VE Servicing Blues - Anyone had this experience

[justnuts]

Hi all. To all the guys that have posted since my last post, thanks for your input and joining in. Here's the breakup of the $1400 service,

labour
Harrier service.................... 141.60
rotation & balanace............... 30.00
plate tronic test.................... 30.00
brake fluid flush.................... 59.00
cooling system flush.............. 70.80
power steering flush.............. 45.00
throttle body service............ 121.36
carbon flush....................... 118.00
brakes-front & rear shudder
excessive runout, f & r disc
machine as required............ 236.00
.............................TOTAL $ 851.76

parts
oil filter, coolant, brake
fluid etc................................... TOTAL $ 130.06

petrol, oil , lubricant & supplies
magnatec 10w-30................................... 54.00
w/s supplies............................................. 2.00
p/steering flush kit.................................. 89.00
throttle body cleaner............................... 69.50
on car inject cleaner................................ 78.19
...............................................TOTAL $ 292.69

misc....................................................$ 19.99
gst.................................................... $ 129.45

GRAND TOTAL.................................. $ 1423.95

So thats it. It seems like a case of just making their service quota as was pointed out in greenacc's post.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Holly crap !!!

This should be illegal ! Not even worth commenting !

Horror

 

[Ron Burgundy]

At my mechanic i think I only once paid over $1000 for repairs on my old car

From memory this included inlet manifold gasket, rocker cover gasket,injector cleaning off car, engine mounts, front and rear shocks replaced, coolant flush, engine oil and a few bits and pieces....

 

[WELSHH]

So they charged you an arm
And a leg to clean the throttle bottle and flush the power steering, then take your other arm and leg making u pay for the cleaner separately??

 

[mint]

Harrier service.................... 141.60
.

That's your problem right there!

If you had have taken your car instead, it would have been a lot cheaper...

:idea:

 

[Silver Streak]

:boxing: Give Comsumer Affairs a ring / fair trading /your RACV ,RAA,RAQC etc. rattle someones cage, that is highway robbery, I thought Ned Kelly was dead