am i getting a good deal

[nytildie914]

ok, so i went to debold performance in naples,fl today to get some things checked out..i wanted to know if i got a good price for wht im in need of...im getting the right and left valve cover gaskets replaced, which are the cause of my oil leak, a wheel alignment, rear brake pads+rotors, and a new battery..im paying 900 for all of this, is this a good price?

[jackyaudi]

All parts included + labor? After or before tax? Which rotors and pads they putting in?

[nytildie914]

All parts included + labor? After or before tax? Which rotors and pads they putting in?

yeah, all parts included with labor is 900...and i dont know what rotors and pads theyre putting on, im guessing just basic ones, nothing special..they said its gonna cost about 400 for that, so you tell me based on that price lol

[absolutegtr]

doesnt sound toooo bad..

if you could DIY you could save well over $500 (before alignment....obviously a shop had to do that)

[nytildie914]

doesnt sound toooo bad..

if you could DIY you could save well over $500 (before alignment....obviously a shop had to do that)

yeah, im young and have not had an opportunity to learn all these things sadly but im thinking 900 is about 75% cheaper than wht my stealership woulda charged me

[doublezero30]

i wasnt aware there was a right and left valve cover gasket. at least, when i changed mine on my old 02, there was only 1 around the perimiter and then another for the spark plugs.

[jackyaudi]

yeah, all parts included with labor is 900...and i dont know what rotors and pads theyre putting on, im guessing just basic ones, nothing special..they said its gonna cost about 400 for that, so you tell me based on that price lol

If I were you: I would buy Zimmerman rotors + Hawk HPS pads (or whatever you want) and the battery on my own. Installing the battery is very easy and quick.

Let the garage just do the valve cover gasket job and install the rotors/pads. That should be about 4 hours labor total, so about $300 to $400. Alignment can be done almost anywhere, and should not be expensive.

$900 is not too bad like absolutegtr said, but you might save some $$ and get the good parts yourself.

[nytildie914]

i wasnt aware there was a right and left valve cover gasket. at least, when i changed mine on my old 02, there was only 1 around the perimiter and then another for the spark plugs.

yeah i never thought so either, but there is a right and a left..only the right one was leaking, but they said the left one was eventually gonna leak, so i decided to do both

[dirtybrd]

He has a 3.0 not 1.8T.

[nytildie914]

He has a 3.0 not 1.8T.

good call! also, the place specializes in audi, bmw, mercedes, and porsche...me and the guy talked for quite a while and said if it were up to him, he would sell the audi and get a bmw because the audi is gonna be much more expensive to fix in the future...he told me a story of a 1.8T where there was something wrong with the turbo, and he had to take the engine outta the car just to replace the turbo..it ended up costing 8,000...the guys car was only worth 10 he said this is because of how complicated our cars are built, and that bmw's are much simpler to fix certain things...any truth to this?

[absolutegtr]

good call! also, the place specializes in audi, bmw, mercedes, and porsche...me and the guy talked for quite a while and said if it were up to him, he would sell the audi and get a bmw because the audi is gonna be much more expensive to fix in the future...he told me a story of a 1.8T where there was something wrong with the turbo, and he had to take the engine outta the car just to replace the turbo..it ended up costing 8,000...the guys car was only worth 10 he said this is because of how complicated our cars are built, and that bmw's are much simpler to fix certain things...any truth to this?

Maybe if it was a 2.7TT than would he have had to remove the engine....

[nytildie914]

Maybe if it was a 2.7TT than would he have had to remove the engine....

yea, i was assuming it was a 1.8T but it could have been a 2.7...all he said was a turbo..but still, you coulda bought a new audi for that money...

[Exanimas]

yea, i was assuming it was a 1.8T but it could have been a 2.7...all he said was a turbo..but still, you coulda bought a new audi for that money...

Depends. There's some turbo kits out there for the 2.7T S4s that go for about $10K. But if it was stock, then yea, kind of a waste of money and sounds like they charged whoever it was out the ass.

[4Rings3Liters]

That sounds like a pretty good price if doing it yourself is out the window.

[nytildie914]

That sounds like a pretty good price if doing it yourself is out the window.

well, doing it myself is out the window haha, so yea...i thought it was a pretty good price, im just glad i found a place tht does european cars in my area...im sick of getting fucked over by audi

[doublezero30]

He has a 3.0 not 1.8T.

yea i realized that after i posted, then my internet shat when i tryed to edit.

ide say $900 isnt bad. not sure how hard a 3.0 is to work on but im guessing its harder than a 1.8