A Guessing Game

MB London · 01-07-2011, 09:23 AM

I have just got my car back from Synter Chigwell as the washer jets were blocked.

How much did they charge me to fix

Em135eye · 01-07-2011, 09:27 AM

£60.

dxb335d · 01-07-2011, 09:31 AM

175 mate

creepy coupe · 01-07-2011, 09:37 AM

Two hours labour + vat = £276

Hotcoupe · 01-07-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MB London

I have just got my car back from Synter Chigwell as the washer jets were blocked.

How much did they charge me to fix

Based on the last smiley - nothing, they winged it on the warranty

MB London · 01-07-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotcoupe

Based on the last smiley - nothing, they winged it on the warranty

Nope, car is outside of warranty and they defo charged me

Hotcoupe · 01-07-2011, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MB London

Nope, car is outside of warranty and they defo charged me

Ahhh OK MB.

75 sovs

Anneka @ Sytner · 01-07-2011, 10:29 AM

I’m not going to be a spoiled sport and end the guessing game, but in all fairness the work carried out included taking the wheel off, taking the wheel arch out, removing the washer bottle, cleaning it out, replacing the filter, cleaning through the pipes, putting everything together again and filling up the bottle again.

m1bjr · 01-07-2011, 10:39 AM

About an hours labour then.
Plus £5 parts?

buckethead · 01-07-2011, 10:43 AM

£145

xenon · 01-07-2011, 10:44 AM

On a ramp, half-an-hour tops.

SteveF1 · 01-07-2011, 10:56 AM

I'd say £150 all in, hours labour plus parts and VAT.

rogerxp · 01-07-2011, 11:10 AM

I was asked to OK £140+vat for an hours 'investigation' the other day so assuming it took them the whole hour I'm going with that figures. I told them to stick it and drove away to find a dodgy back-street garage at some point. Luckily they filled up the washer bottle (that keeps emptying) and it passed the MOT; think it was empty again by the time they completed the certificate - quite grateful they passed it actually.

Could have been a warranty job but it's only really eligible within the first 3 years; it's very dubious on older cars apparently.

Hotcoupe · 01-07-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Anneka @ Sytner

I’m not going to be a spoiled sport and end the guessing game, but in all fairness the work carried out included taking the wheel off, taking the wheel arch out, removing the washer bottle, cleaning it out, replacing the filter, cleaning through the pipes, putting everything together again and filling up the bottle again.

Quite a sore backside then!

xenon · 01-07-2011, 11:21 AM

There is no way this job takes an hour in a warm workshop. I did it on my driveway with a trolley jack in much less time than that.

SteveF1 · 01-07-2011, 11:34 AM

Yes but you're not a dealer trying to fleece a customer of his hard earned cash are you

pjs · 01-07-2011, 11:35 AM

£314.85

MB London · 01-07-2011, 11:44 AM

The cost was £85 all in, I wasn't filled with joy, but any time you come away from a main dealer and you get charged less than a £100 you cant be too dissatisfied.

The thing that does surprise me is that this has already been done to the car about a year ago by the same dealer. Clearly the fact it has got blocked again is not their fault, but should I expect to have to get this done every year?

Anneka, you can tell your colleagues that the service (regardless of the price which I am comfortable with) has been nothing short of first class*

MB

*On the proviso its nice and clean when I pick it up

Em135eye · 01-07-2011, 11:47 AM

So - did I win then?!

MB London · 01-07-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by 335diesel

So - did I win then?!

You did and you have won the prize

urfankhaliq · 01-07-2011, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MB London

The cost was £85 all in, I wasn't filled with joy, but any time you come away from a main dealer and you get charged less than a £100 you cant be too dissatisfied.

The thing that does surprise me is that this has already been done to the car about a year ago by the same dealer. Clearly the fact it has got blocked again is not their fault, but should I expect to have to get this done every year?

Anneka, you can tell your colleagues that the service (regardless of the price which I am comfortable with) has been nothing short of first class*

MB

*On the proviso its nice and clean when I pick it up

Next time it gets blocked up try this...

take off the plastic cover under the bonnet that covers the jets and pipes leading to the jets....remove the flexi pipe that connects to the jet and connect an air compressor to it and blast it with some high pressured air...leave the lid off the bottle at this point and watch all the water and crap come out of the bottle.

Then just re connect everything and fill up and your off

I did the same, cost me a tenner at local garage

Urfan

zltm089 · 01-07-2011, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MB London

The cost was £85 all in, I wasn't filled with joy, but any time you come away from a main dealer and you get charged less than a £100 you cant be too dissatisfied.

The thing that does surprise me is that this has already been done to the car about a year ago by the same dealer. Clearly the fact it has got blocked again is not their fault, but should I expect to have to get this done every year?

Anneka, you can tell your colleagues that the service (regardless of the price which I am comfortable with) has been nothing short of first class*

MB

*On the proviso its nice and clean when I pick it up

damn!!! ...is it the 2nd time you've had this problem?!!! ....

I had mine done last year (I think...) at Birds.....and so far so good....

BMW should cover this under warrenty!!!...don't understand why its not the case?

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Anneka @ Sytner 196 Rep 834 Posts Drives: - Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: - iTrader: (0)	I’m not going to be a spoiled sport and end the guessing game, but in all fairness the work carried out included taking the wheel off, taking the wheel arch out, removing the washer bottle, cleaning it out, replacing the filter, cleaning through the pipes, putting everything together again and filling up the bottle again.
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xenon Major General 1466 Rep 8,197 Posts Drives: 2021 G21 330i M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coventry iTrader: (0)	There is no way this job takes an hour in a warm workshop. I did it on my driveway with a trolley jack in much less time than that. __________________ Ian Current: 2021 G21 330i M-Sport Previous: 2018 A6 Avant S-Line MMI+, 2014 F31 320d M-Sport, 2013 F10 520d M-Sport, 2011 F10 530d M-Sport, 2008 320i M-Sport Coupe, 2002 325i, 2001 318i valvetronic, 1998 318i, 1996 525i, 1990 Porsche 944S2
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MB London Come as you are 138 Rep 1,404 Posts Drives: M4 SSll Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London iTrader: (0)	The cost was £85 all in, I wasn't filled with joy, but any time you come away from a main dealer and you get charged less than a £100 you cant be too dissatisfied. The thing that does surprise me is that this has already been done to the car about a year ago by the same dealer. Clearly the fact it has got blocked again is not their fault, but should I expect to have to get this done every year? Anneka, you can tell your colleagues that the service (regardless of the price which I am comfortable with) has been nothing short of first class* MB *On the proviso its nice and clean when I pick it up
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