cuckooc
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- California, US
I have a 2009 GTI and it has 40000 mileages on it now.
I bought this car in 2010 as a certified pre-owned and it had 6000 miles on it at that time. Within 2 weeks, the car had coolant leakage, so I brought it back to the dealer. They told me that the radiator is damaged and it had to be replaced. They said that I had ran over some hard object as they found that there was a dent under the car. But, I sweated I did not. Anyway, the car was still under warranty at that time, so I did not need to pay for the repair. So, I am fine with it.
2 months ago, the warranty has expired. And 3 weeks ago, I found out there was coolant leakage again. I went to the dealer for inspection and they told me that the radiator needs to be replaced again. They said there is no damage, no dent, no crack in the radiator, but somehow the coolant leaked from it. They thought the radiator is bad due to manufacture defect, it is just my bad luck.
As the warranty has expired, I have to pay it from my own pocket. After the repair, they handed me the bill, and it is $985. When I looked at the breakdown, I saw the radiator cost $331, coolant is $24, and the labor is $630. They claimed the rate per hour is $180. So, it is 3 and a half hour.
Do you guys think it is a fair price or a rip off?
I bought this car in 2010 as a certified pre-owned and it had 6000 miles on it at that time. Within 2 weeks, the car had coolant leakage, so I brought it back to the dealer. They told me that the radiator is damaged and it had to be replaced. They said that I had ran over some hard object as they found that there was a dent under the car. But, I sweated I did not. Anyway, the car was still under warranty at that time, so I did not need to pay for the repair. So, I am fine with it.
2 months ago, the warranty has expired. And 3 weeks ago, I found out there was coolant leakage again. I went to the dealer for inspection and they told me that the radiator needs to be replaced again. They said there is no damage, no dent, no crack in the radiator, but somehow the coolant leaked from it. They thought the radiator is bad due to manufacture defect, it is just my bad luck.
As the warranty has expired, I have to pay it from my own pocket. After the repair, they handed me the bill, and it is $985. When I looked at the breakdown, I saw the radiator cost $331, coolant is $24, and the labor is $630. They claimed the rate per hour is $180. So, it is 3 and a half hour.
Do you guys think it is a fair price or a rip off?