight from the factory to your dealer for them once a factory tech is needed. I've tried about every major dealer in the Northeast and they all leave something to be desired but some are downright useless / negligent in regards to service. Sales side though for Bentley the best has been Manhattan Motorcars so far. Brian Miller (no relation to Miller Motorcars he's the owner of Manhattan Motorcars) is a cool guy too.