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I have to contribute to repairing the gearbox in my Audi A3 - is this fair?

My Audi A3 1.4TFSI, bought new from Ridgeway Oxford Audi in 2010, was booked for its third service at 52,000 miles. Just before the service it developed a nasty noise when lifting off the accelerator in gear. After many phone calls to the garage, I was eventually informed that the gearbox had been removed in May 2013 but they did not know when they would be able to strip it down. I demanded and got a courtesy car. Then I was told the car would be ready sometime the following week. I was told that Audi would supply the parts FoC and I would have to contribute £774.60 towards labour. It seems that the differential planetary gear assembly and bearing had failed along with fifth gear syncro ring. Do you think this is fair?

Asked on 29 June 2013 by DM, Princes Risborough

Answered by Honest John
I think it's as fair as you will get from Audi. They have obviously negotiated this. Honda and Toyota tend to be more generous.
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