Garage taking the mick

Greybeard1978

Car is a 52 plate Audi a4 2.5 automatic
Not sure how to quote people yet but I think angrycrow is sadly right about all the other problems that could now be looming. ... any idea where I would stand on on the car being in worse condition than when I took it there ?

AndyMc.....

Greybeard1978 wrote: »

Car is a 52 plate Audi a4 2.5 automatic
Not sure how to quote people yet but I think angrycrow is sadly right about all the other problems that could now be looming. ... any idea where I would stand on on the car being in worse condition than when I took it there ?

Can't you make an in game purchase to get it back on the track?

AdrianC

Greybeard1978 wrote: »

Car is a 52 plate Audi a4 2.5 automatic

2.5TDi?

Tiptronic or multitronic?

They both have a poor reputation for reliability - which is probably why they can't find a replacement box. If it's the multitronic (CVT), then it's got an ABYSMAL reputation.

Might this be the right box?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182612235159

Given that it's a grand and a half's worth of car at best, I think it's just going to be easiest to cut your losses and declare it dead.

As far as comeback against the garage... No. You took it in with a gearbox fault. That gearbox fault is rendering the car uneconomically fixable. It's not the delay that's done that. If you'd been willing to pay Audi prices for a box, you might have had it back within a week or two, but somehow I doubt you would - so it's down to time versus money.

Greybeard1978

My initial intentions were to get the car fixed and continue to use it, but all I want now is to move it on and get what money i can for it either by selling it to someone who may want it to fix it up or simply scrapping it.
My issue is getting it back and should I really have to be paying the guy when all he's really done is cause me more problems.
Thank you all for your input thus far ��

Greybeard1978

^^^^^^^
Was ment to be the thumbs up symbol!

stator

Send a letter, proof of postage, saying you are getting the car towed. Suggest a date. If it is not convenient to reply by return of post.
Either get it towed to another garage for them to look at or the scrap heap.
I wouldn't be paying him a penny.

arcon5

Just get them to secure the engine and put the bits in the boot. Tell any buyer to send a truck to collect it direct from the garage.