Hi,
I've had a lot of problems with a 2000 Audi A3. I recently got it repaired in Turners Cross Motors, Cork, Ireland. The most recent problem was that the petrol gauge stopped working for no apparent reason.
After three trips to the garage it was eventually repaired. Parts cost =80270 ex VAT and once labour costs were added it ended up costing me =80420 (over US$500). Apparently the labour costs were about =8080 per hour! On an eight hour day that's a gross revenue of =80640 per car mechanic. Not bad if you're on the receiving end.
One of the reasons I bought an Audi was in the misguided belief that little would go wrong with it. Now it's just cost me =80420 per visit (plus the inconvenience of three trips to the garage as the parts were not available on my first and second trip). Is this the going rate for repair?
John