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Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - mondeo1306
Ford want £60 + vat for a one hour diagnostic, i think ill get a laptop and software, £60 an hour?.....

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 17/12/2007 at 19:14

Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - Screwloose

A genuine Ford dealer that only charges £60 an hour - where on earth[?] are you?

There's quite a few garages in the SE that charge double that and more. I've been charging £80hr for the last three years. [Must remember to put it up.]

After you've found software to talk to your TDCi; where are you going for the [two year?] training course to understand what it's telling you?
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - mondeo1306
A genuine Ford dealer that only charges £60 an hour - where on earth[?] are you?

SNIPQUOTE!

poland, cos thats where the local Ford dealers technicians come from

i rang two Ford dealers and both were £60+ vat, if your south and dearer ill ring carlisle and inverness to compare, wick should pay me to go on that basis

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 17/12/2007 at 19:15

Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - cheddar
Ford want £60 + vat for a one hour diagnostic i think ill get a
laptop and software £60 an hour?.....

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If it only takes 15 mins then you will pay £15 + vat
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - mondeo1306
"If it only takes 15 mins then you will pay £15 + vat"


i doubt it dont you?


my experience of main dealers (accepted it was citroen {now spelt correctly!}) is slow and and expensive, and not that good....

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 17/12/2007 at 19:16

Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - Aprilia
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If it only takes 15 mins then you will pay £15 + vat


It only takes two minutes to get the machine out of its box - but I doubt many Ford dealers will bother unless they get at least £60 for doing that. I have seen local garages charging anything from £30 (small independent) to £150 (local BMW). Of course its once the code has been read that the fun really starts...!
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - mondeo1306


"Of course its once the code has been read that the fun really starts...!"

not really, if its gonna hurt it can go on ebay, i paid less than trade for it anyway! lol
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - TurboD
if you run 'bangers' why do you even approach main dealers?, would you be able to afford their bills to put right what they found wrong?
You pay a main dealer to get the stamps in the service book, surely?
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - Aprilia
According to another thread this chap paid over £4k for the Mondeo - so its not actually a banger...
Snag is that when it comes to TDCI diagnostics you may not have much of a choice of alternatives to Ford, depending on where you live.
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - Peter.N.
That's why I'm still running an IDI XM!

Peter.N.
Diagnostic check tdci 2004 130/6 - mondeo1306

you dont need DEALER stamps in a book to comply for warranty, a vehicle has to be serviced in line with manufacturers guidelines, i had a brand new citroen which had its first service at citroen but after paying £188 for a filter and a can of oil it never went there again, except for warranty in its 2 year/100,000 miles of my ownership


and go back it did

again

again

again

again

and again