A VERY SAD DAY TODAY ,FOR US

[chronos]

Mate - keep the old girl (Camry) alive.

Too many people live in the throw-away society. The best car is the one you already have....We as said, have a 2005 Camry, 2003 Golf and there is no thoughts of updating....I have teased the wife with the possibility of electrifying the Golf and using our own PV to charge it...fuel in the bush is just.....(not allowed to really express myself)...

[Basil]

and don't forget, no matter what the dealers say, you are not obliged to use them for servicing your new vehicles. You can take them to any service centre you like, as long as they use parts of original quality.

That's correct but if anything goes wrong Dealerships make it as hard as possible to get Warranty if its been serviced outside the Dealer network.Hundreds of egs online,VW Gearboxes is one of the later examples.

[chronos]

Dealers are ....

We were advised by the local VW dealer that we needed a new Golf Clutch - it would cost 1,400 plus installation and by there way there are NONE in the country, we will have to get a special order from Singapore and we will have to advise on the shipping. It gets worse.....then the service manager told me we needed more coolant and that it requires a special tool...I told him yes like you.....As we all know you unscrew the coolant cap with the special tool - your hand....

I got the clutch from Melbourne delivered within 2 days to the bush for $495

All I can say liar, liar pants on fire....I spoke to VW Australia - who could not give a rats....