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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    To all those that said coil pack, you were indeed correct.

    Coil pack gone and a spark plug with it

    All fixed and get it back tomorrow, MOT and Service done too.

    Unfortunately couldn't get a Skoda Octavia VRS on my MOT
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It didn't fall off, it merely became insufficient at it's purpose and got a bit droopy...

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Good, hope it wasn't too much of a dent in the wallet!
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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Coil Pack most likely

    might be one spark plug breaking down under cold load.
    any danger of an extra point for me for getting BOTH things right

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    any danger of an extra point for me for getting BOTH things right
    *pats head* Good boy

    Seriously though thanks to all

    The repair didn't cost me a penny thankfully, they honored the lifetime warranty so the repair was free. Otherwise they would have charged 350 for the coil pack alone and 17 for the damaged spark plug...

    While they had the car, they asked if they were ok to do the service and MOT at the same time, of course I said yes...that cost me £245..
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It didn't fall off, it merely became insufficient at it's purpose and got a bit droopy...

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Disturbedguy View Post
    The repair didn't cost me a penny thankfully, they honored the lifetime warranty so the repair was free. Otherwise they would have charged 350 for the coil pack alone and 17 for the damaged spark plug...

    While they had the car, they asked if they were ok to do the service and MOT at the same time, of course I said yes...that cost me £245..
    What exactly did they "service"? The MOT, I believe is a fixed cost (around £55), but I've been surprised by the service cost before...

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerrard View Post
    What exactly did they "service"? The MOT, I believe is a fixed cost (around £55), but I've been surprised by the service cost before...
    Major service, but they pretty much check everything...
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It didn't fall off, it merely became insufficient at it's purpose and got a bit droopy...

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerrard View Post
    What exactly did they "service"? The MOT, I believe is a fixed cost (around £55), but I've been surprised by the service cost before...
    It surprised me how people question such service costs.

    Most people buy a car as new as they can, it devalues thousands just driving it off the dealer forecourt and then it devalues thousands per year just aging on the driveway. Paying a few hundred quid to keep your investment in good health seems like a good idea to me. If you don't trust your mechanic, then that is a different issue ofc.

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    That's fair enough, especially for a major service. It was just that it was described as "done on warranty; do you mind if we do a service on it as well" just sounded like they might have been taking advantage. You know, like those "free checks" where they will no doubt find something to make it worth their time; I am a very skeptical person!

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Gerrard View Post
    That's fair enough, especially for a major service. It was just that it was described as "done on warranty; do you mind if we do a service on it as well" just sounded like they might have been taking advantage. You know, like those "free checks" where they will no doubt find something to make it worth their time; I am a very skeptical person!
    ahah nah, it was due it's yearly service next month anyway so rather then me have to go back again they had a free slot and asked if I'd like it doing. Wasn't going to pass that up!
    Took me nearly 3 hours to get home after dropping it off on Friday...
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It didn't fall off, it merely became insufficient at it's purpose and got a bit droopy...

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by DanceswithUnix View Post
    It surprised me how people question such service costs.

    Most people buy a car as new as they can, it devalues thousands just driving it off the dealer forecourt and then it devalues thousands per year just aging on the driveway. Paying a few hundred quid to keep your investment in good health seems like a good idea to me. If you don't trust your mechanic, then that is a different issue ofc.
    Audi charge around that just for an oil change if the car is new. If you're comparing two cars at the same price then servicing costs are likely to be factor in choosing which one to go with, and had I known (because the advertised prices don't apply to cars less than 3 years old) I would have been more tempted to go with someone else!

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Disturbed... pls ENSURE they have RE REGISTERED you for the next year of LIFETIME warranty please.

    It's up to the retailer to do it (they pay actually) and it needs doing every year to keep it working,

    Lets face it... ytou just saved more than you spent and the MOT is nothing to do with the warranty so you now understand the true value of the Lifetime Warranty (which has been discontinued since Jan 1 this year for all new clients)

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    Disturbed... pls ENSURE they have RE REGISTERED you for the next year of LIFETIME warranty please.

    It's up to the retailer to do it (they pay actually) and it needs doing every year to keep it working,

    Lets face it... ytou just saved more than you spent and the MOT is nothing to do with the warranty so you now understand the true value of the Lifetime Warranty (which has been discontinued since Jan 1 this year for all new clients)
    They did, they mentioned that they had updated it so its all up to date and everything
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It didn't fall off, it merely became insufficient at it's purpose and got a bit droopy...

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    Re: Looking for some help, please :)

    Nice! Glad its sorted. Nothing worse than your car absolutely robbing you of your hard earned £££.

    Especially at this time of the year.

    I've just had my engine management light pop up, check the coding via pressing the Accel and Brake pedal and starting the car up at the 2nd stroke on ignition. This would then prompt the dash to light an icon in a sequence to provide a code.

    Turns out its my lambada sensor, need it to go in next week, hopefully not pricey.

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