Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
LOL, I have a friend who drives a VW. He is a very talented guy in many disciplines, but clueless about cars. He came to visit me from out of state in his VW. I checked his oil and it was 1.5 qt low. He was shocked as he pays top dollars for service at VW service. He just had oil pan replaced due to leaks ($1500) and some other major work ($$$$) just outside warranty.
Now, when I bought my prius a couple of years ago he would tease me about a "guaranteed" major expense for a battery replacement. Ya, right! He spend more already repairing/servicing his POS VW (not mentioning his VW cost twice as much as my toyota).
My brother in law owns a shop in europe that only repairs VW turbos, injectors, and pumps. Huge demand and he constantly expends his business. They fail a lot, especially in city driving.
That you youself called him 'clueless' about cars kinda says something - at 1.5l low the oil wouldn't even be on the dipstick! And the oil light on the dash would be illuminated too! Sometime I think that people are in a competition with themselves to get as many lights on the dash as possible, its like they think its an acheivement or something!
Which car does he drive btw? Over a grand to change a sump-pan is...well...it's a main dealer doing what they know best! A sump&gasket of Ebay is like 20 or 30 notes lol! over a thousand?! The mind boggles!
LOL, I have a friend who drives a VW. He is a very talented guy in many disciplines, but clueless about cars. He came to visit me from out of state in his VW. I checked his oil and it was 1.5 qt low. He was shocked as he pays top dollars for service at VW service. He just had oil pan replaced due to leaks ($1500) and some other major work ($$$$) just outside warranty.
Now, when I bought my prius a couple of years ago he would tease me about a "guaranteed" major expense for a battery replacement. Ya, right! He spend more already repairing/servicing his POS VW (not mentioning his VW cost twice as much as my toyota).
My brother in law owns a shop in europe that only repairs VW turbos, injectors, and pumps. Huge demand and he constantly expends his business. They fail a lot, especially in city driving.
That you youself called him 'clueless' about cars kinda says something - at 1.5l low the oil wouldn't even be on the dipstick! And the oil light on the dash would be illuminated too! Sometime I think that people are in a competition with themselves to get as many lights on the dash as possible, its like they think its an acheivement or something!
Which car does he drive btw? Over a grand to change a sump-pan is...well...it's a main dealer doing what they know best! A sump&gasket of Ebay is like 20 or 30 notes lol! over a thousand?! The mind boggles!